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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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| The Spoken Tutorial Project:

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| conducts workshops using spoken tutorials;

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| Thanks for joining us.

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