Blender

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Blender is an open source multi platform 3d modeling program. http://www.blender.org


Blender Interface

Blenderinterface.jpg

Navigating in 3D

Navigate.jpg

Mouse roller zooms in.

Lower left button (cross here): refers to which mode you are in:

Gridsign.jpg

Press middle mouse button to scroll menus/headers.


Manipulating Objects

To move an object:

Left click, move and release. This will start to move objects.

More operations, like select, duplicate:


Manipulate3Dblender.jpg

Inserting Objects

Left mouse gets the pointer to where new objects will be inserted.


Transform Window

Click n. You can snap things to grid.

Exam #1

  • How do you select an object?

Questions

Say you have parts on a screen. How do you align them?