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Blender Developers Meeting Notes: 24 March 2025
Notes for weekly communication of ongoing projects and modules. Announcements Blender 4.4 has been released on Tuesday. Check out what’s new in the release notes. Modules & Projects 2025-03-17 Modeling Module Meeting 2025-03-18 Render & Cycles Meeting 2025-03-18 Animation & Rigging module meeting 2024-03-18 Tablet Support: UX and other implications 2025-03-18 Grease Pencil Module Meeting [...]
Animela Festival intro animation
This animated short created was created by 13 students from Srishti Manipal institute of Art, Design and Technology for this years Animela 2025 Festival. Archit writes: More than happy to share the signature animation created for this years AniMela Festival 2025 created entirely in Blender. Aaghosham means celebration. The animation was created in 4 weeks [...]
Freight Rail Grain Hopper Train Wagon 3D Model [$]
This is two realistic models of a rail car freight grain hopper wagons for transporting grain across rail networks. Use it for freelance concept art, environment building, indy film or realistic rendering. Asset Description Substance ready: (tested - but substance file not included) Vertext ID's are painted by element creating substance quick masks if you [...]
Zen Masters releases Zen UV 5.0
Check out the new features in the free update to the popular Blender UV editing toolset for games and visual effects work.
Peregrine Labs ships Yeti 5.2
Check out the latest features in the popular Maya fur and feathers plugin, including new nodes for resolving intersections.
Check out new open-source 3D character generator CharMorph
Promising free Blender add-on generates rigged 3D characters with skin materials and hair, suitable for games, animation or VFX work.
Let's model and simulate a rolling die in Blender!
In this three part series cephalopunk models and simulates a die roll in Blender.
Video: Interstellar Docking Scene – Recreated in LEGO
Doctor Orcinus re-created the iconic docking scene from Interstellar in Blender. The visual quality is stunning - relecting the almost 2 years it took them to create this video. This is my recreation of the iconic docking scene from Interstellar—in LEGO. I started working on this project in mid-2023, and it has been an incredible [...]
Polygonflow releases new free version of Dash
Use the powerful Content Browser from the Unreal Engine 5 world-building tool free indefinitely. Comes with thousands of free 3D assets.
Eraser Tool (Paint Workspace)
Blender 4.4 Released: Check Out These Standout Features
Blender 4.4 introduces significant improvements focused on stability and quality, alongside innovative features that enhance animation workflows and video editing capabilities. Key Features: Action Slots: Revolutionizes animation by allowing multiple data-blocks to share a single Action, simplifying complex animations. Video Sequencer Enhancements: Improved text editing, support for H.265 codec, and faster performance for various effects [...]
Jiggle Physics With Geometry Nodes in Blender
harryblends steps through the tools and techniques I used in Blender to create DEREK - simulated procedural creature with customizable jiggle physics. I developed him as an experiment in creating secondary motion with geometry nodes and here I build him bit by bit, explaining all the principles that make him work.
"Rage against the T-Pose!" [Blender Short/Tease]
Todor Nikolov has released a short teasing an upcoming Blender course. This short video showcases some of the techniques and skills that viewers can expect to learn in the course. The course will be available for free on Todor's YouTube channel in the coming days. Stay tuned for more updates
Character Creation-Enhanced Eye Rig
Anthony's creation series continues with more rigging tips and this time we are taking a closer look at the eyes. In this first part, we cover how you can fairly easily add more eye control to the base Rigify metarig and what to watch out for that could mess it up a little. In case [...]
BlenderKit Spring Sale [$]
BlenderKit is an extensive 3D asset library seamlessly integrated into Blender 3D. The ever-growing database includes 3D models, materials, brushes, scenes, HDRIs, node groups, and Blender add-ons. Spring to life with BlenderKit! Get a huge 3D asset library 25% off! More than anything, BlenderKit is a community. Founded in the spirit of open-source, BlenderKit is [...]
Quick Tip: Freeze Painted/Transparent Pixels
Blender Jobs for March 21, 2025
Here's an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: Python: Separate Z-Anatomy.py into independent add-ons Blender ConjureSDF plugin model work Environment Artist VFX for one shot in my Short Film [$50hr] Environment Artist for Sci-Fi Videogame RealTruck, Inc. | Junior 3D Modeler (Contract position) Eleven Eleven | Lead 3D [...]
Best of Blender Artists: 2025-12
Every week, hundreds of artists share their work on the Blender Artists forum. I'm putting some of the best work in the spotlight in a weekly post here on BlenderNation.
Unity unveils its 2025 product roadmap
Features due in Unity this year include in-editor LOD generation, swappable physics backends, and more generative AI tools.
Unity previews Unity 6.1
Check out the key artist features in the next version of the game engine, including support for Variable Rate Shading and better DX12 ray tracing.