4.8.0 Beta 2

Welcome to the second beta for Blockbench 4.8 - The Plugin Browser 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.

Definitely check out the changelog of the previous beta build if you haven't already: https://github.com/JannisX11/blockbench/releases/edit/v4.8.0-beta.1

Painting

• Allow navigating UV editor + timeline with viewport pan key (#1792)
• Let color picker pick through transparency by default
• Improve Paint Through Transparency feature (#1798, #1952)
• Allow custom color for 3D brush outline

Mirror modeling

• Add mirror modeling support for java block/item
• Add mirror modeling support for bones
• Save mirror modeling option per project

Plugins

• Add plugin dependency check when update adds dependencies
• Allow disabling store plugins
• Change plugin page scrolling behavior to only scroll About

Animation

• Implement timeline frame number display
• Graph editor click graph to select axis
• Reorganize timeline menu

Miscellaneous

• Added preview scene player model option
• Keep file name when importing skin
• Added size sliders for meshes
• Added option to toggle all grids
• Make Camel skin presets compatible with Toggle Layer
• Ensure moving outliner selections places in displayed order
• Re-center java block/item models when converting

Technical updates

• Setup new certificate + build process
• Removed support for 32 bit operating systems

Fixes

• Fixed #1950 3D cursor offset on rotated cube face
• Fixed gradient tool mirror paint offset
• Fixed rotation issue when converting model with rotation axis restriction
• Fixed actions cannot be added to a menu without path
• Fixed issue with undoing texture edits in web app
• Fixed #1936 Mirror modeling leaves element behind
• Fixed #1937 Mirror modeling mesh selection issue
• Fixed #1939 3D brush outline on deformed UV quads
• Fixed #1940 desktop only plugins can be installed in web app via URL query
• Fixed start screen slideshow not working on older browsers
• Fixed #1891 Cannot add reference images in orthographic
• Fixed reference image error
• Fixed plugin dependency issue
• Fixed outliner search being case sensitive
• Fixed 3D brush outline not working with inflated cubes
• Fixed 3D brush offset in Java Block Item format
• Fixed #1946 dissolving edge does not remove vertices
• Added fallback for customized toolbars that error on load (#1955)

v4.8.0 Beta 1

Welcome to the first beta for Blockbench 4.8 - The Plugin Browser 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.

Plugin browser redesign

• Split screen layout with list in sidebar
• Full-screen information about the plugin
• Added the ability to disable local plugins temporarily (#1724)
• Added plugin dependencies
• Plugins can now have PNG and SVG icons
• Start screen with suggested plugin rows
• Added context menus for installed plugins

Preview Scenes

• Added 9 new Minecraft Preview Scenes
• Added cube maps to make preview scenes feel more immersive

Mirror modeling

Mirror modeling let's you change one side of your model, and updates the other side automatically

• Enable mirror modeling from the Edit menu
• Right click elements to disable mirroring per element

I am especially looking for testing and feedback on this feature, since it will only be useful if it works reliably.

Features

• Add backup browser
• Added 3D brush outline (#1410)
• Split screen layouts, replacing quad view
• Add outliner search bar
• Display file path in "file not found" error message
• Action control: Add support for BarSelect
• Add error message for expired model link
• Display icons on keyframes with Math expressions
• Lock timeline axis when holding ctrl or shift
• Make Invert Selection work for keyframes + mesh selection
• Improve layout of texture resize dialog
• Reference Image option when sharing models
• Add better error messages when sharing model fails
• JSON indentation setting (#1407)
• Add save project selector on quit
• Clear unused texture space feature
• Add option to duplicate texture
• Add Switch Face Crease button
• Display locator rotation using pivot marker
• Option to hide selection outlines in paint mode (#1869)
• Add bed skin preset (#1852)
• Add extra bedrock binding presets
• Setting to switch tools on double click
• Add UV project from view
• Add Minecraft 1.20 skin presets
• Added the ability to create multiple loop cuts

Animation

• Show multiple axes in the graph editor
• Add graph editor ruler lines
• Add timeline menu to menu bar

Improvements

• Apply first imported texture on bedrock block automatically
• Always enable backface culling in java block/item
• Limit zoom level when opening pixel art
• Add better description for project conversion
• Renamed Steve and Alex skin presets to Player - Wide and Player - Slim

Technical updates

• Added menu groups
• Added dynamic icon vue component
• Added hasAny and hasSelected to improve performance
• Added checkbox as amendEdit input type
• Added save_model_action event hook
• Made toolbars work with actions directly instead of just IDs
• Added findFileFromContent API
• Added validate method to individual checks
• Added stretch_cubes feature for custom formats
• Added action events
• Update electron to 25.2

Fixes

• Fixed reference images not embedding data in projects
• Fixed switching elements to per face UV in validator
• Fixed image format not getting marked as saved on quit
• Fixed missing undo integration for dropping textures
• Fixed GIF reference images potentially not saving correctly
• Fixed error on startup with action conditions
• Fix description of bedrock legacy export action
• Fix #1931 dialog file input reveals path in streamer mode
• Fix locator/null size changing with FOV
• Fix undoing mesh removing ignoring outliner position in some cases
• Fix error in menus
• Fix Share Model link dialog having unneccesary button
• Fix mesh selection not updating correctly when copy pasting mesh selection
• Fix face properties editor completely hidden when no cubes selected
• Fixed #1900 Resetting a toolbar 2x empties it
• Fixed texture apply actions being visible in single-texture formats
• Fixed menus having incorrect scroll bars
• Fixed slider for keyframe "Post" values not working correctly
• Fixed the mirror brush having an incorrect brush size in some cases

4.7.4 - The Reference Image Update [Patch 4]

Fixes

• Fixed #1890 Brush and eraser no longer work in 2D editor
• Returning from hovering over side menu in menu entry (e. g. Plugins...) to the main menu entry does not update highlight
• Fixed missing translation for Start Screen button tooltip, when Hide Tab Bar is enabled

v4.7.3 - The Reference Image Update [Patch 3]

Changes

• Changed cuboid mesh default name to cuboid from cube
• Adding reference image as blueprint by default when in side view
• Added Reset Layout to help menu
• Made Reset Layout unfold panels
• Added texture selection event hooks
• Improved mesh editing performance
• Performance improvements
• Support "context.is_first_person" for attachables

Fixes

• Fixed #1883 UV editor textures stack when painting multiple elements
• Fixed switching to paint mode de-syncing view mode selector
• Fixed missing translation for Rotate UV
• Fixed dialog methods using jQuery events
• Improved long menu overflow
• Force to lose WebGL context after deleting preview
• Fixed issue when using loop cut on orphan edge
• Fixed dropping texture on outliner overriding removed faces
• Fixed removed store plugins being logged as installed
• Fixed removed reference images reappearing after restart
• Fixed actions not being deleted from toolbars when toolbar hidden
• Fixed duplicated groups appearing at outliner bottom
• Fixed #1000 Auto UV causes cube UV to exceed limits
• Fixed #1864 Quad viewport blueprint issues
• Fixed #1862 Animation controllers with particles and sounds don't load
• Fixed cannot open context menu for controller particles and sounds
• Fixed #1861 Ctrl + S does not save single animation controller
• Fixed #1860 playback of loop modes in anim controllers
• Fixed error when saving timeline setup

4.7.2 - The Reference Image Update [Patch 2]

Changes

• Use alt key to amplify keyframe graph from center
• Added icon to reference image delete dialog

Fixes

• Fixed FBX position keyframe scale (#1853)
• Fixed animation controller blending using blend value of wrong state
• Fixed reference image drag & drop
• Fixed seam tool still selecting edges based on vertices
• Fixed #1850 disabled cube faces block UV dragging
• Fixed reference images being selectable through model
• Fixed cube face rotation not always restricted to format
• Fixed mesh alignment on higher res texture templates
• Updated electron builder to potentially solve #1755
• Fixed password toggle in settings not displaying in line
• Fixed #1854 Cannot paint on Skin Block preset
• More accurate animation playback speed
• Fix #1262 inset faces don't have default UV mapping
• Fixed moving mesh selection in group space

4.7.1 - The Reference Image Update [Patch 1]

Changes

• Increased the sensitivity of colors HSV sliders
• Hide Create Texture type field when only one option is available

Fixes

• Fixed issue with directional loop cuts
• Fixed bones not updating when baking animation into model
• Fixed event system no longer working with multiple hooks
• Fixed custom formats not appearing on the start screen instantly
• Fixed GIF encoder confusing black and transparent
• Fixed graph editor messing up when no animator selected
• Fixed #1839 can delete reference images while properties are open
• Fixed missing lang string in reference image dialog
• Removed save codec dialog in web app due to not working well with browser downloads
• Fixed #1836 unable to paint on mobile after selecting color
• Fixed splash art being invisible on mobile
• Fixed blend by shortest path toggle in animation controllers not working
• Fixed startup issue after adding certain actions to toolbars
• Reverted pointer and graphics tablet changes in order to fix touch screen issues
• Fixed options not getting added to empty sub menus
• Fixed validator not updating on triggers
• Fixed viewport context menu not working on touch
• Fixed text and number fields not being selectable on some iOS devices
• Fixed edge extrusion direction issue
• Fixed actions not getting removed from keybinding list when unloading plugins

4.7.0 - The Reference Image Update

Overview

• Reference Images!
• Sub keybindings!
• Preview for Bedrock Attachables
• Fixed flickering in GIF recorder
• Graph editor keyframe amplify tool
• New export options

Reference Images

• Added reference image system, replacing backgrounds
• Reference images can be mirrored and rotated
• You can change the opacity of reference images, or hide them
• You can choose the layer of your reference to show it behind or in front of the viewport, or floating above the UI
• They can be saved in your project, which requires you to save your model as a .bbmodel project file. Or, they can be saved globally in Blockbench.
• Multiple reference images can be added at the same time (#1157)
• Reference images work in the 3D and 2D editor (#1552)
• Use Clear Mode on blueprints to hide the background

Model Export Features (glTF, GLB, FBX, Collada)

• Added export settings API
• Added glTF export options
  • glTF encoding (ASCII glTF, Binary GLB)
  • Export bones as skinned armature
  • Embed textures
  • Scale
  • Export animations
• Textures and UV maps on glTF models are no longer flipped vertically (#1743)
• Added FBX export options
  • Scale
  • Export animations
  • The binary exporter is almost working, but not quite. If any FBX experts read this and may be able to help with this, hit me up!

Key Features

• Added preview mode for Minecraft Bedrock attachable models on the player
• Added keyframe amplify tool in the graph editor!
• Proportional editing for meshes
• Sub-keybindings!
  • Assign separate keys to increase or decrease a value such as brush size
  • Assign keys to go to a specific option (like specific Selection Mode, specific Transform Space etc.)

Editing

• Added function to connect mesh faces in UV editor
• Added UV vertex merging function
• Smaller increments for HSV sliders (#1406)
• Changed Box UV origin when resizing Z axis (#1794)
• Improve edge/vertex extrusion direction in side views
• Allow float sizes in modded entity format (keep in mind Box UV)
• Loop cuts can now cut through a ring of triangles

UI

• Display the top 5 Splash Art Contest submissions as a slideshow on the start sceren!
• Restructured and improved UV menu
• Improved numeric inputs
• Update preview size when resizing window with background rendering off
• Improve search bar mobile input
• Allow math expressions in numeric inputs
• Added Alt keybinding label to the color picker
• Improved link and text sharing UI
• Improved keybinding labels for international layouts
• Replaced "Don't Show Again" button in dialogs with a checkbox
• Renamed Face Normal to Face Orientation
• Added Round Value feature to numeric sliders in context menu
• Added setting for always showing splash art

Animation

• Animations from different files are now allowed to have the same name (#1437)
• Added ability to reorder animation controllers in animation list
• Mark newly added animations as unsaved
• Changed default timeline zoom level
• Improve timeline timecode displays: E. g. snapping 50 no longer displays as 0.52, 1.04 etc.
• Added support for Molang query is_first_person
• Added preview.texture_frame variable to preview animated textures

Texturing and UV

• Added mesh UV rotation handle
• Option to configure 2D mirror painting center
• Option to lock color palette
• Added slider to switch selected palette color
• Added Preview toggle in texture edit dialogs
• Added support for animated textures on meshes (#1634)
• "Reset Zoom" on UV editor now also resets position
• Renamed 16x MC skin resolution to "default"
• Added error message for textures that exceed the maximum resolution
• Hide box UV toggle in texture generator if no cubes exist
• Applying texture to box UV cube in UV editor now applies to all sides
• Allow scrolling while dragging UV and copy-paste tool overlay
• Better graphics table support for paint tools (solves #1286)
• Added subtle pixel grid to default empty texture
• Minor improvements to the mesh template generator

Other Features and Improvements

• New Language: Vietnamese
• Added first time save codec selector
• Option to reset settings to default (on right-click)
• Added validation for missing binding on Bedrock attachable models
• Omit locators and null objects from screenshots
• Plugins on desktop now only download on restart when a new version is available
• Implemented top-facing item frame display reference
• Added improved feedback for malformed JSON errors when importing files
• Improved prism editor autocomplete:
  • Disable autocomplete popping up on navigation
  • Don't autocomplete if word is already completed
• Improved mesh selection update performance
• Removed Pedro Pascal

System Requirements

• Dropped support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 / 8.1 for the Windows app. The browser app will continue to work on these systems for the forseeable future. More info

API changes

• Added API to add toolbars to panels
• Refactored panel toolbar setup
• Added message box checkboxes
• Added EventSystem super class
• Implemented "once" listener type (#1656)
• Introduced enum property type
• Added dialog inline_select form element
• Added conditions for toolbars
• Change plugin download and install methods to make more sense
• Added bedrock animation compile event hooks
• Allow tab editing in prism editors with class capture_tab_key
• Added NumSlider field to invert scroll direction

Fixes

• Fixed flickering in recorded GIFs
• Fixed issue with unset particle lifetimes (#1770)
• Fixed bezier handles not syncing on uniform scale keyframes
• Fixed resize line dragging with pen (#623)
• Fixed painting grid not updating after creating template
• Fixed #1766 UV faces rotate individually
• Removed native tooltip on icon mode bar selects
• Fixed status bar overflow
• Fixed #1795 Center View on Selection in UV is based on texture rather than UV resolution
• Fixed dissolving edges creating inverted faces
• Fixed plugin documentation link
• Fixed #1786 Cannot unselect texture if list is full
• Fixed menu bar menus not closing when clicking again (#1803, thanks @MrKinau)
• Fixed issues with height of some panels when in sidebar
• Fixed #1804 Centering view on empty project corrupts view
• Fixed issues with particle texture import and preview in web app
• Fixed inflate not working correctly in Bedrock Block format
• Fixed alignment of panting grid on bent quads
• Fixed issue with creating mesh faces between disconnected vertices
• Fixed #1797 Append Box UV elements to template increases size
• Fixed textures getting stuck in non-existant frame after removing animation frames
• Fixed #1805 issue when running edits while painting
• Fixed #1809 edge selection not working sometimes
• Fixed Reset Layout not working with new panel system
• Fixed bedrock scale keyframe export formatting
• Improved memory cleanup when closing projects
• Fixed UV dragging not reacting to changes in pressed modifier keys while dragging
• Fixed issues with undoing mesh UV mirroring and deleting meshes
• Fixed normals inverting when deleting vertices
• Fixed UV position sliders not correctly displaying coordinates of selected vertices
• Fixed Sketchfab token not getting saved in some cases

4.7.0 Beta 3

Welcome to the third beta for Blockbench 4.7 - The Reference Image 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.

Changes

• Added option to toggle all reference images
• Removed reference image web search due to being unreliable
• Added attachable binding validation
• Added support for animated textures on meshes (#1634)
• Added pixel grid to default empty texture
• Added Round Value feature to numeric sliders
• Removed proportional editing from toolbar by default (it's a niche tool for Blockbench style)

Improvements

• Improve prism editor autocomplete:
  • Disable autocomplete popping up on navigation
  • Don't autocomplete if word is already completed
• Improve edge/vertex extrusion direction in side views
• Hide box UV toggle in texture generator if no cubes exist
• Applying texture to box UV cube in UV editor now applies to all sides
• Invert color palette slider scroll direction
• Switch rotate gizmo cursors
• Pre-compute vertex weights for proportional editing to improve edit dynamics
• Allow scrolling while dragging UV and copy-paste tool overlay
• Better graphics table support for paint tools (solves #1286)
• Improve timeline timecode displays: E. g. snapping 50 no longer displays as 0.52, 1.04 etc.
• Improved mesh selection update performance

API changes

• Allow tab editing in prism editors with class capture_tab_key
• Added NumSlider field to invert scroll direction

Fixes

• Fixed flickering in recorded GIFs
• Fixed issue with unset particle lifetimes (#1770)
• Fixed bezier handles not syncing on uniform scale keyframes
• Fixed reference images being selectable behind UI
• Fixed error when using resize slider with box UV cube
• Fixed resize line dragging with pen (#623)
• Fixed painting grid not updating after creating template
• Fixed incorrect position in display settings
• Disabled action prevention while transforming due to potential errors

4.7.0 Beta 2

Welcome to the second beta for Blockbench 4.7 - The Reference Image 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.

System Requirements

• Dropped support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 / 8.1 for the Windows app. The browser app will continue to work on these systems for the forseeable future. More info

Reference images

• Added option to select in which modes a reference image is visible
• Outline invisible reference images in editing mode

Changes

• Implement max texture size error
• Added option to configure 2D mirror painting center
• Undo Y Flip on glTF texture + UV export (#1743)
• Added embed textures option in glTF
• Added slider to switch selected palette color
• Implement new numeric input in more places
• Include sub keybindings in keybinding search results
• Better feedback for JSON errors in dialog
• Rename 16x MC skin resolution to "default"

Fixes

• Fixed #1805 issue when running edits while painting
• Fixed glTF rig root offset issue
• Fixed skinned mesh normals in glTF
• Fixed #1809 edge selection not working sometimes
• Fixed issue with reference image depth order when color picking
• Fixed angle dialogs not opening
• Fixed Reset Layout not working with new panel system
• Fixed bedrock scale keyframe export formatting
• Added missing translations
• Improved memory cleanup when closing projects

4.7 Beta 1

Welcome to the first beta for Blockbench 4.7 - The Reference Image Update!

by @JannisX11

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 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.

Reference Images

• Added reference image system, replacing backgrounds
• Reference images can be mirrored and rotated
• You can change the opacity of reference images, or hide them
• You can choose the layer of your reference to show it behind or in front of the viewport, or floating above the UI
• They can be saved in your project, which requires you to save your model as a .bbmodel project file. Or, they can be saved globally in Blockbench.
• Multiple reference images can be added at the same time (#1157)
• Reference images work in the 3D and 2D editor (#1552)
• Use Clear Mode on blueprints to hide the background
• Use web search to add reference images without leaving Blockbench

Export settings

• Added export settings API
• Added glTF binary export option
• Added option to export to glTF as rigged mesh / armature
• Added FBX export settings

Features

• Added preview mode for Minecraft Bedrock attachable models on the player
• Added keyframe amplify tool
• Sub-keybindings!
• Option to reset settings to default (on right-click)
• Add first time save codec selector
• Add Preview toggle in texture edit dialogs
• Added setting for always showing splash art
• Added function to connect mesh faces in UV editor
• Added UV vertex merging function
• Added option to lock palette
• Added proportional editing for meshes (Work in progress)

Improvements

• Animations from different files are now allowed to have the same name (#1437)
• Add ability to reorder animation controllers in animation list
• Smaller increments for HSV sliders (#1406)
• Improved keybinding labels for international layouts
• Omit locators and null objects from screenshots
• Added mesh UV rotation handle
• Improved numeric inputs
• Update preview size when resizing window with background rendering off
• Improve search bar mobile input
• Allow expressions in dialog number inputs
• Restructured and improved UV menu
• Change default timeline zoom level
• Download plugins on desktop only when update available
• Allow float sizes in modded entity format
• Improve link and text sharing UI
• Add API to add toolbars to panel
• Refactor panel toolbar setup
• Implement top-facing item frame display reference
• Changed Box UV origin when resizing Z axis (#1794)
• Mark newly added animations as unsaved
• Added Alt keybinding label to the color picker
• Replaced "Don't Show Again" button in dialogs with a checkbox
• Renamed Face Normal to Face Orientation
• Loop cuts can now cut through a ring of triangles
• "Reset Zoom" on UV editor now also resets position
• Added support for Molang query is_first_person
• Added preview.texture_frame variable to preview animated textures
• Removed Pedro Pascal

Technical changes

• Added message box checkboxes
• Added EventSystem super class
• Implemented "once" listener type (#1656)
• Introduced enum property type
• Added dialog inline_select form element
• Added conditions for toolbars
• Change plugin download and install methods to make more sense
• Added bedrock animation compile event hooks

Fixes

• Fixed #1766 UV faces rotate individually
• Removed native tooltip on icon mode bar selects
• Fixed status bar overflow
• Fixed #1795 Center View on Selection in UV is based on texture rather than UV resolution
• Fixed dissolving edges creating inverted faces
• Fixed plugin documentation link
• Fixed #1786 Cannot unselect texture if list is full
• Fixed menu bar menus not closing when clicking again (#1803, thanks @MrKinau)
• Fixed issues with height of some panels when in sidebar
• Fixed #1804 Centering view on empty project corrupts view
• Fixed issues with particle texture import and preview in web app
• Fixed inflate not working correctly in Bedrock Block format
• Fixed alignment of panting grid on bent quads
• Fixed issue with creating mesh faces between disconnected vertices
• Fixed #1797 Append Box UV elements to template increases size
• Fixed textures getting stuck in non-existant frame after removing animation frames