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Blender

3D & Motion

Free

About

Create 3D work in open source software, from sculpting to rendering.

Blender is an open source 3D creation suite. It has mesh tools like edge slide, inset, grid and bridge fill, advanced sculpting with multi-resolution and dynamic subdivision, 3D painting with textured brushes, and CPU and GPU rendering with PBR shaders, HDR lighting and VR rendering. It also does camera reconstruction and tracking, full animation with onion skinning, a curve editor and dope sheets, strokes in 3D, and Python scripting for custom tools and add-ons.

Features & use cases

  • Edit meshes with edge slide, inset and bridge fill
  • Sculpt with advanced brushes
  • Render on CPU and GPU with PBR shaders
  • Track cameras and preview footage in 3D
  • Animate with onion skinning and dope sheets
  • Build custom tools and add-ons in Python

Who reaches for it

  • 3D artists working on sculpting, painting, rendering and animation
  • Studios that want an open source suite they can customize with Python

Getting it

Blender is open source and publishes documentation.

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