Changelog and Q&A https://blender.community/c/today/JzXv/ BlenderToday is a weekly live show highlighting the latest news in Blender development, the community, and Q&A. Streaming from the Blender HQ in Amsterdam since 2018, hosted by Pablo Vazquez. Support Blender by joining the Development Fund https://fund.blender.org #b3d #BlenderToday Music by  @Thaehan, 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