Difference between revisions of "Blender 3D Modelling and Animation"

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This page hosts materials and information regarding the Blender 3D Modelling and Animation workshop

Resources for the Saturday, September 22nd Blender 2.63 Workshop

Lesson 1:File:Blender 2.63 Workshop - Lesson 1 - Carl R. Knapp.pdf

Covers:

Section 1: A brief overview of the default user interface.
Section 2: Navigating 3D Space/Things to keep in mind.
Section 3: Basic mesh transformations: Translation, Rotation, Scaling, and Extrusion.

Lesson 2: File:Blender 2.63 Workshop - Lesson 2 - Carl R. Knapp.pdf

Covers:

Section 1: Building a Mesh vertex by vertex
Section 2: Introduction to Modifiers

Resources for the Insert Date Blender 2.63 Workshop

Lesson 3: Upcoming

Covers

Section 1: Working with other Primitives Section 2: Introduction to modeling concepts: Normals and Edge Loops. Section 3: Powerful modeling tools: Solidify, Spin, Extrude Individual, and Subdivision

Lesson 4: Upcoming

Covers

Section 1: The Specials Menu Section 2: The Edge Specials Menu Section 3: The Vertex Specials Menu Section 4: The Face Specials Menu

Creation Gallery

(Feel free to share your work here, I would love to see what everyone makes!)

Workshop Info:

What will I need to be best prepared?

1. A PC or Laptop running one of the following operating systems: Windows XP or higher, Linux (ANY modern distro should do), MAC OSX or higher, or FreeBSD. Blender works on just about everything reasonably modern, I will be hosting the workshop on a laptop from 2004, so old hardware is not a barrier. Official hardware requirements are listed here: http://www.blender.org/features-gallery/requirements/

2. It would be great if everyone has Blender 2.63 installed ahead of time, however, I will be available from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM (workshop starts at 5:00) to assist people with installation if necessary. Linux users who use apt-get or the software installer like Ubuntu Software Center or Linux Mint's Software Manger will find that 2.62 is the version in the repositories. The latest version can be easily downloaded and installed from the site and run from location on almost any modern distro (I haven't seen one where this has not worked "out of the box")

3. 3-BUTTON MICE and USB KEYPADS: I will definitely have 2 spare mice and 2 spare keypads for the workshop for people that do not have them. If your laptop has a built in numberpad you don't need a USB numberpad. The scroll wheel on a 3 button mouse is VERY useful for control of the viewport, I would highly recommend that if you have one please bring one! I have ordered more numberpads and mice, however I am concerned that they will not arrive in time for the workshop on Saturday. I also hope to be able to provide one extra laptop to the workshop, however I am afraid to make any guarantees that I may not be able to keep.