Blender is a free production ready open-source 2D/3D Animation software package that is used by studios and individuals to create stunning artwork, animated films, models, packshots, VFX, 3D printing and video game development.
It is also one of the few software that offers GPU rendering (Cycles Renderer). Currently, it only supports CUDA GPU and has initial support for AMD so the render time may vary depending on the Graphics Card itself or the software may only support CPU rendering depending on the hardware support.
We can download Blender from here. The installation process is dead simple.
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. SUPPORT THESE TUTORIALS MY WEBSITE In this tutorial we go over how to download and install blender. Blender for macOS are distributed on disk images (dmg-files). To mount the disk image double-click on the dmg-file. Then drag Blender.app into the Applications folder. Depending on the Security and Privacy preferences of your Mac, before opening Blender for the first time, macOS will request your approval.
Unzip the archive and now we are good to go with moving the only two files we need to the Applications folder.
- Blender
- Blender Player
The moment we start Blender we are greeted with a beautiful splash screen.
We can now start using Blender and build up 2D/3D content.
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Check the Downloading Blenderpage to find the minimum requirements and where to get Blender (if you have not done so yet).
Install from DMG¶
Blender for macOS are distributed on disk images (dmg-files).To mount the disk image double-click on the dmg-file.Then drag Blender.app into the Applications folder.
Depending on the Security and Privacy preferences of your Mac,before opening Blender for the first time, macOS will request your approval.
Tip
Blender 2.8 Download Mac
How to Make a Portable Installation
To keep all configuration files and installed add-ons inside the Blender application bundle,create a folder named config in the LOCAL directory.
Updating on macOS¶
On macOS there are various ways of updating Blender. This section covers the most common approach.
Updating with DMG¶
Blender For Mac Os 10.9.5
When a update for Blender is released, it can be downloaded directlyfrom the Blender website.Install the new version by overwriting the current Blender.app in the Applications folder.You can rename Blender.app or place it in a different folder to have more than one version at a time.
See also
The Splash screen Defaults page for informationabout import settings from previous Blender versions and on other quick settings.