Download Blender 2.73

Version 2.73 of the open source and cross platform 3D program Blender has been released. This application is intended for 3d modelling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback. More information about the extensive possibilities of Blender can be found at this page are being found. This program includes the short open source animation films Elephant’s Dream, Big Buck Bunny, cinder and Tears of Steel and there was a fundraiser earlier this year to raise a full movie to make. The main improvements made in this release can be found below.

Changes in Blender version 2.73

• Several Cycles Rendering updates, improvements and new features, support for GeForce 9xx GPUs.
• New fullscreen mode, improved Pie Menus, 3D View can now display the world background.
• Knife-tool now allows freehand smart cuts, and more improvements were made in selection tools, Bevel Modifier and Shapekeys.
• Unwrapping UVs was improved, strength is now enabled for Grab and Snake Hook brushes, better visual feedback mode for painting with masks.
• Sequencer now can show a backdrop, strips can be snapped to others along with other improvements.
• Freestyle NPR Rendering has a new SVG exporter add-on, along with other improvements.
• Grease Pencil had a major update, it is now possible to edit and animate strokes! New draw styles, and improvements in user interface.
• Collada Importer was updated, improving the compatibility with other software’s bone concepts.
• Add-ons: FBX improved importing/exporting armatures, some Python API changes could need some Add-ons to be updated!
• As usual several other minor updates and improvements, and lot of bugfixing also in this release.