Publication date : 02/01/2024
Course : Blender, an introduction to 3D creation
Practical course - 4d
- 28h00 - Ref. LER
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 | Getting to grips with the Blender interface |
| Modeling and animating objects in 3D |
| Design and apply materials and textures to objects |
| Manage lighting and object rendering |
Intended audience
Architects, builders, draughtsmen, designers, engineers, design office managers.
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of a graphical operating system.
Course schedule
1 User interface
- 3D, orbit and panoramic views from the camera.
- Organize the 3D view with layers.
- Properties panel.
- Object mode and simple object relationships.
Hands-on work
Install Blender. Create a view.
2 Object creation and modification
- Rectangular, circular and lasso selection.
- Bézier curves. Extrusion along a curve.
- Transforming objects. The Simple Deform tool.
- Modeling with the Extrude function. Basic modeling, points, edges, faces.
- Modifiers: Array, Boolean, Edge...
Hands-on work
Design new objects.
3 Designing materials and textures
- Assign materials to objects.
- The creation of simple, nodal materials.
- Surface, diffuse and specular shaders.
- Place and assign textures.
- Volumetric shaders.
Hands-on work
Application of texture effects.
4 UV Mapping and Texture Painting
- UV unfolding, testing and correction.
- Use UV Mapping on materials.
- Texture creation directly in Blender.
- Unfolding export.
- Save rendering on a UV texture (Bake).
Hands-on work
Plating an image onto a UV.
5 Lighting and rendering management
- The different types of light.
- Colors, intensity, distance and shading.
- Still image rendering.
- Camera handling, focal length, positioning and depth of field.
- Output dimensions. Rendering format. Anti-aliasing.
- Rendering through different engines.
Hands-on work
Rendering with lighting.
6 Introduction to Compositing
- The basics of compositing.
- Video sequence editor.
- Compositing nodes.
Hands-on work
Composing an image.
7 Introduction to the physical engine and particles
- Physics engine basics and particle management.
- Physics (flexible bodies, rigid bodies).
- Generic, dynamic, static particles.
8 Introduction to animation management
- Notion of key images and Timeline.
- Create key images: Position Rotate Scale.
- Introducing Graph Editor.
- Animate interface properties.
Hands-on work
Create an animation.
Customer reviews
4,5 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
CÉLESTE L.
04/11/25
5 / 5
The trainer was very pleasant and patient. The content is very dense but the practical work is very interesting and instructive.
LIONEL T.
04/11/25
5 / 5
Very good trainer, but a lot of information in just 4 days (a fifth day would be interesting).
XAVIER-JOHN E.
04/11/25
5 / 5
clear course, patient trainer, coherent programme
PARTICIPANTS
Architects, builders, draughtsmen, designers, engineers, design office managers.
PREREQUISITES
Good knowledge of a graphical operating system.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Architects, builders, draughtsmen, designers, engineers, design office managers.
PREREQUISITES
Good knowledge of a graphical operating system.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
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