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BLENDER TODAY #182

Overrides blog post: https://code.blender.org/2022/02/overrides-workshop/

GREASE PENCIL
GPencil: Update-on-write using update cache https://developer.blender.org/D13984 https://developer.blender.org/rBe2befa425a84c9e4ec715442e85624a5d3669a4f
GPencil: Fill Dilate using negative values contract the fill area https://developer.blender.org/D14082

RESYNC
Remap multiple items in referenced data https://developer.blender.org/rBa71a513def202b119328035dbd68e86c2c47f7ac
LibOverride: Add partial resync https://developer.blender.org/D14079

MODELING
Bevel Intersection Continuity https://developer.blender.org/D13867

NODES
Fix T94415: Nodes: poor selection behavior inside frame nodes https://developer.blender.org/D13737
UI: node socket position to always align with label https://developer.blender.org/rB7047bd41c6f4aa3b2c34909e00fcfdb6fca44c9c
UI: Improve node drop shadow https://developer.blender.org/rBed4b03215533e601a7a47bc949aae7e49d53e5b7

PERFORMANCE
Fix T91253: Slow pose bone selection with many bones https://developer.blender.org/rB3267c91b4d5caab7da8aef071a446dd2e86f86a9

VSE
VSE: Use float for transformation offset https://developer.blender.org/rBb4700a13c6aba992539af9d31c5f2c23d95b23fb

CYCLES
Cycles: enable Metal on AMD GPUs, set macOS minimum versions https://developer.blender.org/rB40fce61a6abe79508022d3e0cd3a29e187f18e74
Cycles: Expose ”Use MetalRT” checkbox (3.1) https://developer.blender.org/rBa44366a642bc22bc725f2a700abd14f891cfde60

POTPOURRI
Compositor: Added a ”Sharpen Less” kernel for the Filter Compositor node https://developer.blender.org/rB6f01758b47c5cde0f8bf70d67e6240a092c04e27
BLF: Enable Filtering of woff and woff2 Fonts https://developer.blender.org/rB55c90df316c7f5106b4ff97f1a6d6bcac3b195a3
Fix T91871: Symmetrize Armature on custom bone shape https://developer.blender.org/rB452a7f673190e5161c96ec8a53631a1c89d127b9
File headers: SPDX License migration https://developer.blender.org/rBc434782e3a853d4b245d5dd4e9af44d67559fb7b
Curves: Rename ”Hair” types, variables, and functions to ”Curves” https://developer.blender.org/rBfe1816f67fbc6aaf383ec77847d668367335d093
Deps: upgrade OpenXR 1.0.17 to 1.0.22 https://developer.blender.org/rB84f30ac3a2e8b3017ef7dda34643e573a1f476b7

ADD-ONS
glTF exporter: Option to not export texture images https://developer.blender.org/rBA4003baf03d7d6d78ef4c16be79c73edadf87759c
Rigify: Move panels into sub-panels https://developer.blender.org/rBA5497b44edd201bbf8899ed08077864fe7c4d9fcb
Rigify: allow aligning IK control location channels to world space https://developer.blender.org/rBA7120e9c9e08720c20833a334fee197ed9a11dc64
Rigify: make world orientation the default for IK control location https://developer.blender.org/rBAc268b58c2472f3a2c708f23253af83c3b3c2df55
BoltFactory: Preserve smoothing options when changing a bolt https://developer.blender.org/rBAb0502cd83ca389c8deb3f7458fcd13efa080982f