--- title: "Mine-imator Vexel Build | Community Build by Vexel Studios | Mine-imator Vexel Build" canonical_url: "https://vexelmineimator.com/" last_updated: "2026-09-13T16:19:46.432Z" locale: en meta: description: "Mine-imator Vexel Build is a community-first Mine-imator build maintained by Vexel Studios, with a free Community edition and supporter-funded beta access." "og:description": "Mine-imator Vexel Build is a community-first Mine-imator build maintained by Vexel Studios, with a free Community edition and supporter-funded beta access." "og:title": "Mine-imator Vexel Build | Community Build by Vexel Studios" --- Mine-imator Vexel Build Join DiscordAccount \[ Free Community build, supporter-funded development ] # **Mine-imator Vexel Build** A community-first Mine-imator build maintained by Vexel Studios, with a free Community edition and supporter-funded development. [Download Community](https://vexelmineimator.com/download) [Support Development](https://vexelmineimator.com/pricing) Community edition is free and stays free. Built on Mine-imator Simply Upscaled. Not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft. ![Warm Minecraft-style room rendered in Mine-imator Vexel Build with volumetric sunlight and depth of field](https://vexelmineimator.com/images/product/cozy-room.png) - Volumetrics - HDR Glow and Bloom - Auto Updater - OBJ & glTF/GLB (Beta) - Graph Editor (Beta) - Vertex Model Import (Beta) - Global, Local and Gimbal Rotation Spaces (Beta) - Blender-style Transforms (Beta) - Import .schematic, .schem and .litematic (Beta) - Smoke Simulations (Beta) - & So Much More - New Exporting Queue (Beta) - Volumetrics - HDR Glow and Bloom - Auto Updater - OBJ & glTF/GLB (Beta) - Graph Editor (Beta) - Vertex Model Import (Beta) - Global, Local and Gimbal Rotation Spaces (Beta) - Blender-style Transforms (Beta) - Import .schematic, .schem and .litematic (Beta) - Smoke Simulations (Beta) - & So Much More - New Exporting Queue (Beta) - Volumetrics - HDR Glow and Bloom - Auto Updater - OBJ & glTF/GLB (Beta) - Graph Editor (Beta) - Vertex Model Import (Beta) - Global, Local and Gimbal Rotation Spaces (Beta) - Blender-style Transforms (Beta) - Import .schematic, .schem and .litematic (Beta) - Smoke Simulations (Beta) - & So Much More - New Exporting Queue (Beta) - Volumetrics - HDR Glow and Bloom - Auto Updater - OBJ & glTF/GLB (Beta) - Graph Editor (Beta) - Vertex Model Import (Beta) - Global, Local and Gimbal Rotation Spaces (Beta) - Blender-style Transforms (Beta) - Import .schematic, .schem and .litematic (Beta) - Smoke Simulations (Beta) - & So Much More - New Exporting Queue (Beta) **01**Features ## Render, animate, import and export with more control Vexel Build expands Mine-imator with atmospheric rendering, deeper animation controls, broader asset imports, and a production-ready export workflow. Beta features are available to eligible supporters while they are being tested. 01 ### **Volumetrics** Build fog, clouds, atmosphere, and light-beam effects with procedural volume objects that support lighting, shadows, animated wind, turbulence, and noise. 02 ### **HDR Glow and Bloom** A completely new glow and bloom system. It creates more lifelike light with a bright hot core, smoother falloff, and multi-scale bloom around emissive materials, lava, signs, and stylized lighting. 03 ### **Auto Updater** Check the selected release channel, download the correct eligible build for your platform, follow progress, and hand the update directly to the installer. 04 ### **OBJ & glTF/GLB** Import .obj, .gltf, and .glb models with hierarchy, textures, PBR and emissive materials, transparency, double-sided materials, UV data, and background loading. 05 ### **Graph Editor** Edit animation curves and keyframe interpolation directly with a production-ready graph workflow and aligned Bezier handles. 06 ### **Vertex Model Import** Import vertex-edited cubes and planes from Modelbench Community Build while preserving bends, mirrored geometry, negative scales, textures, bounds, and winding. 07 ### **Global, Local and Gimbal Rotation Spaces** Pose against world, object, or gimbal axes with distinct gizmo colors and a remappable shortcut for cycling between rotation spaces. 08 ### **Blender-style Transforms** Use a Blender-style modal transform workflow with axis and plane constraints for faster, more precise viewport editing. 09 ### **Import .schematic, .schem and .litematic** Bring common Minecraft structure formats into a scene with validated imports, safer rollback on failure, and compatibility for modern schematic layouts. 10 ### **Smoke Simulations** Create experimental smoke effects with live previews, baking, colliders, and cached simulation frames for repeatable playback. 11 ### **& So Much More** Explore expanded export formats, custom export watermarks, recent-project search, portable imported worlds, the Developer's Choice render preset, new volume shapes, path-based volume masks, volume gradient colors, and quality-of-life improvements throughout the editor. 12 ### **New Exporting Queue** Organize persistent export jobs with saved workspaces and presets, progress previews, logs, cancellation, retry, recovery, and background rendering after the editor closes. **02**Community model ## Free stays free. Support speeds it up. Vexel Build is built for the Mine-imator community. The Community edition stays free, patches to its public line ship immediately, and paid tiers fund faster development and earlier access. - 01 ### **Community edition stays free** Stable releases are available to everyone as they ship, and commercial use of the animations and images you create is included. - 02 ### **Paid tiers fund the work** Support helps Vexel Studios maintain Vexel Build, improve the experience, and keep long-term development sustainable. - 03 ### **Supporters get closer access** Creator and Studio supporters get beta access, priority feedback channels, and a closer connection to ongoing development. ![Minecraft-style character beside a glowing trophy in a sunlit room rendered by the Vexel Build community](https://vexelmineimator.com/images/product/post-meridiem.png) **03**Pricing ## Support the development The Community edition stays free with immediate patches for its public stable line. New release lines reach Community after the public window. [Full pricing](https://vexelmineimator.com/pricing) **Studio seats** **2**seats ### Community **Free** For everyone who wants the free Vexel Build Community edition, immediate patches, and new stable release lines after the public window. - Community edition - Commercial use included - Immediate patches for the public stable line - New release lines after the public window - Community Discord support - Submit and vote on feature requests [Download Community](https://vexelmineimator.com/download) ### Creator **€15**/mo For creators who want beta access, priority support, and a closer feedback channel while supporting Vexel Build. - Everything in Community - Beta build access - Priority Discord support - Submit and vote on feature requests - Creator Discord role ### Studio **€26**/mo EUR 13/seat/mo For studios that need shared access, onboarding, higher-priority support, and Creator+ beta access across seats. - Everything in Creator - Pooled Studio seats - Organization seat management - Seat transfers - Private Discord support channel - Creator+ beta access across seats - Highest priority feature requests - Studio onboarding **04**Blog ## Latest posts Updates, guides, community notes, and development context from Vexel Build. [View all posts](https://vexelmineimator.com/blog) ![A misty Minecraft mountain forest created by CreeZ for the Vexel Build render competition](https://vexelmineimator.com/images/product/v1.2.3-community-creez.webp) UpdatesJul 20, 2026 ## **Mine-imator Vexel Build v1.2.3 is now public** Mine-imator Vexel Build v1.2.3 is now free for the Community, with volumetric rendering, HDR glow, Curves, Torch, and artwork from our render competition. ![Vexel Studios](https://vexelmineimator.com/images/logos/vexel-studios-background.png) **Vexel Studios** 3 min read ![A warm forest scene with volumetric sunlight rendered in Mine-imator Vexel Build](https://vexelmineimator.com/images/product/supporter-volumetrics.webp) CommunityJun 29, 2026 ## **Mine-imator Vexel Build supporter access is now live** Supporter access for Mine-imator Vexel Build is now live, helping fund volumes, HDR glow, auto updates, Curves, renderer cleanup, and Beacon research. ![Vexel Studios](https://vexelmineimator.com/images/logos/vexel-studios-background.png) **Vexel Studios** 3 min read ![Mine-imator Vexel Build v1.2.0 render showcase](https://vexelmineimator.com/images/product/v1.2.0-release.png) UpdatesJun 28, 2026 ## **Mine-imator Vexel Build v1.2.0 is here** Mine-imator Vexel Build v1.2.0 brings volumetric rendering, HDR glow, auto updates, curves color control, new rendering names, and the future Beacon renderer direction. ![Vexel Studios](https://vexelmineimator.com/images/logos/vexel-studios-background.png) **Vexel Studios** 4 min read **05**FAQ ## Frequently asked questions Current answers about Vexel Build, supported platforms, downloads, release access, Community licensing, Creator and Studio pricing, accounts, devices, support, and billing. 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What is Mine-imator Vexel Build? Mine-imator Vexel Build is a community-first version of Mine-imator maintained by Vexel Studios. It keeps the familiar animation workflow, offers a free Community edition, and funds ongoing maintenance through optional Creator and Studio memberships.
How is Vexel Build related to the original Mine-imator? Vexel Build is built on Mine-imator Simply Upscaled, which is based on Mine-imator 2.0.2 Continuation Build and the original Mine-imator project. Vexel Studios maintains the Vexel Build changes, website, accounts, releases, and support.
What are Vexel Build's main showcase features? The main Vexel Build showcase features are Volumetrics, HDR Glow and Bloom, and the Auto Updater. The current beta showcase adds OBJ and glTF/GLB import, the Graph Editor, Vertex Model Import, Global, Local and Gimbal Rotation Spaces, Blender-style Transforms, .schematic, .schem and .litematic imports, Smoke Simulations, and the new Exporting Queue. Other important improvements include expanded export formats, custom export watermarks, recent-project search, portable imported worlds, the Developer's Choice render preset, new volume shapes, path-based volume masks, volume gradient colors, and quality-of-life improvements throughout the editor.