Blender 2.71

Blender 是一套整合型應用程式，可用來建立各種 2D 與 3D 內容。Blender 在單一套件中提供了廣泛的建模、材質、燈光、動畫與影片後製功能。透過其開放式架構，Blender 具備跨平台互通性、可擴充性、極小的佔用空間，以及緊密整合的工作流程。Blender 是全球最受歡迎的開源 3D 繪圖應用程式之一。

主要特色：

• 完整整合的創作套件，提供建立 3D 內容所需的各種必備工具，包括建模、UV 貼圖、材質、骨架綁定、蒙皮、動畫、粒子與其他模擬、腳本、算圖、合成、後製，以及遊戲創作；
• 跨平台，所有平台皆使用 OpenGL 統一圖形介面，可直接用於所有版本的 Windows（98、NT、2000、XP）、Linux、OS X、FreeBSD、Irix、Sun 及眾多其他作業系統；
• 高品質的 3D 架構，實現快速且高效的創作工作流程；
• 每個版本在全球有超過 200,000 次下載（使用者）；
• 使用者社群支援，可透過 http://BlenderArtists.org 的論壇提問、解答與評論，以及 http://BlenderNation.com 的新聞服務；
• 執行檔體積小，易於散佈。

* Cycles Rendering
- Cycles now includes support for rendering volume textures, fire and smoke, deformation motion blur, baking textures from cycles materials, more texture interpolation modes and a dedicated UV layer node.
* Animation
- More easing equations added to the IPO editor for better animation control, locking time to other windows is again possible, auto snapping is now independent from display type.
- The user interface now offers more feedback, especially on errors, updates driver expressions automatically on editing, includes more icons and offers more editing tools.
- New tools also include lasso selection support, non-linked duplication for strips, and setting preview range based on selected strips.
* Modelling
- The new per-face normals feature allows blender to display and export sharp edges correctly without geometry duplication.
- In addition, selection tools offer more options.
* Sculpting/Painting
- New features include a HSL color wheel for color selection and tools to handle homogenous density in dynamic topology sculpting.
- Dyntopo and matcap display for sculpt mode have also had performance optimizations.
* Game Engine
- UI to deactivate logic bricks, multi-threaded animations, shadows-only materials and more action layers are among the new features for the game engine
* Freestyle NPR Rendering
- Freestyle has been upgraded with textured stroke support. Textured stroke support makes it possible to apply patterns to the lines and simulate rough surfaces or different kinds of brush tips for the strokes themselves.
- Line sorting also gives artists more control over the order of line drawing
* User Interface
- Interface features include new icons for texture painting, resizeable preview widgets and draggable popups.
* More Features
- More control for curve bevelling, explicit shadow cast control for blender internal materials, new distortion model for motion tracking and better handles for mask editors.
* Feature Videos
- Look at many of the above features in the Blender Developer Sneak Peeks - a video podcast series that showcases important milestones in the development of every Blender release.
* Addons
* Bug Fixes