Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all
major operating systems under the GNU General Public License.
What is Blender?
Blender was first conceived in December 1993 and born as a usable product in
August 1994 as an integrated application that enables the creation of a diverse
range of 2D and 3D content. Blender provides a broad spectrum of modeling,
texturing, lighting, animation and video post-processing functionality in one
package. Through its open architecture, Blender provides cross-platform
interoperability, extensibility, an incredibly small footprint, and a tightly
integrated workflow. Blender is one of the most popular Open Source 3D graphics
applications in the world.
Aimed at media professionals and artists world-wide, Blender can be used to
create 3D visualizations, stills as well as broadcast and cinema quality videos,
while the incorporation of a real-time 3D engine allows for the creation of 3D
interactive content for stand-alone playback.
Originally developed by the company 'Not a Number' (NaN), Blender now is
continued as 'Free Software', with the source code available under the GNU GPL
license. The Blender Foundation in the Netherlands coordinates its ongoing
development.
Between 2008 and 2010, Blender has been entirely re-coded to improve its
functions, workflow and interface. The result of this work produced the version
of the software known as Blender 2.5 (currently in stable release).
Key Features:
Image being rendered and post-processed
- Fully integrated creation suite, offering a broad range of essential tools
for the creation of 3D content, including modeling, uv-mapping, texturing,
rigging, skinning, animation, particle and other simulation, scripting,
rendering, compositing, post-production, and game creation;
- Cross platform, with an OpenGL GUI that is uniform on all platforms
(customizable with python scripts), ready to use for all current versions of
Windows (XP, Vista, 7), Linux, OS X, FreeBSD, Sun and numerous other operating
systems;
- High quality 3D architecture enabling fast and efficient creation work-flow;
- More than 200,000 downloads of each release (users) worldwide;
- User community support by forums for questions, answers, and critique at http://blenderartists.org/ and news services at http://blendernation.com/;
- Small executable size, easy distribution;
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