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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'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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Python script to check Blender version and block file saving
I am working in a company where a dedicated 3D team uses Blender to create assets and backgrounds. For internal reasons, we are currently stuck with using Blender 2.93 in our pipeline, and we are ...
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I can no longer get smooth playback in video editor after 3.1 update. Anyway to fix this?
Hi I recently downloaded Blender 3.1 and I'm now having problems with the video editor. I know 3.1 has a feature that automatically creates a proxy but since I'm used creating it on my own I changed ...
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Is this console message high priority? prefs: blah\userpref.blend Traceback (most recent call last): File blah addon_utils.py
Here is the full message in Console
Read prefs: C:\Users\secret\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.0\config\userpref.blend
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\...
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Exporting file from Blender 3.0.0 to use in Blender 2.92.0
I've been working on a scene with the newer 3.0.0 version, but a custom plugin I need to use only works with 2.92.0. I still have the old version installed, so tried to open the .blend file with it ...
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Trouble running Blender on Paperspace Virtual Machines
I have looked at related questions about virtual machines, but I have not found an answer to this. Blender is less responsive (when I move the mouse or press a hotkey, the object's movement is slow ...
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How do I access the Save pop-up on older files
I just switched to Blender 2.91 and I am having a problem: when I close a project I did with 2.90 I do not get the option to save. Saving manually does work, but it adds a file called quit.blend every ...
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blender 2.9 ui glitched?
I just downloaded version 2.9 on my 2010 macbook pro, but all the UI seems to be glitched out. Any UI element that should have a box outline only has a triangle (see picture I don't know how to ...
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is blender 2.83.4 still in development?
My blender 2.8 got extremely corrupt and so I was planning on downloading the latest fully developed blender version so there are no bugs. What is the current fully developed blender version?
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Simulating Shadings Losses for Solar Field, like PVsyst
About Me:
I'm an electrical engineer by Profession with some programming experience in Python and applied Machine learning. I am involved in modelling, optimization and data analysis of renewable ...
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Is there a way to use the old smoke simulator in blender 2.82?
In blender 2.82 they introduced Mantaflow simulations and it's been working extremely well for me, however, I can't seem to make multicoloured smoke. Changing the smoke colour in the emitter settings ...
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What is the major difference between blender 2.79 and 2.8?
The blender has gone through major UI changes in newer version of blender i.e. version 2.8.
But what are the major technical updates it got?
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Hi, i want to install Blender so i downloaded windows64.msi version but my computer is not supporting the file
i want to install Blender so i downloaded windows64.msi version but my computer is not supporting the file. Can you suggest me which file should i install. I mention my computer specifications
WIndows-...
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Exchanging objects between 2.78 and 2.80
So, I have a scene put together in Blender 2.78 and a model made with Blender 2.80 that I want to use together. I downloaded the scene (version 2.78 required) and made the model myself beforehand. ...
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How to find out bug list for particular versions?
Hi I have installed blender 2.81 and it has issues that are different to 2.8.
How can I find out what bugs are for my version rather than all versions like bug tracker etc?
Geodesic domes crashes my ...
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Blender 2.81 crashed now no version starts
I've never had issues with any blender version up through 2.8 64 bit and was actually using blender when i noticed that 2.81 was released. I downloaded 2.81a on Dec 5 and it opened for a few moments ...
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Blender 2.81 - cannot import stl files using facet normals
I have a mesh to import of a part designed in Mastercam. I have saved it in Mastercam as an stl file. It is a very complicated mesh so I want to use facets normals so I check the box, but 2.81 throws ...
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Cycles: Build without SSE and AVX
I am trying to benchmark Cycles performance without SSE, with SSE only, and with AVX instructions.
I am finding weird behavior where if I switch off the "WITH_CPU_SSE" flag in CMakeLists.txt, the ...
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Blender 2.8 API - grid_scale?
in v2.79 the following works:
bpy.context.space_data.grid_scale = 0.25
bpy.ops.view3d.snap_selected_to_grid()
but v2.8 doesn't know ...
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How do take an object from 2.8 and work on it in 2.79b?
I'm trying to import the .dae file of a project I exported from my 2.8 installation, into my 2.79b installation. The object will import fine, but the textures get all messed up.
Here is the material ...
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How do I run Blender 2.79 on old GPU?
I have a PC with an old intel GMA 945 that only supports openGL 2.0 and DirectX 9 and I want to install the latest version of blender. Everytime I try to run Blender 2.79 it gives me an openGL warning ...
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How stable are the unofficial builds of Blender?
I'd like to try to use the Bevel shader, but unfortunately it's only available in the daily build of Blender 2.79. I was wondering, just how stable is that build? Is it good enough for everyday work, ...
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Cannot load any video/audio into VSE
I created my own Blender build as I needed to add a "change font" option to the text effect in VSE (see here : https://developer.blender.org/D2424#a4349b1b)
But now Blender cannot load any video or ...
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Blender 2.77 glitching whenever it processes
Please help this rookie! .I just installed blender v2.77 and it significantly faster than the previous one when i'm working on the same file. However blender glitches everytime it calculating ...
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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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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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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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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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Blender 2.9+ Cycles missing denoising
I Tried to follow tutorials for improving rendering, because i couldn't find the denoise option. Turns out im just completely missing it, and i have nothing of the likes in my sampling.
I opened my ...
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Possible problems with lower version blender rendering higher version models
I mainly use 2.83 in my work, but when I use it to render some models, there are always some messy errors. I want to ask what changes blender has made after 2.83 that make it impossible to render with ...
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Blender 3.2 Download instead of 3.3
I would like to download Blender 3.2 instead of Blender 3.3 because 3.3 is not working properly on my computer. However the Blender website only enables me to download 3.3. (when I click download 3.2 ...
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Where can I download the earliest version of blender 2.8 beta?
I need to download the earliest versions of Blender 2.8 beta because I'm trying to find the old viewport studio lighting.
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Flickery Mirror modifier or Render in 3.2.2?
I had to rerender some project files, but in the mean time I updated Blender from 2.93 to 3.2.2.
Now the render "Flickers" in the parts with the mirror modifier. (also in the File)
What ...
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Are previous branch builds saved anywhere? I'm looking for the 3.0 viewport compositing branch that never made it to main
I know about the collection of basically all the previous release builds, but I'm looking for a branch that had an experimental feature that never made it to a release. I'd really like to experiment ...
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Is there a global switch or some reason why my animated people have reverted to a T pose?
I'm using v3.0. I have a scene that I've added Mixamo characters in various running or walking animations. I have zero experience rigging or animating figures, but managed to get everything working ...
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Possible Fixes? Older Blender File ... UI interaction .... Constraints indicators appear but cannot survive drill down .. Foreboding Console Messages
Old file opened in 2.9. Modified circ@ December 2018.
In the constraint panel I see 4 constraints listed. They cannot be opened. The error message in Console Window is listed below. Some other ...
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Is there a way to transfer a rigged mesh from a new version of blender to an old one?
This is a bit of a long shot, but I'm wondering if there's any way to get my model with the rig over from version 2.9 to version 2.7. From the googling I've done there doesn't seem to be a way to open ...
