Blender Day 24 : Blender24 duplication and well example

Alright guys, after we've created our staircase model, let's move on to a little exercise. Once we've learned the duplication technique, we can apply it in various fields. Allow me to demonstrate. For example, imagine you're modeling a house made of bricks. Each brick is repetitive, right? So, let's see how we can achieve that.

First, let's create a cube by pressing 3 and then grab it and position it using the Ctrl key to snap it to the ground. Oops, actually, before snapping it, let's scale it down along the Z-axis. Let's make it 0.1. Ah, no, that's too much. Maybe 0.2. Yeah, that looks better. Alright, now let's narrow it along the X-axis. We can do this by scaling it and setting the X-axis to 0.5. That seems good. Okay, now grab it and snap it to the ground along the Z-axis. If the angle doesn't work for you, you can press Numpad 3 and then Z to adjust it. Oh, I forgot to mention, let me give you guys the screencast key. There you go. Now, grab it along the Z-axis and move it up and snap it to the ground using Ctrl. Great! Now, you can press Numpad 7 to get a top-down view.

Now, let's duplicate it by pressing Shift + D. You can then rotate it as well. It's quite simple. Once you've duplicated it, press R to rotate it, let's say 30 degrees. After rotating it, press Enter to confirm. Now, you can just grab it and place it at a certain point. It might overlap here, but that's natural because in the real world, there are some imperfections. This adds to the realism.

Once you've duplicated it, you can hold Shift and click on the first one to select all of them. Then, press Shift + D to duplicate them. Now, press R to rotate them, let's say 90 degrees. Once you're satisfied with the positioning, press Enter to apply the changes. Now, grab them and place them together. Something like this.

Alright, so now you have this shape and it's close to a circular arrangement. Press Numpad 7 to view it from the top. Hold Shift and click on each brick to select them. Then, press Shift + D to duplicate them. Now, let's rotate them by 180 degrees. Apply the changes and grab them to position them approximately here.

I'm happy with this position, so I'll click or press Enter. Now, you have one layer of bricks. Pretty good! You can continue this process by selecting everything, including the cube, except for the light source. Duplicate them by holding Shift and pressing D. Grab them and move them along the Z-axis to create a second layer. If you press Ctrl, it will snap to the existing layer. Nice!

To create more layers, select everything again and duplicate them using Shift + D. Move them along the Z-axis and snap them to the previous layer. Repeat this process until you're satisfied with the number of layers. Alright, I think that's enough.

So, now we have a wall-like structure made of bricks. Just like building a house brick by brick.