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What is Blender?

An awesome FREE software to build 3D worlds. Think of it as digital clay where you can create characters, vehicles, and animations!

Let's watch the intro! 🎥

Main Mission

Get familiar with Blender's buttons & menus (UI) so you don't get lost when modeling.

Skills To Unlock

  • Pro 3D navigation.
  • Mouse mastery (Pan, Orbit, Zoom).
  • Adding basic shapes (Cube, Sphere, etc.).

Meet the Workspace (UI)

Hover the cards to reveal, then click the image to view full screen! 🔍

1

Toolbar

(Left Side)

Toolbar

Blender Toolbar

Tools to move, rotate, scale.

2

Viewport

(Center Stage)

Main Stage

Blender Viewport

View and interact with 3D models.

3

Outliner

(Top Right)

Inventory

Blender Outliner

List of everything in your scene.

4

Properties

(Bottom Right)

Config

Blender Properties

Settings for colors, lights, camera.

Pro Controls

How to use the mouse

Interact with the mouse drawing to see what each button does 👇

HOVER OVER MOUSE

Interact with the mouse drawing to see what each button does in Blender.

The Three Basic Controls

Hover / Tap Terminal Keys:

G

Move (Grab)

Grab and slide your object.

R

Rotate

Spin your object around.

S

Scale

Make it bigger or smaller.

CONTROLLER DEMO: MOVE TOOL

3D Axes (XYZ)

  • X = Left / Right
  • Y = Front / Back
  • Z = Up / Down
Tip: Press X/Y/Z after G/R/S to 'lock' the direction!

Camera Views (Numpad)

Use the numbers on the right side of the keyboard

1
Front (Y)
3
Right (X)
7
Top (Z)

Object vs Edit Mode

Two different realms for editing.

Tip: Press Tab to quick switch.

Object Mode

Control the object as a whole solid piece.

What can you do?

  • 👉 Move (G), Rotate (R), Scale (S).
  • 👉 Copy paste (Duplicate).
  • 👉 Delete it entirely.

Edit Mode

Change the structure (geometry). You can pull its parts.

Select using (1, 2, 3):

Point

(Vertices)

Line

(Edges)

Face

(Surfaces)

MODE DEMO: OBJECT MODE

Competency Test

Q: 1/10

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Database (Offline)

Student records are saved locally.

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