{"id":78387,"date":"2021-10-14T17:20:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T15:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/?page_id=78387"},"modified":"2026-10-27T12:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T11:14:01","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"news\" class=\"wp-block-group container py-5 is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/news\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"65063\">Latest News<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div id=\"cards-block_2c0089e6b920d5fd2240ae849aa697ee\" class=\"\">\n\n\t<div class=\"cards card-layout-card-transparent card-aspect-ratio-landscape \">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#cards-block_2c0089e6b920d5fd2240ae849aa697ee .cards {\n\t\t\t\t--cards-items-per-row: 2;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-landscape\" style=\"grid-column: span 1.3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/news\/blender-survey-2026\/\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/blender-survey-2026-deadline-v2.webp\" alt=\"Your participation will help shape the future of Blender.\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-headline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/news\/blender-survey-2026\/\">BLENDER SURVEY 2026<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/news\/blender-survey-2026\/\">Your participation will help shape the future of Blender.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/events\/blender-conference-2026-recap\/\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_thumb_article.webp\" alt=\"Enjoy the recap of  BCON26, which took place this September in Amsterdam.\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-headline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/events\/blender-conference-2026-recap\/\">BLENDER CONFERENCE RECAP<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/events\/blender-conference-2026-recap\/\">Enjoy the recap of  BCON26, which took place this September in Amsterdam.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-landscape-2x1\" style=\"grid-column: span 2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/news\/blender-foundation-annual-report-2025\/\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/blender-annual-report-2025-mockup-2880p-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Blender Foundation Annual Report 2025\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-headline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/news\/blender-foundation-annual-report-2025\/\">REPORTS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/news\/blender-foundation-annual-report-2025\/\">Blender Foundation Annual Report 2025<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 id=\"development-updates\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/?utm_medium=homepage\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/?utm_medium=homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blender Development<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cards card-layout-card-transparent cards-4\"><div class=\"cards-item\"><div class=\"cards-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/10\/geometry-nodes-workshop-september-2026\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail m-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Group-1-1-480x270.png\" alt=\"Geometry Nodes Workshop: September 2026\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/10\/geometry-nodes-workshop-september-2026\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-title mt-2\">Geometry Nodes Workshop: September 2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/10\/geometry-nodes-workshop-september-2026\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-excerpt\"><p>As in previous years, we had a Geometry Nodes workshop during the week after the Blender Conference. This post gives [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cards-item\"><div class=\"cards-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/09\/small-teams-ambitious-projects\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail m-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/small_ambitious-480x270.webp\" alt=\"Small Teams, Ambitious Projects\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/09\/small-teams-ambitious-projects\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-title mt-2\">Small Teams, Ambitious Projects<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/09\/small-teams-ambitious-projects\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-excerpt\"><p>A first-look overview of Blender development&#8217;s strategic targets for the next two years.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cards-item\"><div class=\"cards-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/07\/geometry-nodes-physics\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail m-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/physics_blog_thumbnail-480x270.png\" alt=\"Geometry Nodes Physics\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/07\/geometry-nodes-physics\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-title mt-2\">Geometry Nodes Physics<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/07\/geometry-nodes-physics\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-excerpt\"><p>Geometry Nodes Physics in Blender 5.2 LTS and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cards-item\"><div class=\"cards-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/07\/remote-asset-libraries\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail m-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Remote-Asset-Libraries-5-480x270.webp\" alt=\"Remote Asset Libraries\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/07\/remote-asset-libraries\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-title mt-2\">Remote Asset Libraries<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2026\/07\/remote-asset-libraries\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-excerpt\"><p>Browse assets stored online and download them only when needed.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/?utm_medium=homepage\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/?utm_medium=homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blender Studio<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cards card-layout-card-transparent cards-4\"><div class=\"cards-item\"><div class=\"cards-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/bcon26-blender-studio-talks\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail m-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/files\/public\/thumbnail\/25\/12\/251260713a2c8c82fbb1185026035709_s.webp\" alt=\"BCON26: Blender Studio talks\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/bcon26-blender-studio-talks\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-title mt-2\">BCON26: Blender Studio talks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/bcon26-blender-studio-talks\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-excerpt\">It\u2019s time to learn new things from the creators who share!<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cards-item\"><div class=\"cards-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/overgrown-whats-next\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail m-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/files\/public\/thumbnail\/fa\/fe\/fafe7f38ce3082feafdd945f6c51760d_s.webp\" alt=\"OVERGROWN: What\u2019s next?\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/overgrown-whats-next\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-title mt-2\">OVERGROWN: What\u2019s next?<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/overgrown-whats-next\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-excerpt\">As we wrap up the community fundraising phase of the campaign, Francesco talks about the next steps for OVERGROWN.<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cards-item\"><div class=\"cards-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/announcing-cowboi\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail m-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/files\/public\/thumbnail\/e8\/ca\/e8ca62be5f9b75e5fe9f5872f16122ef_s.webp\" alt=\"Announcing &#039;Cowboi&#039;\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/announcing-cowboi\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-title mt-2\">Announcing &#039;Cowboi&#039;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/announcing-cowboi\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-excerpt\">Buckle up for the director's debut full of action and technical advances to the NPR techniques.<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cards-item\"><div class=\"cards-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/overgrown-teaser-premiere\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail m-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/files\/public\/thumbnail\/dc\/e7\/dce7367a030ef9500cf82fe55bababb8_s.webp\" alt=\"OVERGROWN Teaser Premiere\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/overgrown-teaser-premiere\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-title mt-2\">OVERGROWN Teaser Premiere<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/blog\/overgrown-teaser-premiere\/?utm_medium=homepage\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"cards-item-excerpt\">Let's take a stroll into the world of OVERGROWN.<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-box mt-5 p-5 container has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#1c1c1c\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mb-0 pb-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 id=\"free-and-open-source\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-massive-title has-text-color\" style=\"color:#46ebc2\">Free and Open Source<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Blender is a public project hosted on blender.org, licensed as GNU GPL, owned by its contributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pb-0 mb-0 has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br>For that reason Blender is Free and Open Source software, forever. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/about\/license\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/about\/license\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top pt-0 mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ae19480ca821&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ae19480ca821\" class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized pt-0 mt-0 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"478\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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It\u2019s also well supported by major hardware vendors such as AMD, Apple, Intel, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center mb-0 mt-5 text-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized d-inline-block rounded-0 m-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/khronos.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/khronos.png\" alt=\"Khronos\" class=\"wp-image-78389\" style=\"width:195px;height:51px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized d-inline-block rounded-0 m-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/linux_foundation.png\" alt=\"Linux Foundation\" class=\"wp-image-78390\" style=\"width:174px;height:57px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized d-inline-block rounded-0 m-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openinventionnetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/open_invention_network.png\" alt=\"Open Invention Network\" class=\"wp-image-78391\" style=\"width:147px;height:86px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized d-inline-block rounded-0 m-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aswf.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/academy_software_foundation.png\" alt=\"Academy Software Foundation\" class=\"wp-image-78388\" style=\"width:129px;height:69px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-box mt-5 p-5 container has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f8f2ff\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-massive-title has-text-color\" id=\"it-s-about-people\" style=\"color:#9300ff\">It&#8217;s about people.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Designers, developers, engineers, artists. All driven by passion. All using Blender to make an impact.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"cards-block_990ca3931c160a88a42c0c8ba4a545d7\" class=\" mt-4\">\n\n\t<div class=\"cards card-layout-card-transparent card-aspect-ratio-portrait-3x4 \">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#cards-block_990ca3931c160a88a42c0c8ba4a545d7 .cards {\n\t\t\t\t--cards-items-per-row: 4;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-landscape\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLa1F2ddGya_87HJ72v_IgKUTNLIXSMfvB\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/blender_today_pablo.jpg\" alt=\"Connecting Blender 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BCON19\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=whPWKecazgM\">Creating Worlds at BCON19<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-landscape\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/tags\/geometrynodes\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/nodevember.jpg\" alt=\"The demo scene is back with Nodevember\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/tags\/geometrynodes\">The demo scene is back with Nodevember<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover my-5 p-5 is-style-rounded container\" style=\"min-height:480px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2184\" height=\"999\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-73833\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bcon20_todos.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bcon20_todos.jpg 2184w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bcon20_todos-512x234.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bcon20_todos-1280x585.jpg 1280w, 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Ecosystem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Countless communities and thriving businesses are built around Blender.<br><br>Together, these tutorial makers and content creators, add-on developers and global marketplaces form an ever-expanding ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/community\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/community\/\">Find Blender Communities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container rounded is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<section class=\"page-card features\"><div class=\"container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/features\/\" class=\"page-card-title\">Everything You Need<\/a><ul class=\"page-card-list\"><li class=\"feature-item visible\"><div class=\"feature-details\"><div class=\"feature-title\">Cycles Render Engine<\/div><div class=\"feature-desc\"><p>Cycles is Blender\u2019s built-in powerful unbiased path-tracer&nbsp;engine that offers stunning ultra-realistic rendering.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00b7 Real-time viewport preview<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 CPU &amp; GPU&nbsp;rendering<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 PBR shaders &amp; HDR lighting support<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 VR rendering support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div data-url=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/blender_render.jpg\" data-credits=\"Image by Midge Sinnaeve - mantissa.xyz\" class=\"feature-image js-isolify\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/blender_render-1280x720.jpg?x12104\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"feature-item visible\"><div class=\"feature-details\"><div class=\"feature-title\">Modeling, Sculpt, UV<\/div><div class=\"feature-desc\"><p>Blender\u2019s comprehensive array of modeling tools make creating, transforming and editing your models a breeze.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00b7 Full N-Gon support<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Edge slide, inset, grid and bridge fill, and more<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Advanced sculpting tools and brushes<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Multi-resolution and Dynamic&nbsp;subdivision<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 3D painting with textured&nbsp;brushes and masking<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Python scripting for custom tools and add-ons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div data-url=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/modeling02.jpg\" data-credits=\"\" class=\"feature-image js-isolify\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/modeling02-1280x720.jpg?x12104\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"feature-item visible\"><div class=\"feature-details\"><div class=\"feature-title\">VFX<\/div><div class=\"feature-desc\"><p>VFX professionals say: \u201cProbably the best tracker in the market\u201d. Blender includes production ready camera and object tracking. Allowing you to import raw footage, track the footage, mask areas and see the camera movements live in your 3D scene. Eliminating the need to switch between programs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00b7 Auto and Manual tracking<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Powerful camera reconstruction<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Real-time preview of your tracked footage and 3D scene<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Support for Planar tracking and Tripod solvers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div data-url=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/blender_vfx.jpg\" data-credits=\"Image by Pavel Siska\" class=\"feature-image js-isolify\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/blender_vfx-1280x720.jpg?x12104\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"feature-item\"><div class=\"feature-details\"><div class=\"feature-title\">Animation &amp; Rigging<\/div><div class=\"feature-desc\"><p>Thanks to the high quality rigging and animation tools, Blender is being used for numerous short films, advertisements, TV&nbsp;series and feature films now.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00b7 Envelope, skeleton and automatic skinning<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 B-spline interpolated bones<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Curve editor and dope sheets<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Custom bone shapes for fast input<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Sound synchronization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div data-url=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/animation01.jpg\" data-credits=\"Spring character from Blender Cloud - cloud.blender.org\/spring\" class=\"feature-image js-isolify\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/animation01-1280x720.jpg?x12104\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"feature-item\"><div class=\"feature-details\"><div class=\"feature-title\">Story Art, Drawing 2D in 3D<\/div><div class=\"feature-desc\"><p>Really!&nbsp;Drawing directly&nbsp;in a 3D viewport&nbsp;makes a lot of sense. It opens unsurpassed workflow freedom for story-boarders and 2D artists.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00b7 Combine&nbsp;2D with 3D right in the viewport<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Full Animation Support with Onion Skinning<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Layers &amp; Colors for&nbsp;Stroke and Fill<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Sculpt brush strokes &amp; Parent to 3D&nbsp;objects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div data-url=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hero_p31_screenshot.jpg\" data-credits=\"Image from HERO by Daniel M. Lara\" class=\"feature-image js-isolify\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hero_p31_screenshot-1280x720.jpg?x12104\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"feature-item\"><div class=\"feature-details\"><div class=\"feature-title\">Make it Your Own<\/div><div class=\"feature-desc\"><p>Blender has a&nbsp;flexible Python controlled interface. Layout, colors, size and even fonts can be adjusted. Use hundreds of add-ons by the community or create your own using Blender\u2019s accessible Python API.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00b7 Customize the interface layout and colors<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Hi-res\/Retina screen support<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Create your own&nbsp;tools and add-ons<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Draw&nbsp;over the OpenGL viewport<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 Connect with Blender\u2019s Render API<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div data-url=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/vse_custom_grade.jpg\" data-credits=\"\" class=\"feature-image js-isolify\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/vse_custom_grade-1280x720.jpg?x12104\"><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right py-4 mb-0 has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Freedom to Create. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blender.org\/download\" class=\"btn btn-accent px-5\">Download Blender<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Freedom to Create<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123469,"featured_media":97874,"parent":0,"menu_order":41,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-generic.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-78387","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78387"}],"version-history":[{"count":173,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97978,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78387\/revisions\/97978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}