{"id":93176,"date":"2024-11-19T17:21:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/?page_id=93176"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:07:37","slug":"4-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/releases\/4-3\/","title":{"rendered":"4.3"},"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;69a8ff0cda82b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0cda82b\" 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\/10\/blender_43_splash.webp\" alt=\"Blender 4.3 splash artwork by Blender Studio\" class=\"wp-image-93060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blender_43_splash.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blender_43_splash-512x256.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blender_43_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><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-features-io-color\">Splash artwork by <a href=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/studio.blender.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blender Studio<\/a><\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-features-io-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Released November 19th, 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-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 text-balance\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blender 4.3 New Features Official Overview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KnpvIIfm7uQ?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\">Blender 4.3 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>, <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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@christopher3d475\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@christopher3d475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christopher 3D<\/a>, and Aidy Burrows from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CreativeShrimp\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CreativeShrimp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Shrimp<\/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-951606ef3729f6e74a89b4caae3e58b7 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_e9bec21da4136ad6d2924cc127c07efb\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus in-viewport-fade fade-up mb-3 float-center\">\n\t<div style=\"font-size:89%; padding-bottom: .5rem;\">It&#8217;s (real-)time for<\/div>\n<div>LIGHT <strong>LINKING<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_e9bec21da4136ad6d2924cc127c07efb {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 84px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_e9bec21da4136ad6d2924cc127c07efb {\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 text-balance has-large-font-size\">The real-time renderer EEVEE now supports Light Linking and Shadow Linking\u2014features previously available only in Cycles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0010fc35 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:0\">\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 text-balance has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-137c8f5cb282e269ecbd44ab3764b4cc\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\">More control than eeveer before.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>With light linking, lights can be set to affect only specific objects in the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shadow linking additionally gives control over which objects acts as shadow blockers for a light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is now feature parity with Cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\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\/4.3\/render\/lights\/light_linking.html\" 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 mb-0 pb-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video text-balance mb-0 pb-0\"><video height=\"370\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 732 \/ 370;\" width=\"732\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/eevee_light_linking.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Simply create a Light Linking collection and drag in the objects you want to affect. Toggle the checkbox to invert the effect.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"rendering\" 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 has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c64df3da7005f3d9b46acd58d2f38786 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#d9d9d9;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mb-2 mt-6 in-viewport-fade has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\">SHADERS<\/h5>\n\n\n<div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_188445989df846804b4eb4c1409e0d1a\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus in-viewport-fade fade-up mb-3 float-center\">\n\t<p><strong>METAL<\/strong> TO THE PEDAL<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_188445989df846804b4eb4c1409e0d1a {\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_188445989df846804b4eb4c1409e0d1a {\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\">A new <strong>Metallic BSDF<\/strong> node has been added to the shader editor.<\/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-1d74a3c85ad07f347ac9f1df9091018a\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\">Metallic BSDF<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This new node exposes existing, but hard to access metallic material configurations in a small node.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\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:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/rendering\/#metallic-bsdf\" 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\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0cdee78&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0cdee78\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" 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\/11\/rendering_metallic_bsdf.webp\" alt=\"Metallic BSDF recreating Nickel and Copper materials\" class=\"wp-image-93335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/rendering_metallic_bsdf.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/rendering_metallic_bsdf-512x288.webp 512w, 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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\">Metallic BSDF node.<\/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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e6da3ef30dc0839ad1acb31c2f83166f\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff\">F82 Tint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The F82 Tint approximation is artist friendly, taking colors as inputs. This is currently in use by the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/render\/shader_nodes\/shader\/principled.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/render\/shader_nodes\/shader\/principled.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Principled BSDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c51c629377435d378792c844db5ea8ae\" style=\"color:#c5a3ff;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Conductor Fresnel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This method is more complex to use, requiring IOR and Extinction coefficients per color channel as inputs. However, it can produce subtly more accurate results for real-world metals, previously achievable only through custom <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/render\/shader_nodes\/osl.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/render\/shader_nodes\/osl.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OSL<\/a> scripts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EEVEE does not yet support the Conductor Fresnel type, so it internally remaps the IOR and Extinction coefficients to colors and uses them with the F82 Tint approximation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"texturing\" class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#72229b\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d495516e904f3a093944450215e2a93f is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#d9d9d9;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mb-2 mt-6 in-viewport-fade has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff66\">TEXTURES<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center text-balance fw-light is-style-default fs-title has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-07fd60db9890c0c6aa0872587f199533\"><strong>Make Some<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a083d2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(Gabor)<\/mark> <strong>Noise<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-balance has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4725d7abb67232e2d5d5d898202861f4\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">A new texture node was added that can create procedural Gabor noise for random interleaved bands with controllable direction and width.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0ce08c5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0ce08c5\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"767\" 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\/11\/blender_43_gabor_noise_example-1280x767.webp\" alt=\"Gabor Noise example in Blender 4.3\" class=\"wp-image-93349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_gabor_noise_example-1280x767.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_gabor_noise_example-512x307.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_gabor_noise_example-768x460.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_gabor_noise_example-1536x920.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_gabor_noise_example.webp 1587w\" 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\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">New texture node Gabor Noise example in Blender 4.3<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-e9798902 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/render\/shader_nodes\/textures\/gabor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See the Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"compositor\" class=\"wp-block-group m-0 py-6 has-black-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group py-5 has-features-io-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bde4282fb73b55500278257f18d11aca is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mb-2 in-viewport-fade has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff75\">COMPOSITOR<\/h5>\n\n\n<div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_a8ea09f75d593f964c1dbec45baf9650\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus in-viewport-fade fade-up float-center\">\n\t<p>YOU SHALL <strong>PASS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_a8ea09f75d593f964c1dbec45baf9650 {\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_a8ea09f75d593f964c1dbec45baf9650 {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(199,165,226) 0%, rgb(72,0,255));\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-c72c97f7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mt-4 mb-5 is-style-default container in-viewport-fade fade-up has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-af0144f65e2d42a7e8e823bd3413f8be\">Forget F12. EEVEE passes are now available for interactive compositing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video container mx-auto text-balance\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/eevee_compositor_multi_pass_s.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Multi-pass compositing lets you create complex NPR setups and effects directly in the 3D Viewport.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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 has-features-paint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77d9136b70d0bc1bc0ee9c2707af75a5\">MORE COMPOSITOR<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"word-cloud-block_a5f0695f0165aadda3941f9d02d22624\" 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\/021bce8b48\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColor Balance: New <strong>White Point<\/strong> conversion mode\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\/9c44349204\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFile Output: New global <strong>Save As Render<\/strong> option\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\/f954a6b5fb\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGPU Compositor: Support for meta-data necessary for exchanging <strong>Cryptomatte<\/strong> through EXRs using the File Output 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\/commit\/cbabe2d3ef\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompositor <strong>Auto Render<\/strong> has been removed\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_a5f0695f0165aadda3941f9d02d22624 {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #e2b5ff;\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 wp-duotone-blue-red\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"extensions\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"1027\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-83362\" alt=\"Blender 3.3 splash by Piotr Krynski\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/piotr-krynski-scanislands-blender-33lts-crop.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/piotr-krynski-scanislands-blender-33lts-crop.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/piotr-krynski-scanislands-blender-33lts-crop-512x319.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/piotr-krynski-scanislands-blender-33lts-crop-1280x797.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/piotr-krynski-scanislands-blender-33lts-crop-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/piotr-krynski-scanislands-blender-33lts-crop-1536x956.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><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_c51d67795950673070f96c6ca22d64dc\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus mt-0 in-viewport-fade fade-up\">\n\t<p>BLENDER <strong>EXTENDED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_c51d67795950673070f96c6ca22d64dc {\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_c51d67795950673070f96c6ca22d64dc 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 text-balance has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.blender.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/extensions.blender.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blender Extensions platform<\/a> continues to grow, offering hundreds of free add-ons and themes that enable endless customization of workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also share your own add-ons and themes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1ceae7e0 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extensions.blender.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blender Extensions Platform<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extensions.blender.org\/submit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Share Your Extensions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"uv\" 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--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mb-2 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\">UV EDITING<\/h5>\n\n\n<div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_1040ed008b332de6757023a2e8abb090\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus mt-0 mb-3 float-center\">\n\t<p><strong>SLIM<\/strong> UVs<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_1040ed008b332de6757023a2e8abb090 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 84px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_1040ed008b332de6757023a2e8abb090 {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(45deg, rgb(238,255,58) 0%, rgb(120,255,58));\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#chart-bars-block_621fafe9eafe1 .chart-bars-item-caption {\r\nmin-width: 160px;\r\n}\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-balance\">A new method makes unwrapping organic shapes a breeze.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container has-link-color wp-elements-8fa716f9c4ac313625ad123d7f61e54d 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:50%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light is-style-default has-features-modeling-color has-text-color\">Minimum Stretch,<br>Minimal Effort<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-balance\">A new iterative unwrapping method &#8220;Minimum Stretch&#8221; has been added which can deliver results with less distortion by iteratively refining the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-balance has-medium-font-size\">Ideal for organic shapes. This uses the <strong>SLIM<\/strong> algorithm (Scalable Local Injective Mappings) internally, see the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/igl.ethz.ch\/projects\/slim\/\">research publication<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-balance\">It can be used from the Unwrap menu as well as &#8220;Live Unwrap&#8221;.<\/p>\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:50%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0ce5f8b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0ce5f8b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"369\" 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\/11\/blender_43_uv_menu.webp\" alt=\"Blender 4.3 UV Unwrap menu\" class=\"wp-image-93289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_uv_menu.webp 602w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_uv_menu-512x314.webp 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><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 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data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#t-conformal-1\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"t-conformal-1\" aria-selected=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tConformal\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-angle-based-default-2-tab\" data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#t-angle-based-default-2\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"t-angle-based-default-2\" aria-selected=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAngle Based (default)\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-minimum-stretch-slim-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"t-minimum-stretch-slim-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\/11\/blender_43_uv_slim.webp\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"Minimum Stretch (SLIM)\">\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-conformal-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"t-conformal-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\/11\/blender_43_uv_conformal.webp\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"Conformal\">\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-angle-based-default-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"t-angle-based-default-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\/11\/blender_43_uv_angle_based.webp\" class=\"img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"Angle Based (default)\">\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_1208b238cfc04124f377487b130dbeb0 {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #80ff4f;\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: ;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#tabs-block_1208b238cfc04124f377487b130dbeb0 .embed-responsive-item,\n\t\t\t#tabs-block_1208b238cfc04124f377487b130dbeb0 img {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: ;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-cef3b7ea wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-primary has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-modeling-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/modeling\/meshes\/editing\/uv.html\" style=\"background-color:#77ff3852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-medium-font-size is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/igl.ethz.ch\/projects\/slim\/\" style=\"color:#95e670;background-color:#77ff3852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">See Research Paper<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group px-5 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-text-color\" style=\"color:#bcff22\">PLUS<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"word-cloud-block_7eb3cfaaa94a6efff9531a5b1984d57c\" class=\"block-word-cloud container px-5\">\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\/6b8cdd5979964f39b01bc4def194255fa3766a40\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdded support for manual seams in UV Sphere\/Cylinder Projection\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\/2b4bafeac68e\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo new Select Similar options: Winding, Object\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_7eb3cfaaa94a6efff9531a5b1984d57c {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #bcff22;\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 wp-duotone-hsl271deg7340-hsl101deg10061-7\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);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\" style=\"object-position:50% 25%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 25%\" 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_8c63c4a456999a1143ac4bfc41600a16\" 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_8c63c4a456999a1143ac4bfc41600a16 {\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_8c63c4a456999a1143ac4bfc41600a16 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 4.3 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--6\"><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<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 mb-6 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mb-2 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\">GEOMETRY NODES<\/h5>\n\n\n<div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_1a6257c0070c9976c70d1fa247ada11e\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus m-0 mb-3 text-center text-balance\">\n\t<p>SO <strong>MUCH<\/strong> IT<br \/>\nDOESN&#8217;T FIT THIS TITLE<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_1a6257c0070c9976c70d1fa247ada11e {\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_1a6257c0070c9976c70d1fa247ada11e {\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-5ca99053 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default text-balance has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">For Each Element Zone. Gizmos. Support for Grease Pencil. Packed Bakes. Custom Warnings. Geometry Names. New Nodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default text-balance has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Simon Thommes offers a delightful sneak peek into the abundance of Geo Goodies packed into this Blender update!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gizmos, For-Each Zone and more! NEW Geometry Nodes features - Blender 4.3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Opzk1wUhzCw?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\">Overview of everything new in Geometry Nodes by Simon Thommes from Blender Studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container mb-6 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_346949866dd2774c37dafa08e4423e7d\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus text-left m-0 mb-3 mx-auto text-center float-center\">\n\t<p>EFFORTLESS ITERATION WITH<br \/>\n<strong>FOR EACH<\/strong> ELEMENT<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_346949866dd2774c37dafa08e4423e7d {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 36px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_346949866dd2774c37dafa08e4423e7d {\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<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-balance has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0\">A new type of loop zone is available now! The <strong>For Each Element <\/strong>zone will make it easy to iterate over elements of a geometry in parallel, making repetitive processes a breeze to handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video mb-5\"><video height=\"806\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1360 \/ 806;\" width=\"1360\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-for-each-zone-geo-nodes.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\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--8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/modeling\/geometry_nodes\/utilities\/for_each_geometry_zone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mb-6 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_ad93ff49e4abb37f9917bf1b1250cd92\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus text-left m-0 mb-3 mx-auto text-center float-center\">\n\t<p>GET <strong>HANDS-ON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_ad93ff49e4abb37f9917bf1b1250cd92 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 36px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_ad93ff49e4abb37f9917bf1b1250cd92 {\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<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-balance has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">You can now add gizmos to node groups! This means you can edit the inputs to a node tree right in the 3D viewport \u2013 no need to dive into the node editor or modifier stack. It&#8217;s a game-changer for a more intuitive and hands-on experience!<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"tabs-block_141ba90bf3f64ef10b62c9ba1bd70ccc\" 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-modifier-interaction-0-tab\" data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#t-modifier-interaction-0\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"t-modifier-interaction-0\" aria-selected=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\tModifier Interaction\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-nodes-interaction-1-tab\" data-toggle=\"pill\" href=\"#t-nodes-interaction-1\" role=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"t-nodes-interaction-1\" aria-selected=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNodes Interaction\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-modifier-interaction-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"t-modifier-interaction-0-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"embed-responsive-item rounded\" autoplay muted loop >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-gizmos-gizmo.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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-nodes-interaction-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"t-nodes-interaction-1-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"embed-responsive-item rounded\" autoplay muted loop >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-gizmos-geo-nodes.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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 mb-5 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-95615cd1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\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=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gizmos_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Geometry Nodes Array Gizmo Demo\" class=\"wp-image-93636\" style=\"width:240px;height:135px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Geometry Nodes Array Gizmo Demo<\/figcaption><\/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 node gizmos.<\/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-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/download.blender.org\/demo\/geometry-nodes\/gizmo_array.blend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Demo File<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-balance\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Although built-in nodes aren&#8217;t using this power yet, the future looks bright. Advanced users will benefit now, and soon everyone will enjoy Blender&#8217;s growing procedural capabilities!<\/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--9\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/geometry_nodes\/#gizmos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mb-6 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_5c848b6eced72332f0b0398384dc5492\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus text-left m-0 mb-3 mx-auto text-center float-center\">\n\t<p><strong>GEOMETRY NAMING<\/strong> MADE EASY<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_5c848b6eced72332f0b0398384dc5492 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 36px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_5c848b6eced72332f0b0398384dc5492 {\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<p class=\"has-text-align-center in-viewport-fade fade-up text-balance has-medium-font-size\">Introducing the <strong>Set Geometry Name<\/strong> node, a new node designed to enhance your workflow. This node allows for the easy assignment of names to geometries, with automatic initialization based on object and collection names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized my-5 in-viewport-fade fade-up\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1055\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-geometry-names-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93428\" style=\"width:752px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-geometry-names-1.png 1055w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-geometry-names-1-512x231.png 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-geometry-names-1-768x346.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1055px) 100vw, 1055px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Geometries can now be named with the new Set Geometry Name node.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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--10\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/geometry_nodes\/#geometry-names\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container mb-6 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_87f70dc8c8b201a9a2c54ab73f6f6b17\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus text-left m-0 mb-3 mx-auto text-center float-center\">\n\t<p>GEO NODES MEETS <strong>GREASE PENCIL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_87f70dc8c8b201a9a2c54ab73f6f6b17 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 36px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_87f70dc8c8b201a9a2c54ab73f6f6b17 {\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<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-balance has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0\">Geometry Nodes now work smoothly with Grease Pencil data, breaking it down into layers with curves and custom attributes. Updated nodes can now handle Grease Pencil data seamlessly, processing each layer separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video text-balance container\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><video height=\"490\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 490;\" width=\"960\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/greasepencil_fan_art_magical_cat_by_threadwood.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fan art by Daniel Martinez Lara of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threadwood.com\/magical-cat.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.threadwood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Magical Cat&#8221; by<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threadwood.com\/magical-cat.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.threadwood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Threadwood<\/a>, drawn using Grease Pencil converted into mesh on-the-fly using Geometry Nodes for a &#8220;claymation&#8221; effect.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video mb-5\"><video height=\"700\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1400 \/ 700;\" width=\"1400\" controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-gp-v3-geo-nodes.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\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--11\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/geometry_nodes\/#grease-pencil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mb-6 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_aa56016dfcac6df6c8d20899f4525018\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus text-left m-0 mb-3 mx-auto text-center float-center\">\n\t<p>NEW <strong>UTILITY NODES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_aa56016dfcac6df6c8d20899f4525018 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 36px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_aa56016dfcac6df6c8d20899f4525018 {\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<div id=\"cards-block_1073868a11f5bdd36ca2c9727dc6a1d8\" 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_1073868a11f5bdd36ca2c9727dc6a1d8 .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:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/modeling\/geometry_nodes\/utilities\/math\/hash_value.html\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-utility-nodes-hash.png\" alt=\"Hash Value\"\/>\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\/4.3\/modeling\/geometry_nodes\/utilities\/math\/hash_value.html\">Hash Value<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cards-item-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/modeling\/geometry_nodes\/utilities\/math\/hash_value.html\"><p>Hashes various types into an integer. Useful to generate stable randomness.<\/p>\n<\/span>\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\/4.3\/modeling\/geometry_nodes\/utilities\/math\/integer_math.html\" class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-utility-nodes-integer-math.png\" alt=\"Integer Math\"\/>\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\/4.3\/modeling\/geometry_nodes\/utilities\/math\/integer_math.html\">Integer Math<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cards-item-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/modeling\/geometry_nodes\/utilities\/math\/integer_math.html\"><p>Provides building block support for integer operations<\/p>\n<\/span>\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>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mb-6 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_a643cdd42be4eaa2ef7c261a95aa5166\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus text-left m-0 mb-3 mx-auto text-center float-center\">\n\t<p>WARNINGS <strong>UI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_a643cdd42be4eaa2ef7c261a95aa5166 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 36px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_a643cdd42be4eaa2ef7c261a95aa5166 {\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<p class=\"has-text-align-center in-viewport-fade fade-up text-balance has-medium-font-size\">Introducing the <strong>Warning Node<\/strong>, which allows custom warnings to be added to node groups, allowing dynamic messaging directly on the interface.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"cards-block_7381bbda0423fb3a1ba89b0c10eccda4\" class=\" mb-5\">\n\n\t<div class=\"cards card-layout-card-transparent card-aspect-ratio-landscape-4x3\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#cards-block_7381bbda0423fb3a1ba89b0c10eccda4 .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 is-img-only 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<div class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-warning-info.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 is-img-only 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<div class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-warning-warning.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 is-img-only 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<div class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-warning-error.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/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 is-style-default fw-light has-features-geonodes-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dc866a590383ba0fdcdbee8d8fe1d9c3\">BE <strong>ALERT<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-balance has-medium-font-size\">The display of warnings in the Geometry Nodes modifier has been reorganized. They are now in a panel and ordered by severity and alphabetically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c47eba21 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--12\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/geometry_nodes\/#warnings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Details<\/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;69a8ff0cf0203&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0cf0203\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full m-0 wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" 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\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-warnings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-warnings.png 360w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-warnings-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-warnings-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><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<\/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)\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_c213e1d4f885a0c6fd19fa446095d7d6\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus text-left m-0 mb-3 mx-auto text-center float-center\">\n\t<p>OTHER <strong>GEO GOODIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_c213e1d4f885a0c6fd19fa446095d7d6 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 36px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_c213e1d4f885a0c6fd19fa446095d7d6 {\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-columns container mx-auto is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9c096309 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0cf0a73&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0cf0a73\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"417\" 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\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-bake-size.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-bake-size.png 603w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender-rn-4-3-bake-size-512x354.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><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\">Bake node in use<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center text-left is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_5f8e88b48f3df7a3a05da0a2970869f6\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus text-left m-0 mb-3\">\n\t<p>PACKED <strong>BAKES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_5f8e88b48f3df7a3a05da0a2970869f6 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 36px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_5f8e88b48f3df7a3a05da0a2970869f6 {\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<p class=\"has-text-align-left text-balance has-medium-font-size\">Bakes created with the Bake node or Simulation zone can now be packed into the .blend file.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-features-geonodes-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">MORE GEOMETRY NODES<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"word-cloud-block_4098d90505341c5fa5f1c0ea36fccaa7\" 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\/4.3\/modeling\/geometry_nodes\/curve\/operations\/grease_pencil_to_curves.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConvert <strong>Grease Pencil<\/strong> to 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:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/modeling\/geometry_nodes\/curve\/operations\/curves_to_grease_pencil.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConvert <strong>Curves<\/strong> to Grease Pencil\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\/4.3\/modeling\/geometry_nodes\/curve\/operations\/merge_layers.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Merge Layers<\/strong> node for Grease Pencil layers\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\/8af75d2fcc120387f68ab9710a0d7d5b0e731146\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Improved node timings<\/strong> for better accuracy\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\/af0d41745050a1d22cca330cea213cb9a3b85efc\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Skip checkbox is now hidden<\/strong> in Simulation Zone\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\/98f0926825d7\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Sculpt mask<\/strong> made accessible in node tools\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_4098d90505341c5fa5f1c0ea36fccaa7 {\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\n\n\n<div id=\"node-tools-community\" class=\"wp-block-group in-viewport-fade fade-up is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">What the community is creating with Geometry Nodes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns 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\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-theme=\"dark\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Error diffusion image dithering using <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/geometrynodes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#geometrynodes<\/a>?\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/b3d?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#b3d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q6T0129rr8\">pic.twitter.com\/Q6T0129rr8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; higgsas (@higgsasxyz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/higgsasxyz\/status\/1836030271839170849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:3crb3zk7klmx3svk4s6kiq75\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3l7lnxvh4lo2t\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreidnumjxv35hbu7cfblfwhhkbcji4kvvau6oqfgfpeyjienpepggxa\"><p lang=\"en\">Testing the geonodes gizmos of the blender 4.3 beta :).\n\n#blender #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:3crb3zk7klmx3svk4s6kiq75\/post\/3l7lnxvh4lo2t?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Eric (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:3crb3zk7klmx3svk4s6kiq75?ref_src=embed\">@3deric.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:3crb3zk7klmx3svk4s6kiq75\/post\/3l7lnxvh4lo2t?ref_src=embed\">October 28, 2024 at 6:41 PM<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:jgbbwumzaaajfss2u4nedxa6\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lb74woj64k2a\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibuk5czrlquiemq4eyljljvglwtqynxgadr74g62xa3oojkbuyhmq\"><p lang=\"zh\">Something work in progress\nPlaying around with Grease Pencil v3 and new For Each Element Zone\nNew features inside blender 4.3 will push everything even further&#8230;\n#b3d #geometrynodes<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:jgbbwumzaaajfss2u4nedxa6\/post\/3lb74woj64k2a?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Louis Li? (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:jgbbwumzaaajfss2u4nedxa6?ref_src=embed\">@louislithium.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:jgbbwumzaaajfss2u4nedxa6\/post\/3lb74woj64k2a?ref_src=embed\">November 18, 2024 at 5:55 AM<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-theme=\"dark\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Posing with my ClayPencil (Just Grease Pencil Geo nodes) parts already modeled, a lot of possibilities for more complex chars. Geo can have Shapekeys. A week after the Blender 4.3 release ClayPencil will be public, Stay tuned! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blender?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Blender<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/B3D?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#B3D<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClayPencil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClayPencil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GreasePencil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GreasePencil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2D?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2D<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nGhfzjlSLx\">pic.twitter.com\/nGhfzjlSLx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Daniel Mart\u00ednez Lara ? (@_pepeland_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_pepeland_\/status\/1858470052183380008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-theme=\"dark\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After Lunch I spent a couple hours to figure out how improve my bike chain setup. Now it works for pretty small bending radii. Not sure it&#39;s the most efficient, accurate or robust solution, but it seems to work! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/b3d?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#b3d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/geometrynodes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#geometrynodes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w2hyp0dodB\">pic.twitter.com\/w2hyp0dodB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Riccardo Bancone (@RiccardoBancone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiccardoBancone\/status\/1857843451603173758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:bf2dv73mtxovsiaf2ppqk7de\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3l7bq5fhnat24\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreigzjo46gy6ta6gwirwppycfnefwimesoqs3ajwakvzp7eplzfo3pq\"><p lang=\"en\">NEURAL PATTERNS #b3d #blender #geometrynodes<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bf2dv73mtxovsiaf2ppqk7de\/post\/3l7bq5fhnat24?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ashlee (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bf2dv73mtxovsiaf2ppqk7de?ref_src=embed\">@ashlee3dee.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bf2dv73mtxovsiaf2ppqk7de\/post\/3l7bq5fhnat24?ref_src=embed\">October 24, 2024 at 8:54 PM<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons in-viewport-fade fade-up 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 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:\/\/bsky.app\/search?q=%23GeometryNodes+%23b3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#GeometryNodes on Bluesky<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--13\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-geonodes-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mstdn.social\/tags\/GeometryNodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on mstdn.social<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--14\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-geonodes-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23GeometryNodes%20%23b3d&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on X<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns py-4 is-style-default in-viewport-fade fade-up mb-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-057de54d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\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 m-0 p-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2024\/11\/geometry-nodes-workshop-october-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/geometry_nodes_physics.webp\" alt=\"Geometry Nodes Physics and more\" class=\"wp-image-93467\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/a><\/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<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eded1d97 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light has-features-geonodes-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a99f34991a2e023544d677d085567721\">What&#8217;s Next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-balance has-features-io-color has-text-color\">Get a glimpse of what&#8217;s to come to Geometry Nodes (spoiler alert: hair dynamics and physics!).<\/p>\n<\/div>\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-outline is-style-outline--15\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-geonodes-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2024\/11\/geometry-nodes-workshop-october-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Blog Post<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><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_4870a4ce30179e458f8909b9e57b08a4\" 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_4870a4ce30179e458f8909b9e57b08a4 {\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_4870a4ce30179e458f8909b9e57b08a4 {\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 id=\"grease-pencil\" 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--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\">GREASE PENCIL<\/h5>\n\n\n<div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_be1c62c69c46ad6edeb2936c3891eeb1\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus pb-2 float-center\">\n\t<p><strong>GREASE<\/strong> <span>LIGHTNIN&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_be1c62c69c46ad6edeb2936c3891eeb1 {\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_be1c62c69c46ad6edeb2936c3891eeb1 {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(229deg, rgb(224,44,244) 42%, rgb(110,0,255));\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#chart-bars-block_621fafe9eafe1 .chart-bars-item-caption {\r\nmin-width: 160px;\r\n}\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-paragraph-center-large has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ea288dcd6a3a7116a1c1f77731938ee8\">The Grease Pencil engine was completely rewritten for better performance and to remove deeper limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-paragraph-center-large has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af1be15abdc83b3a20b7a196ab19885a\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Pencils <s><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c3c3c3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">down<\/mark><\/s> up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center mx-auto container is-style-default text-balance has-white-color has-text-color 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 pt-4 has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0d013ac&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0d013ac\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"729\" 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\/11\/grease_pencil_layer_groups.webp\" alt=\"Grease Pencil Layer Groups\" class=\"wp-image-93542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/grease_pencil_layer_groups.webp 502w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/grease_pencil_layer_groups-353x512.webp 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><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\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 fw-light has-features-paint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-765ba74b6fc9181002fa20c00dd721f9\"><strong>Group<\/strong> Hug<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-balance has-medium-font-size\">Organize your layers into Layer Groups! A new way to keep your Grease Pencil objects tidy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-balance has-medium-font-size\">They allow for easy toggling of visibility, locking, and onion skinning for all the layers in the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-balance has-medium-font-size\">Additionally, they can be color-coded using <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-features-vse-color\">c<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-features-geonodes-color\">o<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-features-assets-color\">l<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-features-render-color\">o<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-features-paint-color\">r<\/mark> tags, similar to Collections in the Outliner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons mt-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--16\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-paint-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/grease_pencil\/properties\/layers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center mx-auto container is-style-default has-white-color has-text-color 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light has-features-paint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f2fafbb01c58918a9617004fe40de3e7\"><strong>Fill<\/strong>ing Great<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A new Fill Gradient tool is here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Found in Edit Mode below the Interpolation tool, it lets users change the fill gradient (set in material settings) by selecting fill strokes and click-dragging with the Gradient tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons mt-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--17\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-paint-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/grease_pencil\/modes\/edit\/tools.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 pt-4 has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0d024c3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0d024c3\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"726\" 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\/11\/grease_pencil_fill_gradient_tool.webp\" alt=\"Fill Gradient Tool\" class=\"wp-image-93547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/grease_pencil_fill_gradient_tool.webp 948w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/grease_pencil_fill_gradient_tool-512x392.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/grease_pencil_fill_gradient_tool-768x588.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><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 are-vertically-aligned-center mx-auto container is-style-default text-balance has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c1a5546d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center pt-4 has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"474\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 504 \/ 474;\" width=\"504\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/greasepencil_eraser.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Four eraser brushes available through the asset shelf.<\/figcaption><\/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 fw-light has-features-paint-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33dc63674eb7ef39e8f14f4d5f88551f\">No Trace Left Behind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The eraser has been rewritten to allow strokes to be &#8220;cut&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Instead of just deleting points, it now correctly solves for the intersections of the eraser&#8217;s edge and creates new points on the stroke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Soft eraser also does this but for multiple levels of transparency radiating outwards from the center of the eraser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons mt-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--18\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-features-paint-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/grease_pencil\/#eraser-tool-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default mt-6 has-features-paint-color has-text-color\">MORE GREASE PENCIL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1020933e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"word-cloud-block_ef00aeaa8d09e3a02a3893dd90b7b69e\" class=\"block-word-cloud container mb-5\">\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\/4.3\/grease_pencil\/#conversion-compatibility\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConversion &#038; Compatibility\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:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/grease_pencil\/#deprecated-features\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeprecated Features\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:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/grease_pencil_migration\/#python-api\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPython API Migration Guide\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_ef00aeaa8d09e3a02a3893dd90b7b69e {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #e285ff;\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 wp-duotone-purple-green\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);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_670754597ce924fa157243d5ee8a8caa\" 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_670754597ce924fa157243d5ee8a8caa {\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_670754597ce924fa157243d5ee8a8caa 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\">All Blender releases this year align with the <a href=\"https:\/\/vfxplatform.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vfxplatform.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VFX Reference Platform 2024<\/a>, making integration and maintenance in studio pipelines easier.<\/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 aligncenter is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vfxplatform.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VFX Platform<\/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\/125241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See All Library Changes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"asset\" 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--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_f9bab0bfa2a0625be9fa0e2e74aaacd5\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus container is-style-massive-title text-center pt-4 fw-light float-center\">\n\t<p><strong style=\"font-size: 182%\">BRUSH UP<\/strong><br \/>\nYOUR WORKFLOW<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_f9bab0bfa2a0625be9fa0e2e74aaacd5 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #dd3333;\t\t\tfont-size: 48px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_f9bab0bfa2a0625be9fa0e2e74aaacd5 {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(137deg, rgb(255,0,0) 0%, rgb(255,58,202));\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-5ca99053 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-balance has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><br>With over a hundred default brushes and an improved interface, Blender 4.3\u2019s new brush workflow makes management, customization, and sharing across projects easier than ever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0d05b43&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0d05b43\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-cover-center-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"926\" height=\"434\" 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\/11\/blender_43_asset_shelf.webp\" alt=\"Sculpt Mode Asset Shelf in Blender 4.3\" class=\"wp-image-93477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_asset_shelf.webp 926w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_asset_shelf-512x240.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_asset_shelf-768x360.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><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\">Asset shelf in the 3D Viewport while in mesh Sculpt mode.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0d063f9&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0d063f9\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-cover-center-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1052\" height=\"658\" 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\/11\/blender_43_brush_popup_splash.webp\" alt=\"Asset shelf in the 3D Viewport while in Grease Pencil Draw mode.\" class=\"wp-image-93560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_brush_popup_splash.webp 1052w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_brush_popup_splash-512x320.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_brush_popup_splash-768x480.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1052px) 100vw, 1052px\" \/><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\">Asset shelf in the 3D Viewport while in Grease Pencil Draw mode.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center mx-auto container is-style-default has-white-color has-text-color 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_3371fa2618e52a72a41419bebe4c8f22\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus container is-style-massive-title p-0 mb-3\">\n\t<p>BRUSH = ASSET<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_3371fa2618e52a72a41419bebe4c8f22 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #dd3333;\t\t\tfont-size: 36px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_3371fa2618e52a72a41419bebe4c8f22 {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(137deg, rgb(255,0,0) 0%, rgb(255,58,202));\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-medium-font-size\">Brushes are now assets, making them easy to save, share, and reuse through the Asset Browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Organize custom libraries and access your favorite brushes across projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons mt-4 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-features-assets-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/sculpt_paint\/brush\/introduction.html#brush-assets\" 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 pt-4 has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0d07472&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0d07472\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"523\" 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\/11\/blender_43_brush_asset_menu.webp\" alt=\"Brush Asset menu\" class=\"wp-image-93564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_brush_asset_menu.webp 590w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_43_brush_asset_menu-512x454.webp 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><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\">Duplicate, save, and edit medatada of brush assets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mt-5 has-features-assets-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a58ff726ea4503ce12731e5838b11673\">AND MORE<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"word-cloud-block_6ba6debed9f1da7372d6ec9b860f03d1\" class=\"block-word-cloud container mx-auto text-balance\">\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\/4221f827cf1b7c25c0cb2b47cca754ec11540fa9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVoxel Size operator now works in relative mode 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:\/\/docs.blender.org\/manual\/en\/4.3\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/introduction\/gesture_tools.html#tool-settings\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLasso tools now have optional stroke stabilization\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\/64211aa8c61da7473c5ff78f405df5aaafb2c195\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA polyline gesture can now be finished with double-click\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\/98f0926825d7\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSculpt mask is now accessible in node tools\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\/4.3\/sculpt_paint\/sculpting\/editing\/mask.html#mask-from-mesh-boundary\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMask from Boundary operator added to modify mask values based on mesh or face set islands\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_6ba6debed9f1da7372d6ec9b860f03d1 {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #ff0073;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"ui\" class=\"wp-block-group has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-9e53eb05db5f72b175a5e9846759bd40 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<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mb-2 d-none has-text-color\" style=\"color:#666666\">USER INTERFACE<\/h5>\n\n\n<div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_b83c39f005c6426cc4feda5f08ac8d3b\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus container is-style-massive-title text-center float-center\">\n\t<p>USER INTERFACE<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_b83c39f005c6426cc4feda5f08ac8d3b {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #4a31d8;\t\t\tfont-size: 84px;\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_b83c39f005c6426cc4feda5f08ac8d3b {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient(137deg, rgb(0,136,255) 0%, rgb(58,255,163));\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-columns are-vertically-aligned-center mx-auto container is-style-default text-balance has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c1a5546d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center pt-4 has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"556\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 926 \/ 556;\" width=\"926\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ui_window_docking.mp4\"><\/video><\/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 fw-light has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-69b9ec7d25ce41417b96f45a817d4dba\">Dock-on<br>Dock-off<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Introducing: Area Docking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Tear an area into its own (now neatly named) window, or dock it back into another area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mx-auto container is-style-default text-balance has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-25190f76 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0\">\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 fw-light has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b6f50df9a20c1d235fddab038447a248\">Lots to Say<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-balance has-medium-font-size\">Tooltips now provide much more information than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-balance has-medium-font-size\">Images display their resolution and color space, movies show their duration, and fonts include previews.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top pt-4 has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0d08c92&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0d08c92\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"519\" 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\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"Improved tooltips.\" class=\"wp-image-93592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png 702w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-512x379.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><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 mx-auto container is-style-default text-balance has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3fec90f0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top pt-4 has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0d0930a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0d0930a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"246\" 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\/11\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93594\"\/><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\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"text-balance has-medium-font-size\">To improve accessibility, tooltips now have dedicated style settings for font size, weight, and shadows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mx-auto container is-style-default text-balance has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-25190f76 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0\">\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 fw-light has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ab527c2b7126511a9fc0a9403ba427e\">Clarity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-balance has-medium-font-size\">A new theme option allows for enhanced highlights around an area when the mouse is over it, for better accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 has-medium-font-size\">Non-active areas can also have a custom border color.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center pt-4 has-white-color has-text-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69a8ff0d09aa7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ff0d09aa7\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"198\" 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\/11\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-2.png 577w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-2-512x176.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">MORE UI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-link-color wp-elements-3fbac06f6d5b4a89a5dcea20f5cf21a6 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"word-cloud-block_4e1123036cf9a57031fc1579f28d0122\" 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\">Nodes<\/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\/246c513f92353af7c9d1644901ce160da83e928a\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdded support for line separators in built-in 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\/c0179a1b782eb8d7f298421f4adae04307aa9d02\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHover on panel headers show their description.\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\/e842966c5e\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNode Groups: new default width 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:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/a6d5652043e4b98035a535c693bdf7ae868053ae\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tString sockets can now use placeholders instead of labels, to allow wider input fields.\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\/83fa565ec28f8faae7da0057a086f1ff481c1a39\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInserting nodes with link-drag-search is much more convenient now.\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\">Cursors<\/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\/458c60269b\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmacOS: New &#8220;Hand&#8221;-style mouse cursors added for dialog and docking interaction.\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\/125252\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew cursors for VSE handles.\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\">Keymap<\/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\/095aab986b\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFile Browser: Assign mouse buttons 4 and 5 to navigate back\/next.\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\">Spreadsheet<\/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\/071b18a3cc\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupport for selecting the viewed geometry from the instance tree.\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\">Status Bar<\/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\/0c1d8ad8a5\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStatus bar cleared during text input and other modal operations.\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\/4.3\/user_interface\/#status-bar\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCompact layout thanks to Improved spacing.\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\/a57c3be05e\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew SVG icons.\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\/5642944e33\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShow screen operation keymaps 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<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"category-title\">General<\/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\/5cfe733f84\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImproved Color Picker layout.\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\/019d987072\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWider data-block search lists.\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\/0e690d3abb\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDialogs: Change the cursor on hover when a dialog can be dragged.\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\/f40cd831fd\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTimeline (and similar editors) hide the scroll-bars when they are sized very short.\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\/cc9bd758c9\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaximum UI resolution scale increased to 6x.\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\/1b6910c61c\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrevent tooltips from changing size on zoom.\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\/123408\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tViewport color picking in Rendering mode now returns the linear color value, without view transform applied.\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>The Auto-Keying button is now colored red when active.<\/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\/111495\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWindows with a single editor now have descriptive titles.\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>Better padding all over the place.<\/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\/commit\/b64cf71c1d\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFile Browser thumbnail file type icon moved to corner of item bounds.\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\/d8f550875b\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColor sampling performance 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\/126376\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHit size for resizing areas increased.\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\">Menus<\/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\/4317f50f5f\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecent Files: New option to clear only items not found.\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\/5bb7f06409\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecent Files: Items not found are no longer removed automatically. \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\/9c4e56e307\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Save Incremental&#8221; menu item moved down in its section to reduce accidental selection.\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<\/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\/108b71047a\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Widget Label&#8221; Text Style removed.\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\/1992296828\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tText weights change correctly if selecting a UI font with non-regular weight.\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<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t#word-cloud-block_4e1123036cf9a57031fc1579f28d0122 {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #0a0a0a;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t#word-cloud-block_4e1123036cf9a57031fc1579f28d0122 .block-words-cloud-categories > div{\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#word-cloud-block_4e1123036cf9a57031fc1579f28d0122.block-word-cloud > ul > li strong {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t}\n\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 wp-duotone-blue-red\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"arm\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1073\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-85811\" alt=\"Charge Open Movie\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/background_charge_fireplace.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/background_charge_fireplace.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/background_charge_fireplace-512x215.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/background_charge_fireplace-1280x537.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/background_charge_fireplace-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/background_charge_fireplace-1536x644.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/background_charge_fireplace-2048x858.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><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_2bc587f635e707f03416eaf2311b3df8\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus mt-0 in-viewport-fade fade-up\">\n\t<p><strong>ARM<\/strong>ED<br \/>\nFOR THE FUTURE<\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_2bc587f635e707f03416eaf2311b3df8 {\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_2bc587f635e707f03416eaf2311b3df8 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\">Blender 4.3 runs natively on Windows on Arm, thanks to integration by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qualcomm<\/a>, which recently joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/fund.blender.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Development Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1ceae7e0 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arm.com\/glossary\/windows-on-arm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-outline is-style-outline--20\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/0e5zpV0NS50?feature=shared&amp;t=6945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Announcement by Qualcomm<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\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-98a76d09d457177e1070fcfc1370df02 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\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-1e015e55e3e6888fe7d23e19eebcb381 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe2b908d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div id=\"paragraph-plus-block_ce36bead27f98dc04446ed7cd962d685\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph-plus mb-3 in-viewport-fade fade-up float-center\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 65%\">BRINGING STRIPS<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>TOGETHER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#paragraph-plus-block_ce36bead27f98dc04446ed7cd962d685 {\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_ce36bead27f98dc04446ed7cd962d685 {\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 text-balance\">Blender 4.3 is another fantastic release for the Video Sequencer, with numerous performance improvements and features you won\u2019t want to live without.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns in-viewport-fade fade-down text-balance 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-cea455fb75a9518355e9dc1671e3a813 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\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-9e2efe1b067609b85a18a66f5c551e44\"><strong>CONNECTED<\/strong> STRIPS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Connect strips for easy selection and transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hold <strong>Alt<\/strong> to select and transform only one strip while keeping the connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Quickly toggle connection using <strong>Ctrl+Alt+C<\/strong>.<\/p>\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-8adae0a96ed9851af831791aca5f0f41 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"280\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 500 \/ 280;\" width=\"500\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/vse_connect_strips.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Movie strips are automatically connected to their sound strip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns in-viewport-fade fade-down text-balance 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-3f1f693ea20915ac209afc1338d2d206 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video mb-0 mt-3\"><video height=\"268\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 510 \/ 268;\" width=\"510\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/vse_preview_snap.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Snapping in Sequencer Preview.<\/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-be4b87f766f514e46560fc9693f4f272 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-light in-viewport-fade fade-up mt-0 pt-0 has-features-vse-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3c5e4e8f62c5afe78788d6048c724263\">OH SNAP!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Sequencer Preview now supports snapping, with source points at corners and origins of all selected, visible strips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Targets include preview boundaries, center, and other strip corners\/origins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center fw-light in-viewport-fade fade-up mt-0 pt-0 fs-xxl has-features-vse-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b9170f318da5e1362c0a5ffaf2ca13fc\"><strong>FASTER<\/strong> EVERYTHING<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns in-viewport-fade fade-down text-balance has-medium-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-22dace48 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top pr-5 in-viewport-fade fade-up has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-81ac3e292e1689f70b3def838708c4e6 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-link-color wp-elements-3e89e53e8c34a6c5a07ef1868e81782d\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/127121\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/127121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Color Balance<\/a> is several times faster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/127409\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/127409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saturation and Multiply strip <\/a>color controls are several times faster (multi-threaded now).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/127467\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/127467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tonemap modifier is 10-15 times faster<\/a> (multi-threaded luminance estimation, color conversion optimizations).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/127310\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/127310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faster processing of alpha-over <\/a>strip at the bottom of strip stack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Various parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/sequencer\/#performance\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/sequencer\/#performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image processing related to color transformations<\/a> (particularly for float\/HDR images) are faster now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b715543c3f81c2692918528ea1575e36 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-link-color wp-elements-32dc370866086448f147957a8a6236ed\">\n<li>Drawing the timeline has been improved for complex timelines:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faster drawing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/127913\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/127913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">channels list<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faster drawing of <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/128015\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/128015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">waveforms and animation curve overlays<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faster drawing of <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/128170\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/128170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retiming keys<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/128057\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/128057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">optimizations<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-link-color wp-elements-db6612fe85c96e211ecea89582919f59\">\n<li>Multi-threaded <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/128054\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/128054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video proxy downscaling<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/126972\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/126972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thumbnails<\/a> now draw much faster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faster and more consistent <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/126405\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/pulls\/126405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thumbnail cache<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">EVEN 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_2f88531a2180a1c4dbea9b409a4a7abd\" 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\/pulls\/127403\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThumbnails on strips are now enabled 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\/pulls\/123438\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSound: Added support for sub-frame adjustments\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\/126336\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreview: Show toolbars 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\/pulls\/125710\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tModifiers: Move modifier-specific settings first, Mask settings after\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\/126336\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreview: Change default tool to Box Select\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\/129028\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"d-block px-3 py-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTimeline: Box Select and Tweak tools combined\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_2f88531a2180a1c4dbea9b409a4a7abd {\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 wp-duotone-000000-7f7f7f-22\" 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=\"1920\" height=\"959\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-93187\" alt=\"Blender 4.3 splash artwork by Blender Studio\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_splash_artwork_43_2K.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_splash_artwork_43_2K.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_splash_artwork_43_2K-512x256.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_splash_artwork_43_2K-1280x639.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_splash_artwork_43_2K-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blender_splash_artwork_43_2K-1536x767.webp 1536w\" 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\">\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 text-balance 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 4.3 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--21\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/demo\/splash\/blender-4.3-splash.blend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><i class=\"i-download\"><\/i> Download Splash File<\/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-c8995b677c409941834adfd6914d715a 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\/10\/blender_43_splash.webp\" alt=\"Blender 4.3 splash artwork by Blender Studio\" class=\"wp-image-93060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blender_43_splash.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blender_43_splash-512x256.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blender_43_splash-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blender 4.3 splash artwork 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-d58060de38270037bd5f97dc1ec84c02 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_987ad121eba15f4b73ecf0f530ff27b0\" 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\">Vulkan Backend<\/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\/4.3\/eevee\/#vulkan-backend-experimental\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn Windows and Linux, it is possible to use Vulkan to render the user interface (experimental)\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\">Sculpt<\/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:\/\/code.blender.org\/2024\/11\/this-summers-sculpt-mode-refactor\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEntering sculpt mode is about <strong>5 times faster<\/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:\/\/code.blender.org\/2024\/11\/this-summers-sculpt-mode-refactor\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrush evaluation is about <strong>8 times faster<\/strong> for mesh sculpting.\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\">Animation<\/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\/4.3\/animation_rigging\/#properties-editor\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Properties Editor<\/strong>: Added Action selectors for data-blocks.\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\/4.3\/animation_rigging\/#motion-paths\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Motion Paths<\/strong>: New theme entry to drive the color of the lines before\/after the current frame.\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\/4.3\/animation_rigging\/#keyframing\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Keyframing<\/strong>: When inserting keys, all other keys get deselected leaving only the newly created keys selected.\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\/4.3\/animation_rigging\/#bone-eyedropper\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Bones Eyedropper<\/strong>: Properties where a bone can be chosen now have an eyedropper button that allows to pick bones from the 3D Viewport or the Outliner.\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\">Core<\/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\/4.3\/files\/data_blocks.html#name-rename\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt is now possible to <strong>force rename<\/strong> elements.\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\/4.3\/modeling\/#copy-material-to-selected\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Copy Material to Selected<\/strong> now sets the Link type of the selected objects to match those of the active object.\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\">Cycles<\/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\/4.3\/cycles\/#hip-rt-support-on-linux\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Linux<\/strong>: Support for <strong>hardware accelerated ray-tracing<\/strong> using HIP-RT.\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\/123532\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Volume Scatter<\/strong>: New phase functions.\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\/123345\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Oren-Nayar BSDF<\/strong> is now energy-presserving and accounts for multiscattering, matching matches <strong>OpenPBR<\/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\/123616\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Principled BSDF<\/strong>: New Diffuse Roughness input.\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\/123551\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmacOS: AMD and Intel GPU support from Metal backend has been removed.\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\/123046\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPanoramic Camera: Support for cylindrical projection mapping.\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\/125899\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNVIDIA: Performance and memory optimizations for B-Spline curves when using OptiX.\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\/125899\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNVIDIA: Minimum driver required is now version <strong>495.89<\/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\/commit\/c2f93e0f68aec9fa48ba311401ef2545c53b24ba\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAMD: Support for Vega in Cycles AMD HIP backend has been removed.\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\">EEVEE<\/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\/000d34c398\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdd toggle for Fast GI Approximation, similar to Cycles.\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\/bc3fdc329378128dc4253681f869e01d924da213\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tObjects with volume probe visibility turned off now cast shadow properly during lightprobe volume baking.\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\">Modifiers<\/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\/117366\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Bevel<\/strong>: New option to use <strong>custom attributes<\/strong> as bevel weights.\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\">USD<\/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\/460aa3c231321ebfc8208ab65f18826066f72c60\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdded support for exporting Point Clouds\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\/80cf6b99c3820f8179516b95733031aec2183a64\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaterial purposes are now selectable during import\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\/8a97f31e7694908fadee3db2305488250bbd63cf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImproved handling of @asset@ paths inside USD files\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\/3c394d39f2ced658d990f437981f1d855917b1cb\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore efficient export of animated attribute data when unchanged from prior frames.\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\">glTF<\/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\/b25da97fefdf8854ffda3884dce16a2c92f9b69e\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImport: Enable Draco mesh compression\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\/98a7aa2c41c03ebf7f29915a98c3bf9161a5fc47\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImport: Fixed importing Vertex Color on point\/edges\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\/58141b739607d01c1cda835eb9bf51249ec2000b\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExport: Set UDIM material names with tile number.\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\/51222557397cc55556650fe670c07ec0ecaf3e6d\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExport: Manage Quaternion &#038; Matrix attribute types for custom attributes.\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\/11451a208228effc12ee7ad7b90a79e616d85874\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExport: Better logging\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\/8d575d3c8540499b9bbd52525572aaaa6685064d\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExport: Enable exporting joint leaf at tail of leaf bones.\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\/89c389c465b6bc6046c8408627fde7c186639f08\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHook UI: distinct import &#038; export draw 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\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\/4.3\/pipeline_assets_io\/#gltf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeveral bug fixes\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\">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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.blender.org\/blender\/blender\/commit\/76e7770bc9\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHandlers: Added new <code>blend_import_pre<\/code> and <code>blend_import_post<\/code> called before\/after any linked-data-related operation.\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\/4.3\/grease_pencil_migration\/#python-api\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrease Pencil Python API migration guide\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\/4.3\/python_api\/#data-blocks\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData-Blocks: New rename function\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\/4.3\/python_api\/#curves\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew functions for <strong>Curves<\/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\/commit\/14b03fca3c3c6a24da58278373093ae9451e37c\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdded <code>bpy.app.python_args<\/code> to support calling Python in an environment matching Blender&#8217;s Python environment.\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><code>uiLayout.template_search()<\/code> now supports a custom text label<\/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:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/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\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\/1f95b0f43f\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Wrap Around&#8221; is now enabled by default\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\/d254a12be9\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUI improvements to Find panel\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<\/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\/4.3\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full list of changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corrective releases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blender 4.3.1<\/strong> was released on December 10th 2024 addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/corrective_releases\/\">95 issues<\/a>. Updating is highly recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blender 4.3.<\/strong>2 was released on December 17th 2024 addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.blender.org\/docs\/release_notes\/4.3\/corrective_releases\/\">7 issues<\/a>. Updating is highly recommended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\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 4.3<\/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>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center container px-4 is-style-default\">Features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KnpvIIfm7uQ\" 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>, <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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@christopher3d475\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@christopher3d475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christopher 3D<\/a>, and Aidy Burrows from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CreativeShrimp\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CreativeShrimp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Shrimp<\/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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