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Blender

🌎 blender.org

Blender is a free and open-source 3D creation suite that supports the entire 3D pipeline, including modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, and motion tracking. It is developed by the Blender Foundation, an independent public benefit organization, and is used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, and interactive 3D applications. The software is available on multiple platforms including Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

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Blender - Latest News and Updates

• Blender released a new add-on featuring water effects from the animated film Flow.
• Blender released BlenderDMX Addon 1.8.1, which supports Blender 4.3 and includes improved GDTF and MVR imports, key-frame recording for #bdmx drivers, and a new option to remove DMX data from .blend files.
• Blender has introduced the Lens Sim add-on by Håvard Dalen, which uses path tracing and a new Ray Portal BSDF node to create highly realistic images.
• Blender's Development Fund activity page has increased from 2111 to 2295 pages, indicating a significant rise in user engagement and contributions.
• Blender's monthly contributions decreased to €193,073, but the number of individual and corporate supporters increased to 5435 and 37 respectively.

• Blender is facing a significant issue where custom normals get corrupted when toggling auto smooth, affecting extension developers.
• Blender's Cycles rendering support has ended for integrated GPUs as of version 4.2.
• Daniel Martínez Lara plans to release Blender's new Clay Pencil tool by the end of next week.
• Blender is facing criticism for a bug in its treatment of mesh normals, which a developer called a 'mathematical impossibility.'
• Blender shared an update from Francesco on their Development Fund donation campaign.

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