Blender_Quickstart_Guide2.41.pdf

Blender 2.41 QuickStart

1. Blender’s Interface

4. Managing 3D Objects

6. Mesh Modelling

9. Rendering

Blender’s interface consists of one workspace divided

into multiple windows. Each window displays a part

of your scene’s data. The type of data that a window

displays is indicated in the window’s header.

The default scene is composed of a cube, a lamp

and a camera. You can select any of these objects

with RMB , select multiple objects with Shift·RMB

and select/deselect all with A .

To move those objects, click with LMB on the 3D

Widget. You can change the widget mode to rotate/

scale/move by activating the corresponding icons in

the 3D View header.

Also, you can use G ( g rab/move), R ( r otate) and

S ( s cale) to modify objects.

Each object has a little dot that represents it’s

center. You can change the center position in the

object properties (Object buttons).

The red and white cross is the 3D Cursor. It’s position

can be set with a simple LMB click in the viewport.

This cursor is used as a reference point.

You can add new objects by pressing Space and

then go to the Add menu.

Objects can be duplicated with Shift·D and link-

duplicated with Alt·D .

To model a mesh object, you need enter Edit Mode.

In Edit Mode, you can select three kind of items: Ver-

tices, Edges and Faces. To switch between different

selection modes, use the buttons placed in the 3D

View header or with Ctrl·Tab .

Once you have selected different elements, you can:

• Move ( G ), Rotate ( R ), Scale ( S )

• Extrude any selection with E

• Delete the selection with X

• Apply various tools from the W and Ctrl·E menus

• Subdivide loops with Ctrl·R

• Duplicate selections with Shift·D

Note that if you duplicate your object in Edit Mode,

the result will still count as one object, even if it looks

like two duplicated objects. In edit Edit Mode you can

modify the object geometry as you like, it will still re-

main a unique object. If you want to create another

another object from selection, press P . If you want to

duplicate your object and have two different objects

as a result, do so in Object Mode. ( See § 4 )

To render the view of a camera, you must first check

that the desired camera is activated. To activate a

camera, select it and press Numpad 0 .

To change the camera settings, select it and go to

the Edit buttons.

Blender’s Default Interface

Header

Window type switch

3D window

If you want to change the background of your scene,

go to the Material buttons and then to the World

subsection.

Buttons window

To change the render settings, go to the Render but-

tons. You can then select the size of your render, the

anti-aliasing settings (OSA) and the output format.

To render your scene, press Render or F12 .

If your scene renders black, check that there is light

in your scene and that they aren’t in a hidden layer.

To save a rendered picture, press F3 . Be careful to

add the file extension to the filename.

You can change the type of a window at any time by

clicking the header’s left button.

To add or delete windows, right-click on a window

separator.

You can resize your windows by grabbing a window

separator.

You can access preferences by pulling down the top

header.

You can set the current layout as default with Ctrl·U .

Tools and actions relative to a window are always

available in the window’s header.

Hotkeys and actions are always relative to the active

window, which is the one under your cursor.

Global

LMB on the colored parts

of a widget will tranform

on this axis.

10. Final Words

Object Center

Mesh

Armature/

Bone

The middle circle trans-

forms on the view axis.

The QuickStart covers only the most basic features.

We very strongly recommend that you read the

complete documentation. You can find it on:

http://wiki.blender.org .

3D Cursor

Curve

Move

Rotate

Scale

2. Navigating the 3D View

Lamp

Camera

Shift·LMB will perform a planar transform (e.g. X,Y).

MMB during transform also allows you to constraint

transform without using widgets.

You can rotate the 3D View with the Middle Mouse

Button ( MMB ).

Panning is accomplished with Shift·MMB .

To zoom, use the mouse wheel or Ctrl·MMB . If you

don’t have a MMB, you can use Alt·LMB instead.

The numpad also allows to navigate the 3D View:

• 7 , 1 , 3 set the view to Top, Front, Side;

• 8 , 2 rotate Up, Down;

• 4 , 6 rotate Left, Right;

• 5 switches between Orthogonal and Perspective

views.

All those controls and more are also available in the

View menu located in the 3D View header.

5. Editing 3D Objects

As you may have noticed, Blender is mostly hotkey

oriented. Once you get the hang of these, you will

find your experience on Blender much more enjoy-

able and productive than a icon-based interface.

If you have difficulties to find the hotkey of a specific

function, you can check if it is listed in the Space

menu or in the window headers menus.

In Blender, editing the object position, and editing

the object shape and properties are two different and

separated tasks. For each type of modification, there

is an associated “Mode”. You are always in a certain

mode. The current mode is indicated in the header.

7. Lamps and Materials

To tweak lamps settings, select a lamp and go to

the Materials buttons. You can tweak all the lamp

settings in the Lamp subsection. There you can also

change betweet light types.

To change the color and look of an object, select it

and go to the Materials buttons. Check the official

documentation for details.

Object Mode

The default is Object Mode. It allows to select differ-

ent objects and move them.

The Edit Mode allows you to model the selected

object. You can modify only one object at a time.

If you want to select and modify other objects, you

must escape Edit Mode and go back to Object Mode.

You cycle between Object and Edit modes with Tab .

You can also check the hotkey and mouse action

reference available in Blender’s Help menu.

Finally, you can find a Hotkey Map available in the

Blender wiki.

If you have further questions, ask them on the

forum at http://www.elysiun.com , or on the

#blenderchat channel on the freenode.net IRC

network.

8. Layers

3. Navigating the Button Window

Layers are used to easily show and hide and group

different objects. Each object belongs to a layer. To

change the layer of an object, select it and press M .

You can show or hide different layers with the layers

buttons available in the 3D Window header. To show

multiple layers at the same time, use Shift·LMB on

these layers.

You can access different button categories with

the icons along the Button window’s header. Each

category regroups buttons that share the same use.

Each button categorie also has subcategories.

You can scroll panels with Shift·Mousewheel , zoom

panels with Ctrl·Mousewheel , organize panels with

drag & drop and align panels vertically with RMB

(Game) Logic

Materials/Lamp/World Editor

Object Properties/Physics/Particles

Scriptlinks

If Blender’s interface seems impossible to under-

stand, keep in mind that while many may not like it

at first try, many end up loving it after a while.

Good luck and Blend on!

Mesh Editing Tools

Render Settings

- The Blender Team

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