Essential Fixes
fix crash when pressing Enter on menu item which load a file: Ctrl+N,Enter or Ctrl+O,Enter r36287
fix crash appending/linking objects #27158, r36313
fix crash for files saved with file selector open r36321
fix crash with edge split modifier #26993, r36330
fix for numerous cases where material links would be lost when making object data local #27178, r36332
fix for crash getting the vertex weight from object types which don't support this vertex groups. r36291
Rendering:
fixed a memory leak on canceling bake r36284
fix for memory leak with node group members that have multiple ouputs some of which are unused #27104, r36290
fix for node socket bug which lead to incorrect black/white output levels r36306
fix 3d text and simple deform modifier giving bad results #27048, r36301
fix for boid particles getting Z clamped to 0.0 when "Allow Flighting" is on. #27112, r36325
Tools:
fix changing selected shapekeys in editmode causing badly deformed keys #26959, r36296
mesh.dupli_extrude_cursor (Ctrl+Click extrude), failed when the selected vertex was behind the view #27091, r36279
fix all mesh normals being recalculated when adding meshes in editmode #27121, 36323
skip displace modifier when no changes are needed r36319
setting subsurf with Ctrl+1/2/3/4 now works in editmode too. #27126, r36299
Python:
fix for crash exporting Collada files to an invalid path #27162, r36326
RegionView3D.view_rotation was inverted, view_matrix is now writeable r36317
Interface:
slider widget was showing strange colors with some themes #27139, r36324
fix for text editor syntax highlighting glitch when changing tab width. r36294
Additions:
added support for sculpting on blended shape keys r36295
new view 'dolly', zoom which moves the view port forward in perspective mode, not restricted by the view rotational pivot. (Ctrl+Shift+MMB). r36283
continuous zoom now uses dolly settings for horizontal/vertical mouse & inverted movement.
convenience button in modifiers panels to allow switching to the physics tab r36327
Blender Addons
Unreal Engine Format
fixed error on export single/all/select action sets.
added weight when import into blender and filter out the ext.
OBJ Format
fixed importing OBJ groups as vertex groups. [#27149], r1865
fresnel setting was broken on import [#27170], r1869
importing vertex order was not maintained (added option back) [#27145], r1867
Povray Render Support: Detect povray binary on unix.
DirectX Export: Improved phong shader setting. r1871