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I am a dev as well, and to build a website you traditionally need a dev. Well, nowadays, you can build a website with a "no code" website builder. That's the most common "no-code" use.
Not that it's relevant to this conversation, but that doesn't stop people from hiring me to build their website, because "no code" also means "limited customization" and/or "low quality".
"Building something" and "Building something that traditionally requires dev work" are not the same thing.
The software you use always needed code to make, but it doesn't aim to skip the "hire a dev" phase of your project. If it does, it is "no code".
And for the sake of argument, let's say that Blender doesn't exist and no other software fulfilling the same purpose exists. Then you'd have to commission a dev (team) to create that software so that you can train people to create 3D models. But the dev building your 3D modeling software doesn't typically have the skills to use the software afterwards, so it does not fit the "no-code" definition.
TL;DR: It is a "no-code" software when you can skip the "hire a dev" phase of your project and use said software instead.