Datasheet
8n Chapter 1: Blender Basics: Interface and Objects
Video Sequence Editor Enables nonlinear editing, compositing, and playback of video
sequences. It can take still-frame or video sequences as input. You can access the Video
Sequence Editor with Shift+F8.
Text Editor Enables text editing. You often use this editor type as an area for notes about
the blend file or for Python scripting. You can execute Python scripts from the Text
Editor using the Alt+P hotkeys. The shortcut for accessing the Text Editor is Shift+F11.
Node Editor Lets you edit and configure material, texture, and composite nodes. You can
access the Node Editor with Shift+F3.
Logic Editor Enables editing of real-time interactive logic for use in the Blender Game
Engine. You access the Logic Editor with Shift+F2.
Properties Lets you view and edit property values for a wide variety of contexts and
entities including objects, scenes, render contexts, simulations, modifiers, constraints,
materials, textures, lamps, and cameras. The Properties window largely replaces the
functionality found in the “Buttons area” of older Blender versions. You can access the
Properties window with Shift+F7.
Outliner Enables a graphical overview of all datablocks and the links between them, with
multiple display options. You can access the Outliner with Shift+F9.
User Preferences Lets you specify look-and-feel preferences, language preferences, file
location defaults, and other preferences. You can bring up a pop-up User Preferences
window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+U.
Info Provides a header bar with general-purpose menus for file handling, object addition,
rendering, help, window configuration, and scene selection. Info also displays diagnostics
about scene content and render progress, among other information. The Info window
does not contain any functionality other than what is displayed in its header.
File Browser Lets you open files from the hard drive and import or append Blender data-
blocks from within files on the hard drive.
Console Provides a fully functional Python command-line interpreter with access to the
Python API. You can access the console with Shift+F4.
Your operating system may have hotkeys that override the Blender hotkeys. Mac OS X in
particular uses the F keys for various desktop management functionality. If you want to use
the default Blender keyboard shortcuts, you will need to disable the OS X shortcuts first. See
your OS X documentation about how to do this. Some Linux desktops also have built-in hot-
keys that need to be disabled for Blender to work right, so please consult the documentation
for your system’s desktop manager.
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