Microsoft makes use of Blender to generate synthetic 3D models and images of humans that can be used to train AI models. To express their support, Microsoft is joining the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund as a Corporate Gold member per July 1st, 2020. …
Read moreCan you donate to Blender?
Donations and Sponsors The Blender Foundation is an independent public-benefit corporation, to facilitate the open source Blender projects. Individuals or companies interested in supporting this financially can contact the foundation or visit the donations page .
Read moreHow is Blender funded?
The foundation is chaired by Ton Roosendaal, the original author of the Blender software. It is funded by donations from entrepreneurs, companies, and the community . One of the foundation’s goals is “to give the worldwide Internet community access to 3D technology in general, with Blender as a core”.
Read moreCan you invest in Blender?
Blender has no price tag, but you can invest, participate, and help to advance a powerful collaborative tool : Blender is your own 3D software. More help is always welcome! From developing and improving Blender to writing documentation, etc, there are a number of different things you can do to get involved.
Read moreDoes Blender make money?
Blender makes money via donations, subscriptions, merchandise sales, annual conferences, as well as from ads . Officially established in 2002, Blender has grown to become one of the world’s leading 3D animation programs.
Read moreHow do I become a blender developer?
Start at learning a scripting/programming language . I would start with a scripting language, more specifically python. Python is a very powerful scripting language used in many areas of VFX and 3D software. Blender uses it extensively, and so learning python is your best first step to becoming a blender developer.
Read moreHow is blender coded?
Blender is coded in 3 languages; C, C++ and Python . Python is used as an internal scripting language for Blender, the majority of the Blender code is in C and C++, so we will focus on that.
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