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BLENDER TODAY #188

Blender 3.1.2! https://twitter.com/Blender/status/1509964077501669386

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CORE
Apply Object Transform: Multi-user data support https://developer.blender.org/D14377
Modifiers: Support applying modifiers for multi-user data https://developer.blender.org/D14381

CYCLES
Cycles: Add support for light groups https://developer.blender.org/rBad35453cd19b3db779b0b3a90feac2e93c7a73cf
Cycles: approximate shadow caustics using manifold next event estimation https://developer.blender.org/rB1fb0247497b27632f2a15b5ce803336e6e495255
Cycles: Optimize Nishita sky https://developer.blender.org/rB633c8fc3c81429ee9a91049091261e226983898f

VSE
VSE: Add channel headers https://developer.blender.org/rB277fa2f441f4ab2c00e7f329ba34a3466956647c
VSE: Use edge panning https://developer.blender.org/rBe49fef45cef7d53ae856a943e125838cdfcea0a0

GREASE PENCIL
GPencil: Fading for build modifier https://developer.blender.org/D14309

GEOMETRY NODES
Geometry Nodes: Don’t create node tree when adding nodes modifier https://developer.blender.org/rB08b4b657b64fe8632f532e732cebdaec73264d66
Geometry Nodes: Remove soft min from extrude node scale https://developer.blender.org/rB4a93c4bf1d3931a41000afcca1d963fccac18d26
Curves: Port resample node to the new data-block https://developer.blender.org/rB60a6fbf5b59911cba54d30bd1105626fcc577875
Geometry Nodes: Add search to named attribute input node https://developer.blender.org/D14516

NODES
Fix: Nodes: Remove hidden links when creating node groups https://developer.blender.org/D14249

UI
UI: Fix cosmetic papercuts of the reroute node https://developer.blender.org/rBee1d5fb9e4671a60fc3083dde78c227d9ef73aa2
UI: Improve node editor dot background https://developer.blender.org/D13302
Add soft limit for Bevel segments in modifier. https://developer.blender.org/D14477

ASSET BROWSER
Assets: Support automatic collection previews https://developer.blender.org/rB810e225c260dfc2eac9c6b8bfd3271066dc0224b
Assets: Enable collection assets (no longer experimental) https://developer.blender.org/rB253e4e7ed22b37cf3e5a5b9e19f6b6e000b04a91
Assets: Instancing operator option for collection asset dropping https://developer.blender.org/D14507

CURVES
Curves: Curve Pen https://developer.blender.org/rB336082acba51b3a237338e2cc316b04320c05ad4
Curves: improve Snake Hook brush https://developer.blender.org/D14408
Curves: support converting curves to legacy hair system https://developer.blender.org/D14441

LIBRARY OVERRIDES
LibOverride: Implement default ‘user override’ behavior https://developer.blender.org/rB6cc9ba94b78c203e905c6974c9ff68409c5c22da
LibOverride: Add a new ‘virtual’ non-editable override icon and use it in Outliner https://developer.blender.org/rB9394d455af43b3b4b00bf4f65e250f14567970fd
LibOverride: Rename ‘delete hierarchy’ to ‘clear hierarchy’, add ‘clear single’ operations. https://developer.blender.org/rB354db59fb12a5ee595ae650ac3a736e3cc6df39d
Outliner: Don’t show indirectly linked Library Overrides properties https://developer.blender.org/rB8b5292a60e5de72d91c4c7e2c7a27a3335290c2c
Outliner: New “Hierarchies” view mode for Library Overrides https://developer.blender.org/D14440

KEYMAP
Keymap: “Mouse Select & Move” now uses click to de-select others https://developer.blender.org/rB2499768e071965dc6e743cf540966a33e07e5d63

I/O
OBJ: New C++ based wavefront OBJ importer https://developer.blender.org/rBe6a9b223844346a34ce195652449fec3229a2ec1

ADD-ONS
Many glTF improvements https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Release_Notes/3.2#Add-ons

FIXES
Fix long hangs when launching Blender with disconnected network shares https://developer.blender.org/D14506
Fix offset in icons https://developer.blender.org/rB49858bf52641831f22e1d5a85b10b8074a449a30

EXPERIMENTAL
OBJ: mark the new 3.1+ exporter as experimental for now https://developer.blender.org/rBca28f376f7268151cf380079b5621bf226e54cd2
UserDef: Add experimental flag for 3d texturing brush. https://developer.blender.org/rB3ce6c5adfc6e9afd8a4db8d91084ae707db9b262