File extension BLEND
| File type | Blender 3D Data Format |
| Developer | The Blender Foundation |
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What is a BLEND file?
BLEND file extension is used by files created by Blender software program. Blender is a tool used for modeling and rendering 3D images and animations. BLEND file doesn’t store the actual 3D image or animation, but only a project of such.
Blender saves all data needed for creating an image or animations in BLEND project files. Data include information about objects, their properties, relations with other objects, and audio data. Animation data also contain informations regarding the animation frames.
Program(s) that can open the .BLEND file
How to open BLEND files
If you cannot open the BLEND file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports BLEND among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the BLEND file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the BLEND format files
The inability to open and operate the BLEND file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Blender 3D Data Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a BLEND file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the BLEND file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the BLEND from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the BLEND format
- The BLEND file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the BLEND file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a BLEND file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the BLEND file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the BLEND file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the BLEND file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.BLEND) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected BLEND file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the BLEND file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. BLEND) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.