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How do I reset my Blender to default settings?
To access, in the main Header click Edit » Preferences, then the menu icon bottom-left corner of Blender Preferences, select Load Factory Settings from the options to perform a reset. Blenders system can be reset in Preferences but may require more direct intervention.
Why is my Blender zoomed in?
You can find this point by rotating your display using the third mouse button and finding the spot that always remains in the center. Your problem arises, because Blender essentially reaches the minimum focal distance to that center point, and does not allow you to zoom any further.
Why I Cannot zoom in Blender?
Your problem arises, because Blender essentially reaches the minimum focal distance to that center point, and does not allow you to zoom any further.
How to reset all settings and get back initial Blender?
You’ll see an operator called ‘load factory settings’. When you execute that, you get the Default Scene back, and the settings as well. Remember to save your user settings now by going to the User Preferences, and hit ‘Save User Settings’, as well as hitting Ctrl + U in the 3D Viewport and save the startup file.
(for 2.70 or later) If you have collapsed the menus you can still access them by clicking the little three bar icon in the header. By right clicking the same icon you can un-collapse the menus. (before 2.70) Instead of collapse menus we had a hide menus option that shows as a little + in a circle. Click it to un-hide the menus.
How do I Close a window in Blender?
However, you can also manually close windows or open new ones by dragging on the window splitter widgets (they look like a little ridged thumb grip) in the upper right and lower left corners of every window:
Click it to un-hide the menus. In the worst case scenario where the above doesn’t help and you have saved the bad setup to your startup file you have a couple of options available. Press Ctrl O or F1 to open a blend file. This should make the main menu visible where you can load factory settings.