Description:
Covers setting up the viewport images and roughing out the basic car body shape. (14:57)
Core Commands and Tools:
Create Cube
Menu: Create > Cube
Hotkey: Alt + C
Accessing 3-Pane View
Menu: Display > Viewport Layout > 3 View Layout (Right)
Hotkey: Right Arrow
Shifting Between Views
Menu: Display > Viewport Camera
Hotkeys: 1 (Perspective), 2 (Front), 4 (Left), 5 (Top), 6 (Right), 7 (Back)
Setting a Viewport Image
Menu: Display > Set Viewport Image
Material Editor
Menu: Editors/Options > Material Editor
Hotkey: Ctrl + Alt + M
Scene Editor
Menu: Editors/Options > Scene Editor
Hotkey: Ctrl + Alt + E
Ghosted Shade Mode
Menu: Display > Object Display Mode > Ghosted Shade Mode
Subdivision
Menu: Subdivision > Subdivide and Unsubdivide
Hotkey: C (subdivide), V (unsubdivide)
Extrusion
Menu: Modify > Extrude
Hotkey: Z
Cut Tool
Menu: Modify > Cut
Hotkey: X
Mirroring
Menu: Modify > Mirroring > Mirror Geometry > Opt (select direction)
Hotkey: Alt + Shift + N
Notes:
Reference Image Files (.jpg files)
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