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'''Title: '''Modeling a Car

'''Author: '''Sejal Dhiman & Arthi Varadarajan

'''Keywords: '''blender 4.1, car modeling, extrude, duplicate objects, combine objects, boolean modifier, video tutorial.

{| border=1
|-
|| '''Visual Cuevideo'''
|| '''Narration'''
|-
|| '''Slide Number 1'''

'''Title Slide '''
|| Welcome to this Spoken Tutorial on '''Modeling a Car '''in''' Blender 4.1.'''
|-
|| '''Slide Number 2'''

'''Learning Objectives'''
|| In this tutorial, we will learn to model a car using the below options:

* Change''' '''the''' Object '''name''' '''in''' Outliner'''
* Model using '''Extrude''' option
* Transform objects using '''Object properties'''
* Duplicate objects
* Use '''Boolean modifier'''

|-
|| '''Slide Number 3'''

'''System and Software Requirements'''
|| 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.

|-
|| '''Slide Number 4'''

'''Pre-requisites'''

[https://spoken-tutorial.org/ https://spoken-tutorial.org]
|| To follow this tutorial,

* The learner must be familiar with Blender properties.

|-
||Show Blender
|| I have already opened '''Blender'''.

Let us save our file first.

|-
|| Click on '''File '''and then '''Save'''

Change the folder name to '''Car-animation. '''

Change name as '''Road.blend.'''

Click on '''Save blender file'''
|| Go to '''File '''and select '''Save'''.

Locate and select the '''Car-animation '''folder which we had saved earlier.

At the bottom change the name '''untitled.blend''' to '''Car.blend. '''Click on '''Save blender file. '''

|-
||Hover over the cube
|| Let us start making a model of a car.

For that we will use the cube which is selected by default.

|-
||Hover over''' Outliner'''

Change the name to '''Car'''
|| Go to '''Outliner''' on the right side above '''Properties.'''

Objects present in the '''3D viewport''' are listed here.

Double click on the cube and change the name to '''Car. '''Press''' Enter.'''

|-
|| Hover over the '''Properties '''

Hover over the '''Scale'''

Set the value of '''X '''to''' 2, Y '''to''' 4.5 '''and''' Z '''to''' 0.6. '''

|| First we will scale the cube, by setting the exact dimensions to it. Go to '''Properties.'''

Observe '''Object Properties''' is selected by default.

In the '''Scale''' option, set the value of '''X '''to''' 2, Y '''to''' 4.5 '''and''' Z '''to''' 0.6. '''Press''' Enter.'''

|-
|| Hover over the object.

Video editor: '''Tab'''
|| Observe the changes in the object.

Let us start editing the object.

Press '''Tab''' to go to '''Edit mode. '''

|-
|| Video editor: '''Ctrl '''and''' R'''

Hover over the yellow line
|| Now, we will use '''Loop cuts''' to divide the object.

Move the mouse over the object.

Press '''Ctrl '''and''' R''' keys together to create the Loop Cut.

A yellow line appears in the middle of the object.

|-
||Click and move the line
|| Click, and move the line towards the front of the object and click again.

Now the object is divided into two parts.
|-
|| Hover on''' Extrude tool'''
|| We will use the '''Extrude''' option to do the modeling.

'''Extrude''' is a tool that helps to extend or reduce the selected region.

'''E''' is the shortcut key for '''Extrude'''.
|-
|| Go to the '''3D viewport menu >> '''

'''Face selection mode'''
|| Go to the 3D viewport''' menu.'''

Select the '''Face selection mode.'''

|-
|| Video editor: '''E'''

Move the mouse and drag upwards
|| Click on the top right face of the object.

Press '''E '''to extrude.

You will see a blue line and the cursor changes to Move cursor.

Move the mouse and drag the face vertically upwards and click as shown.
|-
|| Click on '''Extrude Region'''

Change '''Z''' value '''to 1.5'''
|| To set the accurate value, go to the bottom left.

Click on '''Extrude Region and Move.'''

Set the '''Z''' value to 1.5 and press '''Enter.'''

|-
||Hold the mouse wheel and move the mouse
|| Hold the mouse wheel and move the mouse to check the object in different views.

|-
|| Video editor:''' E '''

Drag the face outwards

'''Extrude Region >>'''set the '''Z''' value to '''1.6'''
|| There are 2 boxes at the bottom.

Select the backside face of the second box as shown.

Press''' E'''. Move the mouse, and drag the face outwards as shown and click.

In the '''Extrude Region,''' set the '''Z''' value to '''1.6. '''Press '''Enter'''.

|-
|| Video editor: '''S'''

'''D'''rag the face inwards
|| Next, select the top face of the object. Press '''S'''.

Mouse the mouse, drag the face inwards and click as shown.

|-
|| Go to the '''3D viewport menu >>'''

'''Edge Selection Mode'''

|| Go to the '''3D viewport menu.'''

Select the '''Edge Selection Mode'''.
|-
|| Select the front edge of the top '''face'''

Video editor: '''G '''

Video editor: '''Y'''

Drag the edge backwards
|| Select the front edge of the top '''face''' of the car.

Press '''G '''and '''Y''' keys.

Move the mouse and drag the edge backwards and click as shown.

Now the basic shape of the car is created.

|-
||Only narration
|| Next let us make the doors of the car.

For this, we will use Loop cut again.

|-
|| Press '''numpad 3'''

Video editor: '''Ctrl '''and '''R'''

|| Press '''numpad 3''' to go to the '''Side view. '''

Keep the mouse in the center of the car and press '''Ctrl '''and '''R '''keys together.

|-
|| Move the line to the front

Zoom in
|| Observe that a '''loop cut''' appears at the center of the car.

Click and move the line towards the front end and click again.

Scroll the mouse wheel outwards to zoom in.

|-
|| Video editor: '''Ctrl '''and '''R'''

Move the line
|| Press '''Ctrl '''and '''R '''again.

Repeat the process and move this line closer to the previous line as shown.

|-
|| Hold '''Shift''' and the mouse wheel together

Move the mouse
|| Hold the '''Shift key''' and the mouse wheel.

Now move the mouse to view the object without changing the angle.

|-
||Create 2 pairs of loop cuts
|| In the similar way, I will create 2 more pairs of lines.

One at the center of the car.

Another pair towards the backside of the car.
|-
|| Go to the '''3D viewport menu'''

'''Face Selection Mode'''

Select the faces

|| Go to the '''3D viewport menu.''' Select the '''Face Selection Mode'''.

Hold the '''Shift key '''and select the '''faces''' of the '''loop cuts.'''

If you select any other face by mistake, press '''Shift''' key and click again to deselect it.

|-
||Select the other side faces
|| Hold the mouse wheel and move the mouse to the other side of the car.

Hold the '''Shift key '''and select the '''loop cut faces''' of this side too.

|-
||Video editor: '''Alt''' and '''E'''
|| Press '''Alt''' and '''E''' keys together.

From the shown menu, select '''Extrude Faces along Normals.'''

Move the mouse and extrude the faces inwards and click.

|-
|| '''Extrude Region and Move'''

Set the '''Z''' value to '''-0.2'''
|| In the '''Extrude Region,''' set the '''Z''' value to '''-0.2.''' Press '''Enter.'''

Observe that the doors are now created.

|-
||Deselect the '''faces'''
|| Next we will design the windows.

Click outside the car to deselect the '''faces.'''

|-
||Select the upper four faces
|| Hold the '''Shift key''' and select all the top four '''faces''' of the doors.

|-
|| Video editor: I

Move the mouse inwards

'''Inset face '''

Set the '''Thickness''' to '''0.03'''
|| Press '''I.'''

'''I '''is the shortcut to inset '''faces''' inside the selection region.

Move the mouse a bit so that the faces turn inwards as shown.

At the bottom, in the '''Inset face,''' set the '''Thickness''' to '''0.03. '''Press '''Enter.'''

|-
|| Select front and back faces

Video editor: I

Move the '''faces''' inwards

'''Inset faces >> '''

Set the '''Thickness''' to '''0.03'''
|| Select the back '''face''' of the car.

Hold the '''Shift''' key and select the front '''face''' too.

Press '''I.''' Then move the '''faces''' inwards.

In the '''Inset faces,''' set the '''Thickness''' to '''0.03. '''Press '''Enter. '''

Now we will add some depth to these '''faces'''.

|-
|| Select all 6 upper faces

Video editor: '''Alt '''and '''E'''
|| To do so, hold the '''Shift''' key and select all the 6 top '''faces.'''

And press '''Alt '''and '''E''' keys together.

|-
|| Select '''Extrude Faces along Normals'''

'''Extrude Region>>'''

Set the '''offset''' to '''-0.02'''

Video editor: '''Tab'''
|| Select '''Extrude Faces along Normals '''from''' '''the shown menu.

Now, move the mouse and click to get some depth.

In the '''Extrude Region''', set the '''offset''' to '''-0.02. '''Press '''Enter.'''

Windows of the car are created.

Press '''Tab''' to go to '''Object mode.'''
|-
||Video editor: '''Ctrl''' and '''S'''
|| The car model now resembles a real car.

Press '''Ctrl''' and '''S''' keys together to save our file.

|-
|| Video editor: '''numpad 3'''

Press '''Shift''' and right click
|| Next let’s create spaces in the car to add wheels.

Press '''numpad 3''' to go to '''Side view. '''

Press '''Shift''' and right click to move the '''3D cursor''' in the front region of the car.

|-
|| Video editor: '''Shift''' and '''A'''

'''Mesh >> Cylinder'''
|| Press '''Shift''' and '''A''' keys together to open the Add menu.

Select '''Mesh'''. Then click on '''Cylinder'''.

|-
|| Click on '''Add cylinder'''

Set the '''Vertices''' to '''24'''
|| Go to the bottom left. Click on '''Add cylinder''' option.

Set the '''Vertices''' to '''24. '''In''' Rotation '''set''' '''the''' Y '''value to''' 90.'''

Press''' Enter.'''

|-
|| Video editor: '''Z'''

Select '''Wireframe'''
|| Press '''Z''' to open '''Viewport shading modes'''

Select '''Wireframe. '''This helps to place the '''cylinder''' accurately since only the edges are visible.

|-
|| '''Object Properties >> '''set '''X, Y & Z''' values to '''0.6'''

Video editor: '''G'''
|| Let us resize the '''Cylinder.'''

Go to '''Object Properties.'''

In the '''Scale''' option, change the '''X, Y & Z''' values to '''0.6. '''Press '''Enter. '''

Press '''G '''and move the '''cylinder''' as shown.

Three fourths of the '''cylinder''' should be inside the car.

|-
||Video editor: '''numpad 7'''
|| Press '''numpad 7''' to go '''Top view. '''

Make sure that half of the cylinder should be inside the car.
|-
|| Video editor: '''Shift''' and '''D'''

Video editor: '''G'''

Video editor: '''Y'''
|| Next we will duplicate this cylinder and add it to the back side of the car.

Press '''Shift''' and '''D '''keys together.

Press '''G''' and '''Y''' keys and move the duplicated cylinder to the back side.

|-
|| Video editor: '''Shift''' and '''D'''

Video editor: '''G'''

Video editor: '''X'''
|| Hold the '''Shift''' key and select both the '''cylinders'''.

Press '''Shift''' and '''D '''keys together.

Press '''G''' and '''X keys''' and move them to the other side of the car as shown.
|-
|| Video editor: '''Z'''

Select '''Solid mode'''
|| Now we will create space for the wheels.

Press '''Z '''to open the '''Viewport Shading modes.'''

Select '''Solid.'''

Hold the '''Shift''' key and select all the four cylinders.

|-
||Video editor: '''Ctrl''' and '''J'''
|| Press '''Ctrl''' and '''J''' keys together to group them together.

Again hold the '''Shift '''key and select the car too.

|-
|| '''Properties >> Modifiers (spanner icon)'''

Click on '''Add modifier'''

'''Generate >> Boolean'''
|| Go to '''Properties.''' Select''' Modifiers. '''

Click on '''Add modifier.'''

From the dropdown, select '''Generate''' and click on '''Boolean.'''

|-
|| Click on the '''Object field '''

Select '''Cylinder.001'''

Click on the dropdown arrow next to the

'''Boolean field >> Apply'''

Video editor: '''X'''

|| Make sure that the '''Difference '''option is selected.

Click on the '''Object field. '''Select '''Cylinder'''

Click on the dropdown arrow next to the '''Boolean field.'''

Select '''Apply. '''Now click on the '''Cylinders.'''

Press '''X''' and '''Delete '''from the shown menu.

|-
|| Hold the mouse wheel and move the mouse
|| Hold the mouse wheel and move the mouse to change the view.

Observe that the '''Cylinders''' are gone creating a difference in the car.

We will add wheels in these spaces in the upcoming tutorials.

|-
||Video editor: '''Ctrl''' and '''S'''
|| Press '''Ctrl''' and '''S '''keys together to save the file.

With this we have come to the end of this tutorial.

Let us summarize.

|-
||'''Slide Number 6'''

'''Summary'''

|| In this tutorial, we have learnt to to model a car using the below options:

* Change the''' Object '''name''' '''in''' Outliner'''
* Model using '''Extrude''' option
* Transform objects using '''Object properties'''
* Duplicate objects
* Use '''Boolean modifier'''

|-
||'''Slide number 7'''

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

Create a Jeep Model in '''Blender'''.

The Jeep model should look like this.

|-
|| '''Slide Number 8'''

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

Please download and watch it.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 9'''

'''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''

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

For more details, please write to us.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 10'''

'''Answers for THIS Spoken Tutorial'''
|| Please post your timed queries in this '''forum'''.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 11'''

'''FOSSEE Forum'''
|| For any general or technical questions on '''Blender''', visit the '''FOSSEE''' '''forum''' and post your question.
|-
|| '''Slide Number 12'''

'''Acknowledgement'''
|| '''The Spoken Tutorial''' project is funded by the '''Ministry of Education''', '''Government of India'''.
|-
||
|| This is Arthi along with Sejal from '''IIT Bombay''' signing off.

Thanks for joining.
|-
|}

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 '''Generate >> Boolean'''
-|| Go to '''Properties'''.
+|| Go to '''Properties'''. Select ''' Modifiers'''.
-−
- Select ''' Modifiers'''.

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-And press '''Alt ''' and '''E''' keys together.
+Press '''Alt ''' and '''E''' keys together.
 |-
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 Video editor: '''Tab'''
-|| Select '''Extrude Faces along Normals '''from the shown menu.
+|| Select '''Extrude Faces along Normals''' from the shown menu.
 Now, move the mouse and click to get some depth.
-In the '''Extrude Region''', set the '''offset''' to -0.02. Press '''Enter'''.
+In the '''Extrude Region''', set the '''offset''' to -0.02.
 Windows of the car are created.
-Press '''Tab''' to go to '''Object mode.'''
+Press '''Tab''' to go to '''Object mode'''.
 |-
 ||Video editor: '''Ctrl''' and '''S'''
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 '''Mesh >> Cylinder'''
-|| Press '''Shift''' and '''A''' keys together to open the Add menu.
+|| Press '''Shift''' and '''A''' keys together to open the '''Add''' menu.
-Select '''Mesh'''. Then click on '''Cylinder'''.
+Then click on '''Cylinder'''.
 |-
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 Select '''Apply'''.
-Now click on the '''Cylinders'''.
+Now click on the cylinders.
 Press '''X''' and '''Delete ''' from the shown menu.
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 '''Summary'''
-|| In this tutorial, we have learnt to to model a car using the below options:
+|| In this tutorial, we have learnt to model a car using the below options:
 * Change the ''' object ''' name in ''' Outliner'''

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 |-
-||'''Slide Number 6'''
+||'''Slide Number 5'''
 '''Summary'''
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 |-
-||'''Slide number 7'''
+||'''Slide number 6'''
 '''Assignment'''
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 |-
-|| '''Slide Number 8'''
+|| '''Slide Number 7'''
 '''About the Spoken Tutorial Project'''
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 Please download and watch it.
 |-
-|| '''Slide Number 9'''
+|| '''Slide Number 8'''
 '''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''
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 For more details, please write to us.
 |-
-|| '''Slide Number 10'''
+|| '''Slide Number 9'''
 '''Answers for THIS Spoken Tutorial'''
 || Please post your timed queries in this '''forum'''.
 |-
-|| '''Slide Number 11'''
+|| '''Slide Number 10'''
 '''FOSSEE Forum'''
 || For any general or technical questions on '''Blender''', visit the '''FOSSEE forum''' and post your question.
 |-
-|| '''Slide Number 12'''
+|| '''Slide Number 11'''
 '''Acknowledgement'''

Blender-4.1/C3/Modeling-a-Car/English - Revision history

Arthi at 05:34, 7 July 2025

Snehalathak at 06:28, 20 September 2024

Madhurig at 07:04, 19 September 2024

Madhurig at 06:46, 19 September 2024

Arthi: Created page with "'''Title: '''Modeling a Car '''Author: '''Sejal Dhiman & Arthi Varadarajan '''Keywords: '''blender 4.1, car modeling, extrude, duplicate objects, combine objects, boolean..."