intro blender lab
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1. using key toggle between perspective mode and orthographic mode using key 3 10 11 Select the cube object using the key Transform the object in several ways a Translate or Grab the object using the key or menu button b Rotate the object using the key or menu button c Scale the object using the key or menu button Note that translating or grabbing the object is not the same as panning the view Why not Note that rotating the object is not the same as rotating the view Why not Note that scaling the object is not the same as zooming the view in or out Why not Add a new object using the key a b Select your new object Switch to object edit mode c Select a vertex d Delete the vertex using the key e Select a face f VY we wow wae wa we Extrude the face using the key Duplicate your new object to create a third object Delete the third object to make sure you know how to delete an object Select one of the objects Find the materials button on the properties panel a Change the color of the object using the feature b Change the reflectivity of the object using the feature c Change the transparency of the object using the feature Select one of the objects Animate the object by maki2. cisc3660 fall 2012 blender intro prof sklar Introduction to Blender Refer to the lecture notes from September 13 posted on web page You can also refer to the User Manual http wiki blender org index php Doc 2 6 Manual And to the Blender Tutorials http cgcookie com blender get started with blender Your goal with this lab is to learn how to navigate the basic functionality of the Blender interface This includes adding objects deleting objects duplicating objects editing objects By the end of this lab you should be able to 1 Create an object 2 Duplicate the object 3 Edit the properties of the first object 4 Edit the faces of the second object 5 Render the objects as an image 6 Animate the objects 7 Render the animation as a movie Be CREATIVE Be BRAVE Try things to see what happens Step by step introduction to Blender interface 1 Start up Blender You will see the default cube object 2 Refer to the lecture notes as above for the keystrokes and fill in the quick reference below zoom in toward object using key zoom out away from object using key rotate object to the left using mouse key rotate object to the right using mouse key pan up using key mouse pan down using key mouse pan left using key mouse pan right using key mouse toggle between camera view and user view using key switch to front view using key switch to side view
3. ng it move in a straight line over 100 frames Select the lamp object Find the object properties button on the properties panel a Change the type of lamp e g point sun hemisphere etc See what that does to your scene in particular to the objects that are in the scene b Modify the reflectivity properties of your objects when you change the lamp properties to experiment with how these two types of properties interact Render your object using the key a Save your rendered object as an IMAGE use the F3 key to bring up the file saving screen DO THIS AT HOME Render your animation this may take a while a Save your rendered animation as a MOVIE
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