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> [!IMPORTANT]
> Cloning from this [GitHub mirror](https://github.com/blender/blender) may cause Git LFS errors. To avoid this, use `GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1` when doing your initial clone.  
> See [the documentation](https://developer.blender.org/docs/handbook/contributing/using_git/#github-mirror) for full instructions.

Blender
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Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite.
It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing,
motion tracking and video editing.

![Blender screenshot](https://code.blender.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/springrg.jpg "Blender screenshot")

Project Pages
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- [Main Website](http://www.blender.org)
- [Reference Manual](https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/index.html)
- [User Community](https://www.blender.org/community/)

Development
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- [Build Instructions](https://developer.blender.org/docs/handbook/building_blender/)
- [Code Review & Bug Tracker](https://projects.blender.org)
- [Developer Forum](https://devtalk.blender.org)
- [Developer Documentation](https://developer.blender.org/docs/)


License
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Blender as a whole is licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3.
Individual files may have a different but compatible license.

See [blender.org/about/license](https://www.blender.org/about/license) for details.
