Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide Second Edition

Time for action – appending the boathouse and building pilings for it

In addition to bringing the boathouse into the scene, you have to place it and create some more pilings to support the backside of the boathouse. The following steps will guide you in building the boathouse and building the pilings:

1. Press 7 on the NumPad to get the Top view.
2. In the 3D View header, select Wireframe from the Viewport Shading pop-up menu.
3. Select Append from the File menu.
4. Find 4909_10_boathouse.blend.
5. Open the Object folder.
6. Press A to select the Boathouse, Door Front, Door Garage, and Door knob.
7. Press the LMB on the Link/Append from Library button.
8. Press Ctrl + MMB and zoom out of the scene so that you can see the boathouse and the pilings of the pier.
9. Press G and use ...