Blender 2.8 Official planning for the next major revision of Blender after the 2.7 series began in the latter half of 2015, with potential targets including a more configurable UI (dubbed "Blender 101"), support for physically based rendering (PBR) (dubbed EEVEE for "Extra Easy Virtual Environment Engine") to bring improved realtime 3D graphics to the viewport, allowing the use of C++11 and C99 in the codebase, moving to a newer version of OpenGL and dropping support for versions before 3.2, and a possible overhaul of the particle and constraint systems. Blender Internal renderer has been removed from 2.8. Code Quest was a project started in April 2018 set in Amsterdam, at the Blender Institute. The goal of the project was to get a large development team working in one place, in order to speed up the development of Blender 2.8. By June 29, 2018, the Code Quest project ended, and on July 2, the alpha version was completed. Beta testing commenced on November 29, 2018, and was anticipated to take until July 2019. Blender 2.80 was released on July 30, 2019.
blendeR 2.8 oFfICiAL plAnNiNg FoR The neXT majOr revision Of blEnder afTER the 2.7 SerIeS began IN The lAttER Half OF 2015, WITh potentiaL tARGetS iNcLudING a morE coNfiGURabLe uI (DuBbed "blEnder 101"), SuppORt fOr PhYsicallY baSEd RenderinG (pBr) (DUbbed EeVEe FoR "eXtra Easy virTuAl enViRonmEnt ENgInE") to BRIng IMprOvEd reaLTIme 3d graPhicS tO THe ViEwport, allowIng ThE use of c++11 And c99 in THe codebasE, moving tO A Newer vErsion of oPEngl and dROpping suppORt FOR versioNS befoRE 3.2, aND a possible ovErHaul Of tHe paRTicle aNd conSTrAint systEmS. BlENder intErnAL reNDeReR hAs BeEn RemOved FRom 2.8. codE QuesT waS a prOjEcT stARtED iN April 2018 seT in AmsterDAM, at tHE bleNder institute. ThE Goal of The pRoJect was tO get a laRge DEVelopment TeAm WOrKiNg in One placE, IN ordeR tO sPeed up tHE developmeNt of blenDer 2.8. by jUNe 29, 2018, tHE cOdE QuEst Project endEd, and oN July 2, the Alpha VersIon waS cOmPLeTED. beta teSTiNg cOmmencEd oN NovEmbEr 29, 2018, AnD WAS aNticIpAted to TakE UntIl jUlY 2019. blender 2.80 wAs reLEaSed on jUly 30, 2019.