9-15-09+-+Making+a+House

Author: Clay B.

I. Split Window Into 4 Parts -This will allow you to see your project from multiple angles at once (making it much easier to edit) -Right-click on the line where the buttons window meets the project window, then click "Split Areas" -Move the line into the middle of the screen and click to split it -Do this twice more on the new line to create 2 horizontal lines on the left and right sides (4 windows total) -Set each to a different view (front, side, camera, top)

II. Building a Roof -With the default cube highlighted, hold Shift and press D (Duplicate) to make a copy of it -Hold Ctrl while grabbing (G) the new cube to "Snap to Grid," making it easier to place it directly on top of the first cube -Go into Edit mode, then press B and click and drag a box around the top four vertices of the roof -Press S for scaling, limit it to the X-axis with the X key, then press 0 to bring the shape to a point -Back in Object mode, use S to resize the roof so that it is slighly bigger than the main house -For a chimney, simply resize a cube mesh in edit mode and attach it to the roof part -You can also rename each part by selecting it and going to where it says "ME:Cube" and "OB:Cube" under "Link and Materials," changing "Cube" to "House," "Roof," or "Chimney"

III. Coloring -Select the part you want colored and click on the red circle icon in the buttons window -Under "Material," click where it says "Col" and change it to whichever color you want -To make each piece of the house a different color, select a part, click on the up-and-down arrows symbol to the left of "ME:(Name of Object)," and choose "ADD NEW"