Bforartists 4.2.2
The Asset Shelf + Showstopper Bug Fixes Release
Asset Shelf release, with showstopper bug fixes.
Blender 4.2.1 and 4.3.0
Convert rotation mode for animation
Convert keyframes between rotation modes with Ctrl R.
Geometry Nodes for volumes and curves
Rasterize Points, Poisson Solver and Construct Curves.
EEVEE lighting nodes and panoramic cameras
Toon shading and lighting effects, plus equirectangular, fisheye and mirror ball cameras.
Compositor effects stack and Bundle nodes
Effects organised as a stack, with grouped data handling.
Smarter scene strips
Scene strips update their length on their own, and many datablocks drop straight onto the timeline.
OpenTimelineIO
Import and export edits to and from other editing software.
Ripple editing in the Sequencer
Ripple, Shuffle and Overwrite overlap modes (R, S, V), Ripple Trim and Ripple Delete.
Comment node
Annotate node trees, with Markdown formatting.
Custom Outliner sorting
Arrange objects anywhere in the Outliner.
Sidebar Search
Find any property or operator in any editor's sidebar, add-on tabs included.
Easier extensions
Legacy pre-downloaded extensions install and uninstall in fewer clicks, and the Asset Libraries filter has an icon.
Clearer themes
Node highlights stand out more, and curve handle colours are easier to read.
Cleaner menus
Double entries are gone (Import FBX, Link to Scene, Snap, Implicit Conversion). Pose and Weight Paint get Show/Hide submenus, and tool shelves follow the Add menu order.
30+ new node icons
New Geometry Nodes, Shader light nodes and Compositor nodes get icons and tool shelf entries: Comment, XPBD Solver, Construct Curves, Rasterize Points, Grid Solve Poisson, Combine List and the Bundle nodes.
Ripple Delete, lasso select and tidy footers
- Ripple Delete closes the gap when a strip goes.
- Lasso select uses the same hotkeys as the other editors.
- Keyframing tools sit together in the Timeline footers, with matching frame range icons.
Edit scene strips right in the Dopesheet
Scene strips get gizmos in the Dopesheet: drag their edges to change the frame range, without opening the Sequencer.
Roll the view from the navigation gizmo
Drag left or right on the navigation gizmo to roll the view. An angle readout follows the drag, so a tilt is easy to undo.
Roll buttons and a hotkey sit in the 3D View sidebar too.
This release has a new fresh set of features including Asset Shelves for the 3D View and Node Editors, new Power User tools subdivision parity opt-in, Grease Pencil 3.0 interface love, extensions UX love! With another 33 task and features added to everything from the latest from Blender 4.2.1 and 4.3.0 Alpha (main branch) to the date.
This build also comes with some showstopper that needed to be dealt with to give you the best of the best! So version 4.2.1 has been skipped.
Note: Flatpak Builds coming soon & Mac Silicon builds are still experimental and may come later
Thanks again for all your artwork, feedback and love! And a very special thanks to the community and developers for supporting this project.
- Bforartists-4.2.2-Linux.tar.xz
- Bforartists-4.2.2-Windows.zip
- Bforartists-4.2.2-x86_64.AppImage
- Bforartists-v4.2.2-Mac-Intel.dmg
- bforartists_4.2.2.deb
- Install_Bforartists4_422.exe
- releasenote_bforartists4_422.txt
3D View
- Power User Tools - greasepencil_animation throwing errors. #4587
- Make Subdivisions operators update Render Subdivisions, instead of only viewport #3645
- Grease Pencil - Edit mode - Header - remove double select modes props #4576
- Grease Pencil Regression - Add back tabbed toolshelf operators to Draw mode #4575
- Grease Pencil Regression - Add back tabbed toolshelf operators to Edit Mode #4549
- Grease Pencil - Edit Mode - Cleanup legacy operators from header entries #4563
- Grease Pencil - Edit Mode - Move Scale Thickness property to options #4571
- Grease Pencil - Edit, Sculpt and Draw mode - Regression: expose Animation operators to header #4558
- Grease Pencil - Edit Mode - Regression: Add back icons to end points #4561
- Grease Pencil - Edit Mode - Regression: Add back icons seperate operators #4562
- Grease Pencil - Edit Mode - Missing icons in context menu and header #4536
- Weight Paint - Add Plus/Minus buttons to weight paint mode #3742
Properties Editor
- Grease Pencil - Lineart Modifier has funky header #4535
- Grease Pencil - Modifier add menu - missing icons #4533
- EEVEE - Material Settings - Double entries needs a cleanup #4556
Addon
- Default Addons has a resource warning #4567
- Add back legacy menu for Grease Pencil Tools extension #4578
- Power User Tools - Update where the insert keyframe operators go with the GP animation menu (changed) #4574
Grease Pencil
- Consolidate legacy classes with GP3 classes in space_view3d.py #4573
- Add Effects Menu - Needs to update to the new system, regression #4524
- Sculpt Mode - Update Brush Settings panel to be consistent with header #4523
Asset Browser
- Blender regression: you can't assign thumbnails to node groups #4608
- World icon in filter is inconsistent #4529
Extensions
- Add ability to uninstall extension direclty from the Addon tab #4569
- Add ability to also toggle the extension from the Extension tab #4570
Hotkeys
- Sequencer- Q to quick menu is not working #4540
- Grease Pencil edit mode has weird hotkeys #4534
Other
- Asset Shelf Warning #4603
- Missing sidebar content in geometry node editor #4604
- Asset shelf in nodegroup overlap fix #4583
- Official Release 4.2.0 #4512
- Brush Assets - brushes not listing in new toolshelf #4598
- Regression - Transform Animation Properties should keyframe all selected while holding ALT #4401
- Node Editors - Sidebar - Move the Copy Color up to top level (single drop down menu entry) #4532
- Preferences (linux) - Trackpad direction option for Wayland float left #4233
- Sequencer - add the ability to retime Audio strips too #4550
- Top Menu - Help - add "About Bforartists" hidden operator #4521
- File Browser - Icon issues in thumbnail mode #4542
Splashscreen is kindly provided by Eraser45-Studios, the latest winner of the Splashscreen Competition hosted in the Discord server
Draise, Reiner, Blenux (Juso), Znight (Trung Pham), Quackers, Eyad, Mahid Sheikh, Sean and all supporters