Blender Notebook

[Geneva Andreotti]

Blenders python API requires its embedded python interpreter. As of Blender 2.82, python 3.7 is packaged. In order to make ipykernel and other pip packages accessible to Blender, the site-packages directory of the python interpreter executing blender_notebook will be added to Blender's python path. Therefore, it's highly recommended to use exactly the same python version as your blender.

PROBLEM

Working with laptops and keyboards without numpad is a bit awkward with blender, because we need to activate numpad emulation, but by doing so we lose all the functionality of the number line which is not a good thing.

I totally agree with you. I use Blender at home on my laptop, and recently started using a small keyboard with no numpad on my desktop because my other keyboard broke. In general, I find Blender to be fairly useable on a laptop (Thinkpad x260, Japanese keyboard) with the following exceptions:

One caveat is that any library already installed in the blender python interpreter (e.g. numpy) will override whatever the corresponding version in new_venv is. This could possibly be reversed by changing the line linked earlier to sys.path.insert(1, RUNTIME_CONFIG['python_path']) which would give the venv packages higher priority (though risks breaking the API)

Not as unpopular as you think it is.

You are completely right, especially from an economic perspective does it make no sense.

The difference in performance between a 3000$ Laptop and a 3000$ PC is huge.

The luxury of mobility comes with a significant price-tag and the overall productivity on a Laptop decreases considerably.

Not worth it, IMHO.

You did not stated what scenes size. At extreme sizes that need 16GB VRAM and the like yes maybe a laptop with 16Gb VRAM and around 3000 is advisable. Or a desktop.

But if you can do your work with 3070 laptop 8Gb VRAM you can get it for between 1500-2000 euro with 32Gb RAM

I have a Lenovo Legion with a 3060 my only regret is to not have one with a 3070.

Concerning Nvidia GPU it is important you are aware they came with very different power capabilities. So go for 3070 with 145w preferably, for 3080ti 175w, for 3060 130-140w.

NOTE:

Just a further snippet I thought worth mentioning which is really neither here nor there but rather as a sort of recognition?! is that a few senior weapon artists I personally know of do utilize laptops in production environments whether on site and/or working remote.

The site linked to gives the idea of what you need even though it is for Blender 2.9x and PCs/workstation. Save from hardware, any version from 2.8 on also needs the latest Python version so software must be considered as well.

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Whenever I use blender, it crashes and small square artifacts like these appear. My system is up to date. I have the AMD version of this model. My drivers are totally updated. I need help. Everytime I use blender these squares appaer and blender freezes. Only way to use blender again is if I restart my laptop. It's not the case of system overload or overheating either because the problem occurs even when I do the simplest things in Blender, and temperature is normal . Just to be clear, I have everything updated in my laptop, windows, bios, amd drivers, everything. I am not able to find any solution for it . Please help. My laptop is Omen 16 c0140AX. I have windows 11

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Now, since I am begining any system with good configuration would help me learn and would be able to handle the basic animations one learn at the start... but what I am looking for it is that the system lasts me atleast 3 years by when I will be able to do compex stuff.... I need help to choose the laptop that would be good for complex advanced animation and 3D

(1st one from left 3070 ti)

Hp one is i7 and Asus is i9 ( I'd prefer i9 but I am just a little skeptical of Asus's longevity)... which brand is more better in terms of reliability heating issues and speed? which will last longer and handle complex work?

Also, if any other laptop anyone want to recommend from HP or Asus, even higher price will also do... looking for a long term investement.... Thanks in advance

advance animation and 3D might sound vague since I haven't specified what kind of work but something on the lines of short film animation, kinetic motion design , 3D animation creating 3D character designs and animating them

Is it not a good laptop to invest in? and also asus zenbook pro is there but not rog strix which has the similar configuration is there any issue with rog strix series?

Comparing HP and Asus which is better in terms of longevity and heating?

Hi, I am looking to buy a windows laptop for after effects and blender with future proofing so as to move complex animation and 3D are Asus laptops long lasting and has less heating issues comparative to HP...

I am eyeing two laptops HP OMEN 17 AND ASUS ROG STRIX both are around 2400 dollars... any other suggestion would be great too.. budget can exceed a bit

I am pretty certain that blender should work on my laptop, as I do believe it meets the minimum specs. However, I know all too well that with meeting the minimum requirements for SL means a VERY frustrating, laggy SL that must be on the lowest graphics settings. I've also burnt up a few motherboards from my SL use in the past (even though my system exceeded the minimum requirements at that time). I don't want to kill my current laptop. SL seems to work fine on it and I can even run at ultra for short periods if I want. I generally run on mid to high when I have a good connection. That being said, here are my specs (if anyone can tell me if I had better not try it or if I'll be fine, I would be very thankful):

You didn't mention your graphics card, which is the only truly important component as far as your question is concerned. As long as you have a decent amount of GPU memory to work with, though, Blender should be happy. For comparison, I can run Blender on my old laptop with a NVidia GeForce GT 650M card, which is not near the top of anyone's list of speedy cards today.

SL puts a heavy load on a GPU because a typical scene contains lots of objects often moving. In Blender, you have only one object, and it rarely moves. It should run fine on that system with a fairly basic GPU.

it will depend somewhat on what you are doing IN Blender. You will probably want to keep your render settings low (the default is 20 I think). If you are baking in cycles be prepared to wait awhile for any kind of complex item at any clear setting. If you really only want a 512 texture then you will probably want to bake to a 512.

You should have no issue with the modeling part. And if you are patient enough things will bake. But it does depend a lot on your graphics card. If it is an integrated one, that's not so good.

That's not a graphics card. It's an integrated graphics chip on your motherboard. It's not designed for image-heavy environments like SL, so it's no wonder that you have to run on the lowest quality settings. As others have said, you should still be able to do basic modeling with Blender, which doesn't put anywhere near as much load on your GPU as SL does. If you are at all serious about 3D modeling, especially if you see yourself spending more time in SL in the future, though, I suggest starting to think about upgrading to a more appropriate computer.

Ok, maybe it's not the graphics card, where would I find the card info? I didn't say I have to run on low on this computer, I said I can run ultra if I want and that I usually run on mid to high the rest of the time. I only run on low if I have a bad connection or in a really laggy pace like a packed club. When I referred to minimum specs, I was referring to my old outdated system. So if I can run on high or even ultra in sl, I should be ok with blender?

I'm still curious that if my chipset is not a graphics card, how is it that I can run SL better than I could on my old laptops? anyhoo.. I would consider buying another more advanced computer, but this one is only about a year old, I'll give it a couple more years before I toss it to the kids lol

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