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 has installed Blender 4.0.2 on our Design Workstations 1-3. (Workstation 2 runs Blender better than the others.)
Tips
Links to external sites:
Common Shortcuts
Glossary
Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed
Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup
Links to external sites:
- Everything New in Blender 4.0 — by CGCookie.com (Nov 8th 2023)
- Blender 4.0 Reference Manual
- Advanced, using the Command Line
- Blender, everywhere. — Community Support
- Official YouTube channel for Blender
- Blender (software) — on Wikipedia
- Blender Product Home Page
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.
Related Pages
Links to related PPM Wiki pages:
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
- awesome Blender add-ons, tools, tutorials and resources — "agmmnn" on GitHub
Alternatives to Blender:
- Onshape — Cloud-native CAD
- SketchUp 3D design software — 3D modeling software
- Adobe After Effects — "Make your ideas move."
Other Fun Stuff
Links to external sites:
- blender Benchmark — on blender.org
- Blender splash screens — on WikiMedia Commons
- Blender (software) — on WikiMedia Commons
- List of free and open-source software packages — on Wikipedia
- 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- Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki, or if you notice something is outdated.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.