Blender Basics

Deselect Object: left Click on empty space

Select Multiple Objects: Shift + left Click

Select All: A Key
Deselect All: Alt + A
OR use the select menu, where you can find more options
OR Left Click & Drag: to create a box selection, all the elements in the box will be selected
Change the behavior of the selection tool box: use the settings in the top left corner

Transforming Object: By selecting the object, it opens by default on the right menu.
There is many panels inside the "Transforming Object".

Transforming panels:

Transform:
• Location: Click and drag on the location axis so the object will move or you can just type a number.
  click shift and drag so the object will move slower.
  Same number on all axis: Left click on the first axis & drag down.
  Click G than Click X, to move the object on the X axis, Left Click to confirm
  Move object by 2 units on X axis: Click G than Click X than Click 2 & Left Click to confirm
  Clear our location: Select the object than click Alt + G
• Rotation: same options as the "location" OR you can use R key
• Scale: same options as the "location" OR you can use S key

If you change the rotation first than you needed to change the scale, you will notice that it isn't scaling at the right axis it's because the rotation is calculating first before the scaling. So to change that you can click on the Comma Key on your keyboard. A menu will pop, click on Local, so know the object will move or scale depending on the axis of the object and not the world axis

Delete Object: select the object you want to delete, click on the X key than click delete

Add Object: clickShift + A than choose the object you want

Move 3D Cursor: Click on it, on the tool menu, Left Click to place it wherever you want than click Shift + A & the new object will be placed on the same location of the "3D Cursor" OR Shift & Right Click to place it wherever you want

Snap your cursor back to the middle: Object menu - Snap - Cursor to world origin

Apply Rotation: or Freeze Rotation When you rotate the object for 30 degrees & you want to apply the location or freeze it, go to Object menu, Apply, Rotation. The rotation in the preperties editor is back to 0 0 0 and the axis will take back the default position according to the world. OR you can hit Ctrl + A and choose rotation

This rules can be applied to the Scale and Move options

Reference point All objects have a reference point (like in the real world)

• The world as reference: the world is the reference point by default
• Another object as reference: to do so, you should have an Object(A) and another Object(B).
  To make the Object(B) the reference of (A):
  • You have to select the Object (A)
  • Go to Object properties
  • Transform and tha choose Object(B).
  Now when i move the Object(B) the Object(A) will follow, but if we look in the "Object properties" we will notice that the "Location" properties didn't change. So now the object(B) is called a "Parent" & Object(A) is a "Child".
• Clear Parent: Select (A) first than (B) so the (B) will be the active selection, than click Object Menu, Parent, Object; OR click Ctrl + P. So now (B) is the parent of (A) without having the objects jumping. To Clear Parent, go to Object Menu, Clear and Keep Tranformation; OR click Alt + P

Change from Obeject Mode to Edit ModeCtrl + tab

Delete Components: Select the object, hit "Tab" to jump into "Edit Mode" example: If your in the "Vertex Mode" select a vertex & press X key. It will bring a menu than choose "vertices" to delete a vertex.

Delete Only Faces: To delete only the faces without the vertex, go to "Faces Mode", select a face, press X Key, and choose "Only Faces"

Select all vertices (in edit mode): Instead of selecting faces one by one or vertices one by one, select some vertices than go to "Select Menu", "Select Linked" & choose "Linked".

Joing Objects: Select the Objects, than click Ctrl + J

Separete Joining Objects: Select one of the object, go to edit mode click on L than go to menu "Mesh Menu" (in edit mode), "Separate", "Selection"

Center of Objects (known as Anchor Point in other programs): It's a small yellow point.

Bring "Center of Objects" to the center of the Object: If the "Center Point" isn't in the center of the object, as in the image; go to "Object Mode", Object Menu, Set Origin, Origin to geometry.

Edit object origins: Select the object, click on "Options" on the right corner, choose "Affect only Origins". Now you can moce, scale & rotate the origins (which means the axis)

For a drift apart objects: Select two objects, click on "Options" on the right corner, choose "Affect only Location". Now using scale while selecting the two objects, it scales the distance between these two objects, it makes an effect as if they are drifting apart. Try the rotation too.

Extrude object: Select two objects, press E

Slelect entire object: Select a face of the object, press L

Duplicate Object: Object Menu, Duplicate Object OR Shift + D

Duplicate without moving the new object: Shift + D and right click without moving the mouse so the new Object will be laying directly on top of the original one.

Duplicate on a specific axis: Shift + D than hit X key or Y key or Z key

Duplicating an object make it independent from the others.

Know that you can "Duplicate Linked" vertices, faces & more.

Duplicate Object: Object Menu, Duplicate Object OR Shift + D

Duplicate without moving the new object: Shift + D and right click without moving the mouse so the new Object will be laying directly on top of the original one.

Duplicate on a specific axis: Shift + D than hit X key or Y key or Z key

Duplicating an object make it independent from the others.

Know that you can "Duplicate Linked" vertices, faces & more.