Blender 2.5 Back to the Basics: The Interface

[Truetone30]

my question is to put it on youtube? i do not have much of a bottom bar to put it into my movie maker to place on youtube, not sure how?

[siriussvaart1]

@webbypictures activate keypad emulator in the user preferences

[webbypictures]

what if i dont have a numberpad?

[TheNichoch]

@webbypictures use Num Lk. its next to the F12 key on my laptop

[narlock11]

Thanks for the help!!!!!!

[CantHoldDownLeeFan13]

Hi, i don't have a number pad on my laptop and I cant switch to the different views. Is there another way to see all of the views without the number pad shortcut?

[aaaxxaaaxx]

"I’m having problems right off the bat here. I understand everything I’m seeing and how this should work, but when I extrude I get these green and pink lines running across my viewport and they’re guiding my extrusions off the ZY plane. Even though I am a newbie, I have worked with the mirror modifier, made several rough models and yet I’ve never seen these before and they’re messing with my modeling. Anyone know how to deactivate them?" any idea how to turn off this green and pink axis ? HELP

[alphanutheta]

your a good profesor^^

[Diver0101]

I just found your videos and they're very good but I wish you had included how to move panels around within the interface. Thanks for the tutorial.

[xApeRumblex]

is the center mouse button the scrolling thing in the middle of the mouse



[xApeRumblex]

i cant move my camera



[SnowblindFIN]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for showing the Turntable camera turn, now i dont need to use 80% of my time to fix camera angle

[Krawll02]

Thanks alot for covering the basics. ALot of beginner tutorials made by other users are not covering those basics. I'm definatly subscribing to you and watching your other tutorials.

[KieranFoot1987]

Thanks for this video :D

[13jechozilla]

my user preferences dusnt even appear when i click on it its jus black

[TapSkill]

Thanks for the "Ctrl+1/3/7" tip.

[SwagCoyote]

Great Tut!!!!

[KatharosMaxim]

Pro tutorial bro, clean likable speaking voice, very informative and to the point. I have though a noob question. On this tutorial look at the top of your interface screen top middle left by the word default in the box. There is a check mark that "deletes active screen" when you hit this a new screen opens. No matter what I do I cant restore the old screen. How do I restore a deleted screen? Or is this a button I just never want to hit? pls help. ty & thumbs up btw!

[TheChaterbox100]

Blender crashes every time I try to access user preferences.

[naxius000]

You sir, have done well. On the great walk-about for Blender Tutorials seen over the years, by far this has got to be right up there.

Much luv from Oz.

[awsomelegodudes]

I have a laptop. Can I change the option to the orbit thing?

[Melexonitrate]

Awesome tutorials. You make things a lot easier. Hopefully some one could help me with this one though. For those different views do you have to have a number pad? Im on a laptop so it just makes the cube disappear when i press 7 or any other number than 1. Is there somewhere in the menu i can change this?

[mjmikelson]

Good tutorial, but to stay on task and not get distracted, maybe putting up a bulleted topic script might help you so you don't list off random days months and units of time?

[Devils1stBorn]

Thanks for the videos. I've been wanting to use blender for some time but couldn't stand the GUI. This is a step in the right direction. I still have yet to see a project management tool? I'm use to XSI and Maya.

[toysnstories]

Blender is such a amazing tool to use, i was hoping that you could do more stuff with animation and show people how to make a short animation with objects that anyone can make quickly!!! Thank you

[joshanator1]

when I hit 7 for top view the block disappears. I figured it out. I was using the numbers

in the keyboard section and NOT the number pad itself. Once I used that everything

worked just fine.

[joshanator1]

when I hit 7 for top view the block disappears.

[colindecon]

@joshanator1 use the number pad

[SpraxIAKS]

Just needed to find where modifiers where, I'm lazy. But guess I'll watch the next for hotkeys in case anything changed.

[Darkwolf242511]

OMG, I found the self-destruct button! Yay! (Flashing red lights) Ooooooh. (The entire block blows up) lol anyways, great tutorial!

[SalihKiraci]

nice



[stamp007]

I discovered how to change the colors of my interface :P

[SMProductions45]

i pressed 7 and it deleted my square..... is that supposed to happen?

[Lyndonlf]

This was very good. I wish I would have found it a week ago. Been a real hard time trying to figure things out with all the differnt versions and the differn't instructors.

[Lyndonlf]

This was very good. I wish I would have found it a week ago. Been a real hard time trying to figure things out with all the differnt versions and the differn't instructors.

I was thinking that the actual program should have a basic training mode where it hides alot of the features and just gives you some of the basics to start. It is very intimidating, and I have some programming knowlege.

[TeslaAvenger]

How do I navigate if I don't have a center mouse button? Mine just switches between glide and normal mode on the wheel.

[N728BS]

Thank you so much for these tutorials!

[scld15]

thanks!!!

[xillzen]

Great tutorial, spent forever looking for turntable. its like my most important preference.

[PERDITIONcomic]

Thanks for taking time to do tutorials... keeping knowledge free. "n_n"

[KearoNasanam]

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[kango1170]

When I open up my user preferences menu, the text is muddy and unreadable. Does anyone know what's wrong and how I fix it. Also, I seem to be missing some buttons from my tabs menu (the one with the Arrays, Materials, Modifiers, ETC) How do I retrieve these? Thanks to anyone that can help!

[DarklyBishop]

Thank you!

[uzurhorns]

Really clear and helpful tutorial. Only question is when you are showing people how you go into user preferences to change mouse preferences... a whole beautiful window snaps out. I don't get that. ??? I actually have to pull the window apart and I can't see everything as easily. I am working on Mac computer and wonder if that haa anything to do with it since it's been a struggle getting started with Blender for a few of us macintosh users.

[uzurhorns]

Really clear and helpful tutorial. Only question is when you are showing people how you go into user preferences to change mouse perferences... a whole beautiful window snaps out. I don't get that. ??? I actually have to pull the window apart and I can't see everything as easily. I am working on Mac computer and wonder if that haa anything to do with it since it's been a struggle getting started with Blender for a few of us macintosh users.

[tmrfoushee]

Wow Chad Thanks! THANKS! Your approach is easy to absorb. Seems you are here to teach!! Your info delivery resonates along with your sound advice and fun sidebar comments. Super helpful. Oh yeah, I'll let you know what I discover from more playing around -- so far I discovered what all have warned: Blender has a steep learning curve. And I will submit art to online gallery some day. They don't want total newbie stuff posted -- right?

[Manududu3]

AWESOME Tutorial Firechild 5/5!

Thanks for sharing the Basics! Really thanks....

I'm an advanced user of Maya. I've tried to get into Blender for production but I found it hard to get around and I didn't have time to mess with it.

The "turntable" tips in use preferences saved me from massive frustrations with the default trackball !!! I give up many time! I didn't know that option feature, it's great!

Now with your tips I start get around it and relax ...

Keep up and Thanks a lot!

[heheguy5]

how much does this cost

[MaghoxFr]

@heheguy5 blender is free dude, google is free also, you can make a search in google for blender, it would take 10 seconds

[utumaru]

@firechildc Hey im trying the Numberpad shortcuts and they aren't working all of a sudden the objects disappear and i try hitting 7,3 and 1 and the camera won't move

[utumaru]

hi Firechild im new to blender i've worked with Maya 2009 and Zbrush before heard about blender thanks to my gf. I heard it has pretty much everything you for animation, effects, sculpting so i thought it was an awsome tool to master. Was wondering though this pogram can also be usefull for video game models? cause thats the area i'm working on. Write back when you can dude; in the mean time im gonna try out blender :)

[alexander123987]

Great video! Have you made any tutorials on how to make a decent free roaming game?

[firechildc]

@alexander123987 Not I haven't.... at least... not YET! Stay tuned though! Thanks for watching

[alexander123987]

great video. Have you made any videos on how to make free roam games and stuff like that?

[5RU22]

I've gt a question.. Im using a laptop for blender, problem is hw do i use the numpad for the shortcuts in blender as laptops dun hav numpads?

[xxXEternalXxx1]

so far seems very informative :). im going to try and tackling modeling for tf2 so hopefully this will help. especially since blender 2.49 doesn't work for me and a lot of the tutorials are for that version.

[kuraujio]

Thank you for making these tutorials, awesome!!! : )

[Co5M1cBull3T]

and also, i'd like to ask how did u get the interfaces out? this would be really helpful for me

[Co5M1cBull3T]

emm, how'd u get that sort of interface? mine always seem to look like the windows classic interface

[Co5M1cBull3T]

emm, ho'd u get that sort of interface? mine always seem to look like the windows classic interface

[1Celebrindor]

@Co5M1cBull3T What version of blender do you have?

[creamy1cheese]

I have a mouse with a broken scroll is there a way to zoom without the scroll wheel?

[creamy1cheese]

I have a mouse with a broken scroll is there a way to zoom without the scroll wheel?

[Co5M1cBull3T]

what version is your blender and, hod do you put the interface to the right? the one that i have downloaded, the interface is below

[GameDaddy2]

Sweet! Thanks bringing me up to speed!

[paulorugal]

Keep on Guys! Thank you so much

Cheers from Brazil

[Kapryagos]

Great tutorial! : )

But I've got a question and it's probably not going to be mentioned during these totorial videos: How do I set the current view coordinates as a new camera? Can you tell me? (It would make setting a camera much, much easier!)

[nesukor]

if i am using laptop, and mouse without middle button,how can i use those shortcut u mention in your tutorial?

[firechildc]

@nesukor excellent question...and something that I am planning to detail in tonight's tutorial! The short answer, though, is to enable "emulate 3 button mouse" in the user preferences. Then ALT Left click will emulate the middle mouse. Details in tonight's tutorial! Check my channel later this evening

[niuarts]

Another great tutorial Chad! I hope you don`t mind but I made a screencast about been new to blender and in there I talk about sites, tutorials and tips for newbies to blender and where they can find stuff and I pointed out your site and I`m linking this tutorial to the post. Thats it thanks 4 sharing...

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[firechildc]

@niuarts I don't mind at all! In fact I am quite honored. Thanks for helping to spread the word! It's humbling to know that my little videos are making an impact! I'm glad you enjoy them. I hope your viewers enjoy them just as much! Episode two of back to the basics will up up either late tonight or early tomorrow.

[Nicro327]

@firechildc You sound like the guy from ownage pranks