Technical requirements
To follow along, all you will need is Blender 4.0 running on a computer that meets the minimum system requirements. Later versions of Blender will probably be suitable for this book as well, with only minor changes, though this can’t be guaranteed.
Figure 1.1: The default scene in Blender 4.0, shown here in the “Print Friendly” theme
If you have already made significant changes to your user preferences or startup file, go to File | Defaults | Load Factory Settings to restore the same environment as the one shown in Figure 1.1.
Tip
For the time being, there’s no need to click on the Animation tab at the top of the screen or to switch to any other workspace. Everything in this chapter can be done in the default Layout workspace. Remember that workspaces are just preset window configurations for your convenience. They are not essential to each task for which they are labeled. Since Blender’s interface is so flexible, I usually ignore them or make my own.
