Bforartists

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Made by:	Open-Source
Runs on:	Linux Mac OS Windows
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Bforartists is a fork of the popular open-source software, with lots of changes to make the Glossary:Main_page#UI more friendly for people not familiar or fond of Blender's defaults.

A list of changes / differences quoted from their Github repository:

• A brand new Keymap with Left Click select, which is reduced to just the necessary hotkeys.
• Cleaned up User Interface. More than 400 not necessary double menu entries removed.
• Extended User Interface. Close to 100 formerly hotkey only tools have a menu entry now.
• Rearranged User Interface. Some things are better accessible now, some are not so much in the way anymore.
• 700 new native icons.
• Icon Buttons in the Tool Shelf to reduce the scrolling.
• A configurable Toolbar with icon buttons.
• Improved Layouts.
• Better Tooltips.
• Better readable standard theme.
• Some neat new addons to improve usability, like the reset 3D View addon or the Important Hotkey addon.
• And lots more small details like hidable 3D Cursor or Wireframe Colors. Or that you can now delete objects and selections without the delete menu quiz.

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• The Bforartists usage is centered around the graphical menu, not hotkeys. Bforartists relies at an intuitive and self explaining graphical UI in the first place. And then the hotkeys.
• The target audience for Bforartists are hobbyists and indie developers. Blender tries to target professionals. But most of them don't care for various reasons.
• A better manual. The Blender manual is in big parts unsearchable, has an odd structure, and relies heavily at the Blender keymap to name just a few flaws, making it unusable for users. That's why we rewrite it, piece by piece.
• Official learning videos. No need to spend days with searching for the one tutorial that is understandable, for the actual version and is not a spelling lesson. This is also an ongoing project.
• Bforartists is not bound to the Blender bubble. It has its own independant eco system.

— README.md

Guides

• Bforartists Youtube channel, with good instructional videos.

See Also

• bforartists.de
• Bforartists on Github.
• Bforartists Wiki.
• Blender