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Blender

Blender

Category: CG Type: Software Installer Tags: blender · vfx · usd · animation · 3d · simulation · rendering · effects · modeling

Overview

Blender is a free and open-source 3D creation suite licensed under the GNU GPL. It supports the full 3D pipeline — modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, motion tracking, and video editing. The Blender plugin installs a chosen version of Blender to a shared persistent volume so that all workstations in a project can access the same installation.

How It Works

Software Installer — When added to a project, Terra runs an installer that downloads and extracts Blender to the shared volume you specify. Once complete, Blender is available at that path for every workstation in the project that mounts the volume.

Prerequisites

  • A shared persistent volume provisioned in your project (created via a storage plugin such as Storage NFS, Storage HostPath, or Longhorn)
  • Workstations with access to the shared volume mount path

Installation

  1. Open Terra and navigate to the Plugin Marketplace
  2. Search for "Blender"
  3. Click Install
  4. Fill in the configuration fields below
  5. Click Confirm to deploy

Terra will download and extract Blender to the target volume.

Configuration

Install-Time Fields

Field Details
version string · Required
Blender version to install (e.g. 4.5.1)
install_volume shared-volume · Required
The shared persistent volume to install Blender into
destination string · Optional · Default: /blender
Directory path within the volume where Blender will be installed

Notes

  • Blender is licensed under the GNU GPL and is free to use commercially
  • The installer downloads Blender from the official Blender release servers; outbound internet access from the cluster is required
  • If destination is left blank, Blender installs to /blender on the selected volume
  • To upgrade Blender, reinstall the plugin with the new version — the installer will overwrite the existing installation at the destination path
plugins/blender/terra.yaml
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resource_id: blender
name: Blender
icon: https://github.com/juno-fx/Terra-Official-Plugins/blob/main/plugins/blender/scripts/assets/blender.png?raw=true
description: Blender is licensed as GNU GPL, owned by its contributors. For that reason Blender is Free and Open Source software, forever.
category: CG
tags:
  - blender
  - vfx
  - usd
  - animation
  - 3d
  - simulation
  - rendering
  - effects
  - modeling
fields:
  - name: version
    description: Version of Blender to install. i.e. 4.5.1
    required: True
  - name: install_volume
    description: The name of the install volume
    required: true
    type: shared-volume
  - name: destination
    description: Destination directory (defaults to /blender)
    required: false