Normal Map Lighting Rig

Maya?

3dsMax version:

Ben Cloward's Tutorial

DDO Gradient Map -- Breakdown

Blender3D Node Operations

• Shift + S (snap options, also 3D cursor ops)
• Ctrl + Alt + Shift  + C (Origin options)
• Shift + D (Duplicate)

Blender3D General Modeling

• Slice = Ctrl + r
• Slide Verts = gg

Blender3D Edit Mode

Edit Mode is how verts, edges and faces are edited in Blender3D

• Tab to toggle Edit Mode on or off
• Ctrl + Tab to choose between Verts, Edges or Faces

Rosetta Stone

Translation of Terminology between programs.

Blender3D	3DSMax	Blender Shortcut
3D Cursor	Working Pivot
Apply Rotation & Scale	Reset XForm	Ctrl + a
Bevel	Chamfer	Ctrl + b
Create Edge	Connect	J (with 2 verts selected)
Duplicate	Duplicate	Shift + D (copy) -- Alt + D (Instance)
Edit Mode	Sub Object Mode	Tab
Empty	Helper
F-Curves	Animation Curves
Join	Attach	Ctrl + J
Knife Tool	Cut Tool
Link Selection	Select Element	Ctrl + L
Local View	Isolate	Numpad /
Merge	Collapse	Alt + M
Origin	Pivot	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
Proportional Edit	Soft Selection	O
Remove Doubles	Weld Selected	w
Select Similar	Select by Material ID	Shift + G
Shade Smooth	Smooth
Shrink and Flatten	Bevel (the scaling after Extruding)	Alt + S (on verts)
Simple Deform	Bend, Twist, etc
Smooth	Relax
Solidify	Shell
Split	Detach	P
Subdivision Surface	Turbosmooth
Texture Paint Mode	Viewport Canvas

Blender3D Viewport Navigation

• Orbit = MMB (+ Alt Snap to Predetermined Angles)
• Pan = MMB + Shift
• Zoom = MMB + Ctrl (or Mouse Wheel)

• Numpad period = Zoom Extends/Focus Selected/ORBIT AROUND SELECTED
• Numpad 2,4,6,8 are camera ROTATIONS (predetermined  increments)
• Numpad +/- Incremental Zoom
• Numpad 3 = Right View (+ Ctrl Left View)
• Numpad 1 = Front View (+ Ctrl Back View)
• Numpad 7 = Top View ( +Ctrl Bottom View)

• Numpad 5 = Perspective/Iso Toggle
• z = see thru / opaque toggle
  
• Shift + Space = Maximize view
• Alt + f10 = (Expert Mode) Fullscreen, no UI