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Link Object on Blender - Maybe many people still confused with link and append on Blender. If you still not understand, check it on Blender Wiki. Many friend asking me, how to linking object on Blender? Because after the call the link, the object appear but they can't move the object. So the position same with original object.

When you try to link, you must give attention to these things:

1. Object name that you will be linked, make sure that name can representation the object. For example chair, dont name it with Cube.003 or etc, change the name into MOD_Chair (maybe). It will help us to know what type object that we linking
2. Group name that you will be linked, same with the reason of first things. It will help us to linking an object.

create group on blender

I always using group to linking an object. Because if i don't use it, sometime i can't move the object like my friend problem. Maybe anyone there can give me why it's?

Save the file near with the file that will call the group with linking. Never change folder structure, because can't make broken link, so your object didn't appear. If you are using linking, i prefer to use project folder, maybe look like the picture below.

Project folder structure

You can link obect with File > Link and select name group in your blend file that we create before.

Link Group

After linking procecss, open File > External Data > Make All Path Relative, so you dont need update your folder link when work on other computer. But you must remember, don't change structure of files and folder

make all path relative

I hope this tips trik about linking object in Blender helpfull.

Backup with Free Online Data Storage - Have experienced data loss on the hard drive or flash? Whether it's because it was accidentally deleted or by virus? How does it feel?  Just imagine if the data is very important. what are you doing is the data lost and can't back to you?

I think backup files on cloud / internet is safe, because we do not need keep the hardware or storage media. Simply just sign up, upload and your data has been back up. I am using two online data storage services, they are MediaFire and Dropbox. Both of them is free online data storage, but you can get the premium service too.

mediafire or dropbox

Mediafire

I am started using this services at 2009. I use mediafire to save file that i share on internet such as ebook, tutorial, etc. With mediafire we can easily share files on the blog and anyone. Then we can know how many people download my files.

When I sign up, mediafire is a browser-based cloud storage. But now, mediafire also provides apps for mobile and desktop (BETA) is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

mediafire dashboard

With mediafire free service, we will automatically get 50 GB free storage capacity. Wait for what? Just register on Mediafire for FREE! And get the 50GB hard drive on the internet. Still less? You can add upgrade capacity for free when you signed up,50 GB is more than enough for me, My storage still under 1%.

Dropbox

Is one free data storage service in internet that based on browser, mobile and desktop. So we can access data from anywhere, when we can not access through the PC, we can use a smartphone to access it.

Capacity provided by the dropbox only 2GB. But it was more than enough for me. If you need more, please upgrade. You can upgrade capacity for free and paid.

dropbox dashboard

I use dropbox for collaborative projects with friends who are separated by distance, As can be readily integrated with dropbox desktop, so I just put a file in the dropbox folder, the file will be automatically uploaded to the server. So we do not upload manualy with browser. And if we're friends change or add files to your dropbox folder distributed / shared with us, we will automatically download the file, and I know it is in our folder. Sleight of hand: D!

In addition we can also share the download link with anyone as long as we put the file in the public folder.

Interested in utilizing the dropbox for online project collaboration? Get a free Dropbox with 2GB of storage capacity by registering dropbox.

Confused choosing mediafire or dropbox? Just use whichever is convenient for your activities.

Install IBM Worklight on Eclipse - IBM Worklight is an plugin / adds on that can help you to create hybird apps using html5 and can run on many mobile platform like Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc. I think it is same with phonegap but more professional.

On this post i want share how to install IBM Worklight on Eclipse that run on Ubuntu 12.10. Before do this tutorial, you must Install Eclipse 4.2.2 first. You need internet connection for installation, because I am using IBM Repository to install it.

• Open Eclipse 
• Help > Install New Software
• Add and fill the form
• Name: IBM Worklight (feel free to rename)
• Location: http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/mobile-solutions/worklight/wdeupdate/

Install IBM Worklight - Add repository

• Next > wait dependencies checking. When finished you will get toolkit that you can install. Select all and next. Read the EULA first then install. You need to wait till downloading finish.
• After IBM Worklight instalation finished, restart eclipse dan you will get IBM Worklight menu on your eclipse like the picture below

IBM Worklight

Install Eclipse on Ubuntu - I have a mobile application project using IBM Worklight. A tools like phonegap (maybe) so we can develop an application using html5 and can use for many mobile operating system . So i decided to use Eclipse for IDE, because eclipse is an application from IBM too. I think it's compatible for this project.

Download eclipse 4.2.2 for working with IBM Worklight, because this earlier version doesn't supported. I know it from eclipse marketplace. On this post i will share how to install eclipse on Ubuntu manually, because if you are using Ubuntu Software Center you just get 3.8 version. After download eclipse 4.2.2, follow this step to install

Install Eclipse on Ubuntu

1. Make sure java has been installed in your Ubuntu
   

    java -version

2. Extract downloaded file. After that, move eclipse folder into /opt/ folder. i move eclipse folder from home with code below
   

    sudo mv eclipse /opt/ 

   
   You must using sudo, because you can't copy without root permission into /opt/
3. Make a desktop file to launch eclipse
   

   sudo gedit eclipse.dekstop

4. Write the code below
   

   [Desktop Entry]
   Name=Eclipse 
   Type=Application
   Exec=eclipse
   Terminal=false
   Icon=eclipse
   Comment=Integrated Development Environment
   NoDisplay=false
   Categories=Development;IDE;
   Name[en]=Eclipse

5. Install on unity with running this command on terminal
   

   desktop-file-install eclipse.dekstop

6. Make a link, so you can run in like other application
   

   cd /usr/local/bin
   ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse

[SOLVED] Blender User Preferences Crash on Windows - Many people that using windows maybe have the same problem with my friends. Why my Blender crash when open user preferences using File > User Preferences or with the shortcut Ctrl + Alt + U? My friend +Adhi Hargo say to me that problem not only for the user preferences but for all new window on Blender. It happend because intel vga driver. Just change the vga driver that you get from buying the hardware (not update from intel website). He just found this problem in intel VGA.

I have solution for open your user preferences if your Blender crash when open from file menu. After open Blender, you will get default Blender interface, then just change the window type like the image below, so you will get your user preferences. It not open user preferences in new window, but it open user preferences in the window that use for 3D view before. So, your Blender is not crash ;)

user preferences