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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Where did the 'Use UV for Mapping' option go in Blender 2.8?
I'm following a tutorial using a 2.7 version of Blender, which shows how to use UV unwrapping on beveled curves to make a texture follow the shape of the curve (I'm making stylized hair and would love ...
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Can I build Blender source code using CLion?
I'm pretty new in Blender coding. I'm only did some small things using python scripting so far. I'm facing a problem where I wish to see more about the UI components of Blender (panels, icon viewers, ...
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Blender in the webbrowser?
Is there available a version of Blender which can be started from the web browser?
I am not referring to a plugin to display the models, but rather to a cloud based version.
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Blender version(s) useable on Linux PCs with CPUs without SSE2?
Several computer science students in developing countries, who only have access to old PCs with non-SSE2 CPUs (mostly AthlonXP processors with SSE1), would like to know the version number of the last ...
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MANTAFOLW - Realistic Dirt/Dust trail
I'm following the "Making Realistic Dust trail" question which is not accurate for today blender smoke sim interface.
I try to reproduce this answer for cgslav but in blender 2.9 which does ...
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I can't see the drop down menu of my add-on in Blender 2.8
I work recently on the passage of my add - ones in the version 2.80 (formerly 2.79), however, when I click on the furniture or equipments menu, the pop-up menu does not display, while with the version ...
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Is there a way to hack blender to import .HEIF images HEVC and h.265 codec videos?
Is there a way to modify the source code, or other hacks, to import images in HEIF format or h.265 video (like pictures and movies made with iphones and other samsung phones) into Blender directly? I'...
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Blender 2.8 subfsurf modifier behave different compare to 2.7
I tried to learn box modeling using Blender 2.8 while using tutorial that was using 2.7 version.
I noticed that the Subsurf modifier doesn't act just like the 2.7 version when i tried to edit my mesh ...
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Why so useful functions are not in official build?
Why so useful functions are not in official build:
Bevel node in cycles:
Apply properties disabling in Apply scale:
These functions have been implemented for a long time. Relay, are these ...
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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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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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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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How to edit autosave file location for (blend1, blend2, ...)
As a company we are used to save different versions of our files constantly, to be able to go back to previous steps in the process:
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