Difference between revisions of "Blender/C2/3D-Cursor/English-timed"

| Welcome to the series of '''Blender Tutorials'''.

| This tutorial is about the '''3D Cursor''' in '''Blender 2.59'''.

| After watching this tutorial, we shall learn- what is '''3D cursor'''?

| How to add new objects to the '''3D view''' in '''Blender''' using '''3D cursor''' and the '''snapping''' options for '''3D cursor''' in '''Blender'''.

| I assume that you already know how to install '''Blender''' on your system.

| If not, please refer to our earlier tutorials on '''Installing Blender'''.

| The '''3D Cursor''' is the red and white ring with the cross-hair that you see at the centre of the '''Blender screen'''.

| Let us see the '''3D cursor''' in '''Blender'''. To do that, we need to open Blender.

|There are two ways to open '''Blender'''.

|First, go to the''' Blender icon''' on the desktop. Right-click the''' Blender icon'''. Left-click '''Open'''.

|The second and easier way to open Blender is left double-click the '''Blender icon''' on the desktop.

| The '''font size''' in the '''Blender interface''' has been increased so that you can understand all the options given.

| To learn how to increase the '''Interface''' font size, please see the tutorial on '''User Preferences'''.

|This is known as the welcome page or '''splash screen'''.  It shows some useful '''reference links''' for learning about Blender.

| left-click  '''mouse''' anywhere on the '''Blender interface''' other than splash screen.

| The '''3D cursor''' is right at the centre of the screen, surrounded by the '''cube'''.

|We can’t see the cursor properly, so we must delete the '''cube'''.

| To delete it, press the '''Delete''' button on the keyboard. Left-click '''Delete'''.

| The primary purpose of the '''3D Cursor''' is to specify the location of a new object added to the 3D scene.

| Go to '''ADD''' >> '''Mesh'''. Left-click '''Cube'''.

| You can also use key board shortcut '''shift & A''' to add new objects to the '''3D view'''.

| A new '''cube''' is added to the '''3D view'''.

| As you can see, the new '''cube''' has appeared on the same location as the '''3D cursor'''.

| Now, let us see how we can add a new '''object''' to a new location.

| First, we need to move the '''3D cursor''' to a new location.

| To do this, left-click at any location in the '''3D space'''.

| I am clicking to the left side of the cube.

| '''Shift & A''' to add a new object, '''Mesh'''. Left-click '''UV sphere'''.

| The '''UV sphere''' appears at the new location of the 3D cursor.

| Now, we shall see the snapping options for the 3D cursor.

| For example, let us '''snap''' the '''cube''' to the 3D cursor.

| Right-click on the '''cube'''. '''Shift & S''' to pull up the '''snap menu'''.

| Left-click '''Selection to cursor'''. The '''cube''' snaps to the 3D cursor.

| Now let's move the cube to the right. Left-click''' green handle''', hold and drag your mouse to the right.

| To learn more about moving objects in the '''3D view''', see the tutorial on '''Basic description of Blender interface'''.

|''' Shift & S''' to pull up the snap menu. Left-click '''Cursor to Selected'''.

| The 3D cursor snaps to the centre of the '''cube''' in the new location.

| In case you have more than 1 object selected at the same time, say the '''cube''' and the '''UV sphere''' here,

|''' Shift plus right''' click to select the '''UV sphere'''. So now, you have two objects selected at the same time.

| Now, '''Shift plus right''' click the''' lamp'''. '''Shift & S''' to pull up the '''snap menu'''.

| Click on any point in the '''3D view''' to move the 3D cursor. I am clicking to the bottom right.  

|''' Shift & S''' to pull up the '''snap''' menu.

| Click '''Cursor to Center'''. The '''3D cursor''' snaps to the centre of the '''3D view'''.

| Press '''A''' on the keyboard to '''deselect''' the objects.

| Now, right-click the '''UV sphere'''. Press '''A''' to deselect it.

| '''Shift & S''' to pull up the '''snap''' menu.

| The 3D cursor snaps to the centre of the '''UV sphere''', the last active selection.

| The '''3D cursor''' provides additional benefits when used as a pivot point while '''modeling'''

| Now, try to add new '''object'''s to the '''3D view''' in different locations using the '''3D cursor'''.

| After that, explore the snapping options in the '''snap''' menu. All the best!

| So, that wraps up our tutorial on Blender’s '''3D Cursor'''.

| This tutorial is created by '''Project Oscar''' and supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT.

| More information on the same is available at the following links- oscar.iitb.ac.in and spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro.

| The Spoken Tutorial Project:

| conducts workshops using spoken tutorials;

| Thanks for joining us.

|And this is Monisha from IIT Bombay, signing off.