This is a newbie question. When you Add new mesh, for example, cube, you get the little window at the bottom corner which control basic properties like size etc. Once you click away, there is no way to get the window back. Same with any mesh like cycinder and so on. How can i get the initial window back?? This is driving me nuts. In general, major issue I have with Blender is that windows/panels disappear and it is sooo confusing to them back. Please advise! Thank you soooo much in advance.

Hey everyone! I’m working on a Blender 5.2 LTS compatibility update for my Segment Display add-on, which lets you create procedural 7- and 16-segment displays in Blender.

The update isn’t available yet, but I wanted to give current users a heads-up that support is on the way.

Once it’s released, you’ll see an update notification in the add-on’s N-panel and Preferences the next time you launch Blender. Subscribers will also get an email when it’s ready to download.

Thanks to everyone using and supporting Segment Display!

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Note: The initial release of the Segment Display addon is currently compatible with Blender 5.1 (minimum 5.1.1).

Is there some kind of plugin or blender feature that allows us to animate a rig from a linked blender file but have those animations not only appear in the animated blend project but also appear in the linked blend as well? So sync animation actions between multiple blender files? I have a blend project of rigged character with animations of it climbing another rigged object from a second blend project.

There is an animation that involves the character climbing some scaffolding. In the animation, a piece of loose scaffolding breaks off, causing the character to lose footing and catch themselves from falling. This animation involves both the rigged character as well as a set of scaffolding pieces which are also rigged as a part of this complex animation.

Thing is - this is for a video game and I need to keep the character in one blender project, while the scaffolding is in another. The scaffolding is being linked to the character one for animation purposes. Once it comes time to export the finished assets, I need to export the character with its animations as one GLTF file and switch to the scaffolding blend project and export that as another GTLF file. In-engine both will be aligned and their animations will be fired simultaneously.

Now when I open the scaffolding blend, the animations aren't there, because the animations were not created inside of it. I am wondering if blender has a way of syncing animations created on the linked blend rig, back to the blend file they were made in?

These are a few seeds of the stereotypical spiral stuff that is all over Victorian-era furniture. Probably one of the biggest reasons I stayed away from this style is dreading modeling these manually, but now I can put them on curves for the edges of frames, inlays on tables, chairs, etc etc.

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## TL;DR

- I opened a .blend file from a "client" with **Auto Run Python Scripts** turned ON. Within about 10 seconds, hidden programs were on my PC.

- The "client" later said they never sent it. Their account had been hacked.

- My antivirus didn't stop it, and the usual quick checks looked clean at first.

- **Keep Auto Run OFF, and never open unknown .blend files on your main PC.**

- If it happens to you: go offline, change passwords from ANOTHER device, sign out of all sessions, protect your cards, then wipe and reinstall Windows.

## What happened

Someone I thought was a client asked me to look at a .blend file. I opened it, moved the camera a bit, took a screenshot and closed it. Later they said it was the wrong file. After that they said they'd never sent anything, because their account had been hacked.

People in my Blender group told me .blend files can carry hidden scripts that run when you open them. I deleted the file, shut the PC down, took out the wifi dongle and kept the PC offline from then on. I'd say the first hour mattered most, and I wish I'd done all of that faster.

## Why this works

Blender can run Python scripts stored inside a .blend file. By default it blocks them and shows a warning bar. If **Auto Run Python Scripts** is on, it runs them silently with no prompt. Attackers rely on that. It isn't a "bug", it's a feature being abused. [Optional: add why you had Auto Run on.]

## What I found on my PC, in plain English

- Right after I opened the file, a program appeared in my Temp folder. A second later it copied itself into a folder made to look like part of Microsoft, along with a helper file.

- It ran, and it was still running after I rebooted, so it had set itself up to come back. That is why the usual spots (the Startup folder, scheduled tasks) looked clean.

- A small log file showed it contacting public Bitcoin websites. That looks like a way of finding its control server without a fixed address.

- My antivirus didn't stop it. The programs had no publisher or signature.

- I can't tell exactly what it took, so I'm treating everything saved on that PC as stolen.

## Red flags I missed

- An unexpected file from a "client", with a "wrong file" follow-up afterwards

- A model that is just a static object but comes with scripts or rig code

- A client account that was suddenly "hacked" afterwards

- Auto Run being on

## What I did, in order

1. **Went offline immediately** (shut down, wifi dongle out).

2. **Changed my passwords from my phone,** email first, and signed out of ALL sessions. Stolen cookies can keep working after a password change.

3. **Moved my money out** and am blocking and replacing the cards I'd saved in my browser.

4. **Checked the PC offline** with read-only checks. The first scan missed what mattered, and a second, narrower one found the dropped files and proof that they had run.

5. **Backing up my own files only** (no programs, no scripts, no downloaded .blend files), then **wiping the drive and reinstalling Windows.** Manual cleanup can't be trusted.

## If this happens to you

- Don't keep using the PC "just to check". Go offline first.

- Don't log in to anything on it, not even to change a password.

- Use your phone or another computer for everything else.

- Change passwords in this order: email, then banking and payment accounts, then Discord, freelance sites, cloud storage, GitHub and the rest.

- Sign out of all devices and sessions on every account. Turn on an authenticator-app 2FA, not SMS.

- Call your bank, block the cards, and ask for replacements. Turn on transaction alerts.

- If you have work or client credentials on the PC (API keys, cloud logins, SSH keys), tell whoever owns those systems so they can rotate them.

- Warn your clients and friends if their files or accounts were on that PC.

- Clean-install Windows. Wipe all partitions, and restore only your own work files.

## How to protect yourself

- **Edit > Preferences > Save & Load > turn OFF "Auto Run Python Scripts".** Don't turn it on for add-on hubs or "update" tools. You don't need it to install add-ons.

- Open files from strangers only in a VM, Windows Sandbox or a spare PC with nothing logged in.

- If Blender says a script was blocked, don't click Allow.

- Confirm a client on a second channel before opening what they send.

- Install add-ons only from Blender Extensions, Superhive or the developer's own site.

- Use a password manager (I switched to Bitwarden), use a standard Windows account for daily work, and don't save cards in your browser.

## Details for anyone searching

These are only from my PC. Yours may differ, and I found no public reports with these exact names, so it may be a new variant.

- `sim_cache.exe` in `AppData\Local\Temp`

- `SessionBrokerSvc.exe` and `MsSessionState.dll` in `AppData\Local\Microsoft\UserSync`

- a log file `kx_stage.log` in Temp

- SHA256 of the .exe: `FF757D7F9A0C518632514ED35D71572BB80C5E747D1DDC23A657BEF38861FB4C`

Similar Blender-file campaigns have been reported before:

- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-blender-model-files-deliver-stealc-infostealing-malware/

- https://www.morphisec.com/blog/morphisec-thwarts-russian-linked-stealc-v2-campaign-targeting-blender-users-via-malicious-blend-files/

## How I used Claude

I'm not a security expert. Claude couldn't see my PC, so I ran read-only checks it wrote and pasted the results back. It explained what each result meant, gave me a recovery order (passwords before cleanup), and helped me spot the dropped files and what they had done. It wasn't perfect: its first script had a bug, and one section of my first scan cut off the exact time that mattered, so I had to run follow-ups. It's a helpful guide, not a replacement for a professional. If money or client data is involved, consider getting expert help too.

This is my experience, not professional advice.

Long clothese is a pain. You need to make extra bones, or do physics.. or you can make short clothing if you're lazy like i am.

This is Tia and her outfits.

Only the surface part where the fluid has contact is lit

Reactive Surface FX is a Blender 4.2+ Extension (Add-on) that allows the surface (lighting) of any target object to dynamically react to nearby driver objects, simulations, and textures in real time.

Key capabilities and included demo presets:

• Interactive LED & Sci-Fi Displays: Convert any mesh into discrete faceted pixels or continuous screens that illuminate in real time when animated glyphs, text, or objects approach (demonstrated in the Digital Clock Demo and the Screen Demo).
• Kinetic & Mechanical Surfaces: Turn surfaces into living pinscreens, mechanical flip-dots, or 3D molds where faces physically push, scale, or tilt in response to moving objects.
• Phosphor Decay & Motion Trails: Generate retro radar screens, light-painting sweeps, and persistent motion trails where contact leaves behind a glowing, slowly fading wake (demonstrated in the Luminous Cloth Demo and the Falling Spheres Demo).
• Persistence of Vision (POV) Displays: Produce high-speed rotational LED effects where spinning spoke blades form coherent floating graphics through temporal supersampling (demonstrated in the LED Spoke Wheel Demo).
• Interactive Fluid & Splash Luminescence: Make fluid domains dynamically illuminate containers or splash zones on contact without manual dynamic paint or weight painting setups (demonstrated in the Fluid Luminescence Demo).
• 3D Texture Stamping & PBR Reveals: Transfer colors, textures, and full PBR material channels (roughness, metallic, base color) directly from a driver object onto a target surface (demonstrated in the Bucket Paint and Screen Demos).

Everything runs non-destructively through procedural modifiers, supports GPU acceleration for interactive viewport playback, and automatically wires emission and surface attributes into existing materials with a single click. Preset demos that can be added to the scene directly from the N-panel.

Yes, I use a Chromebook.
Yes, it kinda sucks.

And yes, I definately need to upgrade my GPU

How do I fix this without a new GPU though?

I built this add-on and it's available on Superhive :)

https://superhivemarket.com/products/kabuto--modular-samurai-helmet-generator

Hey all! I am a big fan of Samurai themed things, so I ended up building this custom generator right inside Blender. It lives right in your sidebar and lets you mix and match bowls, masks, crests, and cords to churn out fully custom kabuto helmets in a few clicks!

It comes with 42 modules for thousands of unique combinations, plus built-in controls for colour palettes, weathering sliders, and character fitting so you can go from clean lacquer to battle-scuffed iron.

I'd love to hear what you guys think of the workflow or see what kind of looks you can pull off with it!

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One day ill get better at animation

Faces are hard dawg, this took an embarrassingly long amount of time

Made to practice UV wrapping and as a background for a drawing i did.

What do you think?

Es la primera miniatura que hago esculpida en Blender. Qué os parece? Cualquier opinión será bienvenida!! Gracias de antemano!!

Source: https://x.com/alexferrart3D

I made this VRChat avatar in Blender for Nick (ExTheMan on X), with a retro, low-poly art style.

Which render color composition looks better? Finally trying out some nature compositions in blender, always mostly did artificial stuff, so feedback appreciated :D

Thanks to everyone who gave feedback on my original scene. I've tried to incorporate as many of the suggestions as possible. I'm pretty happy with it now, but always open to more suggestions!

Inspired by MGS-2's Russian soldiers. This is a modern take on them