Blender update for 21 September 2023

Blender 3.6.3 LTS features many bug fixes. It is released on the v3.6 - Stable - LTS branch.

You can switch to this by right-clicking on the Blender entry in your library, select Properties.... Open the Betas tab and select v3.6 - Stable - LTS.

Patch Notes

• 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 object 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)

For a detailed list of bug fixes in each release, see 3.6 LTS releases on blender.org

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