What does blender have to offer that is premade for scripts and modifiers? What exactly is a modifier or script?
A script is a text file containing code with a certain intended purpose in mind, for example, if you want to duplicate an object 1000 times with one click, a script could do that with the right code to create that action. In Blender, scripts are written in Python, a scripting language.
A modifier? They are built in options in the Blender program which can speed up the "Blending" process. One use of Blender's many modifiers can be seen below.
What if you wanted to create a conveyor belt for whatever reason. How would you traditionally do it? Take the default cube, duplicate it tons of times and work from that maybe. Here's a faster way to get the job done with modifiers!
The first trick with modifiers that avoids Shift & d (duplicate) is to do the following(seen in the first image on the left):
1.) With the default screen, divide the main portion of the screen into three windows, the 3d View(the grid), the Buttons Window(two rectangles), and the IPO Editor Curve(the graph) by right clicking the edge between the main window and the subwindow and "Split Area", do this twice. Your view should look similar to mine in the screenshot.
2.) Using the Buttons Window(in the left screenshot, it is the top right window), click in the window and press Control & up arrow (maximizes the view, control & down arrow restores the view).
3.) Go to the Editing Panel(F9) >> Modifiers >> Add Modifier >> Array >> Count: 12 (on the default cube creates 12 cubes at once)
4.) The result should look the like screen shot on the right.
1.) With the default screen, divide the main portion of the screen into three windows, the 3d View(the grid), the Buttons Window(two rectangles), and the IPO Editor Curve(the graph) by right clicking the edge between the main window and the subwindow and "Split Area", do this twice. Your view should look similar to mine in the screenshot.
2.) Using the Buttons Window(in the left screenshot, it is the top right window), click in the window and press Control & up arrow (maximizes the view, control & down arrow restores the view).
3.) Go to the Editing Panel(F9) >> Modifiers >> Add Modifier >> Array >> Count: 12 (on the default cube creates 12 cubes at once)
4.) The result should look the like screen shot on the right.
From here you can continue to model the conveyor belt design and add motion with the help of modifiers as necessary.
*Note: This post followed this tutorial, check it out for more info --> Conveyor belt with Blender's modifiers Tutorial.
Unfortunately it does not have sound and does not show hot keys so it is a little hard to follow, for that reason I would suggest having an intermediate knowledge of blender to understand this tutorial fully.
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