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Blender Open Data is a platform to collect, display and query the results of hardware and software performance tests - provided by the Blender community. You can download the Open Data Benchmark with versions for Windows, Linux and macOS.
You can select any number of 7 benchmarks to run on your choice of Blender version and render device (CPU / GPU). The benchmark will also gather non-identifiable data on your system setup. Once the benchmark is complete you can share your results on Blender Open Data publicly.
Anonymous Data
All data is kept anonymous by default. No personally identifiable information is collected or displayed. You can however enable a display name to be shown with your results in the Open Data settings.
We’ve built the Blender Benchmark platform with maximum focus on transparency and privacy. We only use free and open source software (GNU GPL), the testing content is public domain (CC0), and the test results are being shared anonymized as public domain data – free for anyone to download and to process further.
We believe this is the best way to invite the Blender community to contribute the results of their performance tests, and create a world-class Open Dataset for the entire CG industry.
Run Offline
You can also run the benchmark in a completely offline environment. In order to do so, download and extract the benchmark script, download and extract the scene you are interested in, enter the script directory and run the following command:
path-to-blender-executable --background
--factory-startup
-noaudio
--debug-cycles
--enable-autoexec
--engine
CYCLES
scene-path.blend
--python
main.py
--
--device-type CPU
This will output the benchmark result as the launcher would.
--factory-startup
-noaudio
--debug-cycles
--enable-autoexec
--engine
CYCLES
scene-path.blend
--python
main.py
--
--device-type CPU
This will output the benchmark result as the launcher would.
What data do we collect?
When running a benchmark, the software will collect some non-identifiable information about your system for analysis. For example, we collect the operating system (E.g. Windows, Linux or macOS) to compare how efficient Blender runs on each. You can expand the sample below which shows an example of all the data we collect.
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Check the Downloading Blenderpage to find the minimum requirements and where to get Blender (if you have not done so yet).
Install from DMG¶
Blender for macOS are distributed on disk images (dmg-files).To mount the disk image double-click on the dmg-file.Then drag
Blender.app
into the Applications folder.Depending on the Security and Privacy preferences of your Mac,before opening Blender for the first time, macOS will request your approval.
Tip
How to Make a Portable Installation
To keep all configuration files and installed add-ons inside the Blender application bundle,create a folder named
config
in the LOCAL directory.Updating on macOS¶
Blender 2.5 Download
On macOS there are various ways of updating Blender. This section covers the most common approach.
Updating with DMG¶
When a update for Blender is released, it can be downloaded directlyfrom the Blender website.Install the new version by overwriting the current
Blender.app
in the Applications folder.You can rename Blender.app
or place it in a different folder to have more than one version at a time.See also
Blender 2.5 Download Mac Download
The Splash screen Defaults page for informationabout import settings from previous Blender versions and on other quick settings.