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Chapter 1: Interface Introduction

Getting Started

After entering Blender, the following interface will be displayed first. You can create a new file or open an existing file.
Screenshot in Blender of the program being opened initially.
Figure 1: Opening Blender.
The Blender interface mainly consists of: a menu bar at the top, a toolbar on the left (where you can select different tools), a scene collection (such as various objects) and a properties bar (used to adjust the properties of various objects) on the right, a timeline (used to create animations, not covered in this tutorial) at the bottom, and a main work area in the centre.
Screenshot in Blender displaying the basic layout. There is a 3D cube in the centre.
Figure 2: Basic Blender layout.
Each area can be freely laid out and replaced with other panels.
Screenshot in Blender showing some panels being opened for layout adjustments.
Figure 3: Open Blender panels.

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