Blender has a variety of exciting tools for 3D modeling. This chapter will cover navigating the file system, adding objects, adjusting the view, selection tools, modification operators, object modifiers, and exporting an object ready for print. With so many things to learn on such a simple first project, by the time you finish you'll want to toast your success. So why not create something for that very purpose?

Our mug will be a miniature one, almost thimble-sized: 24 mm wide by 20 mm tall with a wall thickness of at least 2 mm. We'll put a handle on our mini mug to give it some character and give you something to hold on to. We'll also give it a little bit of body shape to make it more stable and printable. Beside from these we'll take advantage of its size to keep the details to a minimum.