Linus Tech Tips Discussion

 AI works in Adobe, Blender, Autodesk, and more. Summary Anthropic announced new set of connectors allows Claude AI to work in many software, allowing Claude to do things like modifying 3D models, automate tasks, search music, and more. Anthropic also announced them joining the Blender Development Fund as a Corporate Patron.   Quotes Quote "Connectors allow Claude to access other platforms and tools directly. We are adding several new connectors that are designed to make it easier to use Claude for creative work: Ableton grounds Claude’s answers in official product documentation for Live and Push. Adobe for creativity enables users to bring images, videos, and designs to life, drawing from 50+ tools across Creative Cloud apps including Photoshop, Premiere, Express, and more. Affinity by Canva automates repetitive production tasks across pro creative workflows - such as batch image adjustments, layer renaming, and file export - and generates custom features directly in the app. Autodesk Fusion allows designers and engineers with a Fusion subscription to create and modify 3D models through conversations with Claude. Blender offers a natural-language interface to its Python API, allowing users to explore and understand complex setups and making it easier to access Blender’s documentation. Resolume Arena and Resolume Wire let VJs and live visual artists control Arena, Avenue, and Wire in real time through natural language for live performance and AV production. SketchUp turns a conversation with Claude into a starting point for 3D modeling—describe a room, a piece of furniture, or a site concept, then open it in SketchUp to refine. Splice gives music producers the ability to search its catalog of royalty-free samples from within Claude." - Anthropic   Quote "Anthropic has joined the Blender Development Fund as a patron to support the Blender project as they continue to develop their Python API, which makes integrations like [the Model Context Protocol] possible." - Anthropic   "This support will be dedicated towards Blender core development, to maintain and continuously improve foundational features like the Blender Python API, which enables developers and artists alike to extend and improve the software for custom workflows." - Blender   My thoughts Anthropic announced connectors that help Claude AI to work in products from Autodesk, Adobe's Creative Cloud, Blender, Affinity and more. I've only ever used Blender and Autodesk Maya prior to moving to Maxon Cinema 4D and will focus on Blender due to the lack of official demo videos from Anthropic's and Claude's YouTube channel.   The Verge explained Anthropic's "Co