Difference between revisions of "A beginner's guide, lesson 1 - The Construction Set Primer"

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The fact is that for a beginner using the window can be a pain in the preverbal.  
The fact is that for a beginner, using the window can be a pain in the proverbal.  




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Intuition suggests left/right and up/down. But it turn out that when using the tool you are far  
Intuition suggests left/right and up/down. But it turn out that when using the tool you are far  
more likely want to use the x and y directions. The developers recognised this so moving your  
more likely want to use the x and y directions. The developers recognised this so moving your  
mouse up and down, moves the object backwards and forwards. It is a pain at first but you soon  
mouse up and down moves the object backwards and forwards. It is a pain at first but you soon  
get used to it.  
get used to it.  


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Zoom out a bit and press T. The render changes to a nice top down view. Again you can zoom in and out. Till move the camera to give you a top down view of the selected object. It may however be blocked by objects which are above it.
Zoom out a bit and press T. The render changes to a nice top down view. Again you can zoom in and out. Till move the camera to give you a top down view of the selected object. It may however be blocked by objects which are above it.


Another way to zoom is to hold the V key while moving the mouse (no buttons pressed). This is finer move than the scroll and allows a much closer view. But usually the scroll wheel get the
Another way to zoom is to hold the V key while moving the mouse (no buttons pressed). This is finer move than the scroll and allows a much closer view. But usually the scroll wheel gets the
job done.
job done.


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In this first tutorial we will look at using:
In this first tutorial we will look at using:


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