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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 — installing a video player for Blender


To make sure that Blender knows where the video player is, you need to include its location into Blender's User Preferences, which is where Blender stores the information so it can be set up the way that you prefer.

But when you do set the User Preferences, whatever objects, cameras, lights, and so on are in the scene at that moment will also be included as part of the default setup. So, to ensure that the default scene has your standard cube, camera, and lamp, you need to make sure that they are there now:

  1. Select New in the File menu so that we can add this to the default Blender setup. Once a new file is loaded in Blender, select User Preferences in the File menu. The User Preferences menu will appear.

  2. There is a row of buttons on the top. With theLMB, select the button marked File as shown in the following screenshot.

  3. On the left-hand side, go down until you see Animation Player, as shown at the bottom of the following screenshot...