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BLENDER TODAY #217
Weekly updates: https://devtalk.blender.org/t/13-febr...
Geometry Nodes: Edges to Face Groups Node https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Geometry Nodes: use smooth normals in Distribute Points on Faces node https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Geometry Nodes: improve parallelization in Delete/Separate Geometry node https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Geometry Nodes: Add option to hide input in modifier https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Geometry Nodes: Experimental option for Volumes https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Assets: Implement viewport drag and drop for geometry nodes https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
CYCLES
Cycles: MetalRT optimisation for subsurface intersection queries https://developer.blender.org/rB2d994de
EEVEE Next
Initial implementation of virtual shadow maps https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
CURVES
Curves: initial surface collision for curves sculpt mode https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Curves: Add box selection https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Curves: Add lasso and circle select https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Curves: Add select pick operator https://projects.blender.org/blender/... ]
Curves: Add select linked https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Modifiers: measure execution time and provide Python access https://developer.blender.org/rB8adeb...
Gizmo: add gizmos for spot and point light radius https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
UI
UI: add camera passepartout color to theme https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Keymap: support default shortcut to toggle overlays in all space-types https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Fix #80307: Underline shortcut not working in enum context menus https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
UI: Make text nomenclature and ordering consistent https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
Subdivision Surface: fix a serious performance hit when mixing CPU & GPU. https://projects.blender.org/blender/...
FIXES
Python: Suppress BGL deprecation messages after 100 times https://developer.blender.org/rB4bd3b...
Release: support generating LTS release notes from Gitea https://projects.blender.org/blender/...