3.8.3

Changes

• New Language: Czech
• Optimized per-face template generator
• Added read/write support for new MC Bedrock "binding" property
• Removed OptiFine part format from start screen

Fixes

• Fix issue with position animations in glTF exporter / Sketchfab uploader
• Fix race condition in auto updater that prevented updates on very fast connections
• Toast notification is not closed when exiting background position mode
• Fixed issue in UV editor where moving would affect size
• Fixed MC version comments in modded entity export
• Fixed issue where saving new anims would include all anims in the file
• Fix issue with locators when resolving group

3.8.2

Changes

• Visibility toggles can now be used on locked elements
• Added copy/paste menu to text inputs

Fixes

• Fix issue in UV dialog layout
• #841 Undo does not track exploded skin view
• Fixed issue on mobile where action control would not update search correctly
• Fixed scrolling in theme settings window
• Fixed issue where texture generator would generate templates in incorrect dimensions
• FIxed issue with saving files in web app on Firefox
• Fixed OBJ export in web app
• Fixed transform gizmo not selecting correctly on touch inputs.
• Fixed issue with animation list overflow
• Fixed an issue with opening models in the web app
• Fixed issue where actions in toolbars would not react
• Fixed visual update of flip action on bones
• #844 Item model GUI screen can be rotated
• Fixed web app loading issues in older browsers
• #846 Incorrect UV mapping on MC Skin piglin model
• #845 Colorpicking doesn't work on background images with lock on camera enabled

3.8.0

Changes

• Added animation graph editor
• Added option to share models via short link
• Added installable Progressive Web App (for computer + mobile)
• Added null objects
• Add orbit gizmo to control camera angles in previews
• Added timeline for animated textures
• #795 Added exploded skin view
• #482 Option to import and merge project files
• Added buttons to toggle sidebars
• Added buttons to fold panels
• Improved design
• Added click-and-drag to change multiple toggles at once in the outliner
• Added bracket-wrapping functionality to code editors (CSS, Molang)
• Added Action to export a specific set of animations as animation files
• Added button to clear recent file history
• Deleted files are now automatically removed from the recent file list
• UV mode in the project settings is now a dropdown menu
• Animations can now be sorted and dragged into different files
• Minecraft Bedrock model texture importer no longer shows duplicate textures
• Added button to export Minecraft skins directly from the export menu
• Added Rearrange option to template generator to generate templates using the existing UV layout
• Added support for 3dconnexion SpaceMouse
• Added animation import action to animation toolbar
• Improved startup time and model load time
• Particle effects now automatically get reloaded when the file changes
• Added control key modifier to timeline scrubbing to prevents snapping
• The mirror brush now briefly shows mirror plane when enabled
• #657 Add separate snapping setting for ctrl + shift
• #448 Support for CIT texture paths
• Blockbench now remembers the selected Color Picker tab between sessions
• Generic models no longer use MC bedrock animation files
• Added warning message when file name of an imported plugin does not match
• Plugins loaded via URL are now cached for offline use
• Added Background Rendering setting to enable/disable rendering while the window is not in focus
• Added setting to disable hardware acceleration, allowing Blockbench to run on old hardware
• Added Camera Near Plane setting
• Interface scale is now a setting instead of an option in the view menu
• Edit session communication is now encrypted using TLS
• Cube pivot points no longer default to 8, 8, 8 in Minecraft java block models
• glTF models are now exported in block instead of pixel units

API changes

• Added Blockbench.showToastNotification API
• Added toggles, a new type of action that toggles it's own value and can be connected to a setting
• Modes can now add center windows
• Added support for tooltip descriptions in dialog form API
• Added onFormChange event option to dialogs
• Updated material icons to the latest version
• Implement Vue components in dialogs
• Added Blockbench.addCSS API
• Added Blockbench.isTouch API to check whether Blockbench runs on a primary touch screen (e. g. tablet)
• Made all classed where it makes sense deletable for plugin (panels, codecs, formats, previews etc.)
• Renamed OutlinerElement > OutlinerNode, renamed NonGroup > OutlinerElement
• BarMenus now support custom conditions
• Added Blockbench.onUpdateTo function to run code when Blockbench gets updated to or past a specific version

Fixes

• Fixed edit sessions not working in web app
• Issue with reloading particle effects
• "Rename new cube" setting does not apply to locators
• Issue with reading binary files in desktop app
• Bone names may not be unique after converting to a format where that is required
• Menus and dialogs can overflow and stretch out of the window
• #801 Zombie skin model pose is applied incorrectly
• Fixed issues with special characters in dialog form fields
• JSON exporter does not escape special characters in keys
• #812 Center view on selection doesn't work in side views
• #814 Missing translation message.small_face_dimensions.title
• #821 Issue with cube rescale option not getting copied.
• Animations set to hold on last frame stop slightly after last frame
• Saving a renamed animation creates duplicate animation in file
• Incorrect tooltip offset in color pickers in dialogs
• Root locators are not saved correctly
• Fixed file watchers not getting removed after closing project
• FIxed issue with moving groups in local space
• JSON formatting in bedrock files with multiple geos is not preserved
• Fix issue with audio playback in the timeline
• #837 colour picker does not update when selecting colour from palette
• #834 theme colour selector does not update when importing theme
• #832 element position/size/pivot/rotation dials snap to random values when trying to adjust with hold left click

3.7.5

Changes

• Improved export for non-linear keyframes
• Added opacity and collision support for particles

Fixes

• Fixed texture issue when loading particle effects multiple times
• Fixed issue with opening context menus on touch devices
• Fixed scrolling in outliner and texture list on touch devices
• Fixed pose rotating in skin mode
• Fixed issue with variables and equal-operator in molang expressions

3.7.4

Fixes

• #761 glTF exporter not working on some models

3.7.3

Changes

• Added animation file context menu with option to unload file
• Performance improvements

Fixes

• #722 Local rotation space not working for bones
• #733 Fix '#' not working in image paths in UI
• #757 Local Transform Space doesn`t work
• Fix import of single non-linear keyframes
• Fix issue with focusing text inputs in desktop app

3.7.2

Changes

• Added new skin model "goat"
• Add support for smooth keyframes in glTF exports

Fixes

• Fix screenshot in display mode using wrong camera
• #750 Fix tab switching between num sliders
• #751 When you export JAVA Entity model, It exports unknown empty folders
• #752 Animation keyframe ordering sorted as string rather than number
• Fix issue with painting on touch devices
• Allow groups with no content to be rotated

3.7.1

Fixes

• Fix motion trail scale not updating with no selection
• #749 Conditional properties missing from project
• Fix element and bone panel being hidden in web app
• Fix web app loading issue on iOS devices
• Remove conditional chaining to increase compatiblity
• Small mobile interface fixes and improvements

3.7.0 - The 2nd Animation Update

New Animation Features

• Particle effect renderer
• Animation motion trails
• Experimental Inverse Kinematics (IK) editing in animation mode
• Added colorable keyframes
• Added animation properties dialog
• Added method to stretch selection of keyframes by holding Ctrl and dragging
• Preview of custom animation time update variables
• Added support for blend_weight with preview
• Animations can now be loaded from multiple different files
• Bedrock animations are now imported from entity files automatically
• Animations can now maintain bones that do not exist in the current model
• Waveform preview of sound keyframes in the timeline
• MoLang syntax highlighting in keyframe input fields
• Animations now support and automatically detect individual snapping settings
• Animation playback is now based on real time
• Added actions to jump back and forth in the timeline by one frame, bound to comma and period
• Added smooth interpolation mode for keyframes (Requires MC Bedrock 1.16.100 or newer!)
• Added support for discontinuous keyframes and multiple effects per keyframe

Misc Features and Changes

• New Skin models: Flat Texture, Cube, Armor
• New Display Mode skin
• Added Material Instances editor for MC Bedrock block geometries
• Modded entity format now supports cube rotations
• Transparent faces are now click-through, meaning you can select and paint things behind them
• Transparent faces are now removed in glTF export
• Added menu bar to switch panels on mobile devices
• Added keybinding labels to menus and tooltips
• Resolving groups now applies the group's transformation to the content
• Added setting to toggle minifying .bbmodel files
• Added setting to toggle anti-aliasing
• Sample texture now repeats if UV is bigger than texture
• Added padding option to texture template generator
• Mouse wheel scrolling is now supported in keybindings
• Brush settings are now saved individually per tool
• Using number sliders now locks the mouse position so you are longer restricted by screen boundaries
• Added selection argument to select by marker color
• Option to restore default preview backgrounds

Technical Changes

• Updated Electron to 8.5.2
• Updated Three.js to r120
• Added live updating conditions inside dialog forms
• Added property API support for all save-relevant classes
• Added max_version property for plugins to prevent installation in newer versions (Only use in very specific cases!)

Fixes

• #678 Opening .bbmodel files on macOS loads Blockbench but not project
• Ctrl + S in Skin format saves project instead of just texture
• Group folding caret is hidden in animation mode when group only contains locators
• Skin preset for the hoglin uses an outdated model
• Fix transform space issues of pivot tool

3.6.6

Changes

• Only show texture generator folder option when necessary
• Improve loading images from projects/backups and saving textures in projects
• Select all now selects root bone if applicable

Fixes

• Animations set to hold on last frame do not play again when pressing space again
• JSON exporter incorrectly exports Infinity instead of null
• Fix issue with importing bedrock models
• Fix issue with cropped screenshot API
• Allow lower case f for floats in modded entity import
• Issue with painting on animated textures
• Fix issue with height calculation of visible bounds
• Fix spaces in keyframe exporting as NaN
• #649 OptiFine JEM - Mirror UV is imported incorrectly when pivot is not 0
• #697 Opening saved bbmodel from explorer ignores formats added by plugins
• #701 Model switches to top texture when selecting a transparent face on bedrock mode
• #703 Issue transforming cubes with cullfaces
• #706 First Person Display Screen not showing all of it on ultrawide monitor