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BLENDER TODAY #217

Weekly updates: https://devtalk.blender.org/t/13-february-2023-upcoming-finalized-at-19-00-cet/27530

Geometry Nodes: Edges to Face Groups Node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104428
Geometry Nodes: use smooth normals in Distribute Points on Faces node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104414
Geometry Nodes: improve parallelization in Delete/Separate Geometry node https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104563
Geometry Nodes: Add option to hide input in modifier https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104517
Geometry Nodes: Experimental option for Volumes https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104552

Assets: Implement viewport drag and drop for geometry nodes https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104430

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/blender/commit/94d280fc3f4

CURVES
Curves: initial surface collision for curves sculpt mode https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104469
Curves: Add box selection https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104411
Curves: Add lasso and circle select https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104560
Curves: Add select pick operator https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104406 ]
Curves: Add select linked https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104569

Modifiers: measure execution time and provide Python access https://developer.blender.org/rB8adebaeb7c3c

Gizmo: add gizmos for spot and point light radius https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104410
UI
UI: add camera passepartout color to theme https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104486
Keymap: support default shortcut to toggle overlays in all space-types https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/7e8153b07de
Fix #80307: Underline shortcut not working in enum context menus https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104433
UI: Make text nomenclature and ordering consistent https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104493

Subdivision Surface: fix a serious performance hit when mixing CPU & GPU. https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104441
FIXES
Python: Suppress BGL deprecation messages after 100 times https://developer.blender.org/rB4bd3b02984

Release: support generating LTS release notes from Gitea https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104402