Day Two.

Videos: 4, 5, 6 and 7

Total time: 85 minutes

Goals: Selections, Layers, Sub-Division and the WTMCS bar.

Today's lessons took me through the various ways to select an object, or part of an object; and manipulate it (using various tools).  One of the key things Dan hammered home, is that when you have nothing selected (poly, vert or edge); any operation (move, rotate, etc.) you perform affects everything.  Dan shows you multiple ways to perform the same selection as well (also different ways to deselect).

The attributes of layers (and how similar it is to photoshop's way of using layers), and how they can help you with your work, was the focus of video #5.  Using layers (even on a simple object) can be very helpful, and save you time and effort down the road.  You also learn how to parent objects to each other, and how that carries over to Layout.  Naming, and organizing layers is also discussed.

Both Sub-Division and the new(ish) Cat-Mull Clark Sub-Division is discussed in video #6.  Dan shows you how to avoid errors, when creating geometry that is meant to be sub-divided.  Dan shows how sub-dividing a poly with an odd number of vertices can only be done with Cat-Mull Clark.

The WTMCS panel (lower-right corner of your screen in Modeler) is discussed in the final video of today.  This stands for Weight, Texture, Morph, Color Vertex and Selection.  Dan gives you an overview of what can be achieved with these different groups.

Again; nothing to show really, a few more videos and I'll finally be into the Crate Project.  I'll see you back here on Friday!

-Keith