Tutorial blender quick workflow testpage

each step for make a model in blender and export in .dae format to blender and make a texture for it

required :

blender2.65

paint.net or gimp

springrts 0.91 or more

blender basic usage :

• views

3dview edit windows

tabs : edit object modes (face edge vertice when edit), magnet to grid , wireframe color textured

propreties seting windows

uvmap uvamp window

info add mesh save load files infolog windows

• blender default keys:

wheel mouse zoom

midle mouse rotate view

shift midle mouse move view

keypad 0 camera

keypad 1 3 7 orthogonal views

keypad 5 perspective onn off

left mouse click select

right mouse click move cursor

midle mouse click unselect when B or C key

B box select

C circle select (wheel for scale the circle)

shift S snap

P separate

ctrl J join

ctrl P parent

alt P unparent

G move

S scale

E extrud

use local axe (piece axes) :double key the axe (G+z+z) or mode local than global

scaling all else an axee :shift axe ( S+shift+z)

export model to springrts : export/colladata dae format (selection only)

texture uvmap :

• each piece must have a texture who will be merged in 2d editor

3dview ,edit mode , select all faces ,mesh/smart uv project , uvmap layer editor windows , UVs/export uv layer , open in gimp or paint.net , select transparent background , invert selection , copy , paste to main uvmap picture , select a the part to colorise , invert selection , copy ,paste on the color picture (same size) ,select all of the colored picture , paste on the main uvmap picture , redo for each diferent part to color