Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. Free to use for everyone, for any purpose.
Blender 3.6.1 LTS features many bug fixes. It is released on the [i]v3.6 - Stable - LTS[/i] branch.
You can switch to this by [b]right-clicking[/b] on the [b]Blender[/b] entry in your library, select [b]Properties...[/b]. Open the [b]Betas[/b] tab and select [b]v3.6 - Stable - LTS[/b].
[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]
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* Operator bpy.ops.uv.pack_islands call leads to Blender crash. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/108171]#108171[/url])
* Append: in `localize All` case, LibOverrides does not behave properly and will leave Main data in invalid state. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109004]#109004[/url])
* Frame change handler no longer entered when playback stops. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109218]#109218[/url])
* Fix (studio-reported) crash when using 'Clear' on a liboverride hierarchy in the Outliner. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/6adfd2ae393]6adfd2ae393[/url])
* Fix property tags dummy enum value holding a reference to stack memory. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/45bf61f131e]45bf61f131e[/url])
* Fix dropping files onto the window under Wayland in some cases. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/f825a346fcf]f825a346fcf[/url])
* Enum properties don't display text in Dope Sheet sliders. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109198]#109198[/url])
* Baking in multi-Tiles textures (Udim) from MultiRes only use the height of the last tile as reference. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109302]#109302[/url])
* Orbit Around Selection in Edit Mode is not working after 3.6.0 update. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109519]#109519[/url])
* How to add credit to non-committers authors. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109438]#109438[/url])
* Regression: Vertex Weight Mix crash on apply/undo when mesh has shape keys. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109523]#109523[/url])
* Regression: Wireframe overlay on mesh Merge by Distance omits some edges. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109577]#109577[/url])
* NLA editor tracks checkbox overlapping names when left side panel is too small. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109455]#109455[/url])
* Regression: Outliner: Assert in outliner_collect_objects_to_delete. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109590]#109590[/url])
* Fix (unreported) missing viewlayer sync call in Outliner liboverride tool. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/9f6a4d0c065]9f6a4d0c065[/url])
* Fix toggling of liboverrides between editable and non-edtiable with "Make" tool in the Outliner. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/7880ae7c787]7880ae7c787[/url])
* Regression: Cycles: Optix not able to render without cuda toolkit. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109550]#109550[/url])
* Blender 3.6 > .dds image /texture issue. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109442]#109442[/url])
* Error when collection visibility property is used in driver expression (fixed in main, backport request). ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109570]#109570[/url])
* Mesh.polygon_normals[0].value reports incorrect normal. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109745]#109745[/url])
* Regression: Edge Crease behaves differently between Complex and Simple Solidify. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109691]#109691[/url])
* Fix (unreported) potential crash in 'make override' Outliner tool. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/8bbd05e76f]8bbd05e76f[/url])
* LibOverride: Add debug util to print out liboverride data. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/34965bfcca]34965bfcca[/url])
* LibOverride: Expose 'match reference' status flag in RNA API. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/737c941eca]737c941eca[/url])
* LibOverride: Fix potential minor issues in RNA liboverride handling code. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/1b76b95886]1b76b95886[/url])
* Node Wrangler: No matching images found. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-addons/issues/104573]#104573[/url])
* FBX: Materials missing from linked duplicates. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-addons/issues/104737]#104737[/url])
* Import_3ds: Fixed target calculation. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-addons/commit/8e348cb5]8e348cb5[/url])
* Blender HIP library `libamdhip64.so` loading issue in linux. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109562]#109562[/url])
* Fix use-after free while transforming sequence strips. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/fa2a28e96d0]fa2a28e96d0[/url])
* Fix sequencer image cache holding references to freed keys. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/59ab70b594f]59ab70b594f[/url])
* Cycles: Embree: Resolve padding-related issue during buffer creations. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/ab457ae62e3]ab457ae62e3[/url])
* Cycles: Fix Out-Of-Bounds issues during Embree BVH building. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/a81dccceaf9]a81dccceaf9[/url])
* Applying a Bevel modifer on a object with UVs pins the uv islands. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109471]#109471[/url])
* Weird rendering of points with velocity attribute. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/103918]#103918[/url])
* Regression: Blender creates unexpected selection areas when using Select Box or Select Lasso which can lead to crashes. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109532]#109532[/url])
* Fix memory leak when there are unexpectedly more than MAXSEQ strips. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/8142195f290]8142195f290[/url])
* Fix invalid address-of operator (hidden by a cast). ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/aef44c2d503]aef44c2d503[/url])
* Using python to add a driver to rigid body properties causes a crash. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109887]#109887[/url])
* UI: Grey out ShapeKey list entry on mute. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/be09111784d]be09111784d[/url])
* Unknown engine warning only shown when loading from a popup. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109952]#109952[/url])
* Unable to start Blender 3.5 on MacOS 10.15. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/106905]#106905[/url])
* Viewport glitches when using Metal backend. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109389]#109389[/url])
* Incorrect behavior when moving/linking objects to non-overridden linked collection. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109898]#109898[/url])
* Geometry Nodes: Simulation crash. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109885]#109885[/url])
* Faces use retopology overlay color even when retopology overlay is disabled. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109662]#109662[/url])
* Overlay: Edit Mesh wireframe incorrect bias. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109040]#109040[/url])
* Crash when calculating rigid body mass. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109928]#109928[/url])
* Regression: Average Brush in Vertex Paint Mode is broken. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109822]#109822[/url])
* Can't delete scene using context menu in "Blender File" view in outliner. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109802]#109802[/url])
* LibOverride: Fix diffing code not always cleaning unused operations. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/3d2bae8a5daae92]3d2bae8a5daae92[/url])
* Regression: Cycles render crash using F12 render after running script that uses bpy.ops.render. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109718]#109718[/url])
* Keyframes on values of linked data. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109781]#109781[/url])
* Snapping no longer works behind faces/objects in wireframe/x-ray mode. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109433]#109433[/url])
* Regression: Array modifier change a merged Root vertex of Skin modifier. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109565]#109565[/url])
* vertex slide is broken when using shortcut double GG with face projection snap. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109633]#109633[/url])
* new gaussian smooth creates jagged keys. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109799]#109799[/url])
* Cycles HIP RT glass BSDF artifacts. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/109418]#109418[/url])
* Regression: Geometry Nodes: Edge Split node crash. ([url=https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/110005]#110005[/url])
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For a detailed list of bug fixes in each release, see [url=https://www.blender.org/download/lts/3-6/] 3.6 LTS releases on blender.org[/url]
[h3]LTS Program[/h3]
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