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Blender Foundation, in collaboration with its online developers community, has recently released Blender 4.0, marking a significant update to the popular 3D creation suite. This version introduces numerous enhancements focusing on rendering, tool creation, and overall user experience, underlining Blender's commitment to "Freedom to Create." (more...)

In a significant move to advance its graphics processing capabilities, Blender has begun testing Vulkan as an experimental backend, now available in alpha builds for Linux and Windows users. Vulkan, a contemporary API offering an efficient, cross-platform approach to GPU use, is set to replace OpenGL, which has been Blender's graphics standard since the 1990s. (more...)

KeenTools has unveiled its 2023.2 update, introducing GeoTracker for Blender in an open beta format. After its successful integration into Foundry Nuke and After Effects, GeoTracker is now extended to Blender. This tool allows users to mimic the motion of live-action elements in a 3D environment, facilitating the integration of these elements into shots without resorting to other software. (more...)

Salai Vedha Viradhan has published two articles that introduce the BMesh API, a module containing Blender's internal mesh editing tools. The two-part crash course demonstrates how to use BMesh API to create a spiral staircase. (more...)

Isak Waltin has announced the release of Procedural Building Generator 2 for Blender. PBG 2 is a Geometry Nodes-based tool that generates buildings based on a base mesh, with the ability to edit them in real-time. The tool is designed to be user-friendly, allowing users to create custom buildings by simply dragging and dropping presets onto objects and then editing the building shape using the regular tools of Blender. (more...)

The Blender Foundation have announced the release of Blender 3.6 LTS, the last long-term support release of the 3.x series. This update introduces several significant improvements: (more...)

KitBash3D, the creators of 3D Building assets for movies and video games, has announced Cargo, a new asset browser that gives users access to its library of kits and models. (more...)

PSOFT has released a free add-on for blender that works with its Pencil+ Render commercial software. The add-on allows blender users to create the appearance of hand-drawn outline sketches from 3d models. Find out more on the product's website and watch a demo on YouTube. 

Antoine Bagattini has released Bagapie 9, a collection of archviz add-ons and assets for Blender. (more...)