Blender News

Blender 3.3.8 LTS Maintenance Release !

Blender 3.3.8 LTS features many bug fixes. It is released on the v3.3 - Stable - LTS branch.

You can switch to this by right-clicking on the Blender entry in your library, select Properties.... Open the Betas tab and select v3.3 - Stable - LTS.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

Build: patch Boost for incompatibility with Xcode and libc++ 15. (480a6bc94d)
Add-on Bool Tool - Click on Brush name throws a python error. (#104660)
Fix memory leak in BLI_file_older for WIN32. (c02d0fe8a89)
Glog: fixed OpenBSD support. (dd33c9109fd)
Scale Cage does not work with custom orientation in edit mode if object has rotation. (#107889)
Fix (unreported) crash in blendkernel unittest in debug builds. (03035404e28)
LTS downloads: user friendly names and add Apple Silicon. (d62f93b3eaf)
Build: fix OpenBSD error in guardedalloc. (ca660b09fb5)
Bevel Modifier pulling vertex. (#107910)
Fix outliner constraint disabling clearing unrelated flags. (10c9bd3e327)
Libmv: Remove FreeBSD sincos() workaround. (789f6911f51)
Transform Operator affected by disabled bone constraint. (#108161)
Memory consumption beyond defined limit when entering-exiting Edit mode. (#88010)
Image Editor glitch after texture painting undo. (#108501)
Undo does not undo removing a Geometry Nodes group from the modifier. (#106966)
Fix building with boost >= 1.81. (d7deddfc963)
Build: fix NetBSD support in Glog. (03c74c71e79)
Build: fix NetBSD error in guardedalloc. (4b8e9808482)
Renaming Custom Python Properties is Incorrect. (#98973)
Knife: remove redundant recreation of a ray. (d4e360b5262)
The relative angle constaint of the knife tool does not work correctly with rotated objects. (#104597)
Layer.load_from_file() have some problems loading a Multi-layered EXR files. (#108980)
Wrong text in MeshSequenceCache and Transform Cache. (#105942)
Proportional editing Fcurve Proportional Size is not displaying correctly. (#108911)
Asset Browser Crash (fixed in 3.6 - relevant for backporting?). (#106543)
Anim: remove assumption of array_index order when blending quaternions. (fcaa5cab85)
Fix Pose Library: crash when using partially-keyed quaternions. (0dcef23ebc)
Fix support for building with ffmpeg < 5.0. (edf31df7e891a9a9e479ba9e65108db9626340d9)
Fix: Build with FFmpeg 6.0. (7227e11f213d08e753bc381b3a94748a12a060de)
Fix ffmpeg warnings due to missing header include. (11c94fcb234856629b3bb3b433656d1fde8ceddd)

For a detailed list of bug fixes in each release, see 3.3 LTS releases on blender.org

[h3]LTS Program[/h3]

Learn more about the LTS program on blender.org

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Keep reporting any issues you find to make this LTS the most stable release ever !

Happy blending,
The Blender team

Blender 3.3.7 LTS Maintenance Release !

Blender 3.3.7 LTS features many bug fixes. It is released on the v3.3 - Stable - LTS branch.

You can switch to this by right-clicking on the Blender entry in your library, select Properties.... Open the Betas tab and select v3.3 - Stable - LTS.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

Dual GPU - Bake to Color Attribute Crashes Blender with Divide by Zero Error. (#106405)
curve + geonodes + mirror modifier crash. (#106934)
Inconsistent display of active filters for file import/export file dialogs. (#90159)
Regression: Select tool does not work on bones in weight paint grease pencil. (#106998)
Taking a Grease Pencil object into Vertex Paint mode crashes the software. (#107125)
Asset Browser: Incorrect saving catalogs after renaming the parent item. (#100053)
Fix buffer overflow in BLI_path_frame_strip with long extensions. (cddcabc4093)
Node Editor: "Frame All" and "Frame Selected" ignore Smooth View preference. (#107294)
Curve assets don't generate automatic thumbnail picture. (#107186)
Lineart modifier UVs rotate randomly when combined with Subdivision modifier (request to backport to 3.3 LTS). (#107359)
Volume cube won't render in Cycles. (#106776)
Fix crash when accessing length of material_slots on evaluated Empty object. (ff5038e58d9)
Missing lattice undo push for assign/remove vertices to vertex group. (#107670)
Build: fixes for OpenBSD. (e7e359f982f)
Add missing notifier when setting cursor.matrix. (f698b37ba9f)
Crash when executing pose mode operator in other modes. (#107863)
Cycles: solve compilation errors with OptiX 7.7. (632af7d)
Purging orphan data deletes used mesh. (#107573)
Fix IDManagement remapping missing some required remapping with some liboverrides. (5b9d24221fa9)

Blender 2.93.18 LTS Maintenance Release !

Blender 2.93.18 LTS features a bug fix. It is released on the 2.93 - Stable - LTS branch.

You can switch to this by right-clicking on the Blender entry in your library, select Properties.... Open the Betas tab and select 2.93 - Stable - LTS.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

[Blender 2.93] When bpy.ops.file.bookmark_move.poll() is called outside of the File Browser, Blender crashes. (#107384)

[h3]LTS Program[/h3]

Learn more about the LTS program on blender.org

[h3]Stay up-to-date[/h3]

Keep reporting any issues you find to make this LTS the most stable release ever !

Happy blending,
The Blender team

Blender 3.5.1 Corrective Release

It's time to update your Blender!

Blender 3.5.1 addresses over 59 issues present in the initial release.

This is a corrective release, meaning it doesn't contain new features, only fixes. It is highly recommended for everyone currently using Blender 3.5 to upgrade, since it fixes several crashes and improves functionality in many areas.

Read the full list of changes on the Wiki https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Release_Notes/3.5/Corrective_Releases

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The Blender team,
April 25, 2023

Blender 3.3.6 LTS Maintenance Release !

Blender 3.3.6 LTS features many bug fixes. It is released on the v3.3 - Stable - LTS branch.

You can switch to this by right-clicking on the Blender entry in your library, select Properties.... Open the Betas tab and select v3.3 - Stable - LTS.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

Fix Cycles Metal failing when run in parallel, always run serial. (72a8bab04e337a2d4aba562961875ddc647fee0a)
Fix OBJ tests using release folder. (9301513a438b17cb1ecf224904658a6b7d8aed70)
Regression: object.hide_collection "Shift to extend" doesn't work in 3D View Collections panel. (#106251)
Python: Crash when bpy.ops.wm.previews_ensure() called after queuing asset_generate_preview() job. (#105325)
Fix: unnecessary edge pan updates. (a9e4c62b410)
Resizing textures is not marking them as changed and no warning on file close. (#105757)
Assets: Clear Asset does not immediately redraw the outliner. (#105216)
Selecting points and strokes with shift inside GP object toggles selection of object itself. (#105339)
UV editing Stitch crashes Blender with UV sync selection turned on (and hidden faces present)). (#106396)
Strange shading when motion blur is on (fixed in 3.6, request for backport). (#106394)
Updating the `active camera` changes viewport `local camera`s. (#106794)