Questions tagged [installation]
Questions regarding installation of Blender should use this tag. Also, use the respective operating system tag: windows, mac, or linux.
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Grease pencil - unable to download and import texture brush pack (internet connection)
I'm using Blender version 3.6.2 and working from home laptop (MAC) with a stable internet connection.
I've been working with the Grease Pencil add-on in Blender but encountered an issue. When I enable ...
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traceback error keeping me from scatter 5.0
I have been sent here by the scatter guys. Attached is the error message that comes up when i try to install scatter 5. it seems that my machine is blocking some folders for install. Not sure how to ...
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I can't run modern versions of blender
I want to use blender to make 3D models for either roblox animations, or just use for building things, it's obvious to me that my laptop can't run the modern versions, but the older ones run fine, ...
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No desktop short cut for Blender 2.8 [closed]
I just installed the Blender 2.8 beta. It did not create a shortcut. How can I create a short cut on the desktop?
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How to Create Desktop Shortcut Parameter When Deploying Blender 3.6.5 with MSI installer?
I'm trying to deploy Blender 3.6.5 to a bunch of PCs, and wondered if there was a switch/parameter for the installer to create a desktop shortcut.
I've tried ...
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Blender 2.83 won't start in Mac os Catalina
Blender doesn't start and keeps jumping for about a minute and goes to not responding. I have tried reinstalling , updating my os and even installed python . It still won't open.
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Error installing Blender game engine UPBGE
I downloaded BGE from https://upbge.org/#/download. Whenever I extract it on my desktop it shows bunch of errors and also after extraction the application won't run.
I am using Windows 10 and ...
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Crashing upon opening Blender, Python not intializing correctly, getting OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument for path to codecs.py
When I try to open Blender, I get an error relating to the file path for codecs.py, which upon investigating, seems to both be okay in terms of the file location, contents, and the filepath's format. ...
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Blender 3 and up won't open on m1mac monterey
Previous version worked fine.
I cannot open 3.01 or get the latest betas to open at all. The error image above appears immediately.
GHOST_ContextCGL::metallnit:newLibraryWithSource:options:error:...
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Cannot install Blender 2.93 addons on Windows. Python error
I am having trouble migrating from Blender 2.92 to 2.93. Half of my addons will not install and they are officially supported on 2.93. When I install them, I get an error when I attempt to activate ...
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I can't install blender on my hp desktop pc
I am running a 64 bit system with win 10 installed and up to date:
Blender 2.78 installs up to an almost finished point.. then an applet informs me .. that the blender file is too long for the start ...
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How can I start blender 2.8 in ubuntu 18.04
I've downloaded Blender 2.8 and extracted files to a suitable folder. But when I double click on the 'Blender' program, nothing happens.
I used the same procedure with Blender 2.79b and that works ...
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Blender is not running on Nvidia gtx 1050TI
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I tried to install Blender software on my computer. I tried installing it via the .msi file downloaded from the blender site.
Installation was a success, but I was unable to run the app, ...
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Why does blender's python use system python's site_packages?
Please read carefully
this is not about installing packages with Blender's python, but rather their reverse - ignoring system packages.
I DO NOT WANT Blender to use the packages in ...
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Blender 3.4 Error: Unable to open or write bookmark file
So I am getting the following error in Blender 3.4:
Unable to open or write bookmark file "C:\Users\me\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.4\config\bookmarks.txt"
I get this error ...
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Addons installation failure
I installed an addon of simply cloth pro, but when I come to mark it in the window of the addons, it says to me that there is an error.
Attached is a picture of what they write to me.
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How to uninstall blender
From the control panel, I click on Blender and right-click to uninstall.
Getting this pop-up
How to uninstall old version 2.79 complete blender version from pc.
Any suggestion or help. Im using win7.
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Human Base Mesh Installation
I have finished installing Blender 3.6 and have eagerly awaited the human base meshes for this software, but I do not know how to install the meshes as assets. I am capable of opening the meshes but ...
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Is there a documentation of Blender's installer's command line arguments?
I only found documentation of CLI for Blender itself. What about the installer? I can't find any sort of info anywhere, I also asked few times in the support chat with no reply.
Why do I need it? Main ...
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Help re-installing Add-Ons, and how to approach “Missing script files”
I have to reinstall all my addons and I'm encountering an issue with “Missing script files.”
I run Blender in a “portable set-up”, with different versions sharing a joint parent “config” folder. ...
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Are addons generally considered safe to download and install?
Are addons considered safe to download? I mean, it seems that anyone can make their own addon. Who's to say if they're safe or not?
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Blender 3.4.0 Startup Error in Mac OS High Sierra
I just installed Blender 3.4 on my ancient late-2011 iMac, as 3.4 is supposed to be the latest version that will run on my machine. When I try to run it, I get the following error message,
My iMac is ...
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Blender 3.5 Unsupported graphics card
Having issues both with Meshmixer and Blender failing on launch, Blender gives me an error regarding a graphics card and drivers not able to support OpenGL 3.3.
Currently running a radeon 6600 XT with ...
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Blender 3.5 Unsupportyed graphics card [duplicate]
Having issues both with meshmixer and blender failing on launch, blender gives me an error regarding a graphics card and drivers not able to support OpenGL 3.3
Currently running a radeon 6600 XT with ...
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How to set up Blender on a Windows Server?
How to set up Blender on a server to run Crowd Render for myself and the two other Blender users in my office?
We asked IT about creating a render farm with some spare PCs we have around, but they ...
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Uninstalling Blender previous versions
I would like to uninstall many of the previous versions of Blender to free up some space.
When I go to the control panel to uninstall I cannot distinguish between the versions.
Can I simply go to C:\...
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Cannot run Blender installed via snap on Ubuntu server
I installed Blender 3.4.1 on an Ubuntu 22.04 server via snap:
sudo snap install blender --classic
But when I try to run it:
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How do I keep updates to Blender's Python install when I want to use a new version of Blender?
I'm on macOS with a new install of Blender, current version as of now. I had some issues and finally managed to get pip working with the Blender install of Python and I'm adding modules I need to use ...
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Installing Blender on iMac OS X 10.10
I installed Blender on my laptop (Windows 10) and things went well.
However, my desktop computer is an iMac (OS X 10.10 Yosemite). I have no understanding of the iMac -- at all. I read the answer to a ...
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Blender 3.4 instantly closing after installing amd drivers in linux
I am trying to get cycles to work using hip on a new pc build running Ubuntu 22.04. PC has an AMD Radeon 6800 XT. I downloaded Blender 3.4 through the website and extracted the software in executable ...
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Installing python module for Blender bundled python (3.10) [duplicate]
my student and I had developed a Blender add-on, BlenderPhotonics, for 3D tetrahedral mesh generation and photon transport simulation. For Blender 2.8/2.9x with Ubuntu 18.04 Linux and Python 3.6, I ...
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Blender (Flathub install) randomly isn't opening anymore. What can I do?
Apologies if there are mistakes with this question, as it's my first post here but I can't find any information anywhere about this issue.
My computer is running OpenSuse LEAP 15.4, and I've installed ...
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Best version Of blender?
My laptop is core i5, 5th generation, 64gb RAM and SSD 256. I have installed the blender but it just showed me a white screen on startup. Even I try different versions 1 by 1. But there is the same ...
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Can't find script folders or addon folder in appdata directory (hidden files on)
So I have begun my life long journey to get the Daz bridge to show up in blender addons and I am trying to access the scripts folder in the blender (3.3) directory which as follows
Appdata/Raoming/...
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How do I install settings from one version of Blender to another
I've installed 3.3 and opened it a number of times. I also added a plugin. This means that the 'Install settings from a previous version' option is now missing from the splash screen. I can't find an ...
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Blender closes/crashes everytime I open and close a window
Since yesterday blender constantly closes/crashes everytime I open and close a window.
So far this happens on every window I have tried (e.g. file output path, file import, viewport windows, image ...
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Easy answer to an install problem
I've been running Blender 2.90.1, everything is fine.
Just downloaded the Blender 3.3.0 install file (blender-3.3.0-macos-arm64.DMG) and I get this dialog box.
My mac's spec.
Any idea why I can't ...
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How can I install Blender on a different disc than C entirely?
I would like to install Blender on a different disc than C, with no residual files on C at all, because I don’t have any space on my C drive. Is there an option to do that? I tried changing the ...
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How do uninstall every single trace of Blender?
When I start Blender, the console pops up and the Blender windows goes into full screen, but the UI is not loading and the whole screen is gray.
I recently switched my AMD card for an NVIDIA card. I ...
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3.2.2 Installation Fail on MacOS
I am running a MacBook Pro 2019 with 32GB of memory and an AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8GB graphics card, Monterey 12.5.1, and I am getting an error message “You can’t open the application “Blender” because ...
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Blender 2.79 not working in Windows Server 2019 on AWS cloud t2.micro
I was trying to install Blender 2.79 on Windows Server 2019 on AWS cloud t2.micro. It installs but does not start - neither GUI, nor by using blener -b command. ...
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Can't Active Add-ons in Blender 3.2.2
I'm using Blender 3.2.2, my add-ons need to install Pillow in blender folder first before install it in blender, so there it's not pb with that but when i active the add-ons , i got a error message.
I ...
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How to use a "native addon" (SSGI)
I just purchased SSGI on Gumroad which is a global illumination addon for Evee. I have a question about the installation. I can install the "old addons" (Screenshot 1) as usual: preferences/...
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Set the graphic card, before the first blender start. (Virtual Linux System)
The problem:
Blender does not start and prints the following error message:
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Installing Blender on old XP machine
I want to install Blender on an old XP machine. The computer has Windows XP sp3 and 3GB RAM.
I read about options and Blender 2.72b was suggested as a nice stable version that works on XP. If ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of obtaining Blender?
Blender can be downloaded as an installer file, a zipped directory, or from Steam, among other places. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the various methods of obtaining Blender?
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Can Blender be used on an Android device?
Can the software be downloaded on an Android device? If yes, then what is the process?
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How to run Blender on a Surface Pro 2
I have acquired an old Surface Pro 2 (Windows 8), and would like to run Blender on it if I ever want to use the touchscreen for drawing, sculpting, etc. The Surface Pro 2 should, in theory, run ...
