How can I model my nice projects faster?

David Belovic

19 Jun, 2013 04:37 PM

Nice shortcuts for nice modeling

1. Step 1:

   First look at the planes (it's just for reference (you really don't need to look at it...)).
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Say, you want to sketch something on the minute hand
   Click on it, select sketch and press Ctrl+8 for the normal view, instead of searching for normal view in the menu bars.

   Your time savings: 1,5 seconds

   

3. Step 3:

   Now you want to have an isometric view while you are extruding your sketch. Nothing easier, Ctrl+7.

   Your time savings: 2 seconds

   

4. Step 4:

   You want to see the bottom as isometric view, to be sure the cut is through the model? Ok, hold Shift + click the axis around which you want to rotate, two times (in my case the x axis).

   Your time savings: 2 seconds
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Wooho nice. You want to do that also in the normal view? Go to a normal view (select plane, then Ctrl + 8), hold Shift + click the axis about which you want to rotate.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Note that if you hold shift and click on the axis staring at you, the model will rotate on the normal plane.

   Your time savings: 1,5 seconds per View change
   

   

7. Step 7:

   So here again, all the view shortcuts to remember:
   

   

8. Step 8:

   You just saved 7s or around 10% of your value time in an 1 minute long manipulation of a simple model.

   Now imagine how much time you save with this shortcuts in an huge modeling project. Sketching with right hand and changing views with the left one...

   I know, mind blowing!