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Blend file

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Blend file

Summary

Blend file is a file format[1]. It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Blend file's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • Blend file's instance of is recorded as filename extension[4].
  • Blend file's instance of is recorded as open file format[5].
  • Blend file's developer is recorded as Blender Foundation[6].
  • Blend file's software version identifier is recorded as 2.79[7].
  • 1998 marks the founding of Blend file[8].
  • Blend file's official website is recorded as http://www.blender.org/development/architecture/blender-file-format/[9].
  • Blend file's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_formats/master/media/blender_blend.ksy[10].
  • Blend file's media type is recorded as application/x-blender[11].
  • Blend file's file extension is recorded as blend[12].
  • Blend file's file format identification pattern is recorded as BLENDER_[13].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include file format[3], filename extension[4], and open file format[5].

History and Context

1998 marks the founding of Blend file[8].

Why It Matters

Blend file is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.blender.org/development/architecture/blender-file
    Kaitai struct format gallery id → blender_blend
    Vikidia article id → fr:Blender
    File extension → blend
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 5165, Add qualifier to File Format Wiki page ID `BLEND`"
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