All About The Blender 3D

Blender is a 3D graphics application that can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, water simulations, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and othersimulations, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications, including games.

Blender's features include advanced simulation tools such as rigid body, fluid, cloth and softbody dynamics, modifier-based modeling tools, powerful character animation tools, a node-based material and compositing system and Python for embedded scripting.

Released as free software under the GNU General Public License, Blender is available for a number of operating systems, including Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows.

 Interface -

SOME INCREDIBLE SCREENSHOTS OF BLENDER"S WORK -

One of Big and famous project of Blender--

"THE BIG BUCK BUNNY"

SOME OTHER WORKS IN MOTION

Here are some useful resources for working with in Blender. If you have any comments or suggestions for new links to be added, please contact the webmaster.

Available Resources
Link Buttons	Python scripts
Plug-ins	Distributed Rendering
Templates	External renderers
Material Libraries	Effects files
Textures	General 3D / reference

Plug-ins

• Blender Plugin Repository
  An extensive collection of feely available texture and sequence plugins for Blender
• Sun sky texture plugin
  A texture plugin to render colors of the sky as lit by the sun (old elysiun 8714)

Distributed Rendering

• DrQueue
  DrQueue is an Open Source render farm managing software. It distributes shell based tasks such as rendering images on a per frame basis. DrQueue works under Linux, FreeBSD, Irix, Mac OS X and Windows.
• Border script
  Script that lets you render still images in multiple parts.

Material Libraries

• Open Material Repository
  Online and user supported material archive. (currently offline)
• Blender Materials Library
  A downloadable collection of pre-made Blender materials
• Fur Library Vol 1
  A collection of fur and other hair presets by BrianH (old elysiun topic 57206).
• Jason's Fur library
  The name is a bit misleading as it includes particle based presets for fur, but also feathers, grass or even plastic like strands.
• Oscar Alvarado's varied collection
  Different paints, stones, metals, glasses and even microscope fx.
• Meta Material Library
  Meta Material Library by [Meta-Androcto] with over 400 materials.
• Sweblend Material Library vol.1
  Small library but with some interesting items like jeans, lava stone or mystic ice.

General 3D / reference

• GFXartist.com
  Digital art community website with news and user galleries
• CG Talk, CGchat, CG Challenge, CG Channel, 3D Festival,Highend3D
  General 3D industry news, discussions and competitions
• Morguefile
  Morguefile is a term for post production work used for reference, this site contains free high resolution images for corporate and private use
• Imageafter
  Free, high resolution (1600x1200) textures and reference images
• Anatomy pictures for 3D artists
  Anatomical reference pictures, model sheets and scanned fine art tutorial books
• Reference image archive
  Reference pictures in many different categories
• The123d
  A 3d software resource with info, links, reviews, and many free high quality models developed to help architectural 3d artists add further realism to their projects
• Cartoon Animation, by Preston Blair
  Animation book by late Disney animator Preston Blair, available freely online in digital format
• Lucasarts - Demo Reel
  An informative guide to what employers such as Lucasarts want to see in a demo reel

Python scripts

• wiki.blender.org Python Repository
  Over 150 Python scripts, grouped by functionality.
• blenderartists.org forums script list
  A collection of python scripts gathered by the blenderartists.org (previously elysiun.com, topic 8095) community
• Blender Converters
  A collection of third party import/export converters for Blender

Templates

• 3D walkthrough
  .blend file template for walking through an environment in realtime 3D    

External renderers

• Renderman standard (aqsis, pixie, 3delight, prman), export script:MOSAIC
• Yafaray (export script at download page)
• Indigo, export script: Blendigo
• Luxrender export script: LuxBlend
• Virtualight (export script included).
• POV-ray export script: povanim
• Sunflow (export script included).
• Radiance
• V-Ray export script: V-Ray/Blender

Effects files

• Centralsource Effects
  Here you will find Blender files that use different techniques to create special effects. Effects ranging from smoke to water.

Textures

• Blender Texture Disc
  A wealth of images and materials, now in public domain.
• Imageafter
  Free, high resolution (1600x1200) textures and reference images
• Texture Bin 342
  Free high resolution photographic texture maps
• Fixing Lighting Irregulaties in Self-Tiling Maps
  A tutorial on creating seamless repeating texture maps from photos
• Planetary image maps
  High quality texture maps of planets in our solar system
• Free Textures @ 3D-Rekonstruktionen.de
  Download free textures in high resolution quality.
• Mega-Tex
  Free Digital downloadable textures for 3d builders and skinners for every 3d building app
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