BlendLuxCore v2.11.0-a.5

BlendLuxCore

Alpha 5 - Warning:

Several issues previously reported by users of earlier alpha versions should have been fixed in this release; this version should therefore be somewhat more functional.

However, this is still an alpha version; so expect to encounter bugs.

We decided to release this version and keep the flow of bug reports going, rather than creating a bottleneck by trying to fix everything at once.

This release should:

• fix a crash when importing EXR images (and likely other image formats) when using Blender 4.2 LTS
• extend the minimum version of macOS on which the target binaries are to be deployed (aka MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET) to 14.2 for ARM and 11.0 for Intel

This release was built from the following point in LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore:

• Branch: refs/heads/main
• Commit: 620e50d

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BlendLuxCore v2.11.0-a.4

BlendLuxCore

Alpha 4 - Warning:

Several issues previously reported by users of earlier alpha versions should have been fixed in this release; this version should therefore be somewhat more functional.

However, this is still an alpha version; so expect to encounter bugs.

We decided to release this version and keep the flow of bug reports going, rather than creating a bottleneck by trying to fix everything at once.

This release was built from the following point in LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore:

• Branch: refs/heads/main
• Commit: db1ef63

Attestations:

BlendLuxCore v2.11.0-a.3

BlendLuxCore

Alpha 3 - Warning:

Several issues previously reported by users of earlier alpha versions should have been fixed in this release; this version should therefore be somewhat more functional.

However, this is still an alpha version; so expect to encounter bugs.

We decided to release this version and keep the flow of bug reports going, rather than creating a bottleneck by trying to fix everything at once.
Among the known bugs, note that: 1) using AOVs on triangles may cause a crash; 2) subdiv and UVs may not work correctly at this stage.
As for unknown bugs: well, that’s up to you.

This release was built from the following point in LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore:

• Branch: refs/heads/main
• Commit: b193297

Attestations:

BlendLuxCore v2.11.0-a.2

BlendLuxCore

This release was built from the following point in LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore:

• Branch: refs/heads/main
• Commit: 4e23ac4

Attestations:

BlendLuxCore v2.11.0-a.1

BlendLuxCore

This release was built from the following point in LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore:

• Branch: refs/heads/main
• Commit: d2a872f

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BlendLuxCore v2.10.2

This is the release of BlendLuxCore version 2.10.2.

NOTE: This version is compatible with Blender versions 4.2 LTS up to 4.5 LTS.
Support for Blender 5.0 is experimental!

Main characteristics are:

• runs on Linux, Windows, MacOS Intel, MacOS ARM
• targets Blender 4.2 LTS and 4.5 LTS
• is built against latest versions of dependencies
• is packaged as a Blender extension
• installs wheel (luxcore engine) at runtime

How to install:

• Download extension zip below
• Open Blender and Install extension from disk: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/preferences/extensions.html
• See detailed instructions in the LuxCoreRender wiki: https://wiki.luxcorerender.org/BlendLuxCore_Installation

Release notes can be found in the LuxCoreRender wiki: https://wiki.luxcorerender.org/LuxCoreRender_Release_Notes_v2.10

BlendLuxCore v2.10.1

This is the release of BlendLuxCore version 2.10.1.

NOTE: This version is compatible with Blender versions 4.2 LTS up to 4.5 LTS.

Main characteristics are:

• runs on Linux, Windows, MacOS Intel, MacOS ARM
• targets Blender 4.2 LTS and 4.5 LTS
• is built against latest versions of dependencies
• is packaged as a Blender extension
• installs wheel (luxcore engine) at runtime

How to install:

• Download extension zip below
• Open Blender and Install extension from disk: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/preferences/extensions.html
• See detailed instructions in the LuxCoreRender wiki: https://wiki.luxcorerender.org/BlendLuxCore_Installation

Release notes can be found in the LuxCoreRender wiki: https://wiki.luxcorerender.org/LuxCoreRender_Release_Notes_v2.10

BlendLuxCore v2.10.0

This is the release of BlendLuxCore version 2.10.0.

NOTE: This version is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and Blender 4.3.
Blender version 4.4 is only supported experimentally and not currently recommended!

Main characteristics are:

• runs on Linux, Windows, MacOS Intel, MacOS ARM
• targets Blender 4.2 LTS
• is built against latest versions of dependencies
• is packaged as a Blender extension
• installs wheel (luxcore engine) at runtime

How to install:

• Download extension zip below
• Open Blender and Install extension from disk: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/preferences/extensions.html
• See detailed instructions in the LuxCoreRender wiki: https://wiki.luxcorerender.org/BlendLuxCore_Installation

Release notes can be found in the LuxCoreRender wiki: https://wiki.luxcorerender.org/LuxCoreRender_Release_Notes_v2.10

latest

This is the result of automatic compilation of the latest commits.

Please note that this release may be unstable and is not recommended for production use.

BlendLuxCore v2.10.0-rc.1

This is the first release candidate of the new version 2.10.
It is a pre-release, published in order to collect feedback.

NOTE: This version is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and Blender 4.3.
Blender version 4.4 is only supported experimentally and not currently recommended!

Main characteristics are:

• runs on Linux, Windows, MacOS Intel, MacOS ARM
• targets Blender 4.2 LTS
• is built against latest versions of dependencies
• is packaged as a Blender extension
• installs wheel (luxcore engine) at runtime

How to install:

• Download extension zip below
• Open Blender and Install extension from disk: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/preferences/extensions.html

Changes in rc.1 compared to alpha.2:

• Fix pointer node to show material outputs
• Fix an error with glass material emission socket
• Improve motion blur support for instances
• Fix an error with not all AOVs not being rendered correctly
• Fix an error with view layers not rendering
• Add an initial offline installation mechanism
• Apply API updates to material update check
• Fix an error in the material update functions that lead to socket duplication
• Improvement of custom normals export performance for large meshes
• Initial (experimental) support for Blender 4.4