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Blender Secrets on sale

Community Reporter — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:11:50 +0000

The Blender Secrets sale is live until November 3rd. Get up to 55% off (by getting a bundle) or 30% off the courses or E-book. Check it out on www.3dsecrets.com

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Free browser STEP/STL converter: FabRapid 3D

Community Reporter — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:09:05 +0000

FabRapid 3D is a free browser-based 3D model converter, compressor and viewer. It runs locally with WebAssembly so files never leave the device, and supports 70+ formats including STEP, STL, GLB, OBJ and FBX. No signup required.

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Learn To Model Link’s Shield Step By Step

Community Reporter — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:25:38 +0000

Chris Baily shows how to model the Hylian shield from the Legend of Zelda. It may look like a complex surface with curvature and lots of fine detail, but once we break down the steps you’ll see that it isn’t as hard to create as it first appears. In the bonus material we’ll go on […]

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Ichno: free one-click technical drawings from Blender scenes

Community Reporter — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:55:23 +0000

Ichno is a new free add-on, available on extensions.blender.org, that generates technical drawings from a Blender scene in one click. Ely writes: It produces orthographic and isometric views with overall and chain dimensions, a full title block (logo, revisions, custom fields) and a bill of materials, exported as multi-page vector PDF and SVG. Drawings can […]

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Best of Blender Artists: 2026-44

Bart — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:27:03 +0000

Every week, hundreds of artists share their work on the Blender Artists forum. I’m putting some of the best work in the spotlight in a weekly post here on BlenderNation.

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5 Tips: Square to Round shapes, Inverted Hull, Reduce polycount, find double geometry, better bevels

Community Reporter — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:00:33 +0000

5 Tips from Blender Secrets: Square to Round shapes, Inverted Hull, Reduce polycount, find double geometry, better bevel.

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Easy Materials For Link’s Sword

Community Reporter — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:55:24 +0000

Chris Bailey creates materials for the Master Sword from the Legend of Zelda. In the bonus content section, we’ll take our finished sword and create a cool environment for a finished render. We’ll do everything without unwrapping UVs or using texture files! Nothing but procedural materials from the ground up. Let’s go!

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Blender Jobs for October 30, 2026

Bart — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Here’s an overview of the most recent Blender jobs on Blender Artists, ArtStation and 3djobs.xyz: VFX Artist Art Lead Senior 3D Character Artist (Stylized Games | Unity3D) Europe Senior Technical Animator (Unreal Engine | Remote) Europe Senior Storyboard Concept Artist (Games | Visual Storytelling) Europe Lead Concept Artist (Stylized Games | Art Direction) Europe Senior […]

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Cookie Cutter Maker: turn any curve, text or logo outline in Blender into a printable cookie cutter

Community Reporter — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:00:49 +0000

Cookie Cutter Maker is a new Blender add-on for anyone who 3D prints cookie, clay or fondant cutters, for their own kitchen or to sell. Hanru Croucamp writes: Draw a shape, type a name or bring in a logo outline, set the size in millimetres and click Make cutter. You get a cutter with a […]

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Dead Simple Motion

Community Reporter — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:55:51 +0000

Live procedural motion tools for objects, cameras and bones without rebuilding the same constraints, drivers and looping keyframes. vfxblender writes: Select. Click. Animate. I build this add-on to help with environmental animation you encounter in any scenario over and over again… Ceiling fans. Cars moving down the road in the background. Orbiting moon in the […]

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