Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Blender contains a powerful shortcut to make incremental saving easy. Carry out the
following steps for incremental saving:
1. Select
File
|
Save As…
or press
F2
.
2. With the pointer over the file list press
+
on the number pad to add a number
to the file name.
3.
Click on
Save As Blender File
to create the new file.
The next time this set of actions are followed the number in the file name will be
incremented by 1 automatically.
Adjusting the view
In the main view there should be nothing but a gray field. This is because the mug is
bigger than the current view so now is a good time to list the many ways to change
the view in Blender.
• Rotate the view: Use the
8
,
2
,
4
, and
6
keys on the number pad
to rotate the view. Use the
7
,
1
, and
3
keys on the number pad
to jump to the top, front, and right-hand side views. Use
Ctrl
+
Numpad 7
,
Ctrl
+
Numpad 1
, and
Ctrl
+
Numpad 3
to jump to
the bottom, back, or left-hand side view. Pressing
5
on the number
pad toggles orthographic/perspective view which means the
view is either rendered with perspective like in real life or without
like on a grid that is usually easier to do editing in. These options
are also available in the
View
menu at the bottom of the 3D View
panel. Click-and-hold the middle mouse button (or your mouse
wheel) and move the mouse to rotate the view.
• Zoom the view: Use
Numpad +
and
Numpad -
,
Ctrl
+
and
Ctrl
-
,
or spin the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out. Automatically
center the view and zoom on all objects by pressing
Shift
+
C
.
This also resets the 3D cursor to the origin. Center the view and
zoom on the selected objects by pressing the
.
(period) key on the
number pad.
• Pan the view:
Shift
+ click-and-hold the middle mouse button
to pan the view, or in other words, to move the view without
changing the direction you're looking at the scene. Alternately
you can press
Shift
+
F
to begin the "Fly Camera" operation. In Fly
Camera move the mouse pointer towards the edge of the screen
to turn the camera. The mouse wheel or
+
and
-
on the number
pad will let you move forward or backwards.
Left-click
or press
Enter
to exit the Fly Camera operation and leave your view where
it is at the end.
Right-click
or press
Esc
to cancel the Fly Camera
operation and return to where you started.
