Blender

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

Quick start guide

Blender quick start guide.

Blender Interface

Navigating in 3D

Mouse roller zooms in.

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

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:

Object Mode and Mesh Edit Mode

Object mode allows you to select and move objects, in any way desired. Mesh edit allows you to work on only the selected object.

• Control-Tab in edit mode allows you to select vertex, edge, or side.

• In edit mode, you select multiple elements down an axis with control and left click drag a lasso around area to be selected.

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?
  • Right click
• How do you move an object?
  • Right or left click + drag + release
• Trick question: how do you insert an object?
  • Go to add menu, in upper left, add mesh - start with cube

Questions

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