Blender 3.6 LTS

The last LTS before the 4 series begin.
Supported until June 2025.
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* Find Blender 3.6 LTS under v3.6 – Stable – LTS branch. Switch by right-clicking on the Blender entry in your library, select Properties..., open the Betas tab and select the v3.6 – Stable – LTS program.

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Blender 3.6.3 LTS – September 21, 2023

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Changelog

  • Regression: File crashes the program. [#111235]
  • Fix (unreported) invalid memory access in new ‘newer blendfile version’ code. [5b6106f71aec]
  • Crash when switching to the Face select mode in 3.6. [#110136]
  • Regression: Files from last 4.0 can not be saved in 3.6.2 due to undefined region type. [#111332]
  • Fix: ensure bones are on at least one layer on blend file reading. [2fc04eaf4310e64ffbe713376e54df878c9a4279]
  • UV editor: show_gizmo does not switch off gizmos. [#110721]
  • Regression: OBJ Importer fails to import objects. [#110948]
  • Fix (partially) wrong RNA path for ‘ViewShading’ data. [4cf03b28b32]
  • Keyframe jump operator in the Graph Editor does not respect NLA offset. [#110789]
  • rna_prop_ui.rna_idprop_ui_create() fails to create new string property. [#110464]
  • Regression: Area resize cursor does not appear on minimized spreadsheet area. [#110085]
  • GPU: Fix signed/unsigned mismatches in shader code. [#111094]
  • Dropping object name on existing object socket in node editor not working. [#110723]
  • Swap Strips can delete strips if there is not enough space. [#109081]
  • Fix Weld modifier generating invalid mesh. [5b7af751fa5d1619c18fa1899cca885e9b8b79f0]
  • Regression: Blender Crashes On Scene Switch. [#111165]
  • Fatal crash with Freestyle SVG Export when rendering to a directory that does not exist yet. [#104723]
  • Fix #110053: Crash on linked animation data with drivers. [#110795]
  • Crash when changing asset icon. [#106976]
  • Vector displacement suspected to cause geometry artefact and CUDA error. [#111277]
  • UI: Error Logging for Some Screen Operations. [dd7f9749366]
  • Modifier’s Main Dropdown goes backwards. [#111238]
  • Unable to remove added keying set from context menu. [#94129]
  • Shortcut information missing in animation editors channel context menu. [#109427]
  • Crash accessing text style properties in object mode. [#110508]
  • Linked overriden o bject cannot be made local (if it has a parent in the sourcefile). [#111439]
  • Fix: Memory leak in Graph editor keyframe jump. [eb77eaa7d87]
  • VSE: appended modifier stack incorrectly deletes additional modifier. [#111601]
  • Fix: missing update when library override editable is toggled. [8dd151debcb]
  • Fix dangling pointer while scrubbing in the sequencer. [c3689c4235c840da78cfe8d815abe97b94679bb6]
  • Fix #111607: Do not unregister internal nodes. [#111615]
  • Sculpting problem Radius number during push the Shift + click force back to 1px. [#111490]
  • Control point Snap does not work for NURBS Surface. [#111548]
  • Measure tool snapping does not work. [#109454]
  • GeoNodes behaviour differences between 3.6.3 RC, 4.0 master, and 1 month ago. [#111933]
  • Regression: Edit mode weights panel shows incorrect values. [#111273]
  • Regression: Crash on COW delete of shared custom data. [#109583]
  • Fix: Customdata merging does not check layer limit on destination. [2a7d6d182c4]
  • Odd blender VSE crashes – Graph editor / Proxy sizes. [#111642]
  • Regression: Pressing Enter on the file name text will not confirm file selection. [#111645]
  • Overlay drawing issues on Intel HD4400/4600 (Only?). [#111162]
  • Regression: Crash on dragging a Speaker NLA strip. [#110161]
  • Regression: Adding nodes into node network causes strange placement and jump of node. [#111593]
  • Consistent mapping boundaries of brush textures. [#109201]
  • Fix error batch renaming light probes. [b8ab67827db]
  • Cycles: oneAPI: on Windows, embree on GPU may crash when rendering duration exceeds 3 minutes. [#109282]
  • Regression: Crash with assertion after delete scene when some 3D Views have Local Collection enabled. [#111970]
  • Compilation of GHOST_XrGraphicsBinding.cc fails with “invalid conversion” error. [#111820]
  • Vertex parenting broken on Curve object with multiple splines. [#112208]
  • Fix: Regression: Box select not working for GP/GPv3 channels. [9fc217cedfe]
  • Regression: Holding Ctrl + Alt + Scroll does not increment values of all selected objects. [#112028]
  • Regression: Graph Editor handle highlighting not working correctly. [#112144]
  • Sculpt Mode: Mask brush smoothing is broken. [#112285]
  • Regression: Split Edges node skips loose edges. [#109236]
  • Regression: Geometry Nodes Points of Curve is Outputting Unknown Result. [#112184]
  • Regression: Crash when loading with converted curves. [#112068]
  • The color attribute from Particle Instance Modifier is incorrect. [#112335]
  • Regression: Blender crashes when turning on a pass that has equally named AOV pass already. [#111166]
  • Regression: Crash when selecting an object with an orphaned geo node link. [#111411]
  • NLA Editor: “Hold Forward” for “Edited Action” track doesn’t work. [#100718]
  • Operator (e.g `bpy.ops.object.data_transfer()`) crashes when using `context.copy()` via addon. [#112299]
  • Cycles: support building with Windows ROCm 5.5 SDK. [2e1ab36]
  • Only some vertex weights can be modified via the UI panel. [#112123]
  • Sim Nodes: Don’t delete parent bake directory. [eba0d481bb5]
  • Regression: Menu Search crash if mouse is outside of the blender window. [#111212]
Blender 3.6.2 LTS – August 17, 2023

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Changelog

  • UILayout.template_node_view() doesn’t render UI properly. [#99569]
  • Accent Grave / Tilde key on Apple macOS not working. [#109630]
  • Regression: Using Grease Pencil Sculpt Grab Tool on a Stroke affected by Subdivide Modifier will Crash Blender. [#109986]
  • Blender 3.6 immediately crashes loading a GN hair model created in 3.5. [#110107]
  • Mesh Deform Modifier Vertex Count Error. [#110021]
  • Graphics Tablet Lag when in Texture Paint mode in Blender 3.0. [#93796]
  • LibOverride: Fix RNA handling of object parent-related properties. [8362d4aa3d5b072de801dccdd32d223c6fe81c88]
  • LibOverride: Reset object-parenting related properties in resync process. [cb31546c03b32b39f3a9e21f6eeebd8afc2bb48f]
  • LibOverride: Cleanup: Split log into dedicated output for resync code. [db2d14823952d11bda12b783fda425275c1ec92d]
  • LibOverride: Fix ‘resync enforce’ not working on RNA collections of IDs. [11c57f30166e0be116030353cba3d4d1fc5a0c6c]
  • LibOverride: RNA Apply code: Work around potential duplicates in names of RNA collections of IDs. [8736b6cc83012069f8f91f8a8e51e379be078764]
  • Fix (unreported) missing ‘need resync’ detection in overrides of overrides. [a6df00020630d42147cb7e341d4652ade5385611]
  • LibOverride: Extend unittest to cover more advanced/complex cases. [30943d710f2e447de5831410a9e9e6fcba1f6826]
  • LibOverride: Remove an override property when it has no operations. [cc325ad1ba5b39d89f2211063b2f4577b835a8c3]
  • LibOverride: Fix persistent override property in some RNA pointer cases. [f63ca4f7a82cf472cf1db59f18b810ddac2629cb]
  • LibOverride: Fix RNA API to access liboverride operation’s flag. [8c81327b84b545370631d96e37f8632d0d6c24f9]
  • Fix (unreported) incorrect behavior of liboverride hierarchy fixing code. [4bc512bc9d62e75151660c7cc6e4069bfa0cade3]
  • Window autofocus misbehaves. [#109886]
  • Regression: Pressing multiple modifier keys at the same time locks mouse click. [#109525]
  • Switching open windows ignores held modifiers on WIN32. [#40059]
  • Docs: Fix layout of bpy.types.Object Python API documents. [d47755f3c6e]
  • Spreadsheet does not update during/after playing animation. [#110164]
  • Windows + Intel Arc A770: Crashes if modifying the object after rendering image in rendered view mode. [#109771]
  • Animation: Fcurve Channel color band alignment. [0c4a3577469]
  • Geometry Nodes: Float Curve input limits are not working unless “reset view” is used. [#106139]
  • Appended text looses user (even if used in the Text Editor) after reload. [#110341]
  • deps_builder: Update USD repo and hash. [dca1dbbc6c3]
  • Regression: Speaker ignoring of the starting position in NLA track. [#110336]
  • `use spatial splits` does not display point cloud correctly on video card. [#110170]
  • Regression: Deadlock on render start. [#110426]
  • Fix #109417: Cycles HIP RT crash with multi device rendering. [#110512]
  • Snaping in solid mode (Xray 1.0) doesnt snap to “occluded” geometry. [#110259]
  • bpy.app.driver_namespace: no way to properly initialize for driver in material. [#109720]
  • How to Handle Forward Compatibility. [#109151]
  • Fix (unreported) minor bug in RNA/Liboverride apply code. [fbcaf7bf6f8]
  • blender 3.6.1 crashes on start with wayland. [#110627]
  • Regression: Gizmo stuck in place when I playback my animation. [#110041]
  • Fix #110615: missing GL dev packages in install_linux_packages.py. [#110609]
  • Regression: Loading a VSE .blend file created in older version into 3.6.0 loses information about video/audio clip cut lengths. [#110333]
  • vse separate image after import not working. [#110205]
  • Keyframes on values of linked data. [#109781]
  • Fix (unreported) missing handling of ViewLayer IDProperties in foreach_id code. [c426d5b084b]
  • Fix (unreported) collection ‘readfile’ expand incorrect assertion. [455683c838b]
  • Export_3ds: Fixed camera & spotlight target calculation. [c94cc788]
  • glTF exporter: fix missing animation hook parameter. [18d26d61]
  • Export_3ds: Fixed mismatched sign in target calculation. [82ce03ac]
  • Import_3ds: Fixed mismatched sign in target calculation. [90a7110b]
  • (Sun Position) – “North” indicator will not hide. [#104781]
  • Extra objects: Fix TypeError when torus knot added. [973e85bd]
  • Regression: Normal Edit modifier screws up UVs. [#110471]
  • Vertex weight slider not functional in a smooth way (weightpaint mode, editmode is fine). [#109460]
  • Make Line Tool Crashes Blender When Object Has Subdivision Surface Modifier. [#110601]
  • Keyframes on values of linked data. [#109781]
  • new gaussian smooth creates jagged keys. [#109799]
  • Graphic glitches while editing curves – Apple M2. [#110372]
Blender 3.6.1 LTS – July 18, 2023

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  • Operator bpy.ops.uv.pack_islands call leads to Blender crash. [#108171]
  • Append: in `localize All` case, LibOverrides does not behave properly and will leave Main data in invalid state. [#109004]
  • Frame change handler no longer entered when playback stops. [#109218]
  • Fix (studio-reported) crash when using ‘Clear’ on a liboverride hierarchy in the Outliner. [6adfd2ae393]
  • Fix property tags dummy enum value holding a reference to stack memory. [45bf61f131e]
  • Fix dropping files onto the window under Wayland in some cases. [f825a346fcf]
  • Enum properties don’t display text in Dope Sheet sliders. [#109198]
  • Baking in multi-Tiles textures (Udim) from MultiRes only use the height of the last tile as reference. [#109302]
  • Orbit Around Selection in Edit Mode is not working after 3.6.0 update. [#109519]
  • How to add credit to non-committers authors. [#109438]
  • Regression: Vertex Weight Mix crash on apply/undo when mesh has shape keys. [#109523]
  • Regression: Wireframe overlay on mesh Merge by Distance omits some edges. [#109577]
  • NLA editor tracks checkbox overlapping names when left side panel is too small. [#109455]
  • Regression: Outliner: Assert in outliner_collect_objects_to_delete. [#109590]
  • Fix (unreported) missing viewlayer sync call in Outliner liboverride tool. [9f6a4d0c065]
  • Fix toggling of liboverrides between editable and non-edtiable with “Make” tool in the Outliner. [7880ae7c787]
  • Regression: Cycles: Optix not able to render without cuda toolkit. [#109550]
  • Blender 3.6 > .dds image /texture issue. [#109442]
  • Error when collection visibility property is used in driver expression (fixed in main, backport request). [#109570]
  • Mesh.polygon_normals[0].value reports incorrect normal. [#109745]
  • Regression: Edge Crease behaves differently between Complex and Simple Solidify. [#109691]
  • Fix (unreported) potential crash in ‘make override’ Outliner tool. [8bbd05e76f]
  • LibOverride: Add debug util to print out liboverride data. [34965bfcca]
  • LibOverride: Expose ‘match reference’ status flag in RNA API. [737c941eca]
  • LibOverride: Fix potential minor issues in RNA liboverride handling code. [1b76b95886]
  • Node Wrangler: No matching images found. [#104573]
  • FBX: Materials missing from linked duplicates. [#104737]
  • Import_3ds: Fixed target calculation. [8e348cb5]
  • Blender HIP library `libamdhip64.so` loading issue in linux. [#109562]
  • Fix use-after free while transforming sequence strips. [fa2a28e96d0]
  • Fix sequencer image cache holding references to freed keys. [59ab70b594f]
  • Cycles: Embree: Resolve padding-related issue during buffer creations. [ab457ae62e3]
  • Cycles: Fix Out-Of-Bounds issues during Embree BVH building. [a81dccceaf9]
  • Applying a Bevel modifer on a object with UVs pins the uv islands. [#109471]
  • Weird rendering of points with velocity attribute. [#103918]
  • Regression: Blender creates unexpected selection areas when using Select Box or Select Lasso which can lead to crashes. [#109532]
  • Fix memory leak when there are unexpectedly more than MAXSEQ strips. [8142195f290]
  • Fix invalid address-of operator (hidden by a cast). [aef44c2d503]
  • Using python to add a driver to rigid body properties causes a crash. [#109887]
  • UI: Grey out ShapeKey list entry on mute. [be09111784d]
  • Unknown engine warning only shown when loading from a popup. [#109952]
  • Unable to start Blender 3.5 on MacOS 10.15. [#106905]
  • Viewport glitches when using Metal backend. [#109389]
  • Incorrect behavior when moving/linking objects to non-overridden linked collection. [#109898]
  • Geometry Nodes: Simulation crash. [#109885]
  • Faces use retopology overlay color even when retopology overlay is disabled. [#109662]
  • Overlay: Edit Mesh wireframe incorrect bias. [#109040]
  • Crash when calculating rigid body mass. [#109928]
  • Regression: Average Brush in Vertex Paint Mode is broken. [#109822]
  • Can’t delete scene using context menu in “Blender File” view in outliner. [#109802]
  • LibOverride: Fix diffing code not always cleaning unused operations. [3d2bae8a5daae92]
  • Regression: Cycles render crash using F12 render after running script that uses bpy.ops.render. [#109718]
  • Keyframes on values of linked data. [#109781]
  • Snapping no longer works behind faces/objects in wireframe/x-ray mode. [#109433]
  • Regression: Array modifier change a merged Root vertex of Skin modifier. [#109565]
  • vertex slide is broken when using shortcut double GG with face projection snap. [#109633]
  • new gaussian smooth creates jagged keys. [#109799]
  • Cycles HIP RT glass BSDF artifacts. [#109418]
  • Regression: Geometry Nodes: Edge Split node crash. [#110005]
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