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Questions tagged [compatibility]

Questions about software, hardware and operating system compatibility with Blender.

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Graphics card unsupported

So ive been trying to install a later version of Blender on my laptop. Currently running 3.4.1. Ive done work on my desktop in 4.1 and obviously cant open files in 3.4. but i believe 3.6 can open 4.1 ...
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Veikk 1560 (Wacom Cintiq alternative) compatibility issues

Hello dear Blender users! I'm an avid Blender user myself, and I've been looking for an option to sculpt faster than with my mouse (LOL, to be fair, I'm pretty decent at it anyway but it's veeeeryyyy ...
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Why does OptiX Denoising work in Viewport but not Render when rending a specific (large) scene?

I cannot get OptiX Denoising to work on the final render for my complex scene. However, if I create a new scene and render the default cube (using low samples as a check), OptiX denoising works for ...
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Model compatibility for older Blender version [duplicate]

I have a set of models inside a .blend file, they were made in Blender3.5. When trying to import the model into Blender 3.4- blender just crashes. Is there a way to get the model into the older ...
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Assistance with starting blender

I'm using 2.79B Blender for Windows due to an addon that works with it, and have tried both portable and installer varieties, when I launch the program a terminal or Windows console host window opens, ...
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Is Raspberry Pi 4 able to run Blender Game Engine games?

Ex. I have a game where my object is floating in some empty space and i can interact with it. I can zoom in/out, rotate in every direction and do some clicks which cause some animations (for ex. when ...
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Blender can't utilize all 24gb of VRAM (Out of memory)

My system is 3090 Ti (24gb VRAM), 32gb DDR4, i7 8700k, Windows 10. I've upgraded GPU recently because 8gb of VRAM on my old one wasn't enough, causing out of memory use or crashes in heavy scenes. ...
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Blender 3.2.0 Backwards compatiblity with 2.92 LTS

Is there no backwards compatibility with Blender? When I try and open an model made in 3.x in 2.92 LTS it opens a default scene
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fix model compatibility between version 2.70 and 3.1.2

I downloaded a model from the internet for personal use but when I opened in Blender 3.1.2 some textures are missing and I can't fix it... This model was made in 2014 with blender 2.70. Please help I ...
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Run 2 versions of Blender [duplicate]

Can I use 2 versions of Blender? I have v3.0 can I create in v3.0 will it work in older an version? I'm using Mac in case this ie relevant.
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Import SketchUp ".skp" files

I am new with Blender. I changed to it because now I am using Ubuntu. Previously on Windows I used to work with SketchUp, and I still have many projects, that I would like to import *.skp into Blender ...
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materials compatibility Blender 2.79 - 2.93.5

I found a blender file online with some cool rendering I would like to use. It works fine with version 2.79, but if I open it with version 2.93.5 the rendering doesn't work anymore (pink objects are ...
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Compatibility with macOS Big Sur (macOS 11)

is there any experience, if the upcoming macOS Big Sur is compatible with the latest stable Blender version? I tried it in Parallels, and it keeps crashing. Falk
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I can't import a COLLADA (.DAE) file into my scene

There's a COLLADA file that I've been trying to Import into my scene but it's not working right. When I hit the "Import COLLADA" button after selecting it in the import screen nothing happens. It's ...
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How will Blender work on the Microsoft Surface Book?

How will Blender work on the Microsoft Surface Book? I'm not looking for benchmark numbers but for user experiences with this software/hardware combination. Thanks

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