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Animation
Update NLA "TAB" tweak mode to be full stack evaluation https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Asset Views
Asset Views: Decrease default preview cache size https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Core
Write mesh and movieclip with new format https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Cycles
enable HIP-RT for AMD hardware ray-tracing https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
oneAPI: enable hardware raytracing by default https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Merge Anisotropic BSDF node into Glossy BSDF node https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
EEVEE
EEVEE: Add Transparent Render-Pass option https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Fix
Geometry Nodes
Make simulation caching optional https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Implement simulation subframe mixing https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Extrude: Skip topology map with no edge attributes https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Keep loose vert/edge tags for extrude and split edges https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Slightly optimize mesh to curve node https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Add Sample Volume node https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Change "Separate Components" node output order to match Spreadsheet https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Remove realize instances legacy behavior https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Add 'Signed Distance' input node https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Introduce utm_source=blender to urls pointing to blender.org
Introduce utm_source=blender to urls pointing to blender.org https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Mesh
Move bevel weight to generic attribute https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Remove deprecated face/vert custom data API https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Remove sculpt vertex colors from RNA API https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Reduce custom normal calculation memory usage https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Tag no loose verts and edges when converting from BMesh https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Nodes
Nodes: Remove deprecated useless width_hidden property https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Realtime Compositor
Convert Color Space node https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Plane Track Deform node https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Denoise node https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Sculpt Fixes
Transform
Transform: support navigation while transforming in 3D view https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
USD Export
USD Export: New Curves/Hair Support https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
USD export: option to add a root prim. https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
UV
Use correct uv packing method when all/none islands are pinned. https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Fix uv packing problem with rotate and scale line-search https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Fix overlap problem during uv packing with scale locked islands https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Fix packing problem with locked-position and large island count https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Improve correctness of uv packer https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
During packing, add progress bar and ability to cancel https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Simplify packer, improving performance, efficiency and fixing bugs https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
VSE
VSE: Add go to current frame operator to view menu https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
VSE: Smooth transition for retiming tool https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
WM
WM: make all blend file paths absolute & normalized on read/write https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
