creating an animation
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The Interface
When you first launch Blender you will see the default layout. The interface for Blender is segregated into different panels. Each panel contains a body as well as a header, also sometimes referred to as the toolbar. The header for each panel is a horizontal menu bar that can sit either at the top or at the bottom of the panel. This can be a little bit confusing but it will make more sense when we talk about splitting panels further down.
At the very top of the interface you will find the Info panel. By default, only the header of the Info panel will be visible and in this header you will find the main menu of Blender.
Right in the center of the screen you will see the 3D View panel. This panel is likely where you will spend most of your time in Blender as it shows you a 3D representation of your scene. In here you can create, place and modify all of the objects in your project.
In the top right corner of the interface for Blender you will find the Outliner panel. The Outliner is a tree view of all the elements in your scene. The Outliner allows you to easily select, expand and collapse as well as group and parent nodes in your scene.
Just below the Outliner you will find the Properties panel. This panel shows you all of the properties for your project as well as for any currently selected objects.
Finally, at the very bottom of the interface you will find the Timeline panel. The Timeline contains playback controls as well as a header with options to work with keyframes and markers.
Splitting & Joining Panels
Blender allows you to easily customise the interface to suit your particular needs. You can change the contents of each panel by clicking on the left most icon in the respective header and changing the Editor Type. This will essentially change the type of the panel and display the information you want within it.
You can also change the number and size of all of the panels within Blender's interface.
For that, each panel contains 3 diagonal lines in the top right as well as the bottom left corner. If you click within this area and drag into the panel from the left or right, you can split the panel horizontally. If you click and drag into the panel either upward or downward, you can split the panel vertically. The new panel will be a duplicate of the panel you split. Here is a screenshot of my interface after I split the 3D view both horizontally and vertically.
In order to join panels, simply click on the 3 diagonal lines and rather than dragging into into the panel, drag over an adjacent panel. An arrow will appear showing you which panel will be collapsed. If you let go now, the two panels will be merged.
Using The 3D View
To navigate around the 3D view in Blender, you can click and drag with your middle mouse button to rotate around your current focus point. If you hold down the SHIFT key while dragging with the middle mouse button you will move around the viewport. You can zoom in and out using the mouse wheel.
A useful shortcut for navigating around your 3D view is the PERIOD key on your numpad. Pressing this key will focus the camera on the currently selected item. You can then orbit around the selected item using your mouse as described above.
The 3D Cursor & Creating Objects
In Blender, you select objects in the 3D view using the right mouse button. The left mouse button moves the 3D cursor around your scene. The 3D cursor is important because it defines the location where new objects will be created. If you want to return the 3D cursor to the exact origin in your scene in Blender, simply use the keyboard shortcut SHIFT + C.
In order to create new objects in Blender, on the left side of the 3D view you will find a number of tabs: Tools, Create, Relationships, Animation, Physics and Grease Pencil. If you select the Create tab, you will see a large number of elements you can create.
Simply click the button for the element you want to create and a new object will appear at your current 3D cursor location.
