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20 November 2024

Release notes 3.13.0 🔗

We're excited to bring you BlenderKit 3.13.0, our latest release, packed with new features and improvements to elevate your 3D creation experience. This version introduces enhanced search filters, improved shortcuts, new asset type Nodegroups in experimental mode, and a host of stability and user-experience fixes.

Improvements 🔗

🔍 Enhanced Search Filters - Added blender_version_min/max filters to refine your asset searches based on Blender versions. View Details

🔞 NSFW Content Filter Added - A filter for adult/NSFW content, which can be toggled off in the search filter menu. This setting is persistent across sessions and is enabled by default. View Details

🚀 Nodegroup Asset Type Added - An experimental Nodegroup asset type for more versatile asset management. View Details

🖱️ Expanded Shortcut Documentation- Updated button texts and tooltips for shortcuts, adding new ones like:

  • B for bookmarking hovered assets
  • P for opening the asset's BlenderKit web profile
  • C for searching assets in the same subcategory
  • S for searching similar assets
    View Details

⚙️ Persistent Header Menu Folding - Moved the folding of the header menu to preferences to keep your settings between sessions. View Details

Informative Error Codes - The client now returns specific error codes if it fails to start, allowing the add-on to display helpful instructions. View Details

Bug fixes 🔗

🔄 Upload Process Improvement - Fixed a problem where check_meshprops() failed on some assets, blocking uploads. View Details

🎨 Material Application Bug Fix - Resolved an issue where applying the same material a second time would fail. View Details

📥 Asset Dragging Improvement - Fixed the issue where dragging an asset a second time failed due to scene check errors. View Details

and much more bugs were fixed in this release.

Don't forget to update it to the newest version for the best possible performance and let us know if you need any help.

Also November is our birthday month. We hope our little birthday gift makes you happy. Don’t forget to collect your 33% discount, available until December 2.

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