Blender

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Author: The Blender Foundation
Thread(s): The Elder Scrolls Forum
Version: 2.48
Last Updated: October 14, 2008
Requires: Python 2.5.x (does not recognize 2.6)
Download(s): Blender.org, TESNexus

[edit] Description

Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License.

NOTE: The TESNexus download has all related files for Oblivion modding as well as install instructions.

[edit] Features

  • Revolutionary non-overlapping and non-blocking User Interface delivers unsurpassed workflow.
  • Modeling
  • Rigging
  • Animation
  • Rendering
  • UV Unwrapping
  • Shading
  • Physics and Particles
  • Imaging and Compositing
  • Realtime 3D/Game Creation
  • Supported Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, SGI Irix, Sun Solaris

[edit] File Types

Native:

- .blend

Import:

- .wrl (VRML 1.0)
- .dxf (AutoCAD Drawing Exchange Format)
- .stl (Stereolithography CAD for rapid prototyping)
- .3ds (3D Studio)
- .ac (AC3D)
- .dxf (AutoCAD Drawing Exchange Format)
- .dae (COLLADA 1.3.1, 1.4)
- .off (DEC Object File Format)
- .x (DirectX)
- .lwo (LightWave)
- .mot (LightWave Motion)
- .md2 (Quake II model format)
- .ms3d (MilkShape3D)
- .txt (MilkShape3D ASCII)
- .bvh (Motion Capture)
- .nif, .kf (Netimmerse/Gamebryo) (with Blender NIF Scripts plugin installed)
- .flt (OpenFlight)
- .svg, .ps, .ai, .eps, gimp (Paths)
- .slp (Pro Engineer)
- .raw (Raw Faces)
- .ply (Stanford PLY)
- .obj (WaveFront)

Export:

- .dxf (AutoCAD Drawing Exchange Format)
- .stl (Stereolithography CAD for rapid prototyping)
- .3ds (3D Studio)
- .ac (AC3D)
- .fbx (Autodesk FBX)
- .dae (COLLADA 1.3.1, 1.4)
- .off (DEC Object File Format)
- .x (DirectX)
- .lwo (LightWave)
- .mot (LightWave Motion)
- .m3g, .java (M3G)
- .md2 (Quake II model format)
- .nif, .kf (Netimmerse/Gamebryo) (with Blender NIF Scripts plugin installed)
- .flt (OpenFlight)
- .iv (OpenInventor)
- .map (Quake 3)
- .raw (Raw Faces)
- .xsi (SoftImage XSI)
- .ply (Stanford PLY)
- .wrl (VRML97, VRML 1.0)
- .mdd (Vertex Keyframe Animation)
- .obj (WaveFront)
- .x3d (X3D Extensible 3D)
- .fig (xfig export)

[edit] Resources

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