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:: '''Use Material''' instead to see textures plus rough shading. | :: '''Use Material''' instead to see textures plus rough shading. | ||
Q: How | Q: How do I get global lighting? | ||
:A: Go to the World properties and select the box Environment Lighting. (See the Warehouse screenshot) | :A: Go to the World properties and select the box Environment Lighting. (See the Warehouse screenshot) | ||
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==UI== | ==UI== | ||
Q: How do | Q: How do I '''close panels'''? | ||
:A: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q6mLdO1E4Q In the upper right corner drag the triangle symbol on another equal sized panel.] | :A: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q6mLdO1E4Q In the upper right corner drag the triangle symbol on another equal sized panel.] | ||
==Tools and actions== | ==Tools and actions== | ||
https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/modeling/meshes/editing/ | Blender has excellent documentation. See [https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/modeling/meshes/editing/face/index.html HERE] for the general docs on face-editing. | ||
Q: '''How do | Q: '''How do I select''' faces, edges and vertices (points)? | ||
:A: There are controls at the bottom of the viewport. While being in '''Edit Mode''', make the '''Edge symbol''' active. '''Right-click a component''' to select it. Use Shift to add or subtract. | :A: There are controls at the bottom of the viewport. While being in '''Edit Mode''', make the '''Edge symbol''' active. '''Right-click a component''' to select it. Use Shift to add or subtract. | ||
Q: How do | Q: How do I '''toggle between selection modes'''. | ||
:A: [https://blenderartists.org/t/can-we-toggle-between-face-edge-vert-select-modes-with-hotkeys/498635#post1990947 See here.] | :A: [https://blenderartists.org/t/can-we-toggle-between-face-edge-vert-select-modes-with-hotkeys/498635#post1990947 See here.] | ||
Q: How | Q: How do I '''(de)select all'''? | ||
:A: Press A. | :A: Press A. | ||
Q: How do | Q: How do I '''fill holes''' in meshes? | ||
:A: '''Select edges''' of the hole. '''Press F''' to make a N-gon face '''or''' press '''F + Alt''' to make a triangulated face. | :A: '''Select edges''' of the hole. '''Press F''' to make a N-gon face '''or''' press '''F + Alt''' to make a triangulated face. | ||
Q: How do | Q: How do I '''show normals'''? | ||
:A: '''Press N''' to toggle for a panel with more properties. Scroll down to '''Mesh Display section'''. You likely want to click the '''faces symbol'''. | :A: '''Press N''' to toggle for a panel with more properties. Scroll down to '''Mesh Display section'''. You likely want to click the '''faces symbol'''. | ||
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:Select faces, Alt + J | :Select faces, Alt + J | ||
Q: How do | Q: How do I '''edit UVs'''? | ||
:A: | :A: | ||