Hi
Im prof-2004 and will introduce you to Blender.
As you could have seen in my last message, i recorded a video showing where you can get the lastest Blender build (2.57b), so go get it ^_^
Now, here goes the 'Introdution to Blender:
As you open Blender you get a picture like the above, showing the "
the splash screen"!
With a small mouse clic you can take it out of the way, and we can start playing... er... er... cof... cof..., working ^_^
The initial scene is composed by three objects: a Camera, a Lamp and a Cube:
If you clic with your Right Mouse Button in the Cube, it gets an orange border, that means it is the sellected object. That is the way we sellect objects in Blender - RMB, dont forget it.
Exercise1: Try sellecting other objects and, why not sellecting more than one object at a time?
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As you sellect, for instance, the
Lâmp:
You notice it gets the previous orange border and with three arrows nearby, a red, a green and a blue (each color/arrow matches one axis).
Blender is a 3D application and so, it works in the x, y's and z axis.
To move an object through one of the axis, you can use those arrow. Just press and hold the Left Mouse Button over the desired one and move it:
Compare this image with the previous and look at the Lamp position. I moved it in the z axis!
Exercise2: Try moving the different objects throught the 3D scene, but this time dont use the arrows. This time use the keyboard shortcuts and grab:
g - z (z axis)
g - y (y axis)
g - x (x axis)
Other exercise: Simple use the g key and watch the result.
Practice makes perfection!
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prof-2004
Ps: Here are some examples with the original positions of the objects:
ex-aula1
