3D Modeling

​Unit Objectives:
  • Define 3-D modeling.
  • Develop a learner’s mindset.
  • Define creativity and characteristics of those individuals who display it.
  • Identify parts of the Blender software interface.
  • Identify and create new basic shapes in a 3-d environment.
  • Identify basic components of a 3-D object: vertex, edge, & face
  • View an object in 3-d from multiple vantage points.
  • Efficiently navigate in a 3-D environment by panning, rotating, & zooming along the x, y, & z axis using GUI tools and hot keys.
  • Distinguish between viewing modes.
  • Distinguish between view port shading modes.
  • Select 3-D objects and parts of objects in a multitude of ways.
  • Manipulate object properties in 3-D space.
  • Follow step-by-step directions.
Unit Vocabulary:
  • 3-D modeling
  • Meta cognition
  • Meshes: Plane, Cube, Circle, Sphere, Cylinder, Cone, Tarus
  • Vertex, edge, face
  • X-axis, Y-axis, Z-axis
  • Pan, rotate, zoom
  • Wire frame, Solid, Render
  • Object Mode, Edit Mode, Sculpt Mode
  • Box select, circle select, Lasso select
  • Scale
  • Extrude
  • 3-D views: top, bottom, left, right, camera
  • 3-D property categories: World, Objects, Constraints, Modifiers, Materials, Textures, Particles, Physics
  • Layers