What is Blendeo?
Blendeo is a free and open source 3D creation suite for modeling, sculpting, animation, video editing, rendering, and game creation. It provides tools for the entire 3D pipeline with a focus on being accessible for beginners while still providing advanced functionality for experienced users.
Some key features of Blendeo include:
- Modeling - Powerful modeling tools like extrude, bevel, spin, and loop cut allow you to create intricate 3D models. There are also sculpting brushes for organic shapes.
- Animation - Keyframe animation, armature rigging, physics simulations, and other tools to animate virtual characters and objects.
- Materials and Textures - Advanced shader nodes and texture painting allow you to create realistic materials and textures.
- Rendering - Built-in path tracing render engine with node-based compositing for impressive, photorealistic renders. Support for GPU acceleration.
- Game Creation - Create interactive 3D applications and video games with the built-in game engine.
- Video Editing - Special VSE timeline allows you to edit and composite video clips, images, audio, and rendered animations into video projects.
An extensive community of developers contribute new features and functionality to Blendeo through its open source model. There are also many user-contributed assets and tutorials available. Beginners can get started quickly thanks to the large library of documentation and instructional materials.