Re: node highlighting

--- In [email protected], Lars Boelman <lars@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I just started again with Blender, after doing a few tutorials over a  
> year ago and then quitting because the whole process of creating  
> anything seemed too cumbersome compared to the CAD systems I am used  
> to (Catia). I like the (opensource) philosophy of the application and  
> am very impressed by many of the samples on the Blender and  
> BlenderArtists.org sites. I want to model a technical object: a car.  
> Very original indeed. So far I have only been using mesh modelling  
> and am looking forward to figure out how to work with curves and  
> surfaces in the near future.
> 
> The engineer in me wants things to be accurate, but this does not  
> seem possible. Just aligning to XYZ coordinates is simply not enough:  
> I want parallel constraints, exact dimensions, etc. I have not been  
> able to find if there are constraints that work this way. I could  
> find something about constraints in the wiki, but that was for  
> animating.
> 
> Another feature I miss is the highlighting of the item which is the  
> closest to the cursor and thus ready to be selected. Is this basic  
> function hidden, not enabled by default or just not there?
> 
> Are there some tutorials available for engineers who like to try  
> Blender? It is a completely different way of thinking, but there are  
> similarities as well. Some basic functionality which I can not find,  
> must be there since it is fundamental for any modelling operation. I  
> can not be the first one who encounters this.
> 
> Looking forward to receving your answer. Thanks in advance for it.
> 
> Regards,
> Lars Boelman
>

in the case you want to use constraints in like snapping to the grid
you can hold down control, I generally find that pretty good for stuff
that i want some accuracy at.. You can also constrain effects, like
scaling, and rotating, by pressing which axis you want them
constrained to, like say you want to scale something but only in the z
direction, just hit z and you'll only be scaling along the z axis. It
also works for stuff like moving, etc. I dont know what paralell
constraints are. but if its any consolation, you can import cad
drawings into blender...





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