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BLENDER TODAY #204

Blender 3.3 LTS out! blender.org/download/releases/3-3 Maintenance Task 3.3 developer.blender.org/T100749

Flamenco 3 released! twitter.com/BlenderStudio_/status/1569348317632503808

COMPOSITOR

• blur node developer.blender.org/rB04ae0fe
• bokeh blur node developer.blender.org/rBf4e5a86
• pixelate node developer.blender.org/rBac66a81
• scale node developer.blender.org/rB0fd39da
• dilate erode node developer.blender.org/rB6331176

PERFORMANCE

• Subdiv: Avoid quadratic runtime for loose edges developer.blender.org/D15923
• Mikktspace: Optimized port to C++ developer.blender.org/rB6951e88
• Sculpt: Make storing mask and face set layers optional developer.blender.org/rBb5f7af3
• IMBUF: Improved Thumbnailing of WebP Images developer.blender.org/rB8851790
• Mesh: Remove redundant custom data pointers developer.blender.org/rB05952aa
• Attributes: Avoid unnecessarily initializing new attributes developer.blender.org/rB4c91c24
• Geometry: Avoid unnecessary initialization when resizing data arrays developer.blender.org/rB9088a1f

UV

• UV: add new operator, uvcalc_align_rotation developer.blender.org/rB20daaef
• Fix T100874: improve uv unwrap of degenerate geometry developer.blender.org/rB94e211c

GREASE PENCIL

• Add thickness parameter to Outline operator developer.blender.org/rBe7f1c73
• Improve Thickness handling for Outline operator developer.blender.org/rB38cf0d7
• Apply Brush Size to Outline thickness while drawing developer.blender.org/rBae79bc4
• New Set Start point operator developer.blender.org/rB98c4e1e

GEOMETRY NODES

• Node: Mix node developer.blender.org/rBbfa0ee1
• Geometry Nodes: new evaluation system developer.blender.org/rB4130f1e

EEVEE

• MacOS: Resolve purple rendering artifacts in EEVEE materials by increasing sampler limit developer.blender.org/rB32d19f7
• EEVEE-Next: Register render passes for compositor developer.blender.org/rBd2c0d86
• EEVEE-Next: Cryptomatte render passes developer.blender.org/rB8068b89

CYCLES

• improve Progressive Multi-Jittered sampling developer.blender.org/rB50df9ca
• remove old Sobol pattern, simplify sampling dimensions developer.blender.org/rB60119da
• enable adaptive sampling for Sobol-Burley developer.blender.org/rB49ca810
• disable Scrambling Distance UI when using Sobol Burley developer.blender.org/rB42cff95

UI

• Node Editor: Visual tweaks to node links developer.blender.org/rB9a86255
• UI: 3D Text Caret developer.blender.org/D15797
• UI: Corrected Scaling of AREAMINX developer.blender.org/D15865
• Console: Support page up/down and home keys for scrolling developer.blender.org/rB82fc52f
• UI: Small Adjustments to Event Icons developer.blender.org/D15582
• Fix T96297: obj: improve layout of UI fields and axis validation developer.blender.org/rB268e1ef
• Outliner: Hide search button for library overrides hierarchies view developer.blender.org/rB21b92a5
• Outliner: Hide "data operations" context menu entries unless supported developer.blender.org/rB7eda9d8
• Outliner: Hide library overrdies context menu when no IDs are selected developer.blender.org/rBe254d88
• Outliner: Don't show asset context menu when no IDs are selected developer.blender.org/rB860c3dc
• UI: Add shift-click hint to library overrides button tooltip developer.blender.org/rBc1e3421
• UI: add a Custom Properties panel to the View Layer tab of properties developer.blender.org/rB33abb68
• NLA: actionclip_add now fails on invoke if no NLA track is selected developer.blender.org/rBddfce27
• NLA: Remove Edited Action tab from NLA panel developer.blender.org/rBb6ebd55

LIBS

• update OIIO/Boost/Python/NumPy versions developer.blender.org/rB1e1e901
• update OpenVDB for Blender 3.4 developer.blender.org/rBded4604

TRANSLATION

• I18n: translate untitled file names developer.blender.org/rBdead26b
• I18n: extract keymap preferences developer.blender.org/rB19b9ea7

POTOPURRI

• obj: implement support for PBR .mtl extensions developer.blender.org/rBa99a622
• Tweak cryptomatte channels naming to improve interoperability developer.blender.org/rB06005b0
• obj: improve placement of shader nodes in imported materials developer.blender.org/rBd3242b7

PYTHON

• PyGPU: only use 3D shaders and rename string enums developer.blender.org/rB8cfca8e
• GPU: remove 'GPU_SHADER_2D_FLAT_COLOR' developer.blender.org/rBbaf2835
• GPU: remove 'GPU_SHADER_2D_IMAGE' developer.blender.org/rB0c3953d