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@JannisX11 JannisX11 released this 13 Nov 20:51
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v4.9.0-beta.1
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Welcome to the first beta for Blockbench 4.9 - The Layer Update!

To test this beta, download the required installation files from below, or enable the setting "Update to Pre-releases" inside Blockbench. Enabling this setting will tell Blockbench to always update to the latest pre-release, allowing you to test the latest features.
Please note that pre-release versions in general may be unstable and have more issues than release versions.

To test the web app, visit https://blockbench-dev.netlify.app/

Please report issues you find in the beta, make sure to specify the correct version.

Image Editor

  • Added layers
  • Added selection system
  • Replaced Copy-Paste Tool with Selection Tool
  • Added secondary color
  • Added Pixel perfect brush
  • Improved brush stroke dynamics
  • Added option to paint with right mouse button and second color
  • Allow 2D editor brush tool coords to exceed frame
  • Added 2D Image format to start screen, renamed the category Low Poly to General
  • Remove Sync Color Between Instances feature, as tabs exist now
  • Reverting to a texture version that is synced to a file will now load the old version from memory

Animation

  • Added animation onion skinning
  • Added animation presets
    • Created 19 included animation presets
    • Added the option to create custom animation presets
  • Added toggle to lock animations into the playing state
  • Added a Hint/error message when selecting element in animator
  • Added new molang validation checks (#2011)
  • Added the option to bake IK animations
  • Auto-load particle and sound files when loading from bbmodel
  • Added Java animation export (modded entity format)

Plugins

  • Added plugin settings in plugin dialog
  • Added plugin details page
  • Added plugin features page

Meshes

  • Added tool to apply object rotation to meshes

UV Mapping

  • Added per-texture UV size in supported formats

Screenshots and Recorder

  • Added Advanced Screenshot option to capture screenshots at higher quality and with pre-determined parameters
  • Added resolution and focal length options to GIF recorder
  • The GIF recorder now records animatios at consistent speed
  • Added button to edit captured screenshots in 2D editor

Misc

  • Add setting and enable modded entity integer size by default
  • Add cursor tooltips for many interactions
  • Improvements to element and UV copying
  • Custom OS file explorer icon for bbmodel files
  • Updated several icons
  • Updated window control icons on Windows/Linux
  • Updated PWA display mode to collapse the title bar (#2079)
  • Add icons to import image dialog
  • Sidebar width now works per mode

Technical changes

  • Upgraded electron
  • Added togglable dialog form fields
  • Added cursor tooltip API
  • Added shared action system

Fixes

  • Fix issues with using nested menus on touch screens
  • Fix #2054 Non-vanilla model fields leak to other models
  • Fix bedrock display settings accuracy
  • Fix backup files not being created in image format
  • Fix #2074 incorrect position when converting cube to mesh
  • Fix scaling not updating sliders and transform gizmo
  • Fix icon display issue in customize toolbar dialog
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