Getting Started with Blender: Extrusion
One of my friends was hugely helpful in getting me started with 3D printing, and the other day he asked me about model making. I've got just enough experience in that area to be able to make some things, but not so much that I've forgotten how hard it all was when I got started! So, I figured that I'd post some resources and techniques. First things first, if you want to learn how to use Blender, watch the Blender tutorial videos . Those'll show you the basics and are a super important intro. Besides the official videos, there's a bunch of great content on YouTube - I've specifically learned a ton by watching Miguel Zavala's videos . They tend to be very long (like a couple hours), but he just films himself as he's making models and he generally talks about what he's doing as he goes. I've picked up a lot of little techniques by watching how he does things - in fact, I want to write about one of those here! In Blender, as in life, Extru...