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Linux
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Versions
Blender 3.6.2 LTS – August 17, 2023
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Changelog
- UILayout.template_node_view() doesn’t render UI properly. [#99569]
- Accent Grave / Tilde key on Apple macOS not working. [#109630]
- Regression: Using Grease Pencil Sculpt Grab Tool on a Stroke affected by Subdivide Modifier will Crash Blender. [#109986]
- Blender 3.6 immediately crashes loading a GN hair model created in 3.5. [#110107]
- Mesh Deform Modifier Vertex Count Error. [#110021]
- Graphics Tablet Lag when in Texture Paint mode in Blender 3.0. [#93796]
- LibOverride: Fix RNA handling of object parent-related properties. [8362d4aa3d5b072de801dccdd32d223c6fe81c88]
- LibOverride: Reset object-parenting related properties in resync process. [cb31546c03b32b39f3a9e21f6eeebd8afc2bb48f]
- LibOverride: Cleanup: Split log into dedicated output for resync code. [db2d14823952d11bda12b783fda425275c1ec92d]
- LibOverride: Fix ‘resync enforce’ not working on RNA collections of IDs. [11c57f30166e0be116030353cba3d4d1fc5a0c6c]
- LibOverride: RNA Apply code: Work around potential duplicates in names of RNA collections of IDs. [8736b6cc83012069f8f91f8a8e51e379be078764]
- Fix (unreported) missing ‘need resync’ detection in overrides of overrides. [a6df00020630d42147cb7e341d4652ade5385611]
- LibOverride: Extend unittest to cover more advanced/complex cases. [30943d710f2e447de5831410a9e9e6fcba1f6826]
- LibOverride: Remove an override property when it has no operations. [cc325ad1ba5b39d89f2211063b2f4577b835a8c3]
- LibOverride: Fix persistent override property in some RNA pointer cases. [f63ca4f7a82cf472cf1db59f18b810ddac2629cb]
- LibOverride: Fix RNA API to access liboverride operation’s flag. [8c81327b84b545370631d96e37f8632d0d6c24f9]
- Fix (unreported) incorrect behavior of liboverride hierarchy fixing code. [4bc512bc9d62e75151660c7cc6e4069bfa0cade3]
- Window autofocus misbehaves. [#109886]
- Regression: Pressing multiple modifier keys at the same time locks mouse click. [#109525]
- Switching open windows ignores held modifiers on WIN32. [#40059]
- Docs: Fix layout of bpy.types.Object Python API documents. [d47755f3c6e]
- Spreadsheet does not update during/after playing animation. [#110164]
- Windows + Intel Arc A770: Crashes if modifying the object after rendering image in rendered view mode. [#109771]
- Animation: Fcurve Channel color band alignment. [0c4a3577469]
- Geometry Nodes: Float Curve input limits are not working unless “reset view” is used. [#106139]
- Appended text looses user (even if used in the Text Editor) after reload. [#110341]
- deps_builder: Update USD repo and hash. [dca1dbbc6c3]
- Regression: Speaker ignoring of the starting position in NLA track. [#110336]
- `use spatial splits` does not display point cloud correctly on video card. [#110170]
- Regression: Deadlock on render start. [#110426]
- Fix #109417: Cycles HIP RT crash with multi device rendering. [#110512]
- Snaping in solid mode (Xray 1.0) doesnt snap to “occluded” geometry. [#110259]
- bpy.app.driver_namespace: no way to properly initialize for driver in material. [#109720]
- How to Handle Forward Compatibility. [#109151]
- Fix (unreported) minor bug in RNA/Liboverride apply code. [fbcaf7bf6f8]
- blender 3.6.1 crashes on start with wayland. [#110627]
- Regression: Gizmo stuck in place when I playback my animation. [#110041]
- Fix #110615: missing GL dev packages in install_linux_packages.py. [#110609]
- Regression: Loading a VSE .blend file created in older version into 3.6.0 loses information about video/audio clip cut lengths. [#110333]
- vse separate image after import not working. [#110205]
- Keyframes on values of linked data. [#109781]
- Fix (unreported) missing handling of ViewLayer IDProperties in foreach_id code. [c426d5b084b]
- Fix (unreported) collection ‘readfile’ expand incorrect assertion. [455683c838b]
- Export_3ds: Fixed camera & spotlight target calculation. [c94cc788]
- glTF exporter: fix missing animation hook parameter. [18d26d61]
- Export_3ds: Fixed mismatched sign in target calculation. [82ce03ac]
- Import_3ds: Fixed mismatched sign in target calculation. [90a7110b]
- (Sun Position) – “North” indicator will not hide. [#104781]
- Extra objects: Fix TypeError when torus knot added. [973e85bd]
- Regression: Normal Edit modifier screws up UVs. [#110471]
- Vertex weight slider not functional in a smooth way (weightpaint mode, editmode is fine). [#109460]
- Make Line Tool Crashes Blender When Object Has Subdivision Surface Modifier. [#110601]
- Keyframes on values of linked data. [#109781]
- new gaussian smooth creates jagged keys. [#109799]
- Graphic glitches while editing curves – Apple M2. [#110372]
Blender 3.6.1 LTS – July 18, 2023
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Changelog
- Operator bpy.ops.uv.pack_islands call leads to Blender crash. [#108171]
- Append: in `localize All` case, LibOverrides does not behave properly and will leave Main data in invalid state. [#109004]
- Frame change handler no longer entered when playback stops. [#109218]
- Fix (studio-reported) crash when using ‘Clear’ on a liboverride hierarchy in the Outliner. [6adfd2ae393]
- Fix property tags dummy enum value holding a reference to stack memory. [45bf61f131e]
- Fix dropping files onto the window under Wayland in some cases. [f825a346fcf]
- Enum properties don’t display text in Dope Sheet sliders. [#109198]
- Baking in multi-Tiles textures (Udim) from MultiRes only use the height of the last tile as reference. [#109302]
- Orbit Around Selection in Edit Mode is not working after 3.6.0 update. [#109519]
- How to add credit to non-committers authors. [#109438]
- Regression: Vertex Weight Mix crash on apply/undo when mesh has shape keys. [#109523]
- Regression: Wireframe overlay on mesh Merge by Distance omits some edges. [#109577]
- NLA editor tracks checkbox overlapping names when left side panel is too small. [#109455]
- Regression: Outliner: Assert in outliner_collect_objects_to_delete. [#109590]
- Fix (unreported) missing viewlayer sync call in Outliner liboverride tool. [9f6a4d0c065]
- Fix toggling of liboverrides between editable and non-edtiable with “Make” tool in the Outliner. [7880ae7c787]
- Regression: Cycles: Optix not able to render without cuda toolkit. [#109550]
- Blender 3.6 > .dds image /texture issue. [#109442]
- Error when collection visibility property is used in driver expression (fixed in main, backport request). [#109570]
- Mesh.polygon_normals[0].value reports incorrect normal. [#109745]
- Regression: Edge Crease behaves differently between Complex and Simple Solidify. [#109691]
- Fix (unreported) potential crash in ‘make override’ Outliner tool. [8bbd05e76f]
- LibOverride: Add debug util to print out liboverride data. [34965bfcca]
- LibOverride: Expose ‘match reference’ status flag in RNA API. [737c941eca]
- LibOverride: Fix potential minor issues in RNA liboverride handling code. [1b76b95886]
- Node Wrangler: No matching images found. [#104573]
- FBX: Materials missing from linked duplicates. [#104737]
- Import_3ds: Fixed target calculation. [8e348cb5]
- Blender HIP library `libamdhip64.so` loading issue in linux. [#109562]
- Fix use-after free while transforming sequence strips. [fa2a28e96d0]
- Fix sequencer image cache holding references to freed keys. [59ab70b594f]
- Cycles: Embree: Resolve padding-related issue during buffer creations. [ab457ae62e3]
- Cycles: Fix Out-Of-Bounds issues during Embree BVH building. [a81dccceaf9]
- Applying a Bevel modifer on a object with UVs pins the uv islands. [#109471]
- Weird rendering of points with velocity attribute. [#103918]
- Regression: Blender creates unexpected selection areas when using Select Box or Select Lasso which can lead to crashes. [#109532]
- Fix memory leak when there are unexpectedly more than MAXSEQ strips. [8142195f290]
- Fix invalid address-of operator (hidden by a cast). [aef44c2d503]
- Using python to add a driver to rigid body properties causes a crash. [#109887]
- UI: Grey out ShapeKey list entry on mute. [be09111784d]
- Unknown engine warning only shown when loading from a popup. [#109952]
- Unable to start Blender 3.5 on MacOS 10.15. [#106905]
- Viewport glitches when using Metal backend. [#109389]
- Incorrect behavior when moving/linking objects to non-overridden linked collection. [#109898]
- Geometry Nodes: Simulation crash. [#109885]
- Faces use retopology overlay color even when retopology overlay is disabled. [#109662]
- Overlay: Edit Mesh wireframe incorrect bias. [#109040]
- Crash when calculating rigid body mass. [#109928]
- Regression: Average Brush in Vertex Paint Mode is broken. [#109822]
- Can’t delete scene using context menu in “Blender File” view in outliner. [#109802]
- LibOverride: Fix diffing code not always cleaning unused operations. [3d2bae8a5daae92]
- Regression: Cycles render crash using F12 render after running script that uses bpy.ops.render. [#109718]
- Keyframes on values of linked data. [#109781]
- Snapping no longer works behind faces/objects in wireframe/x-ray mode. [#109433]
- Regression: Array modifier change a merged Root vertex of Skin modifier. [#109565]
- vertex slide is broken when using shortcut double GG with face projection snap. [#109633]
- new gaussian smooth creates jagged keys. [#109799]
- Cycles HIP RT glass BSDF artifacts. [#109418]
- Regression: Geometry Nodes: Edge Split node crash. [#110005]