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I am trying to add an image as a plane in Blender 3.0 but I can't find how. I have tried shift + A but I can add images only as reference or background. What is the procedure in Blender 3.0 in earlier versions there was an option for it.

What I am trying to do is to render an image in Blender 3.0.

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    $\begingroup$ It's a built-in addon. Search for 'Images as planes' in Preferences > Edit > Addons tab. $\endgroup$
    – John Eason
    Commented Jul 11, 2022 at 16:32
  • $\begingroup$ @JohnEason ah thanks, strange that a new version of blender lack this feature which is quite important for me $\endgroup$
    – G M
    Commented Jul 11, 2022 at 18:59
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    $\begingroup$ That has always been a Blender-supplied addon right back to at least Blender version 2.8.3 so I guess it was enabled in the dim and distant past in the version you were previously using. I guess that you installed 3.0 from scratch rather than updating from your previous Blender version because otherwise the addon settings would have been transferred automatically. $\endgroup$
    – John Eason
    Commented Jul 11, 2022 at 20:35
  • $\begingroup$ @JohnEason could you write an answer so I can accept it? $\endgroup$
    – G M
    Commented Jul 20, 2022 at 5:50
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    $\begingroup$ Ok. Now added as an answer. $\endgroup$
    – John Eason
    Commented Jul 20, 2022 at 8:30

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That has always been a built-in addon in Blender, from version 2.8x to version 4.1x. For a new installation of Blender it may not be enabled by default so go to Edit > Preferences > Addons tab, type 'Images' into the search field, and check Import Export: Images as Planes as shown below. For Blender version 4.2+, please see this thread.

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The option will then appear on the main Add menu and the ⇧ Shift+A menu.

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