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Asset Browser

• Suport relative path option per-asset library https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/5d0595fd
• Asset Browser: Let "Clear Asset" act on entire selection https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/20f54a56

Core

• Core: Add sub-types for float-type custom properties https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/6e2721da

Cycles

• Cycles: use intrinsics for fast_rint https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/252b0a02
• Cycles: add HIP RT device, for AMD hardware ray tracing on Windows https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/557a245d

Geometry Nodes

• Index of Nearest: Use grain size based on tree sizes https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/d8f4387a
• Index of Nearest: Use span for non-single ids https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/43463143
• Use implicit sharing in store/capture attribute nodes https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/b54398c1
• Make spacings unitless in String to Curves node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/4f08eeae

Gizmo

• Gizmo: Add anti aliasing to transform constraints https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/adb63a51

I18n

• I18n: improve geometry nodes field tooltips https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/44103f55

LibOverride

• LibOverride: Do not attempt to resync a hierarchy when the root goes missing. https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/5f67b25c

Mesh

• Mesh: Reduce memory usage calculating custom normals https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/9292e094
• Mesh: Allocate custom normal spaces in array https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/3c436326
• Mesh: Reduce memory corner normals memory usage and simplify threading https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/9fcfba4a

Nodes

• Nodes: Support adding multiple nodes from search menu https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/45cecb10

Viewport Compositor

• Implement Mask node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/3f6912ec
• Implement Corner Pin node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/fa2dbcea
• Implement Texture node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/151a5311
• Optimize image textures https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/a32dbb89
• Prioritize Viewer output node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/5fa8f774

Subdiv

• Subdiv: Optimize coarse position extraction with cache https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/3507431c

UI

• UI: Measure/Ruler Text Position https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/b367a2b5

UV

• Tuning rotating to minimum square during packing https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/3ea06086
• Improve packing efficiency by rotating to minimum square https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/5c1c45cd
• Fix uv packing overflow with fraction margin method https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/69d52c5f
• Add new packing option, scale_to_fit https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/bf56df32

VFont

• VFont: Corrections to Cursor When on Curve https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/1d2eab9a

Volumes

• Volumes: Generate proper fog volume in Mesh to Volume node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/700d168a