Blender 5.x animation and rigging — keyframes, FCurves, layered actions, drivers, constraints, armatures, IK/FK, shape keys, NLA editor, and bone collections via Python (bpy). Includes 5.1 changes (Smooth Gaussian FCurve modifier, Apply to Basis, layered action performance).
Blender 5.x compositor nodes — post-processing, color grading, denoising, keying, glare, depth of field, render pass separation, multi-layer EXR output, and scripting compositing pipelines via Python (bpy). Includes 5.1 changes (Sequencer Strip Info, Mask to SDF, Mix node alpha improvements).
Blender 5.x geometry nodes — procedural modeling, scattering, mesh/curve/volume ops, simulation zones, repeat zones, Bone Info, Font socket, UV nodes, volume grid nodes, and scripting node trees via Python (bpy). Includes 5.0 and 5.1 changes.
Blender 5.x modifiers, bmesh API, mesh editing operators, sculpting setup — SubSurf, Boolean, Array, Mirror, Bevel, bmesh procedural mesh creation, and modeling pipelines via Python (bpy). Includes 5.1 changes (Boolean speed, Corrective Flip Normals, UV improvements).
Blender 5.x physics simulations — rigid body, cloth, fluid/smoke/fire (Mantaflow), soft body, particles, force fields, collisions, and simulation baking/caching via Python (bpy).
Blender 5.x Python scripting (bpy) — custom operators, UI panels, add-on development, context management, handlers, timers, property system, batch processing, and data model access. Now targets Python 3.13 (Blender 5.1).
Blender 5.x scene setup, render engines (Cycles/EEVEE), output formats, import/export (FBX/glTF/OBJ/USD/Alembic), linking/appending, color management (AgX/Filmic), view layers, viewport config, and world/environment setup via Python (bpy). Includes 5.1 changes (AVIF, HTJ2K, OpenColorIO 2.5, Light Path in World).
Blender 5.x shader nodes — PBR materials, procedural textures, Principled BSDF, glass/metal/skin shaders, world/HDRI lighting, raycast shader node, and scripting material node trees via Python (bpy). Includes 5.1 changes (Normal Map OpenGL/DirectX, Raycast, OpenColorIO 2.5).