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1. Requests for tutorials and lengthy HOW-TO's¹

• Can anyone make a tutorial on doing X?
• How can I animate a short film in Blender?
• Please recommend links to tutorials.

2. Package or software comparison questions

• Which is better for doing X, Max or Blender?
• Which is better for animating for games, Maya or Blender?

3. Hardware specifications, recommendations, reviews or faults

• What is the best processor to run Blender on?
• Why does my new graphics card run Cycles 10% slower then my old card?
• How can I prevent my system overheating while rendering?
• Should I buy $X$ or $Y$ GPU, what do you recomend?

4. Developing Blender (in C/C++), Python scripting is fine --

• How can I add a new editor type like Tracking to Blender using C?
• How do I code with C++ in Blender?

5. Feature requests or localized technical questions --

• When will Blender get brushes like those in zBrush?
• How can I port Blender from OpenGL to DirectX?

6. Critique and Showcasing --

• Does my model look OK?
• How can I model this object better?
• Has anyone used blender to 3D print? I would love to see examples!

7. General 3D resources (aka not blender specific) --

• What is a good place to buy 3D models?
• What is the most common file type?

8. Questions about other Blender websites excluding the wiki & manual. --

• How do I submit an article to BlenderNation?
• Where do I find X on the main Blender website?

9. Support requests --

• If a blend file's required to answer the question, it's generally not a valid question and belongs in a support forum like blenderartists.

10. Bugs --

• These should instead be reported to the tracker. See this post for more information.

11. Job Offers of Requests --

• Can someone do ____ for me? (Paid or Unpaid).

• I'm looking for work (Paid or unpaid).

  This kind of requests can be done on blenderartists.org. There are forums for paid and volunteer work.

12. Licensing and copyright issues --

• Licensing a game

• Use of trademarks or copyrighted models or images.

  Use: https://law.stackexchange.com/ instead

1. Requests for tutorials and lengthy HOW-TO's¹
   • Can anyone make a tutorial on doing X?
   • How can I animate a short film in Blender?
   • Please recommend links to tutorials.

2. Package or software comparison questions
   • Which is better for doing X, Max or Blender?
   • Which is better for animating for games, Maya or Blender?

3. Hardware specifications, recommendations, reviews or faults
   • What is the best processor to run Blender on?
   • Why does my new graphics card run Cycles 10% slower then my old card?
   • How can I prevent my system overheating while rendering?
   • Should I buy $X$ or $Y$ GPU, what do you recomend?

4. Developing Blender (in C/C++), Python scripting is fine
   • How can I add a new editor type like Tracking to Blender using C?
   • How do I code with C++ in Blender?

5. Feature requests or localized technical questions
   • When will Blender get brushes like those in zBrush?
   • How can I port Blender from OpenGL to DirectX?

6. Critique and Showcasing
   • Does my model look OK?
   • How can I model this object better?
   • Has anyone used blender to 3D print? I would love to see examples!

7. General 3D resources (aka not blender specific)
   • What is a good place to buy 3D models?
   • What is the most common file type?

8. Questions about other Blender websites excluding the wiki & manual.
   • How do I submit an article to BlenderNation?
   • Where do I find X on the main Blender website?

9. Support requests
   • If a blend file's required to answer the question, it's generally not a valid question and belongs in a support forum like blenderartists.

10. Bugs
    • These should instead be reported to the tracker. See this post for more information.

11. Job Offers of Requests

    • Can someone do ____ for me? (Paid or Unpaid).
    • I'm looking for work (Paid or unpaid).

    This kind of requests can be done on blenderartists.org. There are forums for paid and volunteer work.

12. Licensing and copyright issues

    • Licensing a game
    • Use of trademarks or copyrighted models or images.

    Use: https://law.stackexchange.com/ instead

Per suggestions and discussions, those that should definitely be off-topic are:

1. Requests for tutorials and lengthy HOW-TO's¹

• Can anyone make a tutorial on doing X?
• How can I animate a short film in Blender?
• Please recommend links to tutorials.

2. Package or software comparison questions

• Which is better for doing X, Max or Blender?
• Which is better for animating for games, Maya or Blender?

3. Hardware specifications, recommendations, reviews or faults

• What is the best processor to run Blender on?
• Why does my new graphics card run Cycles 10% slower then my old card?
• How can I prevent my system overheating while rendering?
• Should I buy $X$ or $Y$ GPU, what do you recomend?

4. Developing Blender (in C/C++/C#), Python scripting is fine --

• How can I add a new editor type like Tracking to Blender using C?
• How do I code with C++ in Blender?

5. Feature requests or localized technical questions --

• When will Blender get brushes like those in zBrush?
• How can I port Blender from OpenGL to DirectX?

6. Critique and Showcasing --

• Does my model look OK?
• How can I model this object better?
• Has anyone used blender to 3D print? I would love to see examples!

7. General 3D resources (aka not blender specific) --

• What is a good place to buy 3D models?
• What is the most common file type?

8. Questions about other Blender websites excluding the wiki & manual. --

• How do I submit an article to BlenderNation?
• Where do I find X on the main Blender website?

9. Support requests --

• If a blend file's required to answer the question, it's generally not a valid question and belongs in a support forum like blenderartists.

10. Bugs --

• These should instead be reported to the tracker. See this post for more information.

11. Job Offers of Requests --

• Can someone do ____ for me? (Paid or Unpaid).

• I'm looking for work (Paid or unpaid).

  This kind of requests can be done on blenderartists.org. There are forums for paid and volunteer work.

12. Licensing and copyright issues --

• Licensing a game

• Use of trademarks or copyrighted models or images.

  Use: https://law.stackexchange.com/ instead

¹_{This has caused quite some commotion, I clarify what I mean in Regarding questions and answers as tutorials}

Per suggestions and discussions, those that should definitely be off-topic are:

1. Requests for tutorials and lengthy HOW-TO's¹

• Can anyone make a tutorial on doing X?
• How can I animate a short film in Blender?
• Please recommend links to tutorials.

2. Package or software comparison questions

• Which is better for doing X, Max or Blender?
• Which is better for animating for games, Maya or Blender?

3. Hardware specifications, recommendations, reviews or faults

• What is the best processor to run Blender on?
• Why does my new graphics card run Cycles 10% slower then my old card?
• How can I prevent my system overheating while rendering?
• Should I buy $X$ or $Y$ GPU, what do you recomend?

4. Developing Blender (in C/C++), Python scripting is fine --

• How can I add a new editor type like Tracking to Blender using C?
• How do I code with C++ in Blender?

5. Feature requests or localized technical questions --

• When will Blender get brushes like those in zBrush?
• How can I port Blender from OpenGL to DirectX?

6. Critique and Showcasing --

• Does my model look OK?
• How can I model this object better?
• Has anyone used blender to 3D print? I would love to see examples!

7. General 3D resources (aka not blender specific) --

• What is a good place to buy 3D models?
• What is the most common file type?

8. Questions about other Blender websites excluding the wiki & manual. --

• How do I submit an article to BlenderNation?
• Where do I find X on the main Blender website?

9. Support requests --

• If a blend file's required to answer the question, it's generally not a valid question and belongs in a support forum like blenderartists.

10. Bugs --

• These should instead be reported to the tracker. See this post for more information.

11. Job Offers of Requests --

• Can someone do ____ for me? (Paid or Unpaid).

• I'm looking for work (Paid or unpaid).

  This kind of requests can be done on blenderartists.org. There are forums for paid and volunteer work.

12. Licensing and copyright issues --

• Licensing a game

• Use of trademarks or copyrighted models or images.

  Use: https://law.stackexchange.com/ instead

¹_{This has caused quite some commotion, I clarify what I mean in Regarding questions and answers as tutorials}

Per suggestions and discussions, those that should definitely be off-topic are:

1. Requests for tutorials and lengthy HOW-TO's¹

• Can anyone make a tutorial on doing X?
• How can I animate a short film in Blender?
• Please recommend links to tutorials.

2. Package or software comparison questions

• Which is better for doing X, Max or Blender?
• Which is better for animating for games, Maya or Blender?

3. Hardware specifications, recommendations, reviews or faults

• What is the best processor to run Blender on?
• Why does my new graphics card run Cycles 10% slower then my old card?
• How can I prevent my system overheating while rendering?
• Should I buy $X$ or $Y$ GPU, what do you recomend?

4. Developing Blender (in C/C++/C#), Python scripting is fine --

• How can I add a new editor type like Tracking to Blender using C?
• How do I code with C++ in Blender?

5. Feature requests or localized technical questions --

• When will Blender get brushes like those in zBrush?
• How can I port Blender from OpenGL to DirectX?

6. Critique and Showcasing --

• Does my model look OK?
• How can I model this object better?
• Has anyone used blender to 3D print? I would love to see examples!

7. General 3D resources (aka not blender specific) --

• What is a good place to buy 3D models?
• What is the most common file type?

8. Questions about other Blender websites excluding the wiki & manual. --

• How do I submit an article to BlenderNation?
• Where do I find X on the main Blender website?

9. Support requests --

• If a blend file's required to answer the question, it's generally not a valid question and belongs in a support forum like blenderartists.

10. Bugs --

• These should instead be reported to the tracker. See this post for more information.

11. Job Offers of Requests --

• Can someone do ____ for me? (Paid or Unpaid).

• I'm looking for work (Paid or unpaid).

  This kind of requests can be done on blenderartists.org. There are forums for paid and volunteer work.

12. Licensing and copyright issues --

• Licensing a game

• Use of trademarks or copyrighted models or images.

  Use: https://law.stackexchange.com/ instead

¹_{This has caused quite some commotion, I clarify what I mean in Regarding questions and answers as tutorials}

Per suggestions and discussions, those that should definitely be off-topic are:

1. Requests for tutorials and lengthy HOW-TO's¹

• Can anyone make a tutorial on doing X?
• How can I animate a short film in Blender?
• Please recommend links to tutorials.

2. Package or software comparison questions

• Which is better for doing X, Max or Blender?
• Which is better for animating for games, Maya or Blender?

3. Hardware specifications, recommendations, reviews or faults

• What is the best processor to run Blender on?
• Why does my new graphics card run Cycles 10% slower then my old card?
• How can I prevent my system overheating while rendering?
• Should I buy $X$ or $Y$ GPU, what do you recomend?

4. Developing Blender (in C/C++/C#), Python scripting is fine --

• How can I add a new editor type like Tracking to Blender using C?
• How do I code with C++ in Blender?

5. Feature requests or localized technical questions --

• When will Blender get brushes like those in zBrush?
• How can I port Blender from OpenGL to DirectX?

6. Critique and Showcasing --

• Does my model look OK?
• How can I model this object better?
• Has anyone used blender to 3D print? I would love to see examples!

7. General 3D resources (aka not blender specific) --

• What is a good place to buy 3D models?
• What is the most common file type?

8. Questions about other Blender websites excluding the wiki & manual. --

• How do I submit an article to BlenderNation?
• Where do I find X on the main Blender website?

9. Support requests --

• If a blend file's required to answer the question, it's generally not a valid question and belongs in a support forum like blenderartists.

10. Bugs --

• These should instead be reported to the tracker. See this post for more information.

11. Job Offers of Requests --

• Can someone do ____ for me? (Paid or Unpaid).

• I'm looking for work (Paid or unpaid).

  This kind of requests can be done on blenderartists.org. There are forums for paid and volunteer work.

12. Licensing and copyright issues --

• Licensing a game

• Use of trademarks or copyrighted models or images.

  Use: https://law.stackexchange.com/ instead

¹_{This has caused quite some commotion, I clarify what I mean in Regarding questions and answers as tutorials}