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This conference centers around Blender, the popular free and open-source 3D creation suite spearheaded by the Blender Foundation. This 3D suite comes with tools for 3D modeling, animation, rigging, sculpting, video editing, motion capture UV unwrapping, visual effects, 2D drawing, and many more.<\/p>\n
This conference brings together stakeholders in the Blender software and community at large which includes, movie makers, digital artists, animators, modelers, developers, and producers.<\/p>\n
The conference includes keynote addresses, demonstration sessions, and other talks. It also allows networking with community members and developers. This year, they will be showcasing the new Blender 2.8 that features most prominently the Eevee Render engine that replaces Blender internal.<\/p>\n
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