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Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide Second Edition

By : Gordon Fisher
Book Image

Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide Second Edition

By: Gordon Fisher

Overview of this book

This book teaches you how to model a nautical scene, complete with boats and water, and then add materials, lighting, and animation. It demystifies the Blender interface and explains what each tool does so that you will be left with a thorough understanding of 3D. This book starts with an introduction to Blender and some background on the principles of animation, how they are applied to computer animation, and how these principles make animation better. Furthermore, the book helps you advance through various aspects of animation design such as modeling, lighting, camera work, and animation through the Blender interface with the help of several simple projects. Each project will help you practice what you have learned and do more advanced work in all areas.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
3
Controlling the Lamp, the Camera, and Animating Objects
Index

Time for action – detailing the cabin using the Boolean modifier


You made the cabin, the two portal Booleans, and the door Boolean. Now, you will combine them to make the portals and door openings in the cabin. Execute the following steps:

  1. Select the cabin.

  2. Select the Modifiers button in the header of the Properties window. It's the button with the little wrench.

  3. In the Modifiers subpanel, press the Add Modifier button with the LMB. Then, select Boolean from the pop-up menu.

  4. When the Add Modifier subpanel appears, press the button with the cube below the word Object. Choose Door Boolean from the pop-up menu. Set Operation to Difference, as shown on the right of the next graphic.

  5. You have just made the door frame.

  6. Press the Add Modifier button with the LMB again. Then, select Boolean from the pop-up menu.

  7. When the second Add Modifier subpanel appears, choose Portal Boolean as Object. Set Operation to Difference, as shown on the right of the next screenshot.

  8. You have just made the rear portals on...