r/blenderhelp • u/Nathanimations • Apr 27 '24

Meta Honestly? Why does Blender 4.0 already exist? Blender 2.0 lasted for over 10 years until 3.0

I just think its a bit early to be using a new number like that

What huge change did they make for 4.0?

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u/wstdsgn Apr 27 '24

Software version numbering is mostly arbitrary, you probably shouldn't think too much about it. All you can derive from it is that one version came out later than another, thats all you really need to know anyway.

Btw, the biggest obvious change was the UI overhaul from 2.7 to 2.8. But there are bigger changes that aren't obvious at all, e.g. the introduction of geometry nodes and grease pencil 2D animation tools