{"id":92210,"date":"2024-07-16T17:31:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/?page_id=92210"},"modified":"2025-09-11T12:32:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:32:28","slug":"4-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/releases\/4-2\/","title":{"rendered":"4.2 LTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"intro\" class=\"wp-block-group has-black-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"intro-text\" class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5ca99053 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d544b5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d544b5\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/splash.webp\" alt=\"Blender 4.2 LTS splash by Blender Studio\" class=\"wp-image-92212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/splash.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/splash-512x256.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/splash-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-features-io-color has-text-color\">Released July 16th, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"recap\" class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19179f62 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1020933e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube mb-0 wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blender 4.2 LTS - Showcase Reel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jTVG5kdHRQQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"recap\" class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76f4f9de wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1020933e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center fw-light fs-h1-huge\">Video <strong>Recap<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Round-up of what&#8217;s new, in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube mb-0 wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blender 4.2 LTS New Features Official Overview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iwpBgtKilvw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New features overview by Jonathan Lampel from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC9VayT7q3pQ7tdF-TG4Q0yQ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC9VayT7q3pQ7tdF-TG4Q0yQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CGCookie<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@harryblends\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@harryblends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry Blends<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"eevee\" class=\"wp-block-group has-black-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group py-5 has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b044f93ea4f92f1425d8a51880137d38 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#d9d9d9\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mb-2 mt-6 in-viewport-fade has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\">EEVEE<\/h5>\n\n\n<div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_d4af920c6f60ce804f6454a22e3cf120\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus in-viewport-fade fade-up mb-3 float-center\">\n\t<p><strong>NEXT<\/strong> LEVEL<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_d4af920c6f60ce804f6454a22e3cf120 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 64px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_d4af920c6f60ce804f6454a22e3cf120 {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(221,109,255) 0%, rgb(91,255,255));\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-background-clip: text;\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3231dce6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">The next generation of the render engine EEVEE is here. Completely rewritten from scratch to allow global illumination, displacement, better SSS, viewport motion blur, and so much more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-af6ffed4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fade-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-898d0f8c29ed35af048295cee3e3bb49\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\"><strong>Sun<\/strong>sational<br>Lighting<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Lighting is a breeze with added support for screen space global illumination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EEVEE can automatically extract intense lights from the World environment and treat them as Sun lights, improving the lighting quality and casting real shadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/render\/eevee\/render_settings\/raytracing.html\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center text-center in-viewport-fade fade-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"378\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 882 \/ 378;\" width=\"882\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eevee_global_illumination.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Raytraced global illumination in real-time. No lights, purely lit and shadows produced by the World environment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-af6ffed4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center text-center in-viewport-fade fade-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video mb-0\"><video height=\"336\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 596 \/ 336;\" width=\"596\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eevee_displacement.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vector displacement now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fade-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d712099ab0013acc2e7ba2262328dc6e\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\"><strong>Bump<\/strong> up your game<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Real displacement is now supported by EEVEE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like in Cycles, setting your materials to &#8220;Displacement and Bump&#8221; will combine true displacement and bump mapping for finer details. Vertex position is modified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/render\/eevee\/material_settings.html#bpy-types-material-displacement\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-af6ffed4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fade-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-637cf86d68042b19bd6eccdacefc2d7d\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\"><strong>SSS<\/strong>uperb Scattering<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsurface Scattering now doesn&#8217;t leak between objects and has no energy loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The subsurface translucency is now always computed, and the associated option has been removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/eevee\/#subsurface-scattering\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center text-center in-viewport-fade fade-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"compare-media-block_67b65dc2b9c6e46fe1c3b7dc74190d7b\" class=\"compare-media\">\n\t<div class=\"images-compare\">\n\t\t<div style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"images-compare-label\">Blender 4.1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sss_eevee_41.webp\" alt=\"Blender 4.1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"images-compare-label\">Blender 4.2 LTS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sss_eevee_420.webp\" alt=\"Blender 4.2 LTS\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-af6ffed4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center text-center in-viewport-fade fade-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video mb-0\"><video height=\"440\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 780 \/ 440;\" width=\"780\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eevee_volumetrics.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Left: Blender 4.1 \u2014 Right: Blender 4.2 LTS<\/mark><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fade-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4173189dd678ac010edcb0f292b0ecf3\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\">Turn Up the <strong>Volume<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Dithered volumetrics provide a much more stable result while navigating the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/render\/eevee\/render_settings\/volumes.html\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-af6ffed4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fade-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-04c9fbf07b6d9370f4ed987daa9faf5e\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\"><strong>Blurry<\/strong> Vision<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Motion blur is now visible in the 3D Viewport through the camera view and supports a custom <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/render\/eevee\/render_settings\/motion_blur.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/render\/eevee\/render_settings\/motion_blur.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shutter Curve<\/a>, matching Cycles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center text-center in-viewport-fade fade-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video mb-0\"><video height=\"348\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 588 \/ 348;\" width=\"588\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eevee_motion_blur.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Real-time motion blur in the 3D Viewport.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group in-viewport-fade fade-up is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default fw-light has-text-color\" style=\"color:#aea6ff\">MORE <strong>EEVEE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"word-cloud-block_fd003b46dfecef51901fd7d9280b7435\" class=\"block-word-cloud container\">\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/render\/eevee\/light_settings.html#shadow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVirtual Shadow Maps\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">Unlimited BSDFs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">New Transparent Shadows option<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">Unlimited number of Lights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">Lights now support ray visibility options<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"Multithreaded Shader Compilation\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMultithreaded Shader Compilation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/eevee\/#user-interface\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRefined User Interface\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/render\/eevee\/render_settings\/sampling.html#shadows\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShadow Map Raytracing\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">Lights are now visible through refractive surfaces<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">Glossy lighting no longer leaks at the back of objects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/eevee\/#depth-of-field\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBetter quality Depth of Field\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">New Backface Culling option for shadows<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/render\/eevee\/material_settings.html#bpy-types-material-render-method\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaterials Dithered render method\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/render\/eevee\/material_settings.html#thickness\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThickness output\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">Improved Blended materials<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">Raytraced Transmission now affects all BSDF nodes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/eevee\/#image-stability\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBetter Image Stability\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t#word-cloud-block_fd003b46dfecef51901fd7d9280b7435 {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #aea6ff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"eevee-migration\" class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c707589dd376eee7e728e44ceaa37bc2 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-massive-title has-text-color\" style=\"color:#aea6ff\">MIGRATION PLAN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3231dce6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Even though conversion to the new EEVEE happens automatically and most scenes should just work, some adjustments are required for a smooth transition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b0511461 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/eevee_migration\/\" style=\"background-color:#aea6ff;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Updating to the New EEVEE<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/render\/eevee\/limitations\/limitations.html\" style=\"color:#aea6ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See Limitations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3231dce6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fw-light has-text-color\" style=\"color:#aea6ff;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Community <strong>Videos<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"cards-block_123b5f98c4c93b3738f33809f26c739a\" class=\" in-viewport-fade fade-up\">\n\n\t<div class=\"cards card-layout-card-transparent card-aspect-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#cards-block_123b5f98c4c93b3738f33809f26c739a .cards {\n\t\t\t\t--cards-items-per-row: 3;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nqa0tJszKSE\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eevee_community_video_01.jpg\" alt=\"I tried Eevee Next... Here's What I Learned\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nqa0tJszKSE\">I tried Eevee Next&#8230; Here&#8217;s What I Learned<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aI4zEap2kP4\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eevee_community_video_02.jpg\" alt=\"How I Make REALISTIC Renders with EEVEE Next!\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aI4zEap2kP4\">How I Make REALISTIC Renders with EEVEE Next!<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCh2nTOlR30\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eevee_community_video_03.jpg\" alt=\"Everything you need to know about EEVEE Next\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCh2nTOlR30\">Everything you need to know about EEVEE Next<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <style type=\"text\/css\">\n      #cards-block_123b5f98c4c93b3738f33809f26c739a {\n        background: ;\n        color: #aea6ff;\n      }\n      #eevee .cards { text-align: center; }\r\n\r\n#eevee .cards-list-item-title { font-size: var(--font-size-base); }    <\/style>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"cycles\" class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62c9c4222c19d2b08ee183dba33a2a66 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#e1e1e1\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mb-2 in-viewport-fade is-style-default has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\">CYCLES<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f651895 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_d398b13668c6fdb8d6357d8677fcbf36\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus in-viewport-fade fade-up mb-3 float-center\">\n\t<p>MAGICAL, PRETTIER, SMOOTHER, <strong>FASTER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_d398b13668c6fdb8d6357d8677fcbf36 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 64px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_d398b13668c6fdb8d6357d8677fcbf36 {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(0,98,234) 0%, rgb(68,255,255));\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-background-clip: text;\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-33dda896 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Cycles got a massive upgrade to make your renders not only look better, but also render faster. It&#8217;s a kind of magic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a1383269 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a4e05082 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default in-viewport-fade fade-up has-features-render-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ee2d0e0ae82eb910d07fe8ab9d6291b4\">RAY <strong>TRAVEL<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"in-viewport-fade fade-up\">The new <strong>Ray Portal BSDF<\/strong> transports rays to another location in the scene with a specified ray position and normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"in-viewport-fade fade-up\">It can be used to render portals for visual effects and other production rendering tricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"in-viewport-fade fade-up\">See the documentation for details and example node setups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons in-viewport-fade fade-up is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-features-render-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/render\/shader_nodes\/shader\/ray_portal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d5ba22&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d5ba22\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ray_portal_barbershop.webp\" alt=\"Cycles Ray Portals\" class=\"wp-image-92392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ray_portal_barbershop.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ray_portal_barbershop-512x288.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ray_portal_barbershop-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ray_portal_barbershop-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Simulating a camera feed using Ray Portals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a1383269 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d5c0be&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d5c0be\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full in-viewport-fade fade-up wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"644\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cycles_thin_film_interference.webp\" alt=\"Cycles Thin Film Interference\" class=\"wp-image-92398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cycles_thin_film_interference.webp 661w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cycles_thin_film_interference-512x499.webp 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soap bubbles effect (IOR 1.7, 400nm)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a4e05082 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default in-viewport-fade fade-up has-features-render-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97ffb9c9ee35e03dced1956446bd26b7\"><strong>THIN<\/strong> FILM INTERFERENCE<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"in-viewport-fade fade-up\">The Principled BSDF now supports physically accurate thin film interference effects for specular reflection and transmission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"in-viewport-fade fade-up\">Initially, this is only applied to dielectric materials, support for metallic thin film effects is planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons in-viewport-fade fade-up is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-features-render-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/118477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13d41742 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-medium-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f1641cd0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top in-viewport-fade fade-up fade-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light in-viewport-fade fade-up has-features-render-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e84f7b136c29dbec1ef6d95ac6fb777f\">SOFT <strong>VOLUMES<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"in-viewport-fade fade-up\">Blender 4.2 LTS is your go-to for rendering volumes, with improved volume light sampling that delivers smoother results for spotlights and area lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"in-viewport-fade fade-up\">Less noise. Faster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top text-center in-viewport-fade fade-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"compare-media-block_147fdd578b35a8822321f3928aef72c3\" class=\"compare-media in-viewport-fade fade-up\">\n\t<div class=\"images-compare\">\n\t\t<div style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"images-compare-label\">Before (5.16s)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/volume_sampling_before.png\" alt=\"Before (5.16s)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"images-compare-label\">After (4.42s)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/volume_sampling_after.png\" alt=\"After (4.42s)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a1383269 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div id=\"tabs-block_ad6f29385abcc96fea00769cfdd6dbda\" class=\"tabs in-viewport-fade fade-up\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"t-classic-white-noise-0-tab\" data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#t-classic-white-noise-0\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"t-classic-white-noise-0\" aria-selected=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\tClassic (White Noise)\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"t-blue-noise-1-tab\" data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#t-blue-noise-1\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"t-blue-noise-1\" aria-selected=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBlue Noise\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"t-blue-noise-denoised-2-tab\" data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#t-blue-noise-denoised-2\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"t-blue-noise-denoised-2\" aria-selected=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBlue Noise (denoised)\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<div class=\"tab-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane show active\" id=\"t-classic-white-noise-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"t-classic-white-noise-0-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blue_noise_classic.webp\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"Classic (White Noise)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"t-blue-noise-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"t-blue-noise-1-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blue_noise.webp\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"Blue Noise\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"t-blue-noise-denoised-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"t-blue-noise-denoised-2-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blue_noise_denoised.webp\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"Blue Noise (denoised)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n  \t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#tabs-block_ad6f29385abcc96fea00769cfdd6dbda {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #0099ff;\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: ;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#tabs-block_ad6f29385abcc96fea00769cfdd6dbda .embed-responsive-item,\n\t\t\t#tabs-block_ad6f29385abcc96fea00769cfdd6dbda img {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: ;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a4e05082 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default in-viewport-fade fade-up has-features-render-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-286a8144e563251782b6749cf62299bf\">BLUE <strong>NOISE<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"in-viewport-fade fade-up\">Blue noise dithered sampling to improve the visual quality of renders. This mainly helps when setting the maximum number of samples to a low number, and for interactive viewport renders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"in-viewport-fade fade-up\">New files use this mode by default, while existing files can be changed in the Sampling \u2192 Advanced panel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group in-viewport-fade fade-up is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center fw-light in-viewport-fade fade-up has-features-render-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-252a58388d5fbfc0274e7d5277898bd0\">MORE <strong>CYCLES<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div id=\"word-cloud-block_805f507de8d6aac9228b8194d1a6bb80\" class=\"block-word-cloud container\">\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.openimagedenoise.org\/#changes-in-v2.3.0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUpgraded to OpenImageDenoise 2.3 for improved quality\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/117920\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew World Override option for View Layers\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/114499\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Roughness input in Subsurface Scattering node\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/122385\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntel GPU rendering now supports host memory fallback\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/74b8f99b43\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMotion Blur settings are now shared with EEVEE\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">GPU accelerated denoising support for AMD GPUs on Windows + Linux<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/123557\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReduced Blender installation size due to GPU kernels compression\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/118841\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGPU accelerated denoising supported on CPU renders\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/116094\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipled Hair with the Huang model provides better close-up renders\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t#word-cloud-block_805f507de8d6aac9228b8194d1a6bb80 {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #0099ff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"extensions\" class=\"wp-block-group has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-bf089905f33503fd611781b730f917d7 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#d9d9d9;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mb-2 in-viewport-fade has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\">EXTENSIONS<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center fw-light is-style-default fs-h1-huge has-features-paint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-456d54dc540de66ead22a7cccdf4f270\">EXTENSIONS <s>ADD-ON<\/s> <strong>ARE- ON<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Add-ons and themes have received a big overhaul and are now unified as <strong>Extensions<\/strong>.<br>The best part? They can be updated right from within Blender!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f1641cd0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fade-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-features-paint-color has-text-color\">EASY<br><strong>INSTALL<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting extensions has never been this easy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drag &amp; Drop from websites such as <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.blender.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extensions.blender.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/advanced\/deploying_blender.html#bundling-extensions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/advanced\/deploying_blender.html#bundling-extensions\">Bundle<\/a> them in production or educational environments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/editors\/preferences\/extensions.html#install-legacy-add-on\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/editors\/preferences\/extensions.html#install-legacy-add-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legacy<\/a>&#8221; add-ons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install from disk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-paint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/editors\/preferences\/extensions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center text-center in-viewport-fade fade-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d61631&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d61631\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full m-0 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-platform-1.jpg\" alt=\"Install via drag and drop\" class=\"wp-image-92322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-platform-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-platform-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Install via drag and drop from <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.blender.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/extensions.blender.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extensions.blender.org<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f1641cd0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center text-center in-viewport-fade fade-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d61ce3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d61ce3\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full m-0 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"116\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-1.png\" alt=\"Update Extensions from Blender\" class=\"wp-image-92590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-1.png 555w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-1-512x107.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Update Extensions from within Blender.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fade-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-features-paint-color has-text-color\">STAY<br><strong>UP-TO-DATE<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Extension repositories can check for updates automatically on startup. This can be disabled on a per-repository basis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f1641cd0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fade-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-features-paint-color has-text-color\">WORK<br><strong>OFFLINE<\/strong><br><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Internet access is fully optional, and off by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can always install extensions manually via <strong>Install from Disk<\/strong> (or drag and drop the zip file into Blender) or by using <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/advanced\/deploying_blender.html#bundling-extensions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/advanced\/deploying_blender.html#bundling-extensions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">System extensions repositories<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--7\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-paint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/editors\/preferences\/system.html#network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center text-center in-viewport-fade fade-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d62773&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d62773\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full m-0 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"214\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Allow Online Access or continue happily offline\" class=\"wp-image-92591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-2.png 572w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-2-512x192.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Allow Online Access or continue happily offline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3231dce6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center fw-light is-style-default fs-h1-huge has-features-paint-color has-text-color\">EXTENSIONS <strong>PLATFORM<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">An ever-growing hub of community-made, free, and open-source extensions for Blender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f1641cd0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top in-viewport-fade fade-up fade-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-features-paint-color has-text-color\">extensions.blender.org<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A new community-managed website for sharing and discovering free and open-source Blender extensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Detailed descriptions with images, videos and user ratings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete history of versions for present and future releases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community review and approval process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easy installation via drag and drop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-paint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extensions.blender.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit extensions.blender.org<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top text-center in-viewport-fade fade-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full in-viewport-fade fade-up\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.blender.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-transparent.png\" alt=\"Blender Extensions Platform website.\" class=\"wp-image-92341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-transparent.png 1440w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-transparent-512x320.png 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-transparent-1280x800.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-transparent-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blender Extensions Platform website.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f1641cd0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center text-center in-viewport-fade fade-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d6334d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d6334d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full m-0 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"373\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-manager-2.jpg\" alt=\"Extensions Manage in Blender\" class=\"wp-image-92355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-manager-2.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-manager-2-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/release-notes-4-2-extensions-manager-2-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Extensions Manager in Blender.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fade-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-features-paint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-be376ca6afcec01b6336fcbc954c2c68\">MANAGE<br><strong>EXTENSIONS<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Extensions can be managed from the Preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Search for new extensions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install and uninstall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check for updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--9\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-paint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/editors\/preferences\/extensions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center fw-light is-style-default has-features-paint-color has-text-color\" id=\"extensions-main-title\">Drag, drop. Ready to go!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0\">The Extensions Platform connects authors with users, and extensions with Blender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"810\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1440 \/ 810;\" width=\"1440\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/extensions-install.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installing add-ons and themes is now a breeze.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b0511461 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-features-paint-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extensions.blender.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover over 200 Extensions<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--10\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-paint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/dev\/advanced\/extensions\/getting_started.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create Your Own Extensions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-hsl271deg7340-hsl101deg10061-12\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"studio\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1142\" height=\"690\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-91314\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-05-at-11.08.20.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-05-at-11.08.20.png 1142w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-05-at-11.08.20-512x309.png 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-05-at-11.08.20-768x464.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mb-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_580108c604abbcd39416c4d6ab622f85\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus mt-0 in-viewport-fade fade-up\">\n\t<p><strong>STUDIO<\/strong> FRIENDLY<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_580108c604abbcd39416c4d6ab622f85 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 64px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_580108c604abbcd39416c4d6ab622f85 em {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: rgb(221,51,51);\t\t\t\tcolor: rgb(255,255,255);\t\t\t\tfont-style: normal;\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-44dd404a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"py-2 in-viewport-fade fade-up has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Thanks to portable installation, new environment variables, custom bundling of extensions, Blender 4.2 LTS is easier than ever to integrate in studio pipelines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c6d8e480 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-outline is-style-outline--11\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/advanced\/deploying_blender.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deploying Blender in Production<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"color-management\" class=\"wp-block-group has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-25bea4ce0824c6f2ac003a5be0933408 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#cacaca;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-48c2c4f0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_7ec2d5fa431215df7108bfbf3012e567\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus mb-3\">\n\t<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Khronos PBR Neutral<br \/>Tone Mapper<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_7ec2d5fa431215df7108bfbf3012e567 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 64px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_7ec2d5fa431215df7108bfbf3012e567 {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(255,255,255) 26%, rgba(255,255,255,0.63));\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-background-clip: text;\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">The recently released tone mapper by Khronos, aimed at displaying true-to-life assets, is now built into Blender.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"tabs-block_120d56f34c72f467360944db7cf4b8d4\" class=\"tabs container\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"t-khronos-pbr-neutral-0-tab\" data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#t-khronos-pbr-neutral-0\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"t-khronos-pbr-neutral-0\" aria-selected=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\tKhronos PBR Neutral\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"t-agx-1-tab\" data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#t-agx-1\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"t-agx-1\" aria-selected=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAgX\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"t-standard-2-tab\" data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#t-standard-2\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"t-standard-2\" aria-selected=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStandard\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<div class=\"tab-content text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane show active\" id=\"t-khronos-pbr-neutral-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"t-khronos-pbr-neutral-0-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender42_color_management_charge_khronos_pbr_neutral.webp\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"Khronos PBR Neutral\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"t-agx-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"t-agx-1-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender42_color_management_charge_agx.webp\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"AgX\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"t-standard-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"t-standard-2-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender42_color_management_charge_standard.webp\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"Standard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-95615cd1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Khronos PBR Neutral enables faithful reproduction of a product\u2019s base color, hue and saturation when using PBR rendering under grayscale lighting, while eliminating HDR artifacts around highlights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-93ce95d0 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--13\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khronos.org\/news\/press\/khronos-pbr-neutral-tone-mapper-released-for-true-to-life-color-rendering-of-3d-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Announcement<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"sculpt\" class=\"wp-block-group has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a9c9120fb3602fdf5792e5be1ff5cf54 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#e6e6e6;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5ca99053 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_d7ddefa5d86038a0c3dae2f04aef66b9\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus in-viewport-fade fade-up mb-3 float-center\">\n\t<p>DRAW THE <strong>LINE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_d7ddefa5d86038a0c3dae2f04aef66b9 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 64px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_d7ddefa5d86038a0c3dae2f04aef66b9 {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(24deg, rgb(255,0,115) 0%, rgb(255,0,144));\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-background-clip: text;\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t#sculpt .wp-block-paragraph-plus {font-variation-settings: \"wght\" var(--font-weight-light);}\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76880bb7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b40efac89edf6b0979182e6c0ea2c762\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/introduction\/gesture_tools.html#polyline-gestures\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/introduction\/gesture_tools.html#polyline-gestures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polyline<\/a><\/strong> joins the family of gestures (lasso, box, and line), allowing for a quick way to create polygonal shapes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"cards-block_bae8caeae609c94eb94d0c3fcebdec51\" class=\"\">\n\n\t<div class=\"cards card-layout-card-transparent card-aspect-ratio-square\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#cards-block_bae8caeae609c94eb94d0c3fcebdec51 .cards {\n\t\t\t\t--cards-items-per-row: 4;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/trim_tools.html#polyline-trim\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sculpt_tool_polyline_trim.png\" alt=\"Polyline Trim\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/trim_tools.html#polyline-trim\">Polyline Trim<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/face_set_tools.html#polyline-face-set\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sculpt_tool_polyline_face_set.png\" alt=\"Polyline Face Set\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/face_set_tools.html#polyline-face-set\">Polyline Face Set<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/mask_tools.html#polyline-mask\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sculpt_tool_polyline_mask_.png\" alt=\"Polyline Mask\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/mask_tools.html#polyline-mask\">Polyline Mask<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/hide_tools.html#polyline-hide\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sculpt_tool_polyline_hide_.png\" alt=\"Polyline Hide\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/hide_tools.html#polyline-hide\">Polyline Hide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <style type=\"text\/css\">\n      #cards-block_bae8caeae609c94eb94d0c3fcebdec51 {\n        background: ;\n        color: #ffffff;\n      }\n      #sculpt .cards * { text-align: center;}\r\n#sculpt .cards-list-item-thumbnail {box-shadow: none;}    <\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"642\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 780 \/ 642;\" width=\"780\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sculpt_polyline_trim.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Polyline Trim tool used to create boolean operations that can add or remove geometry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f651895 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a1383269 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a4e05082 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light in-viewport-fade fade-up has-features-assets-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f93bc29ed9d6a316dc76458eee0ac28\">COMPLETE<br><strong>TOOL<\/strong>SET<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"in-viewport-fade fade-up\">Additionally, the <strong>Line<\/strong> gesture is now supported for <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/trim_tools.html#line-trim\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/trim_tools.html#line-trim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Trim<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/face_set_tools.html#line-face-set\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/face_set_tools.html#line-face-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Face Set<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/hide_tools.html#line-hide\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/hide_tools.html#line-hide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Hide<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"in-viewport-fade fade-up\">The <strong>Lasso<\/strong> gesture is now supported for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/hide_tools.html#lasso-hide\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/hide_tools.html#lasso-hide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hide<\/a><\/strong> tool too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons in-viewport-fade fade-up is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-features-assets-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See All Tools<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76fd4bc3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"cards-block_e99e90e127f45820f240e87919771137\" class=\"\">\n\n\t<div class=\"cards card-layout-card-transparent card-aspect-ratio-square\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#cards-block_e99e90e127f45820f240e87919771137 .cards {\n\t\t\t\t--cards-items-per-row: 2;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/trim_tools.html#line-trim\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sculpt_tool_line_trim.png\" alt=\"Line Trim\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/trim_tools.html#line-trim\">Line Trim<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/face_set_tools.html#line-face-set\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sculpt_tool_line_face_set.png\" alt=\"Line Face Set\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/face_set_tools.html#line-face-set\">Line Face Set<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/hide_tools.html#line-hide\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sculpt_tool_line_hide.png\" alt=\"Line Hide\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/hide_tools.html#line-hide\">Line Hide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item card-aspect-ratio-inherit\" style=\"grid-column: span 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<? \/\/ TODO: @web-assets make cards-item thumbnail hover effect zoom in outer wrapper cards-item link elements for better semantics ?>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/hide_tools.html#lasso-hide\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sculpt_tool_lasso_hide.png\" alt=\"Lasso Hide\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cards-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/tools\/hide_tools.html#lasso-hide\">Lasso Hide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <style type=\"text\/css\">\n      #cards-block_e99e90e127f45820f240e87919771137 {\n        background: ;\n        color: #a0a0a0;\n      }\n      #sculpt .cards * { text-align: center;}\r\n#sculpt .cards-item-thumbnail {\r\nbox-shadow: none;\r\nmargin-bottom: 0;\r\n}    <\/style>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter wp-duotone-blue-red\" id=\"benchmark\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-91224\" alt=\"Projects to Look forward to in 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0130_A.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0130_A.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0130_A-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0130_A-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0130_A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0130_A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0130_A-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group text-balance is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-massive-title has-white-color has-text-color\">PUT IT TO THE TEST<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Share and compare your computer&#8217;s score with openly accessible benchmarks provided by the Blender community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline mt-4 is-style-outline--14\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/opendata.blender.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Blender Benchmark<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"geometry-nodes\" class=\"wp-block-group m-0 py-6 has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8fa23e99 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_2cfd4ed76858f5aaf4cb881a3648594a\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus m-0\">\n\t<p>ENTER THE <strong>MATRIX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_2cfd4ed76858f5aaf4cb881a3648594a {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 64px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_2cfd4ed76858f5aaf4cb881a3648594a {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(0,255,102) 0%, rgb(68,255,255));\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-background-clip: text;\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3231dce6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A whole new socket type for matrices makes it easier than ever to work with transformations using nodes. This lays the ground work for the future of Geometry Nodes with advanced custom geometry operations. The new socket type comes alongside a wide range of new nodes as well as the integration into existing ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"452\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1152 \/ 452;\" width=\"1152\" controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/geonodes-matrix-socket.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Matrix socket used for placing the pizza boxes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-abeab86a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns py-4 is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized m-0 p-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-transform_socket-pizza_delivery-thumbnail.jpeg\" alt=\"Transform Socket - Pizza Delivery Geometry Nodes 4.2 demo\" class=\"wp-image-92721\" style=\"width:240px;height:135px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-transform_socket-pizza_delivery-thumbnail.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-transform_socket-pizza_delivery-thumbnail-512x288.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-transform_socket-pizza_delivery-thumbnail-1280x719.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-transform_socket-pizza_delivery-thumbnail-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-transform_socket-pizza_delivery-thumbnail-1536x863.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-transform_socket-pizza_delivery-thumbnail-480x270.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TRY IT YOURSELF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-features-io-color has-text-color\">Get the file used in this video to play with the new Matrix socket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-features-geonodes-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/download.blender.org\/demo\/geometry-nodes\/transform_socket-pizza_delivery.blend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Demo File<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d6d66f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d6d66f\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"668\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/matrix_socket-nodes-1280x668.jpg\" alt=\"Matrix Socket Nodes\" class=\"wp-image-92769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/matrix_socket-nodes-1280x668.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/matrix_socket-nodes-512x267.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/matrix_socket-nodes-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/matrix_socket-nodes-1536x802.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/matrix_socket-nodes-2048x1070.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/modeling\/geometry_nodes\/utilities\/matrix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of Matrix Socket Nodes<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8fa23e99 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_4d685ef37c3de96756bd1208f53c91dc\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus m-0\">\n\t<p>POINT AND <strong>SHOOT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_4d685ef37c3de96756bd1208f53c91dc {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 64px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_4d685ef37c3de96756bd1208f53c91dc {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(0,255,102) 0%, rgb(68,255,255));\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-background-clip: text;\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3231dce6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Node Tools are becoming more and more interactive! It is now possible to use information about the viewport and mouse position in the node-tree. Together with the new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/editors\/geometry_node.html#bpy-types-geometrynodetree-use-wait-for-click\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/editors\/geometry_node.html#bpy-types-geometrynodetree-use-wait-for-click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wait for Click<\/a><\/strong> feature this lets you control exactly where the tool will take effect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"748\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1104 \/ 748;\" width=\"1104\" controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/geonodes-node-tools.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Impact Fracture tool created with Geometry Nodes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-abeab86a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns py-4 is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized m-0 p-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-click_tools-impact_fracture-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Click Tools Impact Fracture geometry nodes 4.2 demo\" class=\"wp-image-92703\" style=\"width:240px;height:135px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-click_tools-impact_fracture-thumbnail.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-click_tools-impact_fracture-thumbnail-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-click_tools-impact_fracture-thumbnail-1280x719.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-click_tools-impact_fracture-thumbnail-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-click_tools-impact_fracture-thumbnail-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo-4_2-click_tools-impact_fracture-thumbnail-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TRY IT YOURSELF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-features-io-color has-text-color\">Use the Impact Fracture tool created with Geometry Nodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-features-geonodes-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/download.blender.org\/demo\/geometry-nodes\/click_tools-impact_fracture.blend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Demo File<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d6eb61&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d6eb61\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1114\" height=\"575\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/node_tools-nodes.jpg\" alt=\"Node Tools nodes\" class=\"wp-image-92772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/node_tools-nodes.jpg 1114w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/node_tools-nodes-512x264.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/node_tools-nodes-768x396.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1114px) 100vw, 1114px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New nodes to ease the making of interactive Node Tools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30992ae9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-features-geonodes-color has-text-color\">MORE GEOMETRY NODES<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"word-cloud-block_441b2690c7a27f4f589b99f8ea4310b7\" class=\"block-word-cloud container\">\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/2cb3677557b3\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScale Elements node is now 4-10x faster\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/0a430fb8cbad3021dc1b969994a9a18bc59434d5\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSample UV Surface is now 10-20x faster on large meshes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/b99c1abc3ad6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMulti-threading optimizations\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/geometry_nodes\/#geometry-nodes\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee all Geometry Nodes changes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t#word-cloud-block_441b2690c7a27f4f589b99f8ea4310b7 {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #42ffcd;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"row dfdb mt-6\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12 col-msg d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\" style=\"font-size: 130%\">\n  <h2 class=\"fs-0 fw-bold mb-5\">\n    Donate to Blender\n  <\/h2>\n  <p>\n  Help keep the project alive.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n    <strong>Less than 0.1%<\/strong> of users donate to Blender. Your contribution will make a difference.\n  <\/p>\n  <p>\n  We don\u2019t show advertisements or sell your data. We are completely funded by donations from our community.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\" style=\"text-shadow: none\">\n  <div id=\"js-donation-box\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fund.blender.org\/static\/fetch-donation-box.js?v=1.0.1\"><\/script>\n<script>\nfetchDonationBox({\n  jsUrl: 'https:\/\/fund.blender.org\/static\/js\/donation-box.js',\n  selector: '#js-donation-box',\n  url: 'https:\/\/fund.blender.org\/static\/donation-box.html',\n  darkMode: false,\n  bgGlossy: false\n});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"vse\" class=\"wp-block-group has-features-vse-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e7bb5d5d75e7435b8e3dfad0b8378e1e is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe2b908d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-features-vse-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-599f47c7cccc7bba4b0fc9756938de18 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe2b908d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_a9f86d85bc5b146c01b2bb6e2d840afe\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus mb-3 in-viewport-fade fade-up float-center\">\n\t<p><strong>SEQUENCER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_a9f86d85bc5b146c01b2bb6e2d840afe {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 64px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_a9f86d85bc5b146c01b2bb6e2d840afe {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(303deg, currentColor 13%, currentColor);\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-background-clip: text;\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center in-viewport-fade fade-up\">The Video Sequencer takes another leap in design, tools, and performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns in-viewport-fade fade-down is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a1383269 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center pr-5 in-viewport-fade fade-up has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-66350053e10e18e8fc7c83197e364a18 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2adf6d0c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light in-viewport-fade fade-up has-features-vse-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ea5510087134072d8615a3dab3060411\">BEAUTY<br>ALL A<strong>ROUND<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Strips are now rendered using a shader with rounded corners, making it easier to see at a glance where a strip ends and the next begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Active and selected strips have thicker outlines, and an extra dark edge around to improve contrast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-43d47999f7734642d9fc05841b4dc1d9 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d6fc23&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d6fc23\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"356\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vse_rounded_corners.webp\" alt=\"Video Sequencer Rounded Corners\" class=\"wp-image-92720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vse_rounded_corners.webp 630w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vse_rounded_corners-512x289.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vse_rounded_corners-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rounded corners, thicker outlines, improved contrast. Prettier and functional.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns in-viewport-fade fade-down is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a1383269 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b6eeffb22fb665081fb58df8069b955b is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video m-0\"><video height=\"284\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 624 \/ 284;\" width=\"624\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vse-handles-demo.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Just hover the mouse over the sides of a strip to tweak it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center pr-5 in-viewport-fade fade-up has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-39e5b1dbe8e9f688acb6d6cf45052b6c is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2adf6d0c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light in-viewport-fade fade-up has-features-vse-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-895f4486b58da0df0f5555946649b7ba\">LOOK MUM<br><strong>NO HANDLES<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Speed up your editing by clicking the sides of a strip to tweak it. You can also click between two strips to adjust both simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visible handles can be brought back from Preferences \u279d Editing \u279d Video Sequencer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns in-viewport-fade fade-down is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a1383269 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center pr-5 in-viewport-fade fade-up has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0133a207ce53f0e635f8bc47694282fc is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2adf6d0c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light in-viewport-fade fade-up has-features-vse-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f769fd25bf91cb478bad930fc6257d67\"><strong>MISSING<\/strong><br>IN ACTION<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Strips that reference missing source files or scenes are now highlighted in red and use iconography, making them easy to spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b813e1b70be641020edda54f37cda6ba is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d7093d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d7093d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"345\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vse_missing_media.webp\" alt=\"Video Sequencer Missing Media\" class=\"wp-image-92714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vse_missing_media.webp 639w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vse_missing_media-512x276.webp 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Strips that point to broken source are now hard to miss.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center fw-light in-viewport-fade fade-up has-features-vse-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9aa2021ccedf74efc6ff2912e8b196c1\">MORE THAN <strong>WORDS<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad124463 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54d0fe215e2896b87b15bdfb5d033fca\">The Text strip has received a number of improvements for tweaking the <strong>shadow<\/strong> <strong>offset<\/strong>, <strong>angle<\/strong>, <strong>blur size<\/strong>, and a new <strong>Outline<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"328\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 982 \/ 328;\" width=\"982\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vse-text-strips.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-features-vse-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/video_editing\/edit\/montage\/strips\/text.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fw-light\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">MORE <strong>SEQUENCER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group in-viewport-fade fade-up is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1020933e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"word-cloud-block_5ad0a68c2ff4bb151a2724eff6ef71be\" class=\"block-word-cloud container\">\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/sequencer\/#performance\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeveral performance improvements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/95966813ae58\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew operator: Frame Scene Range\/Preview Range\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/740c9f220d\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreview: Luma Waveform &#8220;Separate colors&#8221; replaced by &#8220;RGB Parade&#8221; scope\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/121591\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Overlays popover has been reorganized for clarity\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/89c1f7e0c3\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupport for drag and drop multiple files\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/a4dce75123\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWaveforms are now half-size by default\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/221951657b\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew cache line overlay\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t#word-cloud-block_5ad0a68c2ff4bb151a2724eff6ef71be {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-purple-green\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"vfx-platform\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"858\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-89177\" alt=\"Still from Agent 327: view of Amsterdam.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a327_barbershop_00146.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a327_barbershop_00146.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a327_barbershop_00146-512x215.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a327_barbershop_00146-1280x536.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a327_barbershop_00146-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a327_barbershop_00146-1536x644.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mb-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_096ce218b3153ce380febd52f34dbd87\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus mt-0 in-viewport-fade fade-up float-center\">\n\t<p><strong>INDUSTRY<\/strong> READY<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_096ce218b3153ce380febd52f34dbd87 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 64px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_096ce218b3153ce380febd52f34dbd87 em {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: rgb(221,51,51);\t\t\t\tcolor: rgb(255,255,255);\t\t\t\tfont-style: normal;\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center py-2 is-style-paragraph-center-large in-viewport-fade fade-up has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Python 3.11, OpenEXR 3.2, OpenColorIO 2.3, OpenSubdiv 3.6, and more.<br>Blender 4.2 LTS is fully aligned with the <a href=\"https:\/\/vfxplatform.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vfxplatform.com\/\">VFX Reference Platform 2024<\/a>, making it easier to integrate and maintain in studio pipelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-9a7cdcfd wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-outline is-style-outline--15\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vfxplatform.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VFX Platform 2024<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/issues\/118455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See All Library Changes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"io\" class=\"wp-block-group has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#e1e6ea;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a1383269 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a4e05082 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-2 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\">I\/O<\/h5>\n\n\n<div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_77f56238ac0da94fc1b61120c143ac66\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus mb-3\">\n\t<p>Collection<br \/><strong style=\"font-size: 120%\">Exporters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_77f56238ac0da94fc1b61120c143ac66 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 64px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_77f56238ac0da94fc1b61120c143ac66 {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(255,255,255) -59%, currentColor);\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-background-clip: text;\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Collections can now specify their own exporters, making it easier to repeatedly export assets, such as glTF or USD for studio pipelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can export all collections with a single click via the File menu, and each collection can be exported to multiple file formats at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Export settings are saved in .blend files for easy sharing and consistent use across Blender sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons in-viewport-fade fade-up is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/scene_layout\/collections\/collections.html#exporters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff1d728cf&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff1d728cf\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full  in-viewport-fade fade-up wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"727\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/io_collection_exporters.webp\" alt=\"Blender 4.2 LTS Collection Exporters\" class=\"wp-image-92424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/io_collection_exporters.webp 455w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/io_collection_exporters-320x512.webp 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container mx-auto in-viewport-fade fade-down is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a7b73b30 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top text-right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-thumbnail is-resized mt-4 wp-duotone-rgb255255255-ffffff-16\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pixar_usd_square-150x150.png\" alt=\"Pixar USD\" class=\"wp-image-86254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pixar_usd_square-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pixar_usd_square-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pixar_usd_square.png 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top pr-5 in-viewport-fade fade-up has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c279e32ed316cc1cb3974e7d0b06dfc4 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-2 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\">UNIVERSAL SCENE DESCRIPTION<\/h5>\n\n\n<div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_1a78bc404f01b82e050a210a605f91d4\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus mt-0 mb-3\">\n\t<p><strong>USD<\/strong> <span>ALL<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_1a78bc404f01b82e050a210a605f91d4 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 80px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_1a78bc404f01b82e050a210a605f91d4 {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(303deg, rgb(211,211,211) 13%, rgb(255,255,255));\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-background-clip: text;\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2adf6d0c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Blender 4.2 LTS adds support for importing and exporting <strong>hair curves<\/strong>, and for importing <strong>point clouds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On import, meshes are now <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/2548132e23f\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/2548132e23f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">validated<\/a> by default, USD dome light <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/e1a6749b3d9\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/e1a6749b3d9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">converted into a World shader<\/a>, and a new option lets you <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/bfa54f22ceb\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/bfa54f22ceb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">import only defined prims<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New export options include <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/a6a5fd053a3cd036ac06028dc11c5b4c37e7935a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filtering export types<\/a>, converting the <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/e1a6749b3d9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World shader to a USD dome light<\/a>, setting the <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/24153800618\">stage up axis<\/a>, specify <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/36f1a4f94f3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">XForm<\/a> conventions, <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/b2d1979882f\">triangulating meshes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/3e73b9caa5a\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/3e73b9caa5a\">down-sampling textures<\/a> for USDZ, generating <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/122575\">MaterialX<\/a> networks from Blender shader nodes, and <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/eaeb8ba8cd5a00396ab2d4fdb448b4f7cd127bb6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">renaming the active UV map<\/a> to &#8220;st&#8221; by default, following USD conventions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center in-viewport-fade fade-up fw-light has-white-color has-text-color\">MORE <strong>I\/O<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group in-viewport-fade fade-up is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1020933e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"word-cloud-block_562e70d6dba82e297b409390132f2c8a\" class=\"block-word-cloud container\">\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-wrap text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/b24ac18130e\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlembic: Import\/Export support for hair curves\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/pipeline_assets_io\/#gltf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tglTF: Several import\/export improvements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/ea256346a89\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlembic: Fixed rendering animated curves\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/121413\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tValidating meshes is now 2-3x faster\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/121492\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImport multiple Alembic files at once\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/devtalk.blender.org\/t\/moving-collada-i-o-to-legacy-status\/34621\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCOLLADA is now considered legacy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/761dd6c9238\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tValidate Meshes is now default for USD, OBJ, PLY, and STL importers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t#word-cloud-block_562e70d6dba82e297b409390132f2c8a {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cover has-medium-font-size wp-duotone-hsl271deg7340-hsl164deg10063-18\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"portable\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(44deg,rgb(6,147,227) 32%,rgba(155,81,224,0.36) 100%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-91259\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0100_A.jpg\" style=\"object-position:0% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"0% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0100_A.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0100_A-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0100_A-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0100_A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0100_A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/020_0100_A-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mb-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_15e80214be33d093f5b7c9630af4fdcd\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus mt-0 in-viewport-fade fade-up\">\n\t<p>TAKE <strong>AWAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_15e80214be33d093f5b7c9630af4fdcd {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 64px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_15e80214be33d093f5b7c9630af4fdcd em {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: rgb(221,51,51);\t\t\t\tcolor: rgb(255,255,255);\t\t\t\tfont-style: normal;\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group in-viewport-fade fade-up is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-44dd404a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"py-2 has-white-color has-text-color\">Blender has been portable since day one, but Blender 4.2 LTS takes it to another level: you can now <strong>bring your own configuration with you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a folder named &#8220;<em>portable<\/em>&#8221; next to where you run Blender, and it will attempt to load (or create) settings in that folder first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking Blender with you has never been easier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c6d8e480 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-outline is-style-outline--17\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/advanced\/blender_directory_layout.html#portable-installation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about Portable Installation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"donate\" class=\"wp-block-group has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90ba889e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-rounded my-4 fund-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(133deg,rgba(255,42,42,0) 30%,rgba(0,2,139,0.44) 49%,rgba(8,0,139,0.6) 84%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1270\" height=\"720\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-87350\" alt=\"Sprite Fright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sprite_fright_older_sprite_16x9.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sprite_fright_older_sprite_16x9.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sprite_fright_older_sprite_16x9-512x290.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sprite_fright_older_sprite_16x9-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1270px) 100vw, 1270px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mb-0 p-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mb-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-medium-font-size is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-53acd6ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_6746b876e4a27a7815374956b62478ab\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus pl-2 mb-3 mt-4 in-viewport-fade fade-up\">\n\t<p>Blender is and will<br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; margin-top: 10px;\">always be free, <strong>forever<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_6746b876e4a27a7815374956b62478ab {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #ff3a3a;\t\t\tfont-size: 48px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_6746b876e4a27a7815374956b62478ab {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(255,255,255) 0%, rgb(255,255,255));\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-background-clip: text;\n\t\t\t\t-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pl-2 mb-4 in-viewport-fade fade-up has-medium-font-size\">Releases are possible thanks to donations by the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"js-donation-box\" class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1c0d8ea6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons p-0 is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-f4f497dd wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-accent\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fund.blender.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><i class=\"i-heart-filled\"><\/i> Donate Monthly<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fund.blender.org\/donate-once\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donate Once<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-000000-7f7f7f-20\" style=\"min-height:576px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"splash\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-92184\" alt=\"Blender 4.2 LTS splash small\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/splash_render-final_2k.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/splash_render-final_2k.webp 2000w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/splash_render-final_2k-512x256.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/splash_render-final_2k-1280x640.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/splash_render-final_2k-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/splash_render-final_2k-1536x768.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mb-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\">GET THE ARTWORK<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d9c6e66d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default py-2 has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Blender splash artwork source files are available for you to play with, not only for Blender 4.2 LTS but for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo-files\/#blender-splash-screens\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo-files\/#blender-splash-screens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previous versions as<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo-files\/#splash\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo-files\/#splash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo-files\/#blender-splash-screens\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo-files\/#blender-splash-screens\">well<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--19\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo\/splash\/blender-4.2-splash.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><i class=\"i-download\"><\/i> Download Splash File (300MB)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01f85d6f5621abe3625779f75b88ffab is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/splash.webp\" alt=\"Blender 4.2 LTS splash by Blender Studio\" class=\"wp-image-92212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/splash.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/splash-512x256.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/splash-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blender 4.2 LTS splash by Blender Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"more\" class=\"wp-block-group has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-261640f7d893d2414e0f2c65ae0f432a is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#e3e3e3;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center in-viewport-fade fade-up\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">BUT WAIT, THERE&#8217;S MORE<\/h1>\n\n\n<div id=\"word-cloud-block_f8e7d1515d7a80f82f03ef5217b4a5fb\" class=\"block-word-cloud container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-words-cloud-categories\" style=\"column-count: 2;\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Compositor<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/compositor\/#gpu-acceleration\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompositing can now utilize <strong>GPU acceleration<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/117885\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew <strong>Timings<\/strong> overlay displaying each node&#8217;s execution time\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/f4f22b64eb\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlare node: Added Bloom mode\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/compositing\/types\/transform\/translate.html#properties\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTranslate node: New Interpolation option to choose between Nearest, Bilinear, and Bicubic\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/compositor\/#cpu-optimizations\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCPU performance optimizations\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/d4bf23771d\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlare node: Fog Glow up to 25x faster\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/8812be59a4\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHue Correct: Support wrapping to fix discontinuity issues\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/b229d32086\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVector Blur node now matches EEVEE&#8217;s motion blur\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/compositor\/#improved\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Viewport Compositor<\/strong>: the compositing space is now always limited to the camera region\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/f0c379e1d3\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Viewport Compositor<\/strong>: Added support for Fog Glow Glare\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/2bd80f4b7a\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Viewport Compositor<\/strong>: Added support for Legacy Cryptomatte\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/382131fef2\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Viewport Compositor<\/strong>: Added support for Fast Gaussian Blur\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/compositor\/#breaking-changes\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBreaking changes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">3D Viewport<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/editors\/3dview\/display\/overlays.html#bpy-types-view3doverlay-show-camera-guides\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverlays: New option to toggle Camera Guides\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/editors\/3dview\/sidebar.html#bpy-types-view3doverlay-show-camera-passepartout\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverlays: New option to toggle Camera Passepartout\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/121383\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverlays: Improved contrast for text info\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/121286\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdded &#8220;Modifiers&#8221; submenu under Object menu\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/d739d27a2d\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReduced dead zone for 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/913acaf395\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrected initial viewport tilt\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/068e624ebc\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSidebar made a bit wider\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Outliner<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/f5fdda776c\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPress Ctrl-F to start search. Alt-F to clear\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/72be662af4\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrphan Data mode renamed to Unused Data\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/118691\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlender File mode now supports managing user counts\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">User Interface<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/user_interface\/#dialogs\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImproved dialogs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/6789a88107\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Open File Location&#8221; in recent Items context menu\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/117815\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColor fields now have tooltips\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/117310\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupport for horizontal and vertical rules in layouts\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/119653\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tText shader optimizations\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/119720\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdate interface font\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Several tooltips updated<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/119229\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImproved user interface scaling\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/857341a7a7\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImproved square color picker\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/2d5a83f294\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsset Browser now supports Maximize Area\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/120900\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWavelength node now uses nanometer-scale inputs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/user_interface\/#status-bar\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeveral improvements to Status Bar keymap display\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/121337\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsistent &#8220;Select&#8221; menus\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/121044\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Zoom&#8221; menus reorganized\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/692de6d380\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinux: Image copy and paste now works in Wayland\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/9cb3a17352bd7ed57df82f35a56dcf0af85fbf03\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinux: Support for registering &#038; unregistering file-type associations\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/ee38a7b723\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew button to save custom themes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/user_interface\/#unused-datablocks\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImprovements to Purge operator\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/user_interface\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee all User Interface changes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Properties Editor<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/9a7f4a3b58d9\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdd, remove, apply, and reorder modifiers of all selected objects by holding alt\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/121486\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdd eyedropper button to camera focus distance\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Node Editor<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/f4b9ca758a10dbc295f608f1a56c97397c8dd884\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNode Groups: Support for custom color tags\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/6176e66636342dabbd78594ecfb188c8a4bc996c\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNode Groups: Support for descriptions, to be used as tooltips\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/user_interface\/#node-editor\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeveral improvements to tooltips\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/d1634b2a4aae\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImproved sorting in search when adding nodes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/399f6a1c6056bee6fd4f311baee66e69ba2b2a88\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInvalid (red) links now have additional information\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/ebb61ef30f716918592c310568b2d154dfde72a4\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUX: Dragging a node onto an incompatible link does not remove the link anymore\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/6b6657405f69c86e280d3d0bf5547b9834d39f6e\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdded support for resetting socket values\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/121951\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tViewers are now connected closer to the node\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/cd5eb4aa03ee93279d16d4f36ca09a2fc7717dff\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdded support for Ctrl+Click to rename (some) sockets\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/db5d41016446467be11174a7e74a9f836fea4826\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew overlay to reroute labels that are derived from upstream reroute nodes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/user_interface\/#node-editor\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee all Node Editor changes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Text Editor<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/462c144f414343ffbbac3546f1fae2bbf0bd52db\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupport for GLSL syntax highlighting\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/64843cb12d543f22be636fd69e9512f995c93510\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDrop strings and URLs into the Text Editor and Python Console\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Performance<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/0e8e219d71cd27cf025a9920ac4fb54ff7c178b3\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUndo: Up to 5x faster while using less memory\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Drivers<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/bd3518946e\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew &#8220;Copy Driver to Selected&#8221; option in the right-click menu of driven properties\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Constraints<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/animation_rigging\/#constraints\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLimit Rotation: Better handle more than 180\u00ba\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/animation\/constraints\/transform\/limit_rotation.html#options\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLimit Rotation: New &#8220;Legacy Behavior&#8221; option\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Armatures<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/120176\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPer bone wire width for custom bone shapes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/119775\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubdividing a bone names the new bones in sequential order\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/1ab66a6b4f\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBones can now be active even if they are invisible\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/123544\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Stick&#8221; drawing mode now uses bone colors\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">NLA<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/119470\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPerformance improvements\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/120082\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClearer text for Make Single User dialog\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Dope Sheet<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/120564\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew key type: Generated\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/7ff8a7b173\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShape Key Editor: Edit non-relative shape keys\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Graph Editor<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/animation_rigging\/#graph-editor\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMassive performance improvements and smoother panning\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/animation_rigging\/#graph-editor\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnhanced Ease operator with new Sharpness setting\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Motion Paths<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/fc025abde6\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPoints now use the Vertex theme color\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>New custom color for before\/after frame<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Animation Editors<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/animation_rigging\/#animation-editors\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Frame Scene\/Preview Range&#8221;, to center the view range in Dope Sheet, Timeline, Graph Editor, NLA, and Sequencer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Modeling<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/060174cf14\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCustomizable rotation snap increment added for Transform tool\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/f0479e915f\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8216;Absolute Grid Snap&#8217; option replaced with a new mode: Snap to Grid\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/modeling\/#curves-editing\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeveral new 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href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/b0eb48c4dc\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Normal Edit&#8221; and &#8220;Weighted Normal&#8221; modifiers moved to the Normals menu\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">UV<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/aaadb5005e\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew &#8220;Edge&#8221; and &#8220;Vertex Slide&#8221; operators\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/editors\/3dview\/controls\/snapping.html#bpy-types-toolsettings-snap-target\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Set Snap Base&#8221; [B] now works in the UV Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Physics<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/a36d7774cc2b60f4b6df5702f74fad334055b1ea\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFluid domains now have liquid meshing enabled by default, so that they are visible in renders\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Environment Variables<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/advanced\/deploying_blender.html#bundling-extensions\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew <code>BLENDER_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS<\/code> environment variable\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/122689\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFixed and improved <code> BLENDER_SYSTEM_SCRIPTS<\/code>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">Command Line Interface<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/121994\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew <code>--online-mode<\/code> and <code>--offline-mode<\/code> arguments to force Blender to enable or disable online access, overriding the preferences\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"category-title\">Python API<\/div>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/python_api\/#exporters\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExporter add-ons can add support for the new Collection Exporters\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.2\/extensions\/getting_started.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew method for packaging add-ons\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/python_api\/#layout-panels\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdded support for Layout Panels\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/python_api\/#modal-operators\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tModal operators list and new priority option\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/python_api\/#online-access\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew <code>online_access<\/code> read-only property\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/python_api\/#handlers\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInclude info string for <code>render_stats<\/code> handler\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/python_api\/#bpyutils-module\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Utils Module options\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/python_api\/#breaking-changes\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBreaking changes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.block-words-cloud-categories > div {\r\n  --box-background-color: #1e2225;\r\n}\t\t<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3e296035 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mt-4 mb-0 has-medium-font-size\">Plus hundreds of bug fixes, code cleanups and refactors.<br>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full list of changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:800px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"lts\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-88253\" alt=\"Pet Projects\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pet_projects_button.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pet_projects_button.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pet_projects_button-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pet_projects_button-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pet_projects_button-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pet_projects_button-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pet_projects_button-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-abeab86a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right is-style-massive-title\">It&#8217;s a keeper.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-193fc03e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"font-size:2.1rem\">The <strong>LTS<\/strong> in Blender 4.2 LTS stands for &#8220;long-term support&#8221;, meaning it will get fixes for up to two years, until July 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"credits\" class=\"wp-block-group has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color\">CREDITS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c6137b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center container px-4 is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/about\/credits\/\">List of developers<\/a> that contributed to Blender 4.2 LTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Blender is a community project.<br>Learn more on how you can <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/handbook\/new_developers\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/handbook\/new_developers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contribute to Blender<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center container px-4 is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo-files\/#splash\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo-files\/#splash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Splash artwork<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo-files\/#geometry-nodes\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo-files\/#geometry-nodes\">Geometry Nodes demo files<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/gakutada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Blender Studio<\/a>.<br>Features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iwpBgtKilvw\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PmIbMx_RM6k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recap video<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonLampel\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PmIbMx_RM6k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jonathan Lampel<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/cgcookie.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cgcookie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CGCookie<\/a>.<br>Geometry Nodes recap video by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@harryblends\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@harryblends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry Blends<\/a>.<br><br>Huge thanks to everyone involved \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Blender team. 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