01_03 discover default Blender interface
Here’s a short summary of your third session:
Blender Splash Screen:
Language, theme, keymap, mouse selection, and spacebar action settings available during initial setup.
Select "Blender Dark" theme, "Blender" keymap, left-click mouse selection, and set spacebar action to "Search."
Blender Add-ons & Extensions:
Access via Edit - Preferences to install third-party add-ons.
Example: Installed the Screencast Keys add-on to display keyboard and mouse input.
Extensions now available via Get Extension from Blender 4.2 onward.
Blender Interface Overview:
Top Toolbar: Menu options (File, Edit, Render, etc.).
3D Viewport: Main working area for creating and modifying objects.
Outliner: Displays all objects in the scene.
Properties Panel: Contains object properties, materials, and modifiers.
Timeline: Used for animation, displaying keyframes and playback options.
File Menu:
Functions like saving, linking/appending, exporting, and packing external data (e.g., textures).
Window Menu:
Create new windows for multi-monitor setups and take screenshots of your workspace.
Workspaces:
Blender offers different workspaces for tasks like modeling, sculpting, UV editing, animation, shading, etc.
Timeline:
Used for animating objects, showing frames and keyframes. Frame rate settings can be adjusted in the properties panel.
Outliner View:
Manage objects in the scene, toggle visibility, and lock objects for editing.
Properties Section:
Contains various tabs like render settings, modifiers, physics, and materials, which will be covered in a separate session.
Next session will cover customizing the Blender interface.