Blender

Blender

Blender Foundation
Inkscape

Inkscape

Software Freedom Conservancy
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About

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline. Cycles is Blender’s built-in powerful unbiased path-tracer engine that offers stunning ultra-realistic rendering. Blender’s comprehensive array of modeling tools make creating, transforming and editing your models a breeze. VFX professionals say: “Probably the best tracker in the market”. Blender includes production ready camera and object tracking. Allowing you to import raw footage, track the footage, mask areas and see the camera movements live in your 3D scene. Eliminating the need to switch between programs. Thanks to the high quality rigging and animation tools, Blender is being used for numerous short films, advertisements, TV series and feature films now.

About

Whether you are an illustrator, designer, web designer or just someone who needs to create some vector imagery, Inkscape is for you! The design process may begin by doodles on a napkin, a sketched mindmap, a photo of a memorable object, or a mockup in software which really wouldn't work to complete the project. Inkscape can take you from this stage to a final, professional-grade design format which is ready for publication on the web or in physical form. Inkscape is free! By this, we mean it is free of cost, free to use and distribute, and open to peek into the source code.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Creators, 3D modelers, artists, animators, and more

Audience

Anyone interested in free graphic design software

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

Free download.
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.3 / 5
ease 3.4 / 5
features 4.4 / 5
design 4.3 / 5
support 4.1 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • More than only 3D modelling Tools. Can also do Video Editing. Fluid and particle Simulation. 3D Printing. Architectural Design. Support many file formats. Great Texture Painting. Python Programming.
  • Great Marketing, No, excellent marketing. Wait, overwhelming marketing. Damn they expect a lot of Pros. Not sure why they assume that.
  • In this software you can do complete 3D work, rendering, video editing, sculpting, game design and more. In modeling and UV mapping node base support is really good in Blender. There are lot of keyboard shortcuts which help to speed up your work. Best realistic renderer as compared with other alternative software. There are lot of features which I've never seen in other alternative software, like Blender can create a 3D model automatically only by picture.
  • It offers excellent three-dimensional development and animation. It has lots of video tutorials to makes learning easy. The functions are well placed and easy to understand it's options.
  • Free & Open source Customizable interface 3D modelling and rendering Works great for building animations Simulation tools Inbuilt video editor Integration with many pipeline tools Great community Powerful API

Cons

  • Difficult to learn. Confusing UI for beginners. No parametric modelling Not suitable for 3D modelling of mechanical parts.
  • No, I need to be fair. Reading through their marketing articles and all the …’Consigned’ reviews (hey, watch your mouth, I didn’t say ‘Paid/), I was captivated. I ran off and downloaded Blender. Why? because I downloaded the latest version before and when Trying to install it I was told it can’t be installed on my current hardware. Nice one. Blender just wasted my data. Thank you Blender, for not telling me upfront. BTW, will Blender give me the money to buy a new Mac so I can use their latest version? Hey, we have to keep the economy going, right? But, fair is fair. I went to search for an older version and I found one, latest possible for my OS, the Blender 282a. Yay. Then came another hit. Trying to open it (After having it installed, of course (I know I have to mention this because Big Tech Gurus don’t know common sense), I got told that Blender was damaged and that I should move it to the BIN. Guess what? I did! But fair is fair, right? I gave it another go, I installed it once more and now could open it. Funny how Intelligent Tech doesn’t work. Right, but now I got another intelligent Tech Work not working. Can’t ‘Render’. I’ll stop here because otherwise I go on forever and that is enough to decide to DUMP Blender, for good. Enough time wasted on this piece of crap.
  • Every thing is great in Blender. There are no cons yet.
  • Its a time taking tool but gives your excellent animations.
  • For a free software, there is hardly any con that i can mention.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • *Very User-Friendly & easy to learn *You can import graphics files (PDF,AI etc.) of other software as well. *New version 1.0 also has CMYK support *Awesome community on Facebook.
  • Free to use & Open source. Available on Windows, Mac and Linux. Community support. Great documentation - tutorials, blogs, how-tos.

Cons

  • Crashes sometime (but always a create a backup file). Less support on 3D Graphics.
  • Steep learning curve. Slow performance and loading times especially on older hardware.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Blender Foundation
Founded: 1994
www.blender.org

Company Information

Software Freedom Conservancy
United States
inkscape.org

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Alternatives

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Character Creator

Character Creator

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Categories

Categories

Game Development Features

2D
3D
Analytics
Animation
Asset Management
Drag & Drop
eCommerce
IT Asset Management
Network Management
Physics
Player Management
Prototyping
Virtual Reality

Video Editing Features

3D Video Editing
Audio Tools
Brand Overlay
Collaboration
Media Library
Social Sharing
Speed Adjustment
Split / Merge
Supports HD Resolution
Text Overlay
Video Capture
Video Stabilization

Vector Graphics Features

2D Drawing
Animation
Data Import / Export
Drag & Drop
Image Editor
Image Tracing
Rendering
Templates

Integrations

Kasm Workspaces
Pop!_OS
3S Cloud Render Farm
AccuRIG
AnimaRender
Blendergrid
Candera CGI Studio
ForRender
Graphic Tracer Professional
Helio
HiveDrive
Imagen3D
MeshCAM
Minsar Studio
NOX
Neptune OS
TurboRender
eyecad VR
iClone

Integrations

Kasm Workspaces
Pop!_OS
3S Cloud Render Farm
AccuRIG
AnimaRender
Blendergrid
Candera CGI Studio
ForRender
Graphic Tracer Professional
Helio
HiveDrive
Imagen3D
MeshCAM
Minsar Studio
NOX
Neptune OS
TurboRender
eyecad VR
iClone
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