Conclusion
Congratulations! You have just completed the desk lamp model.
Most of your design work will involve more complex shapes than you have
used here, but you have gained useful experience in controlling the Alias
interface, which you will apply as you learn the more complex modeling
techniques later in this book.
Important concepts that you should take through to future modeling tasks:
■ Using snapping to accurately position geometry.
■ Using the left, middle and right mouse button s to control transforms such
as Move, Scale and Rotate.
■ Building geometry around the origin to align and center the model.
■ Organizing your model using the Object Lister.
■ Regularly saving your work.
Quiz
Now that you have completed this modeling tutorial, do this quick quiz to
help you remember what you have learned.
1 How do you place an object exactly at the origin?
(a) Hold the Ctrl (Windows) or Control (Mac) key down before you click
(b) Hold the Alt (Windows) or Command (Mac) key down and click close
to the origin
(c) Zoom in really close to the origin and move your mouse as close as
possible to the grid intersection, then click
(d) Click with the middle mouse button
(e) Open the object option box and select the ‘origin’ option
2 How can you tell when an object in the scene is selected (active)?
(a) It is shown in blue
(b) It is shown in white
(c) It blinks
(d) It is outlined in red
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