Now that you have created a complex object from simple primitive objects, see what else you can build. Here are some ideas to get you started.
The alarm clock shown in the following image is made from a half-sphere, with a torus for the rim and cubes for the hands. The clock is assembled first, and then grouped and rotated so that the face is angled upwards. Finally, two scaled spheres are used for feet. Read the help documentation on the Edit > Duplicate > Object
tool. This tool is useful to help build the 12 hour markers on the clock face.
This USB memory stick was made from a cylinder with a half-sphere. They were created and aligned at the default size, and then grouped and non-proportionally scaled to create the flattened oval shape.
A fun exercise that gives you the opportunity to use all the primitive tools is to build a snowman. The model shown is just one variation; use your imagination to create your own character. To save time, use the Edit > Duplicate > Mirror
tool to create a left arm as a copy of the right arm. Open the option box to make sure that you mirror the objects in the right direction. Using Edit > Group
on the head, or the arm objects for example lets you rotate them into realistic positions.
