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Cut openings in objects (ex. doors, windows, caves)

This is a simple tutorial to show how to cut an opening in a plane you will have to tweak it to work on the object you are using

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1. I am going to assume you have basic knowledge of Blender and it's window system. If you do not, I suggest you read "Blender 3D: Noob To Pro," at Wikibooks.
2. Start blender and switch to a new layer or delete all the objects to make it easier to work.
3. Press the 1 key to switch to front view and add a mesh plane.
4. Press the s and resize the plane to make it biger.
5. Make sure you are in edit mode and the plane is selected add a mesh circle and leave it set to 32 vertices.
6. Press the s key and resize the circle to the size you want.
7. Press the g key to grab the circle and place it where you want.
8. Press the a key to unselect all the vertices.
9. Press the b key and draw a box around the bottom half of the circle.
10. Press the x key and choice vertices to delete the bottom half of the circle this is what it should look like.
11. Make sure none of the vertical are selected you can use the a key for this.
12. Press the b key and draw a box around the bottom two vertical of the half circle.
13. Press the e key and drag the vertical to the bottom of the plane. It should look like this.
14. Right click on one of the bottom vertical of the plane the hold down the shift key and right click on the other bottom vertical of the plane.
15. Press the x key and choice edges this will delete the edge on the bottom of the plane.
16. Make sure no vertical are selected and press the b key to draw a box around the bottom left two vertical and then press the f key. repeat this step fore the right side. It should look like this.
17. Press the a key to select all the vertices and the press shift+f this should fill in the face. You just cut and opening in a plane.
18. One more thing to do for fun press 7 key to switch to top view and the press the a key and selected all the vertices.
19. Press the e key and choice region and drag up to make the plane longer
20. Press the 1 key to switch to front view and change the mode to object mode then press the 5 key. Look a hallway.

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