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Blender

free and open-source 3D computer graphics software
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Blender was established on January 2, 1998[1][2].

Blender

Summary

Blender is a 3D computer graphics software[1]. Blender ranks in the top 4% of 3d_computer_graphics_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,217 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blender is the creator of Ton Roosendaal[3].
  • Blender's video is recorded as Blender3D Die Another Way.ogv[4].
  • Blender's image is recorded as Blender 2.92-splash screen.png[5].
  • Blender's image is recorded as Blender 2.92.0 screenshot.png[6].
  • Blender's image is recorded as Blender 2.93.0 screenshot.png[7].
  • Blender's image is recorded as Blender 3.0.0 screenshot.png[8].
  • Blender's image is recorded as Blender 3.1.0 screenshot.png[9].
  • Blender's image is recorded as Blender 3.3.0 screenshot.png[10].
  • Blender's image is recorded as Blender269DefaultView.png[11].
  • Blender's instance of is recorded as 3D computer graphics software[12].
  • Blender's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[13].
  • Blender's instance of is recorded as ray-tracing software[14].
  • Blender's instance of is recorded as 2D animation software[15].
  • Blender's publisher is recorded as Blender Foundation[16].
  • Blender's logo image is recorded as Logo Blender.svg[17].
  • Blender's logo image is recorded as Blender logo no text.svg[18].
  • Blender's developer is recorded as Blender Foundation[19].
  • Blender's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 179004264[20].
  • Blender's GND ID is recorded as 4588284-8[21].
  • Blender's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n00063653[22].
  • Blender's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[23].
  • Blender's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[24].
  • Blender's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[25].
  • Blender's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[26].
  • Blender's programmed in is recorded as Python[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Blender's publisher is recorded as Blender Foundation[16]. Blender is the creator of Ton Roosendaal[3].

Why It Matters

Blender ranks in the top 4% of 3d_computer_graphics_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,217 views/month).[2] Blender has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Blender is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . blender.org. blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . blender.org. blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . blender.org. blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . blender.org. blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wiki.blender.org. wiki.blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wiki.blender.org. wiki.blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wiki.blender.org. wiki.blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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