This is the first book written on using Blender an open source visualization suite widely used in the entertainment and gaming industries for scientific visualization. It is a practical and interesting introduction to Blender for understanding key parts of 3D rendering and animation that pertain to the sciences via step- by-step guided tutorials. 3D Scientific Visualization with Blender takes you through an understanding of 3D graphics and modeling for different visualization scenarios in the physical sciences. This includes guides and tutorials for - Understanding and manipulating the interface - Generating 3D models - Understanding lighting, animation, and camera control - Scripting data import with the Python API The agility of Blender and its well organized Python API make it an exciting and unique visualization suite every modern scientificengineering workbench should include. Blender provides multiple scientific visualizations including solid modelssurfacesrigid body simulations