This tutorial shows you how to use the bevel modifier, and shows off some subsurf usage. The tutorial is not super complicated, and clearly shows some usage especially for you new folks!
Blender tutorial on how to copy an object along a path using Dupliframes
This Blender tutorial is similiar to the one I created previously regarding the Array + Curve modifier. The main difference is using Dupliframes you won’t have any deformation. Sometimes you WANT a bit of deformation along the curve but other times you don’t. This is for those “I don’t want deformation.” times.
How to use an array modifier with a curve modifier in Blender 3D
Exactly as the title suggest if you want to duplicate objects along a path using an array modifier than your in luck! My Blender tutorial shows you just how to do that!
If your wondering how to create a circular array in Blender with relative ease your in luck! I just finished my approximately three and a half minute long tutorial on how to do just that.