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Using Blender with coding agents on macOS

Blog · Watch/Read · (gathered 2026-09-10)

  • Simon Willison highlights that modern frontier models are now exceptionally proficient at using Blender via coding agents on macOS, capable of generating editable .blend files, rendered images, and even movies.
  • He demonstrates this by using ChatGPT Codex to control a local Blender installation with simple prompts, such as “Use the already install /Applications/Blender to render a scene of a pelican riding a bicycle,” which the agent refines into sophisticated renders using Blender’s Python API.
  • The practical takeaway is that getting started is straightforward: install the full Blender application on macOS, then prompt a coding agent to create and manipulate 3D content, opening up new avenues for automated 3D asset generation.