Download Blender 2.76

Version 2.76 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 made. Last August, the ten-minute Cosmos Laundromat appeared and it is intended that this will eventually lead to a full feature film. Extensive release notes can be found on this page are found and these are briefly the main improvements:

Main highlights for this release:

• Initial support for Pixar’s OpenSubdiv geometry subdivision technology.
• A huge view port performance boost.
• Big file browser performance boost and arrow keys navigation support.
• Node auto-offset feature that helps organizing node layouts.
• Absolute grid snapping in the 3D view.
• Sculpting with tiled strokes.
• Text effect strips for the sequencer, supporting subtitle export
• As usual, hundreds of bugs fixed and other improvements!