Hello everyone, welcome to the first video of our Blender course. In this video, we will be working with Blender, an open-source free software for 3D modeling and animation. Blender is widely used in the animation and gaming industry. To download the software, simply go to blender.org and click on the download button. If your PC or laptop doesn’t support the latest version, you can easily download a previous version with lower hardware requirements.
Blender requires a CPU with SSE2 support, 8 GB RAM, and a graphics card with OpenGL 4.3 support. Your PC or laptop should not be more than 10 years old. Blender also provides recommended hardware requirements for optimal performance.
To work with Blender, we will be using Charge CBT, which generates Python code that can be run in Blender to create animations and other visual effects. We will start with a simple ‘Hello World’ example, where we will create a cube using Python code.
To get started, copy the code provided and open Blender. In Blender, go to the text editor and paste the code. Before running the script, delete the default cube in the viewport. Then, run the script and Blender will automatically create a cube for us.
Now, let’s cover some basics of 3D geometry. In Blender, a cube is made up of vertices, edges, and faces. We can select and edit these components as per our requirement. However, most of the work in Blender is done using Python code.
Blender provides a viewport where we can work with our 3D models. We can rotate, zoom, and move the models using the mouse. Blender also has a camera and lighting options to enhance the visual effects.
In the next video, we will learn how to create multiple cubes and set up three-point lighting in Blender. Stay tuned!
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