View source for Blender-4.1/C2/Moving-in-3D-Space/English

'''Title''': '''Moving in 3D Space'''

'''Author''':Sejal Dhiman and Arthi Varadarjan

'''Keywords''': 3D viewport, pan view, zoom view, rotate view, video tutorial.

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|| '''Visual Cue'''
|| '''Narration'''
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|| '''Slide Number 1'''
|| Welcome to the '''Spoken tutorial''' on '''Moving in 3D space''' in ''' Blender'''.
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|| '''Slide Number 2'''

'''Learning Objectives'''
|| In this tutorial, we will learn to,
* Zoom, pan and rotate the view
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|| '''Slide Number 3'''

'''Software '''and''' System Requirement'''
|| To record this tutorial, I am using
* '''Mac OS version 14.5'''
* '''Blender version 4.1'''

It is recommended to install '''Blender version 4.1 ''' or higher.
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|| '''Slide Number 4 '''

'''Prerequisites'''

'''https://spoken-tutorial.org'''
|| To follow this tutorial, the learner must be familiar with the '''3D cursor'''.

If not, please access the relevant tutorials on this website.
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|| Point to the Interface of Blender.
|| I have opened the '''Blender '''interface. 
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||Video editor:''' “Ctrl and +”'''

Video editor:''' “Ctrl and -” '''
||Let us first learn to zoom in and zoom out of the view.

Press ''' Ctrl ''' and ''' plus(+) ''' to zoom in the view of the''' 3D viewport.'''

And press '''Ctrl''' and minus'''(-)''' to zoom out the view of the '''3D viewport'''.
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|| Hover over '''Zoom in/out''' icon
|| Now we will learn to zoom using '''navigation '''tools.

Let's go to the right side of the '''3D viewport'''.

Observe a circle with arrows for '''X''', '''Y''', and ''' Z axes'''.

This is called ''' Navigation gizmo'''.
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|| Only narration
|| Below the '''Navigation gizmo''', observe there are some tools.

These are the '''navigation''' tools.

Now locate the '''zoom tool'''.
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|| Click on the''' zoom tool '''

Move the mouse
|| Click on it and hold the mouse. 

Move the mouse outward and inward to zoom in and zoom out.
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|| Scroll the mouse wheel up
|| Now let us use the mouse wheel.

Scroll the mouse wheel upwards to ''' zoom in'''.
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|| Scroll the mouse wheel down
|| Scroll the mouse wheel downwards to '''zoom out'''.
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|| Only narration 
|| The second action we shall see is '''panning''' the view. 

By '''panning ''' the view we can change the view of the object.

The viewing angle and magnification of the object will be the same.
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|| Hover over the object
|| There are many ways of doing this using the mouse and the keyboard.

First we will use the '''Shift '''key with the mouse wheel.
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|| Hold '''Shift '''and press the mouse wheel and move the mouse.
|| Hold the '''Shift ''' key, press the mouse-wheel and move the mouse.

This action pans both left to right and up and down.
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|| Move the mouse on the '''hand tool'''

Go to the right side of '''3D viewport'''
|| Let us look at another way to ''' pan ''' the view.

Go to the '''navigation '''tools.
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|| Click and move mouse on the '''hand tool'''
|| Notice the '''hand tool'''. 

Click on it and hold the left mouse button.

Now move the mouse from left to right.
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|| Move it to pan
|| Observe how the '''3D viewport''' is panning in sync with the mouse movement.

Pause the video.

Try moving the mouse in other directions and observe how the '''3D viewport''' pans. 
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|| Only narration

Go to the''' Edit menu '''
>> select '''Preferences.''' 
|| You can also use your '''numpad''' keys to pan the view. 

Go to the ''' Edit menu ''' and select '''Preferences.''' 
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|| Cursor on the window.

On the left panel select '''Input'''. 

Here check the '''Emulate Numpad''' checkbox.
|| '''Blender Preferences''' window opens.

On the left panel select '''Input'''. 

Here check the '''Emulate Numpad''' checkbox.

Close the ''' Blender Preferences''' window.

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|| Video editor: '''CTRL and 2'''
|| Press '''Ctrl '''and 2 to '''pan''' the view upwards.
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|| Video editor: '''CTRL and 8'''
|| Press '''Ctrl''' and 8 to '''pan''' the view downwards.
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|| Video editor: '''CTRL and 4'''
|| Press '''Ctrl''' and 4  to '''pan''' the view to the right.
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|| Video editor: '''CTRL and 6'''
|| Press '''Ctrl''' and 6 to '''pan''' the view to the left.
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|| Only narration
|| The next action we shall see is to rotate the view.
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|| Press and hold the mouse wheel and move the mouse in a square pattern.
|| Now, to rotate the view, press your mouse wheel and move the mouse in a square pattern.

This gives us '''Turntable Rotation'''.
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|| Only narration
|| For more flexibility over the action of rotation you can use a trackball rotation.
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|| '''Edit menu''' >>''' Preferences'''
|| For that, let us go to the '''Edit menu'''.

 Click on '''Preferences'''. 
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|| Select '''Navigation'''
|| '''Blender Preferences''' window opens.

On the left panel select '''Navigation'''. 
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|| Hover on '''trackball''' option. 

Click on '''Trackball'''.
|| Click on '''Trackball'''.

Close the''' Blender Preferences''' window.
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|| Only narration
|| Rotating the view can be done either left to right or up and down.
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|| Hover on '''Navigation gizmo '''

Move the mouse left to right
|| Hover the mouse over the '''Navigation gizmo'''. 

Press and hold down the left mouse button.

Then move the mouse from left to right.
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|| Move the mouse up to down
|| For up and down rotation, move the mouse upward and downward direction.
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|| Only narration
|| We can also use the '''numpad''' shortcut keys. 
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|| Video Editor: '''4'''
|| Press 4 to rotate the view to the left.
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|| Video Editor: '''6'''
|| Press 6 to rotate the view to the right.
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|| Only narration
|| Now let us rotate the view in an up and down directions using keys on '''numpad'''.
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|| Video Editor: '''2'''
|| Press 2 to rotate the view upwards.
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|| Video Editor: '''8'''
|| Press 8 to rotate the view downwards.
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|| Only narration
Go to '''3D viewport''' '''menu bar
>> View '''>>''' Navigation'''.

|| We have one more method to '''zoom, pan''' and '''rotate''' .

Let’s go to the '''3D viewport''' '''menu bar''' and click on '''View'''.
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|| Hover over the '''zoom, rotate''' and '''pan'''

Hover over the panel
|| Then click on '''Navigation'''. 

A submenu opens.

Here we can see the commands for '''zoom, rotate''' and '''pan.'''
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|| Only narration
|| Please pause the video and explore using this method.
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|| '''Slide Number 5'''

'''Summary '''
||This brings us to the end of this tutorial.

In this tutorial, we have learnt to 
* Zoom, pan and rotate the view
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||''' Slide Number 6'''

'''Assignment'''
||As an assignment, please do the following:

* Add a '''Cylinder '''object on the '''3D viewport'''
* Check the '''zoom, pan''' and''' rotate''' effects on the '''Cylinder'''
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|| '''Slide Number 7'''

'''About the Spoken Tutorial Project'''
||The video at the following link summarizes the '''Spoken Tutorial project.'''

Please download and watch it.
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|| '''Slide Number 8'''

'''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''
||The '''Spoken Tutorial Project''' team conducts workshops and gives certificates.

For more details, please write to us.
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|| '''Slide Number 9'''

'''Answers for THIS Spoken Tutorial'''
|| Please post your timed queries in this '''forum'''.
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|| '''Slide Number 10'''

'''FOSSEE Forum'''
|| For any general or technical questions on '''Blender''', visit the '''FOSSEE''' '''forum''' and post your question.
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|| '''Slide Number 11''' 

'''Acknowledgment'''
||'''Spoken Tutorial''' project was established by the '''Ministry of Education''', '''Government of India'''.
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|| 
||This is Arthi along with Sejal from '''IIT Bombay''' signing off.
Thank you for joining.
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