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Author: Neal Hirsig

Blender 3D Design, Spring 2008
Neal Hirsig, Instructor
Tufts University

1. Learning Unit #4 General Notes

This Learning Unit is dedicated mostly to understanding the common material, camera and animation tools as well as a few more object mode modeling tools. There is also a PDF tutorial covering materials.

  • View the Video Tutorials: Duplicating Objects, Parenting Objects, Deleting Objects, Blender Material Basics, Colored Material, Color Picker, Blender Camera, Align Active Camera, Camera Constraints, Basic Keyframe Animation, Timeline Window and (IPO (Interpolation) Window.

  • Work through (with your copy of Blender open) the PDF tutorial: Simple Materials. Any files you might need for the PDF tutorial are located in the zip file associated with the tutorial. Click on the zip file link and download it to your computer. Open the zip file from there and extract the files.

2. Click below to view streaming Real Media or Flash video

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FLASH VIDEO LINKS:


Attention: The Real Media video tutorials have been removed but the Flash video tutorials are still available. We apologize for any inconvenience.

We are happy to announce that we are working on a replacement OCW Blender course, which will reflect the new 2.5x version of Blender. It will include additional learning units, new video and PDF tutorials, and different projects.

Duplicating Objects

Parenting Objects

Deleting Objects

Blender Material Basics

Colored Material

Color Picker (New)

Blender Camera

Align Active Camera (New)

Camera Constraints

Basic Keyframe Animation

Timeline Window

IPO (Interpolation) Curve Window

3. Simple Materials – My Materials . Blend

Simple Materials
Simple Materials