Bforartists 5.1.1
The UV Nodes Hotfix Version 🏁
UV Nodes hotfix, with asset and interface polish.
Blender 5.1.1 and 5.2.0
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 minor point release is focused on asset and interface polish with details that keep everything new from Blender in sync with the Bforartists interface philosophy.
This is part of all the latest from Blender 5.1.1 and 5.2.0 to the date - with 49 new features, fixes and polish with another 70+ fixes from Blender.
✨What's new in this release
- Shader Raycast Edges asset
- Curve to Tube now supports Grease pencil colors
- Last Operator HUD panel now triggers from the Topbar
- New horizontal/Vertical View Nagigation gizmo toggle with background
- Asset refinement to thumbnails and default categories
- Connecting/Dsconnecting strips in the Sequencer is now contextual
- Mesh Blend by Proximity now has normal blur controls at intersections
- Fixed the brush sliders for some brushes like Weight Paint Gradient brush
- And much refinement to icons, interface stability and polish
🧡 Additional Features from this Blender 5.1.1 and 5.2.0 series
- Compositor String to Image Node
- Compositor String nodes
- Geometry Nodes Rename Attribute node
- New Input Properties for Compositor Modifiers in the Sequencer modifier stack
- Better HDR color scope support
And many more bug fixes and more!
- Bforartists-5.1.1-Linux.tar.xz
- Bforartists-5.1.1-Mac-Silicon.dmg
- Bforartists-5.1.1-Windows.zip
- Bforartists-5.1.1-x86_64.AppImage
- bforartists_5.1.1.deb
- Install_Bforartists5_511.exe
- releasenote_bforartists5_511.txt
Properties editor
- object data properties with a point cloud - attributes panel, add icon #6202
- Collection tab - Instancing panel - Instance offset menu - missing icons #5227
- Collections tab - Instancing panel - instance offset menu - add icons #6154
- object properties with cycles - motion blur panel - missing decorator #6251
Default Asset Library
- Add Raycast Shader Edges #6474
- Child Addon doesn't have any version, won't update #6459
- Refine Smart mesh blend to fix bug, thumbnail and intersection #6457
- Expose normal blur controlsa and fix the material override #6408
3D View
- Weight Paint - Missing gradient weight and strength sliders in header #6494
- Object Mode - Mesh - Context Menu - Join has no icon #6056
- New Navigation Gizmo Toolbar background #6422
Compositor
- New String to Image node #6483
- Add the Utilities - Text into the sidebar #6489
- Sidebar > Options - Performance panel - Remove broken property "use_view_border" #6468
Properties Editor
- Particles tab - specials menu - add icon to convert to curves #6177
- Strip Modifiers - Non-Linear property is removed #6487
- Modifiers - Layout is broken #6454
Toolbar/Topbar
- Manager Panel - Improve collapsible sections #6381
- Python API - Toolbar-specific functions exposed for non-toolbar menus #6415
Properties
- Sequencer Strip - Transform - Mirror needs indent to new line #6437
- Modifiers - Mirror - Improve layout #6451
Toolbar
- Align X and Y icons missing #6427
- Manager Panel - Pressing ENTER disables toolbar sections #6383
Other
- Warning: Console shows missing brushes (regression) #6450
- UV Editor - Context Menu - Stitch missing icon #6486
- Area Edge Options - Merge Edges needs an icon #6485
- Geometry Nodes - New Rename Attribute node #6482
- Shader Nodes - Glossy missing #6480
- Icon - Filter needs to be "inverted" when filter is a drop down #6473
- Graph Editor - new Smooth (Gaussian) modifier #6410
- Cleanup: Sculpt - Header - Automasking property panel needs love #6469
- Defautl Asset Library - Normals asset needs thumbnail cleanup #6472
- Cleanup: Interface - Remove unused functions #6461
- Grease Pencil - Draw mode - Expose "Add" line operators to top level with new icons #6403
- UI - Core - Split boolean properties not expanding full space when in toggle mode #6447
- Topbar/Toolbar - Add Region Hud support #6445
- BLI_Vector.hh - Set back to use default_inline_buffer_capacity #6443
- Sequencer - Make Connect/Disconnect Strips contextual as a single operator and expose to Toolshelf #6303
- Top Bar - Remove "Show/Hide" topbar button (redundant) #6438
- Space Toolbar - Wrong align icon names #6441
- Uvedit_select.cc - move #include out of namespace #6432
- Icons - Update new `FILTER_FILLED` icon to match Bforartists UI #6421
- Linux - Wayland Icon : Replace blender's for Bforartists icon #6435
- Essentials Assets - Improve Curve to Tube to work better with Grease Pencil #6429
- Non Linear Animation - Make channels top padding rows better #6425
- Tools - Sidebar - Weird spacing in three-column layout #6418
- 3DView - Viewport Shading - Improve Scene World disclosure icon position #6411
- Preferences - When switching to OpenGL or Vulkan, it says to restart "Blender" #6406
- Presentation Slides - Remove the playback hook and let it use built in playback method #6407
Splashscreen is kindly provided by Krysidian and the @Umbraven_cu (Instagram) Team, the latest winner of the Splashscreen submissions competition hosted in the Discord server! Thank you!
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