1 00:00:02 --> 00:00:04 Welcome to the series of Blender tutorials. 2 00:00:05 --> 00:00:11 This tutorial is about the User Preferences window in Blender 2.59. 3 00:00:12 --> 00:00:21 This script has been contributed by Bhanu Prakash and edited by Monisha Banerjee 4 00:00:22 --> 00:00:29 After watching this tutorial, we shall learn what is User Preferences window; 5 00:00:30 --> 00:00:35 what are the different options available in the User Preferences window; 6 00:00:36 --> 00:00:42 and how to customize the Blender interface using the User Preferences window 7 00:00:43 --> 00:00:47 I assume that you know the basic elements of the Blender interface. 8 00:00:48 --> 00:00:51 If not then please refer to our earlier tutorial 9 00:00:52 --> 00:00:57 Basic Description of the Blender Interface. 10 00:00:58 --> 00:01:04 Go to File at the top left corner of the Blender interface. 11 00:01:05 --> 00:01:07 Left click to open File. 12 00:01:08 --> 00:01:18 Here is a list of options which have been explained already in the tutorial File Browser and Info Panel 13 00:01:19 --> 00:01:21 Select User Preferences 14 00:01:22 --> 00:01:31 For keyboard shortcut, press Ctrl, Alt & U 15 00:01:32 --> 00:01:37 This is User Preferences window. 16 00:01:38 --> 00:01:44 Go to Interface at the top left corner of the User Preferences window. 17 00:01:45 --> 00:01:49 This contains several options for customizing the Blender interface. 18 00:01:50 --> 00:01:55 The basic required options are already activated by default. 19 00:01:56 --> 00:02:04 Display mini axis controls the size of the mini axis present at the bottom left corner of the 3D view. 20 00:02:05 --> 00:02:08 The default size is 25. 21 00:02:09 --> 00:02:15 I am using size 60 for better viewing purposes in the Blender Tutorials series. 22 00:02:16 --> 00:02:17 Let me demonstrate 23 00:02:18 --> 00:02:23 Close the User preferences window 24 00:02:24 --> 00:02:31 At the bottom left corner of the 3D view, we can see the mini axis. 25 00:02:32 --> 00:02:39 The mini axis represents the global transform axis of the 3D space in Blender. 26 00:02:40 --> 00:02:43 It is useful when animating in Blender. 27 00:02:44 --> 00:02:51 We will discuss about global and local transform axis in detail in subsequent tutorials. 28 00:02:52 --> 00:02:59 Press Ctrl, Alt & U to open the User Preferences window 29 00:03:00 --> 00:03:05 Activate Rotate around selection . 30 00:03:06 --> 00:03:11 This enables you to orbit around the center of the selected object. 31 00:03:12 --> 00:03:14 Let us see what this means. 32 00:03:15 --> 00:03:18 Close the User preferences window 33 00:03:19 --> 00:03:26 Right click the lamp in the 3D view 34 00:03:27 --> 00:03:34 Press and hold mouse wheel or middle mouse button and move your mouse. 35 00:03:35 --> 00:03:41 We are orbiting around the selected object. 36 00:03:42 --> 00:03:46 Similary, Right click the Camera. 37 00:03:47 --> 00:03:54 Press and hold mouse wheel or middle mouse button and move your mouse. 38 00:03:55 --> 00:04:02 Now we are rotating around camera. 39 00:04:03 --> 00:04:09 Press Ctrl, Alt & U to open the User Preferences window 40 00:04:10 --> 00:04:13 Left click Editing. 41 00:04:14 --> 00:04:23 This contains parameters that reflect the behavior of Blender in Object editing mode or the Edit Mode. 42 00:04:24 --> 00:04:31 Again the basic options already activated by default. 43 00:04:32 --> 00:04:43 Global undo increases/decreases the number of undo steps that might be required while editing. 44 00:04:44 --> 00:04:45 Left click Input. 45 00:04:46 --> 00:04:52 Here we can customize all the keyboard shortcuts used in Blender. 46 00:04:53 --> 00:05:03 Emulate 3-button mouse will make your 2-button mouse behave like a 3-button mouse in Blender. 47 00:05:04 --> 00:05:11 Select with can change the selection option of your mouse from right to left. 48 00:05:12 --> 00:05:18 This is useful for left-handed users. 49 00:05:19 --> 00:05:28 Emulate numpad will make the number keys on your keyboard behave like the numpad keys in Blender. 50 00:05:29 --> 00:05:40 This is useful for laptop users, who don't have a separate numpad on the keyboard. 51 00:05:41 --> 00:05:42 Left click Add-ons. 52 00:05:43 --> 00:05:48 This contains a list plug-ins in blender. 53 00:05:49 --> 00:05:51 Left click Enabled . 54 00:05:52 --> 00:05:54 Some plug-ins are activated by default. 55 00:05:55 --> 00:05:59 Other plug-ins can be installed from the respective website. 56 00:06:00 --> 00:06:06 For example, let us install a plug-in for crating clouds. 57 00:06:07 --> 00:06:10 Left click Object 58 00:06:11 --> 00:06:18 Left click on the triangle next to Object: Cloud generator 59 00:06:19 --> 00:06:22 Left click link to wiki. 60 00:06:23 --> 00:06:28 This link opens a web page on our internet browser. 61 00:06:29 --> 00:06:34 I am using Firefox 3.09 internet browser. 62 00:06:35 --> 00:06:41 Here we can download and install the cloud generator plug-in for Blender. 63 00:06:42 --> 00:06:46 Just follow the instructions on this page. 64 00:06:47 --> 00:06:55 The steps shown here are similar in all internet browsers. 65 00:06:56 --> 00:06:58 Left click Theme. 66 00:06:59 --> 00:07:08 Here you can change the color of each panel of the Blender interface. 67 00:07:09 --> 00:07:13 For example, Left click Timeline. 68 00:07:14 --> 00:07:23 Here you can see the color of the current frame indicator, grid and all other attributes as well. 69 00:07:24 --> 00:07:29 Left click the green bar next to current frame. 70 00:07:30 --> 00:07:37 This is the colour mode window in Blender. 71 00:07:38 --> 00:07:44 The white dot here over the green area controls the colour of the current frame indicator. 72 00:07:45 --> 00:07:48 I am going to change it to red. 73 00:07:49 --> 00:07:57 Left click the white dot, hold and drag your mouse to the red area. 74 00:07:58 --> 00:08:00 Release left click. 75 00:08:01 --> 00:08:06 Notice how the values of RGB have changed as well. 76 00:08:07 --> 00:08:14 In this way, we can change the colour of the other listed options too. 77 00:08:15 --> 00:08:19 Left click File. 78 00:08:20 --> 00:08:37 Here we can set the location of Fonts, Textures, Plugins, Render output, Scripts, Sounds, etc. on our system. 79 00:08:38 --> 00:08:41 Let us set the location for Fonts 80 00:08:42 --> 00:08:52 Left click the file icon at the right end of the first rectangle bar. 81 00:08:53 --> 00:08:55 A file browser opens. 82 00:08:56 --> 00:09:01 By default, we are inside the local C drive directory 83 00:09:02 --> 00:09:06 Left click the windows directory. 84 00:09:07 --> 00:09:10 Navigate to Fonts 85 00:09:11 --> 00:09:18 Left click Accept at the top right corner of the screen. 86 00:09:19 --> 00:09:24 A path has appeared on the first rectangle bar. 87 00:09:25 --> 00:09:31 Blender now knows where to look for the fonts on our system. 88 00:09:32 --> 00:09:39 Similary, left click the file icon at the right end of the second rectangle bar. 89 00:09:40 --> 00:09:42 Again, the file browser opens. 90 00:09:43 --> 00:09:51 Now we can set the location for the textures on our system like we did for the fonts. 91 00:09:52 --> 00:09:59 What if I want to exit this file browser without selecting a location for the textures? 92 00:10:00 --> 00:10:10 Left click Back to previous next to help at the top of the screen to return to the User Preferences window. 93 00:10:11 --> 00:10:19 There is no path visible on the second rectangle bar because I did not select one. 94 00:10:20 --> 00:10:22 Left Click System . 95 00:10:23 --> 00:10:28 Here we can customize the Blender settings according to the properties of the computer we are using. 96 00:10:29 --> 00:10:35 DPI changes the font size and resolution for display in Blender. 97 00:10:36 --> 00:10:41 the default DPI in Blender is 72. 98 00:10:42 --> 00:10:51 I am using DPI:90 for better viewing purposes in the Blender tutorials series 99 00:10:52 --> 00:11:00 Save as default at the bottom left corner is used to save our customized changes in the blender interface. 100 00:11:01 --> 00:11:06 For keyboard shortcut, press CTRl & U 101 00:11:07 --> 00:11:12 So this was the basic information about the User Preferences window. 102 00:11:13 --> 00:11:24 Apart from these there are other options present in user preferences window which will be discussed in the later tutorials. 103 00:11:25 --> 00:11:32 Now try to open the user preferences window in Blender using the keyboard shortcut. 104 00:11:33 --> 00:11:41 Then, using Rotate around selection, make the cube the centre of rotation in the 3D view. 105 00:11:42 --> 00:11:46 Install cloud generator plug-in for Blender, 106 00:11:47 --> 00:11:56 change the colour of the current frame indicator in the timeline and set the location for render output on your computer. 107 00:11:57 --> 00:12:01 All the best! 108 00:12:02 --> 00:12:09 And that completes this tutorial on User Preferences. 109 00:12:10 --> 00:12:18 This Tutorial is created by Project Oscar and supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT. 110 00:12:19 --> 00:12:22 More information on the same is available at the following links 111 00:12:23 --> 00:12:38 oscar.iitb.ac.in, and spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro. 112 00:12:39 --> 00:12:40 The Spoken Tutorial Project- 113 00:12:41 --> 00:12:44 Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials 114 00:12:45 --> 00:12:49 Gives certificates to those who pass an online test. 115 00:12:50 --> 00:12:55 For more details, please write to contact us contact@spoken-tutorial.org 116 00:12:56 --> 00:12:58 Thanks for joining us 117 00:12:59 --> 00:13:04 and this is Monisha from IIT Bombay signing off.