Blender Documentation: Last modified September 01 2003 S68
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# What is Blender?

Blender is a suite of tools enabling the creation of and replay of linear and real-time, interactive 3D content. It offers full functionality for modeling, rendering, animation, post-production and game creation and playback with the singular benefits of cross-platform operability and a download file size of less than 2.5MB.

Aimed at media professionals and individual creative users, Blender can be used to create commercials and other broadcast quality linear content, while the incorporation of a real-time 3D engine allows for the creation of 3D interactive content for stand-alone playback or integration in a web browser.

Originally developed by the company 'Not a Number' (NaN), Blender now is continued as 'Free Software', with the sources available under GNU GPL.

Key Features:

- Fully integrated creation suite, offering a broad range of essential tools for the creation of 3D content, including modeling, animation, rendering, video post production and game creation

- Small executable size, for easy distribution

- High quality 3D architecture enabling fast and efficient creation work-flow

- Free support channels via www.blender3d.org

- 250k+ worldwide user community

You can download the latest version of Blender at download.blender.org.

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