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Re:Blender 5.0 by wkat4242 on Tuesday November 18, 2025 @10:36PM (#45975584)
Why not use a later version? Is it much heavier?

I haven't used blender much. It's too focused on animation. I mainly make more engineering style things for 3D printing. Even though it can technically do that, the interface just rubs me the wrong way somehow. And i can use Fusion 360 for free.

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Re:Blender 5.0 by underscoremark on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @02:22AM (#45976747)
It's a hardware issue. Blender 3.0+ requires a graphics card and drivers with OpenGL 4.3 support. I don't have that hardware.

I have used Blender for 3D printing, though. Architectural design, as well.

The interface is a rub at first, and then again after you get used to it and have to use something else. :-)

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