2026-03-24 Animation & Rigging module meeting Animation & Rigging: Draft Agenda The meeting will be on 2026-03-24T17:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first n...

Blender's Animation & Rigging module meeting notes:

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2026-03-19 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting was on 2026-03-19T17:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referred t...

Blender's Animation & Rigging module meeting notes from last week:

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Client Challenge

I just released Blender Asset Tracer v1.22, which is going to be the last release in the 1.x range.

It just has a single bugfix compared to 1.21, no new features.

pypi.org/project/blen...

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LTS — Blender The Blender LTS program is aimed at ensuring that long-lasting projects can be executed using a stable Blender version with official support for 2 years.

Everyone is talking about 5.1, but both Blender LTS just got better! 🚀

🔶 Blender 4.5.8 LTS fixes 13 issues present in the previous version.
🔹 Blender 4.2.19 LTS fixes 2 issues.

As usual, updating is highly recommended.
Download and read the changelog at blender.org/lts

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5.1 — Blender Built for speed. Performance meets stability in Blender 5.1.

Blender Foundation and the online community proudly present Blender 5.1! 🎉

Rock solid, feature-packed, and a performance beast on all fronts, from animation to modeling and compositing.

🎁What's New: www.blender.org/download/rel...

📺Watch Recap: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r3x... #b3d #DevFund

2026-03-10 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting was on 2026-03-10T11:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referred t...

Blender's Animation & Rigging module meeting notes:

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2026-03-05 Animation & Rigging module meeting Animation & Rigging: Draft Agenda The meeting will be on 2026-03-05T17:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first n...

Blender's Animation & Rigging module meeting notes from last week:

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Screenshot of Blender's "Playback" popover menu. It now has a Loop menu, with options "Infinite", "Stop at End Frame", "Stop at Start Frame", "Restore Frame", and "Bounce".

Loop control coming to Blender 5.2!

Now you finally have control over playback looping. Loop infinitely, or stop it at the end, at the start, or restore where you started playback from. And the most fun one: make it bounce!

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Solid metal statue of Suzanne the Blender Monkey in a happy dance, arms over her head, standing on one foot. She's standing on the default cube, with the Blender logo on it.

I'm celebrating 10 years of being employed by Blender!

And after 10y, you don't get a watch, but something way cooler: a heavy metal (literally) statue of Suzanne 😻

Here's to many more years of being a small part in this awesome project! 🍻🥳

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2026-02-24 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting was on 2026-02-24T11:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referred t...

Blender's Animation & Rigging module meeting notes:

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LTS — Blender The Blender LTS program is aimed at ensuring that long-lasting projects can be executed using a stable Blender version with official support for 2 years.

Your Blender LTS just got better! 🚀

🔶 Blender 4.5.7 LTS fixes 19 issues present in the previous version.
🔹 Blender 4.2.18 LTS fixes 4 issues.

As usual, updating is highly recommended. Download and read the changelog at blender.org/lts

#b3d #DevFund

2026-02-19 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting was on 2026-02-19T17:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referred t...

Blender's Animation & Rigging module meeting notes:

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2026-02-10 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting will be on 2026-02-10T11:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referr...

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2026-02-05 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting was on 2026-02-05T17:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referred t...

Blender's Animation & Rigging module meeting notes from last week:

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Blender 5.1 splash artwork

Blender 5.1 Beta screenshot

Meet the splash for the upcoming Blender 5.1!

🎨 Featuring artwork from Singularity, by Blender Studio. studio.blender.org/projects/sin...

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Projects to Look Forward to in 2026 — Blender New tools, collaboration, and broader platform support.

It's that time of the year again!

Have a look at (some of) the Blender projects to look forward to in 2026 👀 www.blender.org/development/...

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2026-01-27 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting was on 2026-01-27T11:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referred t...

Blender's Animation & Rigging module meeting notes of this week:

devtalk.blender.org/t/2026-01-27...

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Welcome Dell to the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Gold sponsor, supported by NVIDIA!

This enables general Blender development, with the goal of continuously improving content creation tools that will benefit the entire community.

fund.blender.org

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It’s time to update your Blender LTS! 🚀

🔶 Blender 4.5.6 LTS addresses 60 issues since 4.5.5
🔹 Blender 4.2.17 LTS addresses 8 issues since 4.2.16

📖 Download and see what's changed: blender.org/download/lts/

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Testing the node for line rendering. Rendered in Cycles. Asset from the Nishita Sky Demo by Andy Goralczyk.

Testing the node for line rendering. Rendered in EEVEE. Asset from the Nishita Sky Demo by Andy Goralczyk.

Working on a new Raycast node for EEVEE and Cycles!

You can grab a build and sample files on
devtalk.blender.org/t/raycast-ma...

We would love to hear your feedback!

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One significant limitation for motion graphic presets with #GeometryNodes will be removed in Blender 5.1: The font in the String to Curves node has an input socket now, so it can be controlled by a modifier. #b3d #devfund

2026-01-08 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting was on 2026-01-08T17:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referred t...

Blender's Animation & Rigging module meeting notes:

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Happy 2026 everybody!

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Download Download Flamenco for your platform here. Each download contains both Flamenco Manager and Worker. The Blender add-on can be downloaded from the Flamenco Manager web-interface after installation. The ...

Another small bugfix release: Flamenco 3.8.2. A few more bugs were squashed, most notably in the new web-based settings editor.

flamenco.blender.org/download/

Flamenco is Blender's Open Source render farm software.

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Hey look, I did a thing!

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Download Download Flamenco for your platform here. Each download contains both Flamenco Manager and Worker. The Blender add-on can be downloaded from the Flamenco Manager web-interface after installation. The ...

Flamenco 3.8.1 was just released! It has a single bugfix, which could cause the database file to grow under load.

flamenco.blender.org/download/

Flamenco is Blender's Open Source render farm software.

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2025-12-16 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting was on 2025-12-16T11:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referred t...

Blender's Animation & Rigging module meeting notes from this week

devtalk.blender.org/t/2025-12-16...

This was the last meeting of 2025. Next one will be (surprise!) in 2026.

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2025-12-11 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting was on 2025-12-11T17:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referred t...

Blender's Animation & Rigging module meeting notes from last Thursday:

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Download Download Flamenco for your platform here. Each download contains both Flamenco Manager and Worker. The Blender add-on can be downloaded from the Flamenco Manager web-interface after installation. The ...

Blender's render farm Flamenco v3.8 was just released!

- Change settings in the web interface,
- Progress bars on jobs & tasks,
- Compatibility with Blender 5,
- … and more, check the release notes!

flamenco.blender.org/download/

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2025-12-02 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting will be on 2025-12-02T11:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referr...

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2025-11-27 Animation & Rigging module meeting The meeting will be on 2025-11-27T17:00:00Z (UTC). It is open for everybody interested to join the video call (link below). People present are referred to by first name for brevity. Others are referr...

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