Creating Models

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"patisawesome" - I salute you! - most people would use a pre-written modeler - but you actualy want to write your own!!! Have it!!! I get the feeling you are jumping in both feet first into this - Respect! I like reading your many forum entries - I like the fact that you want to know so much at once. For speed you may want to just use the keyboard initially, then worry about the mouse control after you have working code. Personally, I would keep it simple and then modify the code later. You need to work out exactly what you are creating - your code just creates a cube. For example, set it up so that pressing "1" creates a cube, pressing "2" creates a sphere, etc. - you can use arrow keys to move the camera - you can use numpad keys to move the selected object - you can use "+" and "-" to scale the selected object - you could use 2 keys to move forward and back through your object list (you can still simply "click" them with the mouse) - you can use keys to rotate the object, etc, etc, etc. If you start simple you can modify the code as you go and add in mouse control/scaling.

What are you using your modeller for? i.e. just to play around with creating stuff for fun or are you actually intending to create complex objects/game objects?