/blender-2.7-startup-file-improved

Improved startup file for Blender 3D 2.79b

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blender-2.7-startup-file-improved

Improved startup file for Blender 3D 2.79b

What's changed in this file (compared to default Blender)

3D Viewport changes

  • Default Render Engine is Cycles Render:

change-topbar

  • No default cube
  • Grid lines to 100

view

  • Hide camera and Sun (Light)
  • Add hidden Ground object (for renders)

outliner

  • 3D Viewport camera clip is from 10cm to 1km
  • Default 3D Cursor location is 1m high (so that, when you create new object, it is on the ground):

change-view-3d-cursor

Render Changes

  • Resolution to 100%
  • Frame Rate to 60 fps

render-dimensions

  • If you're developing game, I suggest to turn off Reflective Caustics and Refractive Caustics (greatly improves render times), but it is not turned off by default (good for photorealistic rendering)

render-light-paths

  • Tiles size changed to 512x512 (good for GPU), if you use CPU Render, change to small value (e.g. 64x64)

render-performance

  • GPU Render by default

render-render

  • 512 samples for renders, 8 samples for preview

render-sampling

Scene Changes

  • Use metric units (m, cm, mm, km) and not Blender Units

scene-units

Suggested User Preferences

Interface:

  • Do not display Python Tooltips
  • Do not Show Splash

user-prefs-interface

Editing:

  • Set Undo Steps to 64

user-prefs-editing

Input:

  • Select With Left mouse button
  • Emulate Numpad

user-prefs-input

System:

  • Enable GPU Rendering (CUDA) (you will need to install CUDA)

user-prefs-system

Recommended Addons:

user-prefs-addons

Contribution

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