---
tags:
  - Free
catalog:
  name: Blender
  description: 3D modeling, visualization and rendering software
  license_type: Free
  disciplines:
    - Miscellaneous
  available_on:
    - web_interfaces:
        - LUMI
        - Puhti
        - Roihu
    - LUMI
    - Puhti
    - Roihu
---

# Blender

Blender is a free, open source 3D creation suite which supports a variety of
visualization use cases, such as 3D pipeline-modeling, rigging, animation,
simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and
game creation.

## Available

* Roihu: 4.5.10
* Puhti: 3.2, 3.6
* LUMI: 3.5.1

## License

Blender is Free Software. You are free to use Blender for any purpose,
including commercially or for education under Blender's
[GPL license](https://download.blender.org/release/GPL3-license.txt).

## Usage

You need accelerated graphics to work with Blender efficiently.

### Roihu

1. Connect to the [Roihu web interface](../computing/webinterface/connecting.md).
2. Select the [Accelerated Visualization](../computing/webinterface/accelerated-visualization.md)
   app of the web interface and specify the required resources.
3. Click the *Launch* button. Your job is placed in the queue, and once it has
   been allocated resources, click *Launch Accelerated Visualization*.
4. Launch Blender from *Applications* > *Visualization* > *Blender* (or search
   for it using the *Application Finder*). Launching the software may take a
   few seconds, so be patient.

![Launching Blender in Roihu web interface accelerated desktop](../img/blender_interactive_roihu.png 'Launching Blender in Roihu web interface accelerated desktop')

![Blender workspace](../img/blender_workspace.png 'Blender workspace')

### LUMI

Blender can be used on LUMI via the regular *Desktop* application in the LUMI
web interface. You need to select the `lumid` partition when launching the app.
For more details, see the
[LUMI user guide](https://docs.lumi-supercomputer.eu/runjobs/webui/desktop/)

## More information

* [Blender home page](https://www.blender.org/)
* [Blender support pages](https://www.blender.org/support/)
* [Blender tutorial videos at Docs CSC](../support/tutorials/blender-tutorial.md)
