Blender 3D: Noob to Pro/FAQ
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This section of frequently asked questions is intended to cover general information about the goal and structure of Blender 3D: Noob to Pro and the software in is designed to teach, Blender.
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[edit] What is Blender?
Blender is a free and open-source program available at blender.org for Windows XP, Vista, and 7, OS X, Linux, and a variety of other operating systems. Blender 2.49 is the current version. It is designed to be a fully functional 3D content-creation program, allow all common methods of 3D editing, animation, texture mapping, and rendering. Interested readers may view more about Blender's history, functionality, and productions which have utilized Blender at it's entry on Wikipedia.
[edit] What is this book about?
This book is designed as a series of tutorials which lead a user to high general proficiency in using Blender. Following the tutorials in order is highly recommended, as tutorials introduce actions which readers will be expected to know about in later sections. The book is not intended as a knowledge compendium or reference manual, though there are many links to external resources for further information on specific topics.
[edit] How accurate is the information in the book?
Blender is in active development, and as such the appearance and function of the user interface and the tools in the program are subject to change. With Blender 2.50, an entirely new graphical user interface and heavily edited internal code will result in a different appearance and possible changes to keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys). Every attempt is made to keep up with the current standards within Blender and most tutorials remain valid between versions.
[edit] I have a question, where can I get help?
Blenderartists and blendernewbies (not a link), are both large English user forums, can be posted on or searched easily, and blenderWiki has a large documentation database. Similar forums in most languages can be found at blender.org's community page. The discussion pages are also useful. If your question turns out to be very common, please take a moment to see if you can add it to the book by integrating it smoothly with an existing page.
