For older release notes see here: http://www.bforartists.de/wiki/release-notes
You can report bugs in the Github tracker: https://github.com/Bforartists/Bforartists/issues
Official Webpage: http://www.bforartists.de

Bforartists 3 Version 3.0.0 comes with all the changes from Blender 3. And lots of improvements for Bforartists. The constraints have now left aligned props too. The Ui and tooltips got further streamlined. The tabs are now in other editors available too. The toolbar has some new entries. We have around 200 new icons for the geometry nodes editor. And all these nodes in the sidebar available. The asset browser has its first own workspace. We added some more matcaps. And a ton of small improvements and fixes. 

All in all it's around 340 changes in this release. Not every change is a change at the source code. We needed to fix github actions for example. This was also a very time consuming task. Github actions is the test compile to check if there are some problems in the source code.

We have also a new experimental keymap with some vital changes regarding the brushes handling. The brushes hotkeys moved from F, in combination with holding ctrl, shift and alt, to X C V keys. And F is now Frame selected. No need anymore to release the mouse and press numpad 0 to put the selection in focus. Please test this new keymap for conflicts. These changes will most probably go into the main keymap with the next point release.

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Release Note Bforartists 3 version 3.0.0 - 03.12.2021

Add more /bfa */ comments #2792
Add /bfa */ comments #2792
Outliner - Scene View - Add Scene creation operator to header, and scene duplication operator to context menu #2792
Make some property columns aligned again #2788
Comment builtin keyingsets icons code #2565
Set icons for builtin keying set enum items #2565
Create panel for autosmooth normals in toolbar
Add autosmooth normals panel to toolbar
fix-python-notfound
UI: Freestyle UI Upgrade
Fix left aligned text at a button in the Vertex Weights panel #2538
Merge pull request #2599 from Bforartists/iyadahmed-patch-2
Update README.md
fix Ubuntu github actions badge
Add bfa comments #2163
Animation Decorator - Delete and Insert keyframe for selected pose bones/objects #2255
Animation Decorator - Insert keyframes for all selected objects/pose bones when alt key is held #2255
Use select_get() instead of select #2595
Materials Library VX error when Preview and Apply #2595
Merge pull request #2585 from Bforartists/iyadahmed-patch-1
Turn off windows make.bat debug
Merge pull request #2578 from iyadahmed/master
Update windows.yml
Update windows.yml
Update windows.yml
Create windows.yml
Working tree changes
merge 28.11.2021 - forgotten addons and locales
Modifiers - align props left #2533 - build
Modifiers - align props left #2533 - boolean
Modifiers - align props left #2533 - bevel
Modifiers - align props left #2533 - array
Modifiers - align props left #2533 - Armature
Constraints - align props left #2534 - spline IK constraint
Constraints - align props left #2534 - IK constraint
Constraints - align props left #2534 - transform cache constraint, override frame prop with triangle button
Constraints - align props left #2534 - transform cache constraint, left aligned overide frame prop
Constraints - align props left #2534 - transform cache constraint, sequence, use render engine procedural and use prefetch prop
Constraints - align props left #2534 - limit rotation constraint
Constraints - align props left #2534 - limit location constraint
Constraints - align props left #2534 - shrinkwrap modifier
Constraints - align props left #2534 - action constraint
Constraints - align props left #2534 - Stretch to constraint
Scene + View Layer add dropdown menu - Add icons #2791 - new scene menu
Merge pull request #2793 from Bforartists/aligned-columns
Constraints - align props left #2534 - shrinkwrap modifier, project mode
Constraints - align props left #2534 - limit scale, affect transform
Scene + View Layer add dropdown menu - Add icons #2791 - View layer
Constraints - align props left #2534 - object constraints, usual props
Video Sequencer - Tabbed Toolshelf - Add header to tools panel #2790
Constraints - align props left #2534 - position fix
Viewlayer Properties - Cryptomatte - align prop left #2789
Numpad hotkey problem at laptops - alternative hotkeys? #2561 - added mac version of the experimental keymap
merge 21.11.2021 - update submodules and translations
VSE strip menu - separate tooltips for swap and split #2784
VSE strip menu - create icon for hold split #2783 - fixed missing icon in different toolbar width
VSE - resave startup files to give a width of two icons in the toolshelf #2786
Header - Render - OpenGL Render Options missing (removed feature?) #2785
VSE strip menu - create icon for hold split #2783
Sequencer - Add tabbed toolshelf #2588 - initial commit
Node editor - separate tooltips in node menu #2781 - separate
Node editor - separate tooltips in node menu #2781 - double title in tooltip for deatch
Node editor - separate tooltips in node menu #2781 - make and replace links
Node Editors - Add tabbed toolshelf #2587 - missing icons and rename node tools panel to frame tools
Node Editors - Add tabbed toolshelf #2587
UV Editor - Add the tabbed toolshelf #2586 - udpated startup.blend to fit the width of the tool shelf
UV Editor - Add the tabbed toolshelf #2586 - uvtab - align panel
UV Editor - Add the tabbed toolshelf #2586 - uvtab uv tools panel
UV Editor - Add the tabbed toolshelf #2586 - addtab - merge panel
UV Editor - Add the tabbed toolshelf #2586 - uvtab unwrap panel
UV Editor - Add the tabbed toolshelf #2586 - uvtab - snap panel
UV Editor - Add the tabbed toolshelf #2586 - uv tab, mirror panel
code cleanup in startup/bl_ui - remove whitespace #2777
UV Editor - Add the tabbed toolshelf #2586 - initial commit with first tab
3D View - Insert Keyframe menu icons #2565 - added icons
Merge pull request #2776 from Bforartists/builtin-keyingset-icons
Add View Pie menu to the pie sub menus of the editors #2775 - movie clip editor
Add View Pie menu to the pie sub menus of the editors #2775 - sequencer editor
Add View Pie menu to the pie sub menus of the editors #2775 -  nla editor
Add View Pie menu to the pie sub menus of the editors #2775 - dopesheet editor
Add View Pie menu to the pie sub menus of the editors #2775 - node editors
Add View Pie menu to the pie sub menus of the editors #2775 - Image Editor
Add View Pie menu to the pie sub menus of the editors #2775 - graph editor
Add View Pie menu to the pie sub menus of the editors #2775 - Outliner
Merge pull request #2774 from Bforartists/keyingset-menu-icons
Auto Smooth Dilemma #2525 - fixed nerd tooltip
Auto Smooth Dilemma #2525 - added to toolshelf too
Merge pull request #2773 from Bforartists/toolbar-autosmooth-normals-panel
Geometry Nodes - Make "Get" nodes with equivalent "Set" nodes contain the word in the title. #2724 - reverted to previous state
Geometry Nodes - Make "Get" nodes with equivalent "Set" nodes contain the word in the title. #2724 - first iteration
Change asset browser default path from Blender to Bforartists #2770
Geometry Nodes Editor - CTRL+RMB drag hotkey to cut lines doesn't work #2769
Save new version #2150 - tooltip
Save new version #2150
Object viewport display settings in the viewport #2638 - added to the misc toolbar
Grease Pencil, Draw menu, Animation submenu - Separate tooltips for insert frame #2765
Grease Pencil - Draw Mode - Add common operators to tabbed toolshelf #2713 - bugfix missing expression for all layers, icons
Toolbar - Make Proxy still listed when feature is removed #2766
Grease Pencil - Draw Mode - Add common operators to tabbed toolshelf #2713
Nodes editor - Mesh Boolean node misses icon #2763
Multiple addons warning #2762
Error, region type 12 missing in - name:"Toolbar", id:23 #2761
Add asset browser workspace #2750
Asset browser - Hide editortype menu does not hide the editor type menu #2756
Grease Pencil specials menu - revert icon, add icon #2760
Outliner - Outliner ID Data Operation right click context menu missing Asset entries #2758 - append just the asset submenu
Outliner - Outliner ID Data Operation right click context menu missing Asset entries #2758
Asset browser - iconize User Library #2757
Outliner - Outliner data operation menu misses icons #2755
Iconize asset browser #2754 - context menus
Iconize asset browser #2754 - text menus
VSE - Image menu - Apply sub menu issues #2747
Cycles Sampling panel - Render subpanel - Time limit needs a separator #2751
Cycles - Sampling, advanced, align props left - greyed out props #2748
VSE - Preview - invalid keymap entry shift alt z #2710
Node editor - add new nodes to the sidebar, add icons #2741
VSE - Image menu - Apply submenu - Scale items needs icons #2745
3D View - Object menu - Asset submenu needs icons #2749
Update theming #2740 - updated blender 2.5x theme
Update theming #2740
Cycles - Sampling, advanced, align props left - greyed out props #2748 - align props left
VSE Sequencer window - make strip menu consistent #2744
VSE - view menu misses the area sub menu #2743
VSE - context is not defined error #2742
Added missing new addons from latest merge
Compositor - Improve Default rendering options #2736
fix /bfa - transparent toolbar background */ #2728
VSE - Strip Colour Tags has incorrect Iconography #2727
Code cleanup
Fixed two small inconsistencies found while investigating in #2727
Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/Bforartists/Bforartists
Update README.md
Update README.md
Fix icon size in tool shelf #2731 - first workaround
Add tooltip for new nodes #2729
Nodes editor - Add new nodes to the sidebar, add icons #2730 - removed point instance from point panel
Nodes editor - Add new nodes to the sidebar, add icons #2730 - texture
Nodes editor - Add new nodes to the sidebar, add icons #2730 - text
Nodes editor - Add new nodes to the sidebar, add icons #2730 - instances
Nodes editor - Add new nodes to the sidebar, add icons #2730
Nodes editor - Add new nodes to the sidebar, add icons #2730 - geometry
Nodes editor - Add new nodes to the sidebar, add icons #2730 - curve
Pose Mode , add Update Motion Paths to regular menu and sidebar #2737
Pose Mode - fix Blend to Neighbour in the tool shelf tabs #2738
Pose Context Menu needs icons #2734
Icon change after merge #2735
Update themes #2733
Fix linux compile error with bforartists-thumbnailer #2732
Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/Bforartists/Bforartists
Merge pull request #2726 from Bforartists/fix-python-notfound
Tool shelf - merge at first and last #2577
VSE, checkbox for tool settings #2722 - resaved all startup.blends
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720 - Volume
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720 -  utilities
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720 - texture
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720 - order in text panel
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720  - Point
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720 - panel order
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720 - Mesh
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720 - material
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720 - instances
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720 - Input
Curve geometry node - set tilt versus set curve tilt #2721 - geometry
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720 - curve
Geometry nodes , add new tools to the sidebar, add icons #2720 - Attribute
Geometry Nodes - Volume to Mesh node bugs from Node Shelf #2723
Spot light - Beam Shape Panel - align prop left #2717
Numpad hotkey problem at laptops - alternative hotkeys? #2561
Grease pencil in edit mode - expose set handle type menu to the regular UI #2714 - fixed none error
Grease pencil in edit mode - expose set handle type menu to the regular UI #2714
Open Preferences folder opens the installation path instead - improve tooltip #2529
VSE Investigate shift O hotkey #2707 - added hint towards hotkey to the tooltip
Line art - readd mask bit labels #2562
VSE Preview - change hotkey to set 2d cursor from shift rmb to alt rmb #2711
VSE - Sequencer Preview - Sequencer Preview(Global) - change G R S to W E R keys #2708
Investigate hotkey ctrl tab in vse #2706 - fixed the hotkey
Outliner - Referenced Linked Library icon is confusing. #2523
Geometry node editor - add new nodes to sidebar, add icons #2702
Animation editors, remove gaps between types dropdown boxes #2698
VSE - add pivotpoint dropdown box. add new pie menu to the view menu #2699 - hotkey not showing
VSE - add pivotpoint dropdown box. add new pie menu to the view menu #2699 - pie menu
VSE - add pivotpoint dropdown box. add new pie menu to the view menu #2699 - missing pivot point prop
VSE - sound clip - sidebar - strip tab - sound panel - align prop left, hide greyed out prop #2704
VSE overlay_settings is not defined error #2705
Geometry nodes - rename String Join back to Join String #2703
Dopesheet - Move easing up to header to be consistent with Graph editor #2583
Create an Options dropdown menu in the header in the animation editors #2688 - timeline
Create an Options dropdown menu in the header in the animation editors #2688 - fixed order in nla panel to make it consistent with the rest
Create an Options dropdown menu in the header in the animation editors #2688 - nla
Create an Options dropdown menu in the header in the animation editors #2688 - graph and driver editor
Create an Options dropdown menu in the header in the animation editors #2688 - reorder dopesheet, show marker
Create an Options dropdown menu in the header in the animation editors #2688 - dope hseet
VSE, put view related settings into the header as an option popup menu #2696 - Preview during transform fix
VSE, put view related settings into the header as an option popup menu #2696
Attribute nodes - order for domain and data type #2692
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - reverted rename of node group panel
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - volume
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - vector
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - utilities
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - panel reorder, added image panel
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - mesh to points fix
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - point
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - mesh
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - Material
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - input
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - geometry
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - curve
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - Attribute, forgot icon versions
Geometry Nodes - add icons, add new nodes to the sidebar and remove legacy nodes from the sidebar #2690 - Attribute
VSE - bugs in sidebar #2695 - metadata prop
VSE - bugs in sidebar #2695 - zoom to fit
Update Theme #2693
Knife tool, align props left #2689
rna_nodetree.c make the order of icon defintions equal the list of nodes in #2687
3D View - Pose Mode - Improve Breakdown, Push and Relax legacy icons #2669
Geometry Nodes Editor - add new nodes to the sidebar, add icons #2681
Geometry Nodes Editor - add new nodes to the sidebar, add icons #2681 - fixed tooltips and random float node
Pose Mode - Pose Menu - In-Betweens - add icon to new tool, add to toolshelf #2682
Cycles - Sampling panel - close the viewport rendering settings #2686
Go through the Cycles panels and fix props #2680 - greyed out threads edit box  in performance / treads panel
Go through the Cycles panels and fix props #2680 - performance, memory , auto tiles
Go through the Cycles panels and fix props #2680 - Render Properties, Sampling panel
VSE - Attribute errors #2684
VSE - Overlays not showing #2683
Sequencer - Turn on Snapping by default #2580
Property Shelf Icons - Increase Size for more visual realestate #2589
Set Dimensions addon - Index out of range error #2673
Toolbar - Misc Group - Differentiate the two search types of icons. #2593
Window menu in header - add icon to new save screenshot (area) operator + New Main Window #2676
View Layer Properties - Freestyle panels - align props left #2677
Add icon to Extrude to cursor tool #2675
Surface Object select menu - missing none and inverse menu items #2674
Numeric input with the new transform tools #2633 - added legacy menu
Transformation - Fine control with shift is broken #2671
Numeric input with the new transform tools #2633 - added ctrl + WER hotkeys, changed hotkey for loop cut and slide to alt c
Play hotkey conflict with apply knife tool #2629
Shader Editor - Differentiate the Principled Shader Icons to be more clear #2592
Properties editor - Texture Properties - hide greyed out content #2657
Set Camera Background Image opacity default value to 1 #2636
3D View - Hide render region for Eeevee and Workbench #2641
Top UI entry for Apply and Shade #2665 - removed join, splitted apply up, cleanup
Improve Join tooltip #2670
Top UI entry for Apply and Shade #2665
Object mode - hide Shading for non mesh and curve objects in the Object tab in tool shelf #2668
Add menu entry for legacy set 3d cursor operator #2639 - refinement for uv and image editor
Add menu entry for legacy set 3d cursor operator #2639 - refined tooltip for set 2d cursor
Add menu entry for legacy set 3d cursor operator #2639 - refined view menu entry in movie clip editor
Add menu entry for legacy set 3d cursor operator #2639 - Movie Clip Editor
Add menu entry for legacy set 3d cursor operator #2639 - tooltip adjustment
Add menu entry for legacy set 3d cursor operator #2639 - UV Editor
Add menu entry for legacy set 3d cursor operator #2639 - 3d view
3D View - Tabbed Tool Shelf - Add Constraint (with Targets) should go to Bones Constraints in Pose Mode #2666
3d view sidebar - view - quad view options - hide greyed out content, indent, add triangle button #2662 - reverted because ugly
Shader editor - left click into empty area does not deselect #2635
Applytools - remove double title #2658
3d view sidebar - view - quad view options - hide greyed out content, indent, add triangle button #2662
VSE - Soundclip Options - align props left, hide greyed out content #2663
Compositor - add new node posterize to sidebar, add icon #2659
Fix broken Unknown node in the attribute add menu #2661
Not recognized escape sequence warning #2660
merge 12.09.2021 - addons and locales
Apply and clear icons are too equal #2656
Improve Matcaps #2650 - added ten new matcaps
Mini lightlib lights doesn't work anymore - fix addon - add lightlibs to the asset browser #2653 - added hint, made panel open by default
Mini lightlib lights doesn't work anymore - fix addon - add lightlibs to the asset browser #2653
Mini lightlib lights doesn't work anymore - remove addon - add lightlibs to the asset browser #2653 - deactivated and removed the addon
Order of matcaps #2651
Set clip far of the default camera to 1000 #2626
Animation Editors - Improve tooltip for "Sync Visible Range" #2648
Geometry nodes - add new curve fill node to the sidebar, add icon #2649
addons from merge 05.09.2021
Add hotkey for loop cut and bevel #2630
Timeline Header - Add missing operator "Animation Cancel" or "Loop back and stop". #2631
Add shortcut for toggle x ray back #2628
UV Editor Toolbar - check rotate clockwise and counter clockwise by 90 degrees operators. #2634
Geometry Node Editor - Add MixRGB node to sidebar #2632
Asset browser - add keymap entries to call the context menus #2623
Constraints - move Apply button to the top hierarchy #2619
Constraints new dropdown menu - Copy to Selected needs an icon #2620
VSE - view menu, change order of toolbar and sidebar checkboxes #2618
Poselib Apply Hotkey #2616
Error - region type 12 missing in - name:"Toolbar" #2615
Geometry nodes editor - add new nodes to sidebar, add icons #2602
USD Import needs an icon #2613
Properties - Output Properties - Metadata - indent Strip Name #2614
NoneType object error with entering grease pencil draw mode #2610
Fix T87635: Rename shader node "Specular" to "Specular BSDF" #2611
Object Properties - Add proper tooltip to AO Approximation #2607
Properties Render settings - Motion Blur panel - hide greyed out rolling shutter duration slider #2609
Object Properties - Cycles - Motion Blur Panel - align prop left #2608
Mac compile problem #2606
Merge pull request #2605 from Bforartists/issue_2538
Eeevee - object properties - visibility - indent Holdout #2603 - readded missing decorator
Eeevee - object properties - visibility - indent Holdout #2603 - removed unnecessary separator
Eeevee - object properties - visibility - indent Holdout #2603
Scroll Bar in Outliner does not show #2575
Merge pull request #2599 from Bforartists/iyadahmed-patch-2
Merge pull request #2594 from Bforartists/issue_2163
Merge pull request #2596 from Bforartists/issue_2595
Merge pull request #2585 from Bforartists/iyadahmed-patch-1
Fix Github workflows #2541 - turned off on push again for linux
Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/Bforartists/Bforartists
Update README.md
Fix Github workflows #2541 - first run renamed linux.yml
Fix Github workflows #2541
Merge pull request #2578 from iyadahmed/master
Simplify switches code in the editors #2576 - outliner + properties
Outliner - right click menus - remove double entries View and Area #2574
Add icons to Mark as Asset and Clear asset in the right click menu in outliner. #2573
The bevel segment slider in header - add tooltip hint how this slider is meant to work #2566
Fix Github workflows #2541
Fix Github workflows #2541 - turn off windows workflow, second attempt
Geometry nodes, add new nodes to the sidebar, add icons #2553
Object Properties - Visibility - make the panels more compact #2563
Properties Editor - Object Properties Tab - Visibility - Cycles - remove Selectable checkbox #2564
Fix Github workflows #2541 - turned off windows workflow for now
Object Properties , Line Art Panel, align prop left, hide greyed out slider #2558
Object properties, Visibility - align props left #2559
Properties Editor, Materials tab, Line art panel - align prop left #2557
VSE - Speed control clip - align interpolation checkbox left #2556
Pose Slide Hiding #2554
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Geometry nodes, add quadrilateral node to the sidebar, add icon #2552
Changed splash screen and version information to Bforartists 2 version 2.9.3