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Subject: CVS commit: pkgsrc/graphics/blender
From: Mark Davies
Date: 2015-12-15 10:46:27
Message id: 20151215094627.EC51CFB84@cvs.NetBSD.org
Log Message:
Update blender to 2.74
Blender 2.74, released Mar 31 2015!
- Cycles got several precision, noise, speed, memory improvements, new
Pointiness attribute.
- Viewport has new cool compositing features, outliner now manages
orphan datablocks better.
- Modeling now allows custom normals, and transferring data layers
between meshes!
- Massive improvements to hair dynamics and editing tools: a big step
forward with more to comeâ¦
- A new tool âCavity Maskâ was added to sculpting/painting, along with
other improvements.
- Great memory consumption optimization in Freestyle NPR stroke rendering.
- Grease pencil and Game engine improvements, and moreâ¦
Blender 2.73, released January 8 2015!
- Several Cycles Rendering updates, improvements and new features, support
for GeForce 9xx GPUs.
- New fullscreen mode, improved Pie Menus, 3D View can now display the
world background.
- Knife-tool now allows freehand smart cuts, and more improvements were
made in selection tools, Bevel Modifier and Shapekeys.
- Unwrapping UVs was improved, strength is now enabled for Grab and Snake
Hook brushes, better visual feedback mode for painting with masks.
- Sequencer now can show a backdrop, strips can be snapped to others along
with other improvements.
- Freestyle NPR Rendering has a new SVG exporter add-on, along with other
improvements.
- Grease Pencil had a major update, it is now possible to edit and animate
strokes! New draw styles, and imporvements in user interface.
- Collada Importer was updated, improving the compatibility with other
softwareâs bone concepts.
- Add-ons: FBX improved importing/exporting armatures, some Python API
changes could need some Add-ons to be updated!
- As usual several other minor updates and improvements, and lot of
bugfixing also in this release.
Blender 2.72, relased Oct 4 2014.
Cycles GPU rendering supports Volume and Subsurface Scattering now. The
User Interface comes with optional Pie Menus now and the Tooltips have been
improved. For Modeling, a new intersection tool has been added in Edit Mode.
Texture painting workflow has been streamlined with easy access to painted
images and UV layers. The Compositor now comes with a Sun Beam node.
Freestyle NPR rendering is now available with Cycles as well.
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