Hi all, especially ysvry. I've finally managed to create the Tower. I've found it especially hard to do as I am not used to working in the "Keyboard Shortcuts" method, and I've found it extremely difficult to remember all the keys (astually I couldn't and had to keep refering to the instructions). Even harder to figure out was how to save, it seems you use backspace to remove the word "untitled" where it says "untitled.blend" and instead you then type in your own name, like "Tower1" or whatever... phew! Took me ages and ages to figure that out. Finally I've got a Tower... only there's a slight problem, as you may be able to see from the image, the causeway, (for which there were no instructions, so I'm quite pleased that I managed anything like this at all) but it's not level. How can I get it level??? ysvry??? And what is "smoothed with simple subdivide on" how to I do that? ysvry? Michel? Pretty please? Fran

ill do the next one on walls then i think you did pretty well here try in the next days to do some more so the keys will become second nature.You need at least 4 for a decent castle any how.:) To rotate the end of the wall go into top view num 7 key and press r key then z

Right, I'll try that. Thanks. Um... I would like to know how to export - and yes, I've found the "Export" button, under File, but when I tried to use it I wasn't sure (and obviously got it wrong 'cos it didn't save anything) exactly HOW to export. I have hunted through the manual - all three sections - and although "Import" is mentioned, I can't find "Export" (even if I could understand it). I want to export as... "TowerA.dxf" - since I can't find any .obj options to export under. (Which is what I really wanted, but dxf will do.) I mean, WHERE do I type the name I want to export it under? And then what do I press? Please help? (and you didn't explain wht you mean't by "smoothed with simple subdivide on" - do you think you could explain that? I.e. tell me how to do it? Please? Fran (working hard)

Attached Link: http://newcollege.clayton.edu/itmm4404/tutorials/python_installation.htm

sorry for that knitting comment i lost my temper for a mo lol, Export is a diffrent function then save and u asked about saving. eporting as .obj is possible just install python as it uses an python script i believe.

Aha, that'll be why my attempts at exporting didn't work. Oh, don't worry about the knitting, I've never managed to figure that out, so I picked up a ball of wool, looked at it, and thought... NAH! (ggg) Besides, modelling is much more exciting! Hey, did yu see, did yu see? I did the causeway all by myself! (proud expression) (did it wrong, but hey, don't knock it, could come in useful) I'm one of the "never-throw-anything-away" school of thought. I'm off to install python then. Fran

yes the walk way is good just rotate the outer edge as i said before 7 then r ,z

Yup, will do, thanks. I've installed python but there's still no option to export as .obj I can export as a dxf, but I can't get that into Wings. Is there any way to assign different materials to different faces in Blender? Fran

I've managed to get the Tower into Bryce, but with it all one object, there's some problem with textures. See Image. That's why I want to be able to assign different textures to different parts of it. Fran

looks like your tower has a hard on :P

Oh VERY gooOOOD! Did it take you long to think of that one??? (Thanks for the tips for assigning materials/textures - will use that.) F

no these thoughts come spontaniously lol

I think that's worse! (gg) Fran