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Animation
* Update NLA “TAB” tweak mode to be full stack evaluation https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/0f67ac45

Asset Views
* Asset Views: Decrease default preview cache size https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/50d49e24

Core
* Write mesh and movieclip with new format https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/1b63a290

Cycles
* enable HIP-RT for AMD hardware ray-tracing https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/b196109d
* oneAPI: enable hardware raytracing by default https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/66df452d
* Merge Anisotropic BSDF node into Glossy BSDF node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/8cde7d8f

EEVEE
* EEVEE: Add Transparent Render-Pass option https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/2d66a0ef

Fix

Geometry Nodes
* Make simulation caching optional https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/8efd6d5f
* Implement simulation subframe mixing https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/e6e6fb3a
* Extrude: Skip topology map with no edge attributes https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/5b5e6a84
* Keep loose vert/edge tags for extrude and split edges https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/381fae91
* Slightly optimize mesh to curve node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/143ca272
* Add Sample Volume node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/3195c1a6
* Change “Separate Components” node output order to match Spreadsheet https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/f5e3ed77
* Remove realize instances legacy behavior https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/f17ea1f2
* Add ‘Signed Distance’ input node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/36983fb5

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/blender/commit/a15c637e

Mesh
* Move bevel weight to generic attribute https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/2a56403c
* Remove deprecated face/vert custom data API https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/d41021a7
* Remove sculpt vertex colors from RNA API https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/6805657a
* Reduce custom normal calculation memory usage https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/17d161f5
* Tag no loose verts and edges when converting from BMesh https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/6323d56e

Nodes
* Nodes: Remove deprecated useless width_hidden property https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/30a20b4d

Realtime Compositor
* Convert Color Space node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/d91f0bf8
* Plane Track Deform node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/6698e8f4
* Denoise node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/e8c660b8

Sculpt Fixes

Transform
* Transform: support navigation while transforming in 3D view https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/33c13ae6

USD Export
* USD Export: New Curves/Hair Support https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/1164976d
* USD export: option to add a root prim. https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/42342124

UV
* Use correct uv packing method when all/none islands are pinned. https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/96101a66
* Fix uv packing problem with rotate and scale line-search https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/47cbeabb
* Fix overlap problem during uv packing with scale locked islands https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/de4f456e
* Fix packing problem with locked-position and large island count https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/6daa3f6b
* Improve correctness of uv packer https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/4b4babae
* During packing, add progress bar and ability to cancel https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/edc12436
* Simplify packer, improving performance, efficiency and fixing bugs https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/ccb2dbdd

VSE
* VSE: Add go to current frame operator to view menu https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/40ccc37f
* VSE: Smooth transition for retiming tool https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/4dc026ec

WM
* WM: make all blend file paths absolute & normalized on read/write https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/98dd91f4