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BLENDER TODAY #190
Blender 2.83.20 – https://twitter.com/Blender/status/1517096859151577089
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BAKE
Bake: add UDIM tile baking support https://developer.blender.org/rB6787cc13d4efef19eb708e1912356f8c1d4d2e01

CYCLES
Cycles: enable AMD RDNA GPU support on Linux https://developer.blender.org/rB179100c021269c278396c9a8039a0b75703c5f3a
Cycles: removed UV requirement for MNEE, along with fixes and cleanups https://developer.blender.org/rB58be9708bfa069df2db7415a64ec76c3fc012868
Mikktspace: Reduce number of data queries to caller https://developer.blender.org/rBc486da0238bd61eb304f402bd07a9ae43c3733e5

GEOMETRY NODES
Geometry Nodes: show used named attributes in modifier https://developer.blender.org/rB0178e694b72d32ee9805b2f854d1dc4cc46d481f
Geometry Nodes: Better support for byte colors https://developer.blender.org/D14705

VSE
VSE: Add frame selected operator for preview https://developer.blender.org/rBe16ff4132e35cab6a757105741b8563679bda0bd
VSE: Update first thumbnail when moving handle https://developer.blender.org/rB29b9187b327ce09362c3ad369ba24058a76cae45

PAINT
UI: Add option to create color attribute directly from canvas selector. https://developer.blender.org/rB56d1d19c88e0fceea197c44d78f93fb26d8f9824

Commit D14179: Revamp Vertex Paint With C++ https://developer.blender.org/rB575ade22d4de472ccf9e7d2dc1ffca37416c58f6
Curves: Show sculpt tool settings in panels. https://developer.blender.org/D14700

Color Management: add ACEScg to the default configuration https://developer.blender.org/rBf991f5ad51f7bef6139e06c6e0eec7ea8463bb20

ADD-ONS
Magic UV: Release v6.6 https://developer.blender.org/rBA2cbb9e2b960ac343a6f5796e20d0efb443bd4a67
Rigify UI changes https://developer.blender.org/D11352
Fix T97458: Snap_Utilities_Line rotate navigation not working https://developer.blender.org/rBA1ca9acffc7e75fdf43ad9fa990229903741f22e0
Change Vertex Colors panel to Attributes in Node Wrangler https://developer.blender.org/D14668
glTF Exporter

PYTHON
PyAPI: temporary context override support https://developer.blender.org/rBf438344cf243632e497772cf1f855b9c8856fd37
Text Editor: add Python 3.10 soft keywords to `builtinfunc` list https://developer.blender.org/rBc6ed879f9aa7cd863f146cc7104f16cfe8a73e8a

BUILD
Build: upgrade many library dependencies to new versions for Blender 3.2 https://developer.blender.org/rBb9c37608a9e959a896f5358d4ab3d3d001a70833

SHOUTOUTS
Fix T97497: NLA strip names are now properly contained within the strip bounds https://developer.blender.org/rB2882cbe685e7eca2a79438998354035c5d665205
Fix – Display correct units in ”Edit voxel size” widget https://developer.blender.org/rBb226236b017f5f84c5ce029689b0707f639299dc
https://developer.blender.org/D14694
NLA: Add Bake Action to the NLA edit menu https://developer.blender.org/rBc63d64a2ce3e49188628d54450b751fd764b8a67
Fix T96925: Fast diagonal movement in walk navigation https://developer.blender.org/rB0a86ab6639e8ec535808e74b66d6b2ec6b1307bd