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Questions tagged [osx]

This tag is for questions about features or behaviors of Blender that are specific to macOS. This includes questions about installation and maintenance.

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Can the full features of Blender be used with a trackpad?

I'm not interested recommendations for the best hardware, but whether Blender's full functionality-- all that zooming and selecting stuff-- can be realized with only a trackpad.
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My Mac Mouse has only a left button

My Apple mouse has only one button (a Left button). Normally I use ctrl + left mouse as a way to use the left mouse button but it doesn't work with blender. what do I have to do. Because I can't select anything.
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Installation directory blender on a MAC

I want to run an application that needs to know the blender installation directory on a mac. I have tried a lot but somehow I have not the very specific directory name. Who can give me this ?
user13877
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Bevel Tool and Mac mouse

when using the Bevel tool you can change the number of segments by scrolling the middle mouse wheel. At least when you are working under Windows. But how to simulate that with the Mac mouse (I know how to Rotate, Pan, Zoom with the Mac Mouse).
user13877
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How to do number-pad actions like: "Number-Pad ." to zoom into an object

I use a Mac and the Blender emulator doesn't do those kind of actions, my computer doesn’t have a number-pad function and number lock doesn't perform any number-pad actions. What keys can a Mac user use to do number-pad actions?
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I Need To Exit Full Screen Area

I accidentally pressed "Toggle Fullscreen Area" and im using a Mac so some things are different cause my keyboard and all I can think of is changing keyboards but can you help?
Tristin Clay
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My keypad numbers shortcuts doesn't work! Help!

Hey so I just started using blender! I'm on a macbook pro, using the latest Sierra update. I know you can use the numbers on the keypad for different rotation and orthogrhapic views. I do have checked the box "Emulate Keypad" in the preferences,…
Marco Skog
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Blender Won't Open

I downloaded Blender onto my Mac laptop, but it will not open. When I try to open it, I get an error message that says, "'Blender' can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer." I'm not sure what to do to get it to open. :/
Willa Taylor
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MacbookPro Trackpad, jumping behavior, hard to control

I'm using Blender 2.76 on mid-2012 Macbookpro retina, and I have problems with the trackpad when I transform or move objects arounds: it's jumping, and inconsistent, making it nearly impossible to use. It's going back and forth in a very random…
Nicho Las
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My mac keeps crashing

Whenever I try to render an animation on Blender, my Mac OS X computer's blender crashes. I tried doing various adjustments to in the settings, but it didn't work. What can I do to render an animation successfully, without Blender crashing?
Ringo
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How do I get blender to work on OSX El Capitan?

Ok, so recently I updated to El Capitan, and I have had so much trouble figuring out how to move the camera around and just do basic trackpad movements like I used to be able to do. I have followed this tutorial since I started using blender:…
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MacBook Air M1 - no compatible Gpu

I just download the last version blender-3.1.0-macos-arm64. I've tried to setup the gpu with metal but I can't select the gpu as mentioned. is there something else I need to do? thanks SOLVED File > Defaults > Load Factory Setting blender Icon ->…
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Blender 3.0 Cycles Render Devices Missing - Mac Pro Monterey

I've been trying to read all the information I can on the new Cycles X AMD GPU support and thought Blender 3.0 would have the HIP option for AMD GPUs but the option is not populating in the Preferences > System window. Mac Pro 2019 3.3GHz 12‑core…
Brian Liepe
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Using Blender with rollAPP/iPad

I am considering purchasing an iPad Air for schoolwork (mainly writing essays and stuff) but occasionally, I would like to use Blender. Currently, I plan to use a program called rollAPP (https://www.rollapp.com/app/blender) which utilizes my browser…
Jake Juip
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Mac OS Blender 2.9. Some keyboard shortcuts do not work

I am using Blender 2.9 on a Mac Laptop computer and Desktop. I am noticing the following short cut key's do not work. Ctrl + Alt/ Option + Shift + C does not work In the Shader Editor short Cut Ctrl + T does not work] Is there a fix coming…
Joe Casillas
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