Online Manual
Blender’s user manual is available online in several languages and is constantly updated by a worldwide collaboration of volunteers every day.
Tutorials
Here we offer a large collection of free tutorials to get started with Blender and to explore the more advanced Blender features.
Blender Institute also provides extensive training materials in the e-Store (books, DVDs) and on the Blender Cloud.
Professional Support
The Blender Network provides support and social networking for Blender professionals.
This platform allows to reach for:
- Blender Foundation Certified Trainers
- Blender Developers
- Blender-based studios and services
Community Support
The Blender community offers a wealth of excellent websites with support forums.
- blender.stackexchange.com
- www.blenderartists.org
- Extensive listing of support and community websites.
- IRC chat: irc.freenode.net, #blender and #blenderchat
Demo Files & FAQ
Visit the demo gallery!
Download the 2.60 “regression suite“, a collection of 70+ .blend files showing Blender features and the 2.57 Bullet Physics tests.
Frequently Asked Questions are available on many topics, such as Using Blender, the GNU GPL license and related to the Windows, Linux and Mac OS X platforms.
Report a Bug
Sometimes bugs happen, but worry! You have developers to cover your back, just report a bug and we’ll all enjoy a more stable Blender. You can also report vulnerabilities as bugs here.
Please read the instructions on the bug reporting page carefully and provide all the requested information.
We have plenty of ways how you can get involved with making Blender better. Contact Developers.