


The left is the toolbar, we won't use this all that much. The top (purple) is the taskbar, this will come in more later. The main area shows the 3d viewport with the default cube, the camera, and the lamp. I will keep this brief and to the action. Pressing 5 on the number pad will put the view into orthographic mode, which flattens perspective, and is handy for certain parts of this tutorial.īesides navigation, note the different windows. One thing to note that is very handy when modelling: use the 1, 3, and 7 keys on the number-pad to get, respectively, the front, side, and top view.

Blender uses the middle mouse button to rotate an object, which is a bit odd, but you will get used to it. Your version may have a different splash screen, I'm just a bit behind in my version :)Ĭlick off the screen to close it, and right away, notice that all the right mouse button does is move the cross-hairs. Once you have downloaded and installed blender, start it up. Go to and download the latest edition for whatever specifications your computer has. This tutorial is a little bit tricky to do without it :)
