The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics

Introduction
Computer Modeling and Animation
Blender Versions
Graphical User Interface
Evolution
Acknowledgments
How to Get Blender
Recommended Viewing
Blender 3D Design Course: Tufts University
The Blender Interface
The Blender Screen
The User Preferences Window
Preset Interface Arrangements
The 3D Window
Window Modes
Layers
Moving in 3D Space
The Blender View Menu
The Properties Window
Blender Controls
Blender Windows
Add-Ons
Navigation
Navigate and Save
Windows Explorer
The Append or Link Command
Packing Data
Importing Objects
Creating and Editing Objects
Working with Basic Meshes
Placing Objects on the Screen
Edit Mode and Object Mode
Mesh Types
Cursor Placement
Moving Objects
Scaling Objects
Rotating Objects
Precision Manipulation
The Transformation Widget
Mesh Vertex Editing
Selecting Vertices
Edit Mode Selection Options
Creating Vertices
Center Points
Object Display
Smooth and Flat Shading Options
Extruding Shapes
Proportional Vertex Editing
Creating Ground
Edge Loop Selection
Joining and Separating Meshes
Deleting Vertices, Edges, or Faces
Adding Faces
Modifiers
The Knife Tool
Sculpt Mode
Materials
Introduction to Materials
Material Settings
Material Buttons
Material Colors
Adding a New Material
The Preview Tab
The Diffuse Tab
The Specular Tab
The Hardness Value
Ramp Shaders
Transparency
Halo Settings
Vertex Painting
The Application of Materials and Material Slots
Textures
Introductiont to Textures
Texture Mapping
Displacement Mapping
UV Texture Mapping
Selective UV Texture Mapping
Unwrapping with Seams
Texture Paint
World Settings
Introduction to World Settings
Mist
Stars
Texture as Background
Image as Background
Image as Template
Lighting and Cameras
Lighting
Cameras
Rendering and Ray Tracing
Render Settings
Rendering a JPEG Image
Creating a Video Clip
Ray Tracing
Animation Basics
Introduction to Animation
Moving, Rotating, and Scaling
Viewing Your Animation
The Graph Editor Window
Editing the Curve
Other Types of Curves
Modifying Curves
Automatic Key Framing
Animating Other Features
Keying Sets
Wind Strength Animation
Animation Following Curves
3D Text
Introduction to 3D Text
Creating 3D Text in Blender
The Object Data Button
Creating Text on a Curve
Converting Text to a Mesh Object
Converting Text to a Curve
Elefont 3D Text
NURBS and Meta Shapes
Using NURBS
Creating a Lofted Tunnel
Meta Shapes
Modifiers
Introduction to Modifiers
Modifier Stacks
Modifiers for Generating
Modifiers for Deforming
Modifiers for Simulating
Particle Systems
Overview
Setting Up a Particle System
Particle Settings and Material Influence
The Particles Panel
Starting a Particle System
Material Influence on Particles
Particle Interaction
Wind
Sample Particle Settings
Keyed Particle Systems
Boids Particle Systems
Hair Particle Systems
The Assignment Tab
Child/Parent Relationships and Constraints
Child/Parent Relationships
Introduction to Constraints
Transform Constraints
Tracking Constraints
Relationship Constraints
Duplicating along Curves
Extruding along Curves
The Follow Path Constraint
Armatures
Adding an Armature
Single Bone Armatures
Armature Display Types
Multibone Armatures
Deforming a Mesh Object
Armature Modifiers
Humanoid Armatures
Disconnected Bones
Vertex Groups or Field of Influence
Inverse Kinematics
Shape Key and Action Editors
Introduction
Shape Key Editor
Action Editor
Fluid Simulation
Introduction to Fluid Simulation
Basic Setup (Scenario 1)
Basic Setup (Scenario 2)
Fluid Simulation with Particle Objects
Fluid Simulation with Control Objects
Nodes
Introduction to Nodes
Node Groups
Material Nodes
Texture Nodes
Compositing Nodes
The Blender Game Engine
Introduction to the Game Engine
Game Animation
Video Sequence Editing
Making a Movie
The Video Editing Screen
Basic Blender Commands
Supplements
Installing Add-Ons
The Outliner Window