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What is the most current version of Blender?
Blender 2.93 LTS marks the end of a series 20+ years in the making, paving the way for the next generation open source 3D creation pipeline.
Is Blender 2.9 available?
Blender 2.90 Release Notes Blender 2.90 was released on August 31, 2020. Check out the final release notes on blender.org. List of corrective releases.
Is Blender 2.9 different?
Why is explained in this developer post, but for all intents and purposes the two versions, Blender 2.9+ and Blender 2.83 LTS, are essentially the same with one main exception; Blender 2.83 LTS is ‘feature locked’, it won’t be updated or changed with new tools, features or functionality but will instead receive …
When does Blender 2.83 LTS come out?
With over 1250 bugfixes, and further critical fixes due throughout the next two years as part of the Long Term Support program, Blender 2.83 LTS provides the performance and stability needed for major projects. New features include VR support, OpenVDB import, OptiX viewport denoising and a powerful new physics-enabled Cloth Brush. June 3, 2020
How often does a new version of Blender come out?
A new Blender version is targeted to be released every 3 months. The actual release cycle for a specific release is longer, and overlaps the previous and next release cycle.
What is the Roadmap for Blender for 2021?
2021 promises to be a busy and exciting year. We will be working on the second LTS release and on Blender 3.0, which includes a lot of new development. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of Cycles. There will be more emphasis on the modules as a way for everyone in the development community to get involved.
Who is involved in the development of Blender?
NVIDIA is involved in bringing USD support to Blender. Developer Michael Kowalski is working directly with the rest of the Blender development team in order to make this happen. The initial plan is to focus on USD importing. As the exporter code was already in place, this seemed like the obvious place to start.