Preamble

Formats Conventions and Commands

In writing this book the following format conventions have been adopted:

Paragraphs are separated by an empty line and have not been indented.

Key words and phrases are printed in bold text with the first letter of a component name

specific to Blender capitalised. Bold text, therefore, replaces the use of inverted

commas.

Headings are printed in Bold Olive Green.

The following conventions will be used when giving instructions.

When using a Mouse connected to a computer, the commands will be:

Click or Click LMB – In either case this means make a single click with the left mouse

button with the Mouse Cursor positioned over a control displayed on the computer

Screen. In some instances it is explicit that the left mouse button should be used.

A Control: Is a designated area on the computer Screen represented by an icon

in the form of a button or bar, with or without text annotation.

Double Click – Make two clicks in quick succession with LMB (the left mouse button).

Click, Hold and Drag – Click the left mouse button, hold it depressed while moving the

mouse. Release the button at the end of the movement.

Click RMB – Click the right mouse button.

Click MMB – Click the middle mouse button (the middle mouse button may be the scroll

wheel).

Scroll MMB – Scroll (rotate) the scroll wheel (MMB).

Clicking is used in conjunction with placing the Mouse Cursor over a button, icon or a

slider which is displayed on the Screen.

Drawing Strokes (Lines) – The initial introduction to drawing Strokes will be

demonstrated using a Mouse. How to use a Drawing Tablet with a Stylus will follow.

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