Manual

Introduction

Installing Blender

The Interface

Interface concept

Keyboard and Mouse

Window system

Window types

Screens (Workspace Layouts

Scenes

Configuration

Contexts

Menus

Panels

Buttons and Controls

Your First Animation

Your First Animation in 30 + 30 Minutes Part I

Your First Animation in 30 + 30 Minutes Part II

The Vital Functions

File Open/Save, Quick Render, Default UI

User Preferences

Undo and Redo

Blender's Library and Data System

Introduction

Navigating in 3D Space

Introduction

Using the 3D View

3D View Options

Camera View

Layers

Local or Global View

Manipulation in 3D Space

Introduction

Hotkeys

Manipulators

Gestures

Axis Locking

Pivot Points

Proportional Edit

Transform Properties

Introduction

Working with Scenes

The Outliner Window

Appending and Linking from Libraries

Introduction

Objects

Objects

Selecting Objects

Editing Objects

Groups and Parenting

Duplication

Tracking

Meshes

Meshes

Mesh Structures

Mesh Primitives

Mesh Smoothing

Selecting Meshes

Basic Mesh Tools

Advanced Mesh Tools

Edge and Face Tools

Vertex Groups

Weight Paint

Subdivision Surfaces

Multi Resolution Mesh

SculptMode

Retopo

Curves

Curves

Editing Curves

Surfaces

Surfaces

Editing Surfaces

Text

Editing Text

Meta Objects

Meta Objects

Editing Meta Objects

Duplication

Duplicate at Vertices (Dupliverts)

Duplicate for each Frame (Dupliframes)

Scripts

Modelling Scripts

Introduction

Modifier Stack

Armature

Array

Boolean

Build

Cast

Curve

Decimate

Displace

EdgeSplit

Hooks

Lattice

Mirror

Smooth

Subsurf

UVProject

Wave

Introduction

Lamp Types

Lamp Types and Common Options

Lamp

Spot Lamp

Area Lamp

Hemi Lamp

Sun Lamp

Lighting Rigs

Lighting Rigs

Shadows and Halos

Raytraced Shadows

Buffer Shadows

Volumetric Halos

Radiosity

Introduction

Radiosity Rendering

Radiosity Baking

(see also Materials->Ambient Light)

(see also Worlds->Ambient Occlusion)

Introduction

Using Materials

Material Preview

Diffuse Shaders

Specular Shaders

Material Options

Ramps

Raytraced Reflections

Raytraced Transparency

Multiple Materials

Halos

Window-Node Editor

General-Using Nodes

Node Materials

Material Node Types

Ambient Light

Subsurface Scattering (SSS)

Introduction

Texture Channels

Map Input

Map To

Bump and Normal Maps

Displacement Maps

Texture Options

Texture Options

Procedural Textures

Image Textures

Animated Image Textures

Environment Maps

Texture Plugins

Introduction

Using Vertex Paint

UV Unwrapping Explained

Unwrapping a Mesh

Editing the UV Layout

Using Images as UV Textures

Using Texture Paint

Introduction

World Background

Ambient Occlusion

Exposure

Mist

Stars

Physics

Introduction

General Principles and Tools

Ipo Types

Creating Ipo Keyframes

Editing Ipo Curves and Keyframes

The Timeline - The Timeline Window

Animation by Moving Objects Around

Following a Path

Changing Object Layers

Animation by Basic Deformation

Available Deformations

Shape Keys

Absolute Shape Keys

Deforming by a Lattice

Other Resources

Reference: Editing Ipos

BSOD: Constraints and Axis Locks

Hook Modifier to animate mesh deformation

Introduction

Armature Objects

Editing Armatures

Posing Armatures

Inverse Kinematics

Mesh Skin Weighting

The Action Editor

Non Linear Animation

Introduction

Ipo Drivers

Python Ipo Drivers

Introduction

Particles

Static Particles (Hair and Fur)

Soft Bodies

Force Fields & Deflection

Rigid Bodies

Fluid Simulation

Introduction

Output Panel Options

Oversampling (Antialiasing)

Rendering Options

Rendering Animations

Output Formats

Using Render Layers

The Render Passes

Two-point (Architectural) Rendering

Preparing Your Work for Video

YafRay

Rendering From Command Line

Introduction

Compositing Node Editor Window

General-Using Compositing Nodes

Using Nodes for Composition

Compositing Nodes

Compositing Nodes

Input Nodes

Output Nodes

Color Nodes

Vector Nodes

Filter Nodes

Convertor Nodes

Matte Nodes

Distortion Nodes

Common composition node setups

Using Vector Blur

Using Nodes to Blur Your Background

Using Nodes to Simulate Depth of Field (DOF)

Using Nodes to Enhance Photographs

Introduction

Video Sequence Screen Layout

VSE Preview Modes

Using the Video Sequence Editor

Using Built-in Effects

Using Plugin Effects

Common Tasks and Workflow

Working with Blender for Video Editing

Organizing your Video Files

Examples of Video Editing

Audio Support

Audio Sequences

Introduction

Bundled Scripts

Python Scripting

Blender's Plugins System