Questions tagged [versions]
Questions about using and managing different versions of Blender, past present and future. Use this tag for upgrade questions, installation questions, etc.
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4.2.0 - Both my Add-Ons menu and my Extensions menu are blank upon updating
I updated my version of Blender, loaded my settings from the previous version, and now my Add-ons menu, and the new Extensions menu are both completely and utterly blank.
I've looked in the console ...
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How to install previous version of the blender preference to the new blender 4.2 version?
How can I install the previous version's preferences like add-ons, themes and settings into the new version? The problem is that I've already uninstalled the earlier version of Blender(which I had ...
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Why does blender check for a ton of non-existen directories?
I opened a file on the command line on Linux and Blender started checking a ton of non-existing directories. Here's a part of the log:
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Principled BSDF Changes between 3.3 and 4.2
At work, we've been using Blender 3.3 LTS and since this LTS has come to an end, we are testing the next LTS (4.2).
Is it normal that a file saved in 3.3 looks very different when rendered in 4.2 (...
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Old user interface ( object data properties ) for Blender 4.0?
Is it possible to get the older interface of the tab Object data properties for Blender 4.0? It's the main reason i never use newest blenders , i'm mostly intestred by the older Skeleton layers system ...
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Transferring Addons Across Blender Upgrades
What is the easiest way to store and transfer (and keep track of) your add-ons whenever upgrading Blender? Is it as easy as transferring a folder over to your newest version of Blender? How do YOU ...
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Issue with building a version of Blender 4.1.1 (GooEngine)
I've been trying to build a version of Blender from its github. It kinda works i can open it fine and work on it. But in the cmd prompt, i get this message:
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My Blender 4.1 whit error AttributeError: 'bpy.app' object has no attribute 'version_char' [closed]
is this :
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.1\4.1\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 376, in enable
mod = importlib.import_module(...
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How to transfer shape keys from blender 3.6+ to version 2.79b?
Object has equal count of vertices. When i copy (ctrl + c, ctrl + v) from 3.6 to 2.79 - error. When i append this object from blender 3.6, then object loses it shape keys. Maybe some addon? Help pls, ...
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How do I migrate an addon from 2.93 to 4? [duplicate]
On the topic of duplication
I don't think this is a duplicate of the suggested post, although the
contents of it may be helpful. The issue of converting an addon to run
on Blender 4 is not going to ...
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All curves emerging from a single origin point following up on Plexus effect
I followed a couple of tutorials for creating a Plexus effect using Geo-nodes in Blender. But all my curves(connection) appear to come from a single point source and other dots do not connect at all. ...
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Why Blender v.4, even v4.0.2 is much slower in cycle rendering than v3.6.5?
first time i've noticed that, the first day i was installed v4 and after started to render a scene i that i make that before. it was take about 30m, and i expected something about 10 to 15 m.
I waited ...
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Does Blender 4 Cycles handle light differently?
I have a large file with lots of lights, that I created and have been working with Blender 3.6. When I opened it with Blender 4 I realized that renders are much different (Cycles); mainly brighter. I ...
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Reproduce texture relationships from 2.69, in 3.4.1
How can I discover and replicate, using Blender 3.4.1, the Texture attachments to Material nodes that are shown in the same document in Blender 2.69?
Blender 2.69 shows, in the outline view, textures ...
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Subdivision Surface creates only one level of subdiv in 3.6 [duplicate]
I got this strange behaviour of the SubSurf Modifier and the Multires modifier in 3.6. Until 3.5 everything works as expected.
I saw that lots of people don't have any issue, and I didn't find ...
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Water simulation - How to make water spill (difference between 2.8 version and 3.6 new update)
How can I recreate this fluid simulation from 2.8 version to current 3.6 version? I do not see any 'obstacles' in fluid simulation.
I was following this tutorial "making water spill from backet ...
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Where is the sampling integrator in version 3.6?
Where is the sampling integrator in version 3.6? I can find it in older versions but it seems to have disappeared in 3.6. Thanks.
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What is the difference between Blender Version X.Y.0 and X.Y.1?
What is the difference between Blender Version X.Y.0 and X.Y.1? For example, between Version 3.6 and 3.6.1.
Are these just bug fixes or something?
Or are there some relatively significant changes?
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Selecting vertices inside a box
The question is the same as Selecting vertices within a box defined by exact coordinates, but now on Blender 3.0.1:
I want to select all vertices within a bounding box defined by (x1,y1,z1) and (x2, ...
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Where's the shadow light pass gone (cycles)?
I'm following a tutorial (very beginner here) which wants me to enable the "shadows" light pass in the view layer - the tutorial is in blender version 3.2, which the docs say has this, but I'...
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Open a Blender 3.5 file in Blender 3.4 and earlier
Is there any way to open a blend file made in Blender 3.5 in older versions of Blender? I'd go the FBX route, but I want to preserve the rig.
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Cant change blender default version. All my blend files keep opening up in older version
So far my main version I was working with was 3.0. I got 3.5 (also tried 3.3) and when I try to make those versions default, even newer files ive saved through them open up in 3.0
Any ideas?
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Getting and downloading the last version of Blender used to save file
Getting and downloading the last version of Blender used to save file.
I looked at:
Do .blend files store information on which version of Blender they were created in?
Used a hex editor:
I also used ...
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Can't Move the Gizmo - Just Draws a Select Box
In previous versions of Blender, I was able to click on the different points of a 3D gizmo to manipulate it.
However, after the 3.4 update this no longer works. It just draws a select box. I wondered ...
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Blender 3.5 not working on my system
I have been using blender on my PC. (Intel i5 processor, 4G ram, internal Intel graphics card, CPU rendering only) Currently, I am using 3.41, but if I try to use 3.5 as a look-see, Bender mainly ...
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Get pixel data from rendering in script using built blender python module
I need to get the Pixels of the render pass to convert them to a numpy array within a python script. From my research there are 3 possible ways to solve this:
using a viewer node in Compositor
using ...
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Different render result from Blender 2.90.1 to 3.4.1
I tried to find this out myself by comparing settings and googling, but I failed so far.
Opening an old project, that needs continuous work, renders differently in a newer Blender version. I know, ...
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'Scene' object has no attribute 'rendercycles' error whe saving a Performance preset
I'm using Blender version 3.3.0 and I was trying to save a Performance preset in the render settings. The problem is that, each time I try to save a new preset with the + button, I receive the ...
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Both Blender 3.0.1 and Blender 3.4 have startup links showing in my Ubuntu 22.04 apps. I see only Blender 3.4 In .cache and .config
How can I get rid of Blender 3.0.1?
Is it a subset of Blender 3.4 and there is no real need to delete it?
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Imitate 2000s era renders in 3.3+
Is there any way to recreate these kinds of renders?
I have been able to only replicate the old Perlin noise with texture paint, sadly. Utilizing the layer weight node for some of the materials.
The ...