Development – BlenderNation

Conform Object, Flowify, or Mesh Materializer – Which Is Best for You? [$]

markkingsnorth — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:15:32 +0000

In this video, Mark Kingsnorth compare the key differences between his add-ons Conform Object, Flowify, and Mesh Materializer. All these add-ons deform objects to surfaces in different ways, and there are pros and cons of each approach. Add-on links: Conform Object Flowify Mesh Materializer I hope you find the video useful and if you have [...]

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OpenScatter - Free and Open-Source Scattering

may3d — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:19:04 +0000

Create advanced scattering systems in Blender with OpenScatter, a completely free and open-source addon. Creating advanced scattering systems in Blender typically requires spending countless hours building a custom geometry nodes setup. Most environment artists don’t have time for that. OpenScatter features an intuitive UI panel that allows you to quickly set up scatter systems. You [...]

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Fit Curve – Simpler Curve Alignment in Blender [$]

markkingsnorth — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:00:55 +0000

Blender's Curve Deform Modifier is absolutely fine but it can be a little tricky to use, resulting in unexpected rotations, confusing transformations, and objects that don’t align as expected. Fit Curve is a Modifier asset that aims to make aligning objects to curves more simple and intuitive with less guesswork. If you have any questions, [...]

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Blender LTS Updated: 4.2.7, 3.6.21 Released

Bart — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:54:01 +0000

It's time to update your Blender LTS! Both the 4.2 and 3.6 branches have received some critical updates. The 'Long Term Support' versions offer stability for environments that require it, at the cost of not receiving any new features. Blender 4.2.7 LTS, supported until July 2026, received 18 fixes. Blender 3.6.21 LTS, supported until June [...]

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Discover the Best New Features in Blender 4.4 - Beta Out Now!

Bart — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 13:33:09 +0000

Blender 4.4 beta is out and brings a lot! One that everyone will enjoy are the performance improvements to Geometry Nodes, Baking and Denoising, but there's much more. Southern Shotty gives a full overview. The 4.4 release note that outline all the changes are available here. You can download 4.4 beta here.

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'Flow' is the Splash Screen for Blender 4.4

Bart — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 08:04:01 +0000

The touching feature-length movie Flow will decorate your favorite app starting in March! Flow was made fully in Blender by a small team and achieved recognition with over 60 awards, including a Golden Globe for Best Animation and two Oscar nominations. The upcoming Blender 4.4 release is scheduled for March 18, 2025, and is currently [...]

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KeenTools 2025.1: Blender 4.4 Beta Support, Wireframe Render

KeenTools — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:50:29 +0000

KeenTools just dropped their 2025.1 update, bringing support for Blender 4.4 Beta and a new wireframe render option for GeoTracker and FaceTracker. If you're into 3D tracking and facial animation, KeenTools is one of the best add-ons for enhancing your Blender workflow. Let’s get this straight. This release is mostly about maintenance, so you have [...]

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Meet the Render Layers Manager – A New Blender Add-on for Organizing Render Passes, Compositor Nodes and More

Robert Rioux — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:29:00 +0000

Blender Bob's Render manager v01 for Blender is good to go - go get it for free! Now you can easily manage your render layers and collections and add Nuke compatibility. This addon will create a new section in the renderder setting that will allow you to create or delete new render layers, change their [...]

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BlenderKit 3.14.0 is here

Vilem Duha — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 08:35:15 +0000

The newest version of our huge the BlenderKit 3D asset library focuses on automatic port switching, improved compatibility with the latest Blender alphas, better brush handling, and more responsive polling intervals. Improvements ✏️ Brush Appending Improvements Resolved compatibility problems with brushes from pre-Blender 3.5, ensuring they work correctly in Blender 4.3, 4.4-alpha, and beyond. 🔌 [...]

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UVPackmaster - all the goodness of the recent releases [$]

glukoz — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 12:45:55 +0000

Here's an overview of the features and improvements added to UVPackmaster in the recent releases. Support for GPU accelerated packing on Macs (using the Vulkan API). New variant of the pack operation: Repack With Others. Repack all selected islands with all unselected islands which are already placed in the target box: Support for a new [...]

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