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Section 1 Flashcards

Master all of the lessons in Section one of the Blender Course

1
Q

What is the format for asking questions in this course

A
  1. State the part of the lecture you are asking about, (eg. At 3:52 in Lecture 10…
  2. I have tried…
  3. Post a picture of the issue
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How do you create a custom view in Blender?

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On the header bar next to the Help menu, you can see the view that you are using. Normally, this is “Default’. You can change the view using the drop-down, or creat a custum view by clicking the + icon.

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3
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How do you change the position of the Header Bar?

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RMB on the Header Bar and choose “Move to bottom” or move to Top.

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4
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What is the key command for the Tool Shelf?

A

T

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5
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What is the key command for the Properties panel?

A

N

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6
Q

When you drag a panel and it disappears, how do you get it back?

A

Click the + icon

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7
Q

How do you maximize the window you are working on?

A

Ctrl + Up Arrow (cursor key)

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8
Q

How do you set Blender up to work on 2 screens?

A

Choose ‘Window’ from the Header Menu and choose ‘Duplicate Window’. the new window will now be on top of the old. Drag it to the next screen. Or…
Ctrl + Alt +W

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9
Q

How do you reset Blender to the default layout?

A

File - Load Factory Settings
then
File - Save Startup File/ Ctrl+U

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10
Q

How can you change the size of text/buttons in Blender?

A

File - User Preferences
or,
Ctrl + U
On the Interface Tab: Choose Scale and adjust the scale until you are happy. Click - ‘Save User Settings’

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11
Q

Which mouse button controls rotation?

A

MMB

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12
Q

How do you pan left, right, up, down?

A

Shift + MMB

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13
Q

How do you zoom in and out?

A

Scroll wheel

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14
Q

How do you orbit around a selected object?

A

User Preferences - Interface - Rotate Around Selection

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15
Q

Where is the Outliner Panel?

A

Top Right-hand side above the main Properties Panel.

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16
Q

What does the Outliner Panel contain?

A

The list of objects in your editor. eg. camera, lamp, cubes, spheres…

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17
Q

What is the key command for Undo?

A

Ctrl + Z

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18
Q

What is the key command for for History?

A

Ctrl + Alt + Z

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19
Q

How do you reset the 3D Cursor to centre?

A

View - Align View

or Shift +C

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20
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What is the key command for the Snapping Menu?

A

Ctrl + S

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21
Q

What is the little orange dot on every object called?

A

The Origin

22
Q

How do you select and object and then apply an action?

A

LMB to select

RMB to apply

23
Q

What is an alternate method of selecting objects?

A

Click on the item in the Outliner Panel

24
Q

How do you select multiple objects at one time?

A

Shift + LMB on each object you wish to select.

25
Q

How do you move multiple objects once selected?

A

LMB between the selected objects to move. RMB to apply.

26
Q

How do you determine the position of the 3D Cursor?

A

RMB where you want the cursor placed.

27
Q

What is the key command for ‘Translate’ aka ‘Move’

A

G - (think G for grab)

28
Q

What is the key command for Rotate?

A

R

29
Q

What is the key command for Scale

A

S

30
Q

How can you Translate/Rotate/Scale to specific calculations?

A

2nd Property Panel/N

under Transform

31
Q

How do you add an object to your scene?

A

Shift + A

32
Q

What is a Primitive?

A

A basking mesh shape from the Add menu.

33
Q

What Primitives does Blender offer?

A
  1. Plane
  2. Cube
  3. Circle
  4. UV Sphere
  5. Ico Sphere
  6. Cylander
  7. Cone
  8. Torus
  9. Grid
  10. Monkey
34
Q

Where is the Operator Panel and when does it appear?

A

Bottom left under Tool Shelf/T. Only appears when you first add an object before you make any changes. Cannot be retrieved once you have altered the object.

35
Q

What are the Axis in Blender

A

X - Red Left to Right (in front view)
Y - Green Front to back (in front view)
Z - Blue Up and down(in front view)

36
Q

How would you Rotate an object 90 degrees on the Z access only using the keyboard?

A

R + Axis Z + 90 (numberpad)

37
Q

How would you scale an object on the Z and Y axis but not the X?

A

R + Shift + X

38
Q

Can you type the directions for Scaling, Rotating, or Translating. Which panel and where?

A

Transform Panel/N

39
Q

What is the key command for ‘Select All’?

A

A

40
Q

What does ‘Open GL Render Image do?

A

Creates a very quick rendered image. This is a rough that will give you a quick look at the model in a rendered state.

41
Q

Which Editor is opened when you choose ‘Open GL Render Image’?

A

The UV Image Editor

42
Q

How do you save an image in ‘Open GL Render’?

A

Image - Save As Image/F3

43
Q

How do you adjust the way your model is shading during a quick render?

A

Properties Panel/N - Shading - choose ‘Ambient Occlusion”

44
Q

What is the key command for Forward

A

W

45
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What is the key command for Backward

A

S

46
Q

What is the key command forLeft

A

A

47
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What is the key command for Right

A

D

48
Q

What is the key command for Up

A

Q

49
Q

What is the key command for Down

A

E

50
Q

Does Blender automatically save your work?

A

Absolutely not!

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