Due to various issues with drivers for AMD GCN 1.0 architecture, those cards are no longer supported for Cycles rendering When using add-ons in Blender 2.79 that take advantage of the new data-block pointer properties, the resulting.blend files can’t be opened in earlier versions of Blender.Attempting to open such.blend files in Blender 2.78c and earlier may crash. Download the latest version of Blender for Mac. Free 3D Model application to create 3D images. Blender is a powerful 3D image and animation edition program.
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¶
On macOS there are various ways of updating Blender. This section covers the most common approach.
Updating with DMG¶
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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.Blender On Mac
See also
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The Splash screen Defaults page for informationabout import settings from previous Blender versions and on other quick settings.