Hello I have been building for about a year now started in 2020.
I’ve recently been told that I should learn Blender.
Now I started using the software but personally I don’t like it it’s just not fun to me I just can’t really see myself learning it right now.
So my question is,
For all builders, is it necessary to learn blender?
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It’s not necessary, but it’s reccomended.
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It is not necessary, it is a tool that helps performance and allows you to make more detailed models but with ingenuity you can use Studio to obtain satisfactory results.
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I think it’s necessary becasue if you don’t like building with parts blender is the perfect choice for you
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It’s not a NEED, but I HIGHLY recommend it. I was a builder in Roblox Studio for 2 years before I started using it, and believe me; Building is 1000% easier with Blender. So yes, it’s necessary to learn blender.
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I mean, no
I think builders telling builders to use blender to compliment builds is stupid
you don’t NEED it for building. If you know blender anyway why build in roblox blender is just easier, you don’t have to make it obvious it’s a 3d model
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No. A builder works with Studio. A modeller works with Blender.
If you learn Blender that would make you a modeller.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t be both a builder AND a modeller.
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Its not exactly necessary but is a required skill if you wanna advance further as a builder and do commissions. A modeler uses blender and a builder uses studio but learning blender is fruitful cuz most ppl ask the builds to b modeled in blender rather than in studio as it is more effecient.
I think with and without blender you tend to create very different themes
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Like all the others have said, blender isn’t really necessary but it is recommended to use to make more complex stuff
As a builder, I don’t think it is necessary to learn Blender at all. You can simply make most of the assets with various plugins; such as, Archimedes and F3X [I guess lol]. But it also depends on you if you want to learn it or not. But as, Crazed as said, it’s recommended.
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It depends on what you plan on building.
For most simple builds, you can get by using Roblox Studio alone. However, if you plan on making anything in at least a medium level of detail, Blender is a very useful tool to work at scales that would be difficult to accomplish within Studio. It’s also useful for organic shapes such as realistic trees or rocks.
So no, I wouldn’t say Blender is a necessity when it comes to Roblox building, but it definitely makes things a whole lot easier. Modelling is a useful skill to have and I’d highly recommend anyone take the time to learn it in any software.
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If you got into development to learn things about the computer industry, Blender is a must. Blender gives you a better understanding of 3d modeling and, 3d graphic design than Roblox would.
Besides, Blender projects are 20x more fun than Roblox projects because, you’re actually working for yourself rather than a site. Not to mention, the variety of things you could do in Blender. You could make a VFX one day, and then the next day you’re making a photorealistic scene.
Blender is like building but different. usually I use Blender to make small details.
(With blender you can do GFX art and much more.)
Not exactly as you. can still make great builds in roblox studio but learning to use blender can really take it to the next level since it has a BUNCH of different building tools to make it look nicer and smoother.
The reason I learned blender was to save money. I don’t use it while building often, however it has come in handy from time to time.
Is it necessary? Absolutely no. It’s all about what you want to achieve with the project. For certain styles it might come handy, but it isn’t necessary to create awesome projects with only Roblox studio tools.
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Its definitely not necessary to learn blender as a builder. You can build however you want. But learning blender can help you in so many ways.
It’s actually not necessary to use blender. Blender is just a recommended tool to use to help make advanced builds. Depending on your project it would be necessary to use to help succeed!
So yeah… there’s this funny distain for Blender sometimes & othertimes people swear by it.
As a lot of people have already said, “Its not necessary, but it’s reccomended.” to which I agree.
However, being an active user of both Blender and Roblox Studio its easy for me to say they are both good and useful. But that doesn’t really answer your question…
So to be clear, the biggest difference between the two is simple.
- Roblox Studio building works with “Primitives” which we call ‘Parts’ such as Cube, Cylinder, Sphere, & Wedge/CornerWedge.
- Blender works with “Polygons” which are built using vertices, lines, and planes/faces.
So is it “necessary” ? That’s not for us to tell you. It all depends on what YOU want to do…
- Do you want to build an epic city? (don’t need blender)
- Do you want to make a realistic human character? (need blender)
- Do you want to make a sci-fi space station? (don’t need blender)
- Do you want to make mesh deformations? (need blender)
& this list can go on and on… but I would first decide for yourself what kind of things you want to be making.
& that will help you decide if Blender or any other modeling software is actually NECESSARY for you.
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