While it doesn't have as much detail as this book, the FLOSSmanuals manual [flossmanuals.net] on Blender is a quite good introduction that's a bit more concise and to the point (and free).
1. That's for 2.4, not for 2.5 as this is 2. That seems great to speed a CAD-savy user into using Blender. It is not however a good starting point for someone new to the 3D field.
The document you linked to covers the current release (2.4x). The book covers the new release (2.5). AFAIK, 2.5 is still in beta.
There are quite a few differences in the new Blender. To me, the new releases seem a little more user-friendly. If you spend a lot of time with 2.4x, the 2.5x releases will feel a bit awkward. They seem to do a lot more hand-holding.
The great thing is that they did not change the file format. There are a lot of 2.4x python scripts that haven't been ported to 2.5x yet. But y
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While it doesn't have as much detail as this book, the FLOSSmanuals manual [flossmanuals.net] on Blender is a quite good introduction that's a bit more concise and to the point (and free).
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1. That's for 2.4, not for 2.5 as this is
2. That seems great to speed a CAD-savy user into using Blender. It is not however a good starting point for someone new to the 3D field.
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The document you linked to covers the current release (2.4x). The book covers the new release (2.5). AFAIK, 2.5 is still in beta.
There are quite a few differences in the new Blender. To me, the new releases seem a little more user-friendly. If you spend a lot of time with 2.4x, the 2.5x releases will feel a bit awkward. They seem to do a lot more hand-holding.
The great thing is that they did not change the file format. There are a lot of 2.4x python scripts that haven't been ported to 2.5x yet. But y
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