Software update: Blender 3.0

Version 3.0 of the cross-platform and open source program Blender has been released. This application is 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† cinderTears of Steel, Cosmos Laundromat and Sprite Fright created. Version 3.0 is a major release with many changesincluding significantly improved rendering performance, an asset browser, and a refreshed look and feel.

What’s New in Blender 3.0?

Among the many “highlights” touted by the Blender team, which are ably showcased in the video below, there are some other things worth knowing about.

Creatives enjoy between 2x and 8x faster rendering in real-world scenes thanks to rewritten GPU kernels and scheduling. Alongside NVIDIA CUDA/OptiX support, Blender 3.0 intros support for AMD HIP, albeit only on Windows for the time being. AMD HIP on Linux is expected to feature in Blender 3.1.

The Blender team has given the software a visual refresh in this release. They describe it as ‘new paint on the walls of your well known house’. The refresh returns panels to their appearance in v2.3, uses roundness in more of the suite’s widgets, and tweaks the opacity, saturation, and colors across the UI for better readability.

For a comprehensive look at every nut, bolt, and pin in this update, please refer to the official Blender 3.0 release notes†