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Blender 3.6.4 LTS features important bug fixes. It is released on the v3.6 - 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 v3.6 - Stable - LTS.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

• "Jump to keyframe" grayed out. Unable to jump between keyframes. (#112673)
  
• Transfer Mode operator doesn't update outliner selection. (#101550)
  
• Python modifiers.execution_time doesn't work on curve objects. (#112397)
  
• Fix #112399: Memory leak with exceptions from scripts in the text editor. (d9ab0a3ef7f)
  

For a detailed list of bug fixes in each release, see 3.6 LTS releases on blender.org

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Blender 3.6.3 LTS features many bug fixes. It is released on the v3.6 - 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 v3.6 - Stable - LTS.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

• Regression: File crashes the program. (#111235)
  
• Fix (unreported) invalid memory access in new 'newer blendfile version' code. (5b6106f71aec)
  
• Crash when switching to the Face select mode in 3.6. (#110136)
  
• Regression: Files from last 4.0 can not be saved in 3.6.2 due to undefined region type. (#111332)
  
• Fix: ensure bones are on at least one layer on blend file reading. (2fc04eaf4310e64ffbe713376e54df878c9a4279)
  
• UV editor: show_gizmo does not switch off gizmos. (#110721)
  
• Regression: OBJ Importer fails to import objects. (#110948)
  
• Fix (partially) wrong RNA path for 'ViewShading' data. (4cf03b28b32)
  
• Keyframe jump operator in the Graph Editor does not respect NLA offset. (#110789)
  
• rna_prop_ui.rna_idprop_ui_create() fails to create new string property. (#110464)
  
• Regression: Area resize cursor does not appear on minimized spreadsheet area. (#110085)
  
• GPU: Fix signed/unsigned mismatches in shader code. (#111094)
  
• Dropping object name on existing object socket in node editor not working. (#110723)
  
• Swap Strips can delete strips if there is not enough space. (#109081)
  
• Fix Weld modifier generating invalid mesh. (5b7af751fa5d1619c18fa1899cca885e9b8b79f0)
  
• Regression: Blender Crashes On Scene Switch. (#111165)
  
• Fatal crash with Freestyle SVG Export when rendering to a directory that does not exist yet. (#104723)
  
• Fix #110053: Crash on linked animation data with drivers. (#110795)
  
• Crash when changing asset icon. (#106976)
  
• Vector displacement suspected to cause geometry artefact and CUDA error. (#111277)
  
• UI: Error Logging for Some Screen Operations. (dd7f9749366)
  
• Modifier's Main Dropdown goes backwards. (#111238)
  
• Unable to remove added keying set from context menu. (#94129)
  
• Shortcut information missing in animation editors channel context menu. (#109427)
  
• Crash accessing text style properties in object mode. (#110508)
  
• Linked overriden object cannot be made local (if it has a parent in the sourcefile). (#111439)
  
• Fix: Memory leak in Graph editor keyframe jump. (eb77eaa7d87)
  
• VSE: appended modifier stack incorrectly deletes additional modifier. (#111601)
  
• Fix: missing update when library override editable is toggled. (8dd151debcb)
  
• Fix dangling pointer while scrubbing in the sequencer. (c3689c4235c840da78cfe8d815abe97b94679bb6)
  
• Fix #111607: Do not unregister internal nodes. (#111615)
  
• Sculpting problem Radius number during push the Shift + click force back to 1px. (#111490)
  
• Control point Snap does not work for NURBS Surface. (#111548)
  
• Measure tool snapping does not work. (#109454)
  
• GeoNodes behaviour differences between 3.6.3 RC, 4.0 master, and 1 month ago. (#111933)
  
• Regression: Edit mode weights panel shows incorrect values. (#111273)
  
• Regression: Crash on COW delete of shared custom data. (#109583)
  
• Fix: Customdata merging does not check layer limit on destination. (2a7d6d182c4)
  
• Odd blender VSE crashes - Graph editor / Proxy sizes. (#111642)
  
• Regression: Pressing Enter on the file name text will not confirm file selection. (#111645)
  
• Overlay drawing issues on Intel HD4400/4600 (Only?). (#111162)
  
• Regression: Crash on dragging a Speaker NLA strip. (#110161)
  
• Regression: Adding nodes into node network causes strange placement and jump of node. (#111593)
  
• Consistent mapping boundaries of brush textures. (#109201)
  
• Fix error batch renaming light probes. (b8ab67827db)
  
• Cycles: oneAPI: on Windows, embree on GPU may crash when rendering duration exceeds 3 minutes. (#109282)
  
• Regression: Crash with assertion after delete scene when some 3D Views have Local Collection enabled. (#111970)
  
• Compilation of GHOST_XrGraphicsBinding.cc fails with "invalid conversion" error. (#111820)
  
• Vertex parenting broken on Curve object with multiple splines. (#112208)
  
• Fix: Regression: Box select not working for GP/GPv3 channels. (9fc217cedfe)
  
• Regression: Holding Ctrl + Alt + Scroll does not increment values of all selected objects. (#112028)
  
• Regression: Graph Editor handle highlighting not working correctly. (#112144)
  
• Sculpt Mode: Mask brush smoothing is broken. (#112285)
  
• Regression: Split Edges node skips loose edges. (#109236)
  
• Regression: Geometry Nodes Points of Curve is Outputting Unknown Result. (#112184)
  
• Regression: Crash when loading with converted curves. (#112068)
  
• The color attribute from Particle Instance Modifier is incorrect. (#112335)
  
• Regression: Blender crashes when turning on a pass that has equally named AOV pass already. (#111166)
  
• Regression: Crash when selecting an object with an orphaned geo node link. (#111411)
  
• NLA Editor: "Hold Forward" for "Edited Action" track doesn't work. (#100718)
  
• Operator (e.g `bpy.ops.object.data_transfer()`) crashes when using `context.copy()` via addon. (#112299)
  
• Cycles: support building with Windows ROCm 5.5 SDK. (2e1ab36)
  
• Only some vertex weights can be modified via the UI panel. (#112123)
  
• Sim Nodes: Don't delete parent bake directory. (eba0d481bb5)
  
• Regression: Menu Search crash if mouse is outside of the blender window. (#111212)
  

For a detailed list of bug fixes in each release, see 3.6 LTS releases on blender.org

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Blender 3.3.11 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]

• Regression: File crashes the program. (#111235)
  
• Fix (unreported) invalid memory access in new 'newer blendfile version' code. (ae9665bc44)
  
• Fatal crash with Freestyle SVG Export when rendering to a directory that does not exist yet. (#104723)
  
• Fix building Blender with some versions of gcc. (2d482f482a7)
  
• Fix T103960: build issue with GCC 13 in Cycles thread code. (a66d09f2b5a)
  
• Fix (partially) wrong RNA path for 'ViewShading' data. (9d9db7852d2)
  
• Regression: Area resize cursor does not appear on minimized spreadsheet area. (#110085)
  
• Dropping object name on existing object socket in node editor not working. (#110723)
  
• Vector displacement suspected to cause geometry artefact and CUDA error. (#111277)
  
• Modifier's Main Dropdown goes backwards. (#111238)
  
• Unable to remove added keying set from context menu. (#94129)
  
• Shortcut information missing in animation editors channel context menu. (#109427)
  
• Odd blender VSE crashes - Graph editor / Proxy sizes. (#111642)
  
• Vertex parenting broken on Curve object with multiple splines. (#112208)
  
• Regression: Graph Editor handle highlighting not working correctly. (#112144)
  
• Fix regression tests failure on the latest Xcode. (6368ffe636043d463744175fd1e504d32e8f73d6)
  

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

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

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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 3.3.10 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]

• Keyframes on values of linked data. (#109781)
  
• 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)
  
• Regression: Deadlock on render start. (#110426)
  
• How to Handle Forward Compatibility. (#109151)
  
• Fix (unreported) minor bug in RNA/Liboverride apply code. (2ddfb23cb6f)
  
• Fix (unreported) missing handling of ViewLayer IDProperties in foreach_id code. (90381c879c6)
  
• Extra objects: Fix TypeError when torus knot added. (9b131677)
  

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

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

You can follow Blender on social media:

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

Happy blending,
The Blender team

Blender 3.6.2 LTS features many bug fixes. It is released on the v3.6 - 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 v3.6 - Stable - LTS.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

• 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)
  

For a detailed list of bug fixes in each release, see 3.6 LTS releases on blender.org

[h3]LTS Program[/h3]

Learn more about the LTS program on blender.org

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