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Tissue stands out in the Blender Extensions library as a former Blender 4.1 bundled add-on, now community-maintained with limited support. It holds a 5.0 rating from 16 reviews and has passed 96,000 downloads. Original author: Alessandro Zomparelli.
Tissue is a Blender add-on that provides tools for computational design, operating on meshes. It was originally created by Alessandro Zomparelli and was included among Blender 4.1's bundled add-ons before being offered on its own.
The extension is now distributed as-is, with limited support. It requires no special permissions and is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer. At 110.7 KB, it installs as a compact package, and it is released under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later.
Version 0.3.71 was published in May 2024. On the Blender Extensions site it has been downloaded more than 96,000 times and holds a 5.0 rating from 16 reviews. You can add it by dragging the file into Blender or installing it from disk.
Tissue is best for blender users working on computational design with meshes.
Tissue is completely free to download and use.
Tissue is listed as compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer. It was originally part of Blender 4.1's set of bundled add-ons, but it is now distributed separately as an extension with limited support. Version 0.3.71, published in May 2024, is the release covered here. For the most current compatibility details and any newer builds, check the developer's page at projects.blender.org.
Tissue can be added to Blender by dragging and dropping the downloaded file directly into the application, or by downloading the package and using Blender's Install from Disk option. The add-on is a compact 110.7 KB download and requires no special permissions to run. Once installed, enable it through Blender's add-on preferences. Full installation guidance is available on the developer's page.
Tissue is released under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later, an open-source license used widely across the Blender ecosystem. The extension is listed here as free and requires no special permissions to install or run. Its original author is Alessandro Zomparelli, and the add-on is now maintained by the community. For the current license terms and any distribution conditions, refer to the developer's page at projects.blender.org/extensions/mesh_tissue.
Tissue is now offered as-is with limited support. It was previously included among Blender 4.1's bundled add-ons, and the current standalone release is version 0.3.71, published in May 2024, with no changelog noted for this release. It is community-maintained, with Alessandro Zomparelli credited as the original author. For status updates or any newer versions, the developer's page at projects.blender.org is the place to check.
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