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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 — rendering the animation


You've seen how you can render a single frame by pressing the F12 key, and look at it by pressing the F11 Key. Rendering an animation is very similar:

  1. Load the animation file that you made just before installing the video player.

  2. Press the Ctrl key and the F12 key to start the rendering.

  3. Look at the text across the top of the frame where the image is being rendered, as shown in the following screenshot. It tells you which frame is being rendered, how long the last frame took to render, how many vertices and faces there are, how much memory was needed, and other things. This text is for your information only; it doesn't show up in the final images or animation.

  4. When the animation has finished rendering, press the Esc key to close the render window. Then press the Ctrl key and the F11 key. In a moment you should see your animation.

  5. If you don't see anything, go back to the Blender Video Player section and make sure you got all the details right.

  6. Press...