Blender Modeling Introduction: How to create 3D objects
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
- Blender 3D modelling tutorial, including an introduction to the Blender interface, 3D viewport navigation, and building an object with precise measurements using the extrude, bevel, loop cut and Boolean tools. Blender is available from: www.blender.org
A follow-up video covering surface materials and rendering is now here: • Blender Materials & Re...
The bracket built in this video forms part of the project in my previous "PicoMite VGA" video here: • PicoMiteVGA: Raspberry...
The keyboard shortcuts and other controls included in this video are as follows:
Undo -- Ctrl-z (standard Windows key)
Rotate in increments -- hold down Ctrl whilst dragging rotate axis.
Grab (free move) -- g
Tools menu -- either SPACEBAR (if this option was selected in the initial Quick Setup), or SHIFT-SPACEBAR. Note that this setting can be changed in “Preferences” by selecting “Keymap” and “Spacebar Action”.
Object/Edit mode (toggle) -- TAB
Select multiple vertexes, edges or faces -- hold SHIFT whilst selecting.
Transform panel (toggle) -- n
Frame selected -- / (forward slash)
Maximize current area (toggle) -- Ctrl-SPACEBAR
Select a view in 3D viewport -- the key below Escape: tilde on a US layout
Quad view in 3D viewport -- Ctrl-Alt-q
X-Ray view toggle -- Alt-z
Toolbar (toggle) -- t
Apply transformations -- Ctrl-a
Duplicate -- SHIFT-d
Join selected objects -- Ctrl-j
Axis constrain -- press x, y or z to limit motion to that axis, for example following a duplicate, or when using grab (g).
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Blender Basics
13:29 A Specific Build
14:52 Workspace & interface
20:35 Back to the build!
33:11 Export STL for 3D printing
34:25 Wrap
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I've learned an awful lot of things on Blender from this single 35 minutes than on countless "tutorials" out there. Thank you very much Chris, you are a _true_ educator; and, please, carry on with this Blender series, because it's going to be very useful to a lot of people (not just me)
I second this. Chris's ability to communicate complex subjects to the everyman who doesn't know where to start is second to none to the point that he deserves applause for this
My respect for Chris & the folks that create art, and videos using Blender has increased 10 fold. Thanks 👍🏻
Agree with every word
Me too! 🥰❤️
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I am very impressed: Your breadth and depth of knowledge of tools from programming, creating objects to editing video is amazing! And The ability to convey this to us laypeople. In awe, sir! A proud member of 'Chris University' 900K and growing!
Thanks Leslie. You are very kind.
IDK if I've ever found a video on the internet that is this detailed and understandable. Not what I expected to find when I started this project. He got my like and subscribe less then 20 mins in. You are the hero we needed. lol THANK YOU!
Good luck with Blender, and welcome aboard. :)
Without a doubt, one of my favourite Explaining Computers tutorials. I really hope we get a part two. Thank you!
Chris has exceeded even his usual high level of enthusiasm. Watching him, I can imagine myself getting into Blender and getting lost in what psychologists call a flow state. Bravo!
You have delivered to us a wonderful tutorial on Blender which is arguably the best on TH-cam and maybe on the whole internet. Your tutorial is clear and concise, the way tutorials should be. Your delivery has contagious enthusiasm. You come across friendly and personable without sacrificing a technical explanation (the way tutorials should be). Truly, the comments I have read say it better than I can. I only wish to sum up my comment with the ever famous line from a very popular sci fi show, "May you live long and prosper, " and continue making our lives better with Explaining Computers.
Many thanks for your kind feedback. And thanks for the nice Vulcan sign-off. :)
@@ExplainingComputers The correct Vulcan response to being greeted by "live long and prosper" is to wish them "peace and long life". :)
Peace and long life. :)
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(Yes, there actually is a Vulcan hand gesture amongst the TH-cam emoji.)
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I've watched many blender video's and have learned more from this one than all the others; the intro was very good and pointed out things other tutorials missed out completely. I hope you continue to make these. Thanks for sharing.
You should be hired to be an official Blender instructor. Seriously. You have conveyed better instructions on Blender's basic use then I've seen in years on TH-cam.
That was a great, informative and useful video, and I do hope you continue the Blender series!
The Best tutorial of blender 3d modelling I have ever watched. I watched hours of lecture but this single 35 minutes video has more knowledge than the hours of lecture I watched. Thankyou sir☺
Glad it was helpful!
@@ExplainingComputers It was my lucky day that I landed on your tutorial video😁
This is old school teaching style, discipline with a little humor
@Zodiac_dz It was great stuff...and you noticed that sly dog slid in homework for us without saying it was homework. Now I have to go figure out making those additional pieces, assemble them and then use to cut out those sections from the original material.😊😅
Wow, This is the best blender tutorial for beginners I've seen, at least for me.
I didn't like that others used only keyboard shortcuts and didn't show where the actual buttons were because even if I will be using shortcuts anyway, it's better to see the actual buttons at least once, otherwise all the functions feel quite abstract.
First Blender Tutorial that is easy to follow ❤
This is absolutely brilliant, Christopher. You make everything so easy to follow. I am now officially a Blender user, for sure. Thank you very much for this video. Please continue. 👍😊
A brilliant tutorial, thank you so much Chris. I have always struggled with Blender tutorials on TH-cam as they overload you with keyboard shortcuts and try to teach you too many tools at once. I hope this video proves to be very popular, as I am keen to learn more about Blender from you.
Beautiful and concise explanation.
I started blender few days ago and I have been watching tutorials on different channels. I can say this is the best tutorial so far I have seen. He explained what he is doing, why is he doing it, and multiple ways to do it. Blender is different from the other 3D modeling software I have been using. Without proper tutorial it is very difficult and will take a long time to progress. Hope to see more tutorials from this channel. Thank you.
Thanks for this. Blender is indeed different from other packages. I've been through that pain! My next Blender tutorial posts on Sunday 2nd April. :)
This was a really nice intro to blender. Blender does *everyting* and can seem to overwhelming it is nice to pick a specific task and realize that at its core it is not really all that complicated.
This is a really awesome video, please consider doing a series. Your precise almost CAD-like prototyping approach to Blender is much less common on TH-cam, and is a hugely beneficial skill set to have within the program. I am a proficient user, and still found some of the UI elements you covered to be a valuable refresher for doing more precise work.
Thanks for this feedback, most appreciated. :)
Maybe one of your best tutorial videos. Thanks Chris.
Very fun to see your take on explaining this program. You do a great job, as expected!
Wow, I've used Blender for some time now for some 'simple' objects, but a lot of what you're showing is completely unknown to me. I am definitely going to use these tips to my advantage.
Thanks for sharing!
Brilliant choice and very timely as I'm considering a 3D printer and designing 3D objects for printing. This is a great foot up!
Use fusion 360, blender is not for 3D printing
Your knowledge is greatly appreciated and extremely well articulated.
Flawless tutorial, your respect for quality and the audience shines through every minute, thank you
This was a great introduction, Chris! I would like to see more videos doing more complex modelling as you mentioned at the end of this video. P.s Congratulations on 900k subscribers!
901K ;)
Fantastic overview of the basics whilst making an actual object. Easy to follow along. Recommended for those seeking to learn Blender. Great for utilizing bevel and boolean subtraction tools.
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This was a lot of fun to watch. I wish all educators have a gentle attitude like yours. Thanks, Chris.
Fantastic tutorial. I've been using Blender in my hobby for a few years & I've learnt a few things here, no other tutorials explain as simply & efficiently as you do. Please continue the series. Many thanks.
I've been using Blender off and on since about 2015. I'm not even 20 minutes into this video yet, and I've lost track of how many times I've exclaimed aloud "I never knew you could do that!" Thank you so much for making a straightforward Blender tutorial :)
Awesome! I love Blender, even though it is so hard to use! I made a basic animation which had a Mclaren 720s going down a highway. It wasn't too bad, but I know there is room for improvement. Nice to see that you made a video on Blender, I have always been waiting for a video like this!
What a fantastic video! Blender is my first 3D software I learned years ago and yet still learn something new today! Thank you very much
Apart from your talents and your helpful tutorials I love your presentations like It comes from 80's 90's era.
The best I could manage in the last few years was to convert a SVG file into a 3D mesh for use elsewhere. Having seen in the two segments of this clip, I now have a better understanding and that it is more mode-based than I was making it out to be. One of the big issues I've had with so many Blender guide videos, is that the one doing it just goes way too fast and often misses key points, giving no time to take information in and to keep up or just losing the viewer completely.
Chris...why aren't there more people like you around!?
there are so many excellent tutorials that do explain it, i do have a video that shows people to go to for Blender and all FLOSS apps, you might find one who is better and there are links in the comments to those same people. but there is Blender Guru, there is people like Kaizen, Derk and Chris P among the many who will walk you through it.
Blender is an amazing tool that I'm going to practice with for my model making work. Thank you Chris for all the hard work that you've put in, an interesting video indeed :)
Greetings Alan.
A very well-designed and practical tutorial! Thank you.
Great tutorial.
You have 97,563 thousands more to get the golden plate of TH-cam .
I hope you send that award to me in Romania...
Yes, we are counting down now . . .
The fact that you used this bracket in your previous video and now showed how you created it in Blender is very helpful and interesting. I would like to see a video on what you would see as the next logical step in using Blender. Of course, my interest in Blender would be to use it for making mesh items for the virtual world of Second Life. With that being said, I'm not sure just how many of your viewers are interested in creating virtual items. Personally, I hope there are many. This was, yet again, another excellent video and I'm looking forward to your next one! (EDIT): Oh yes, since I do make a few TH-cam videos each year, I would be interested in how to use Blender for creating video animations!
Greetings Perry. The next logical step with Blender is applying materials (surfacing) and making renders. And meshes with textures are what you would need for Second Life. After that, creating animations is relatively straight-forward third step.
@@ExplainingComputers Thank you for your reply. I hope there is enough interest in Blender for you to make that next video!
I'd definitely be interested in seeing more blender tutorials. While my interests aren't in virtual items, but more for modeling and 3D printing. I'm sure there would be a lot of crossover for both.
I am very excited you started this project. I Can't wait for the next video. Great explanation and nice pace to follow along with. Keep up the excellent work!
These tutorial videos are interesting to watch. Thank you Chris for these tutorials.
Thank you very much, Christopher. I had been a fan of yours because I was delighted and inspired by your many descriptions of single board computers and your enjoyable "bed-side" manner. I have also been a "Blender-Head" since about 2006, or so. I have ground through many Blender tutorial videos, in the time since then but, I have never experienced a Blender tutorial video as clear and confident as yours. I strongly believe that this is your true calling. You should definitely do some more Blender videos. You have a wonderful sense of humor but, you seem to be thoroughly juiced, in terms of how to use Blender! I hope that you will get more into Blender. Thank you again.
Thanks for your kind feedback.
Hi Chris, gotta comment to say this is great and I hope you produce more. Despite now working in a 3D design and print job (albeit with software that deals only with the specific objects I have to print - they are personalised medical devices for NHS patients), I have been trying to learn Blender for my home projects ever since the free version of Sketchup became hobbled to the point it really has ceased to be useful. I have tried a couple of ‘courses’ by other youTubers only really to become confused before I started. Watching this quick half hour explanation has given me the confidence to go back and look again.
Fingers crossed for third time lucky! :)
There are hundreds of tutorials, but only this one is truly helpful and clear to follow
The first blender tutorial that i can follow. Thanks!
Hi Christopher. It's been said on and on, including by myself, but you do have a sense of effective pedagogy. Which makes each of your posts particularly helpful and instructive as well. Thank you very much. I used to design models with early Blender versions. I switched to Fusion 360 in its free (and so limited) version. Nevertheless I have to work complex models offline and naturally came back to my first love i.e. Blender. I do need some refresh. You helped me. Thank you Sir. Hope you'll make Blender's additional tutorials. Can't wait.
I love your groundbreaking ability to split very complex things into easy-to-understand pieces so I would really love to see more videos like this from you. I am particularly interested in blender lessons because I want to learn 3D modeling. And, of course, it was really fun to follow your steps while watching this video. Sadly, I wasn't patient enough to make the one-to-one model replica but I managed to replicate the most of the things (I didn't make a VGA hole and reset hole). 👀
time and repeat task and you will get there, if in doubt just create the bit you didn't manage on its own you can always drag the file onto blenders main window and append the object to your other one, and move it into place!
Chris, you have done a marvelous job explaining the basics of modeling in Blender in a newbie-friendly manner to the point that more folks should watch your tutorials here. (:
Wow! Clear, concise and very informative...what we have all grown to expect from your channel Christopher.
Thank you.
Thank you
Absolutely fantastic video Chris. You should make this into a series of video's, I bought a 3D printer just before Christmas. The only things I have printed are things I downloaded..
Using Blender will open a hole new world of possibility's for me.. Thanks So Much for the video...The only criticism I have is the fast forwarding through building the other objects...
But very much looking forward to more videos like this..
Thanks for this. I totally accept your pint about the fast-forwards. But the video was getting very long, and no new tools were used in those sections. Good luck creating some things to 3D print!
@@ExplainingComputers So much easier to accept a point when its a pint! LOL!
@@michaelstoliker971 Oh yes, my bad! :(
I agree with many of these comments. Fantastic video Chris. A really comprehensive video for a beginner such as myself. Thank you!
Really good tutorial. Great for precision workflows. Thanks!
This one may be actually the first video of yours which is actually going to teach me something, not only to hear some news about products and get my memory exercised.
The Blender workflow is somewhat different than FreeCAD which i am already getting used to. I will install Blender too, and choose one which suits me better. Or use both, depending on the object i want to model.
I've used both. I my opinion FC is better for precision modelling.
In Blender , measurement is too obscure . You can't go back to a specific sketch and easily alter a dimension like you can in FreeCAD
In Blender, you can type numbers for exact measurements. More than that, you can also type Python expressions and it will evaluate them.
This is such a nice video on how to use blender for 3D printing, so many people should learn this as it really helps when you find a STL that is slightly broken or if you just want to modify it slightly. (or in the end create your own objects)
I personally use it for making 3D models for printing and I have recently used it to do video editing (There is better video editors, but its fun).
I found out that SketchUp nearly don't need any knowledge when starting.
I once though I use free at to make something to print. Couldn't do anything and remembered I used SketchUp when this was from Google.
Startet and did this damn object without even looking for a tutorial. I say for casual using its better because you can create something without learning the Programm.
Thanks for another great and useful video. I hoping to see many more blender videos from this channel.
Pure Gold! thank you for that explanation.
I'm keeping this video as a rewatch when I try blender!
In the early days of my Blender journey, I swear I had the exact same "Ooo, I made a sandcrawler by moving two vectors!!" epiphany you described, EXACTLY as you described it. Get out of my mind!!
I agree with the other commenters below - this is one of the clearest tutorials out there. Thank you!
thank you, I am glad to learn from you, you explain very well
What a great entry point into Blender! Thanks Chris.
Great intro to blender. would love to see a more on this application in coming videos
This is the best tutorial I have met on TH-cam. It's been years since I began watching blender tutorials, you do it perfect. Thank you so much.
Glad I stumbled upon your channel, you've an uncanny knack for teaching! I've been "blendering" for years....and even with your 'beginner' course I learned quite a bit watching your video!
The information was great but your sense of humor is AWESOME!!!!!
Very nice trip through the jungle, it motivates me to try again with Blender. Thank You for sharing!
I've watched many Blender videos in order to learn modeling for jewellry, your video is by far the clearest and most concise of all. Thank you! Please keep them coming.
The transform tip really helped me. I was getting stuck when trying to bevel my objects but transforming the scale fixed it.
This is a great tutorial for a "maker" like myself trying to learn blender from scratch, for 3D printing. Others spew out mind numbing sequences of hot keys, or focus on creating intricate fantasy scenes, or some other of the many applications of this complex software. Thank you
the most explanatory video about blender I've ever seen. Many many thanks for this
The quality difference to the usual "tutorials" out there is insane. I felt pretty comfy around Blender already, but I really wish this would have been my starting point. Could have saved a lot of figuring out myself.
I will take this as positive example of how to make educational content, if I for whatever reason feel like making a tutorial myself some day. Tank you.
I had a feeling this would be an excellent lesson. Thank you, Chris! 🌟
Thank you. This was a great demonstration of booleans, bevels and extrusion, etc. Please create more videos like this one on using other modeling tools in Blender.
It covers everything I need to start using blender. Great Tutorial! Thanks
I was used to light wave 4 back in the day and moved around in that like 2nd nature - Blender is whole different beast with all the bells and whistles we wanted to have back then. Thanks for the tutorial! Refreshing to see something else than a free-hand delicious donut 😊
I'm absolutely in love with your way of teaching! You are a blessing, thank you kindly for this lesson!
Thank you, so much, for this, Chris. I've found Blender to be very frustrating and most tutorials as well, but I've left yours feeling surprisingly optimistic.
Thank you so much! There are many Videos on TH-cam with Blender 3D Topics, BUT yours was best to understand. Really easy to follow, even as a non english native! (Switzerland) 👍🏻
Thanks for the time and effort you put into making this tutorial. It has been perfect for getting me up to speed with hard surface modeling in blender. I bought a 3d printer on cyber week this year, and relearning blender has been a slow but fun project for me. With the aid of this utorial, I know I will be making brackets, plates, and other models for items around the house and my metal/woodworking shop.
30 secs into the video, I knew this was my Blender Tutor and mentor....so clear and knowledgeable
That is amazing! Thank you for explaining this in a very simple to understand format.
Your blender tutorial is excellent! Thank you. I have watched many different types but for 3D printing, yours is the best... more... please
The best Blender tutorial I have seen so far, (and I have seen a lot of them) thanks!
Wow, thanks!
Excellent tutorial - thank you!
What a wonderful tutorial, thank you indeed🙏 Very much looking forward to your upcoming Blender tutorials✨
wonderful video, I use blender for making assets in games and I've never thought or seen anyone use the Boolean function like that. Really amazing time saver rather than modeling things bit by bit.
I'm here a month later but it's never late to thanks Mr. C.B. for this exceptional explanation. Amazing content as always 👏👏.
After watching this tutorial I now feel like I can build anything!!!
A very powerful piece of software, at zero cost, no less. How far technology has come.
Thank you! Please continue your Blender tutorials! I'm just now starting my journey and while I have watched quite a few tutorials to date, yours by far has been the easiest to understand and follow!
Thanks for this. Part II is now posted here: th-cam.com/video/srogwyiO2mI/w-d-xo.html
This was honestly the best beginner tutorial I have seen for blender. Thank you. This got me started on blender and I am already halfway into the bracket/pcb thingy. ❤
omg, I just downloaded Blender a few weeks ago for a specific purpose, and avoided even opening it out of learning curve / laziness so I might have to brave it since I know how well you explain things 😊
Thank you so much for sharing a lit of bit of your experience my friend, it was remarkable, ill try it too
A FANTASTIC VIDEO! Thank you very much!
Excellent tutorial. More please.
I have blender many years installed in my computer en only a few click i have performed and closed the programs in less than a minute, but this Introduction have been very useful and if there are more videos for sure I'll finish them all.
Thank you Chris for your instructional video on Blender. I've learned some excellent basic modelling skills which previously I didn't really understand!!! You are very precise and well organised in your approach. A lot of Blender videos skip over the very important CAD details you have illustrated!
very helpful video to get the first steps...thank you 👍
Thanks, and good luck with Blender.
I've been waiting for this video, excellent work.
Keep up the great work!❤
I just had to add my thanks to you for the time and effort you have put in to create yet another super video! Thank you.
Thank you for this tutorial! You really manage to cover the most important stuff in such a short time - through examples.
I started with 3ds max when I was very young. My dad bought be a copy. It was quite expensive as well, for the small things that I did. Did not do serious modelling.
I tried Blender later but I never go used to the tools and shortcuts. It seems like they have fixed a lot of that and made UI a lot easier to use.