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Manual - Blender 2.4x

[edit] Introduction

Using Blender, you create a world that exists in four dimensions:

1. Left-right, commonly called the “x” axis.
2. Forward-backward, commonly called the “y” axis.
3. Up-down, commonly called the “z” axis.
4. Time-sensitive, through animated objects, materials, and motion captured in frames.

The problem is, you have a two-dimensional computer screen in front of you! Your mouse can only move left-right and up-down. You cannot go back in time, and you can’t literally reach out into the screen and grab an object and move it somewhere else (although I did see a scary movie once where the guy reached through a mirror, but that’s another story).

Instead, you have to tell Blender to do it for you. This section tells you how to navigate around in your virtual world using the unique Blender interface. Have a nice trip !

Manual

[edit] Subpages

1. Manipulation
2.    Axis Locking
3.    Gestures
4.    Hotkeys
5.    Manipulators
6.    Pivot Points
7.    Proportional Edit
8.    Transform Orientations
9.    Transform Properties
10. Navigating
11.    3D View
12.    3D View Options
13.    3D View Usage
14.    Camera View
15.    Global or Local View
16.    Layers
17. Sketching
18.    Converting to geometry
19.    Drawing
20.    Layers and Animation