Blender Tips
Blender is a free and open source 3D computer graphics software tool set for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
It is used to create 3D models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, augmented and virtual reality, and many other related things.
Pikes Peak Makerspace keeps the current version of Blender installed on our Design Workstations 1-3.
Our Design Workstation 2 runs Blender better than our others because it has an NVidia (Quadro P620) GPU.
Tips
Links to docs.blender.org:
Common Shortcuts
Glossary
Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed
PPM announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup
Links to blender.org:
- Blender, everywhere. — Community Support
- blender Benchmark
- Blender 4.1 Reference Manual
- Advanced, using the Command Line
- Blender Product Home Page
Links to other external sites:
- Everything New in Blender 4.0 — by CGCookie.com (Nov 8th 2023)
- Official YouTube channel for Blender
- Blender (software) — on Wikipedia
Related Pages
Links to related PPM Wiki pages:
- Autodesk Fusion Tips
- Adobe Photoshop Tips
- STL File Format Tips
- USDZ File Format Tips
- Procreate app Tips
Hand-Curated Links
Links to member-recommended external sites:
- Blender 4.0 Beginner Donut Tutorial — "Blender Guru" on YouTube
- Blender Add-ons:
- Precision Drawing Tools Learning Blender Slowly — "Learn Everything About Design" on YouTube
- Awesome-Blender — from blenderartists.org
- add-ons, tools, tutorials and resources — "agmmnn" on GitHub
Links to other external sites:
- Blender splash screens — on WikiMedia Commons
- Blender (software) — on WikiMedia Commons
- List of free and open-source software packages — on Wikipedia
Alternatives to Blender:
- Onshape — Cloud-native CAD
- SketchUp 3D design software — 3D modeling software
- Adobe After Effects — "Make your ideas move."
For Additional Help
- Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
- List of all PPM Slack channels
- Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.
- PPM Tool Color Map — Interactive
- Search the PPM Wiki — include both Content pages and Multimedia
- Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki, or you notice something is outdated.
Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative processes by providing shared space, shared tools, materials, software and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.