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Blender 3D Basics

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Blender 3D Basics

Overview of this book

Blender is by far the most popular open source graphics program available. It is a full featured 3D modeling, animation and games development tool used by millions all over the world ñ and it's free! This book is for those looking for an entry into the world of 3D modeling and animation regardless of prior experience. Blender 3D Basics is the entry level book for those without prior experience using 3D tools. It caters for those who may have downloaded Blender in the past but were frustrated by its lack of intuitiveness. Using simple steps it builds, chapter by chapter, into a full foundation in 3D modeling and animation. Using Blender 3D Basics the reader will model a maritime scene complete with boats and water, then add materials, lighting and animation. The book demystifies the Blender interface and explains what each tool does so that you will be left with a thorough understanding of 3D.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
3
Controlling the Lamp, the Camera, and Animating Objects
Index

Time for action — joining Blender windows


Blender windows are easy to remove. Put the cursor over the upper-left window. Move the mouse over the diagonal lines at the lower-left corner of that window. Hold down the left mouse button (LMB) while you move the mouse down towards the window below it. The window below becomes darker and there is a light gray arrow pointing into that window.

Continue to hold the mouse down and move the mouse up to the original window; it becomes darker and has an arrow pointing into it as seen in the following image. Whichever window is darker and has the arrow will disappear when you release the mouse button.

If you find you don't want the window to disappear, just move the mouse into another window besides those two. The arrow will go away and you can release the mouse button without any changes happening.

What just happened?

To join two windows, you selected the diagonal lines in the corner of a window and moved the mouse vertically toward the window next to it...