v3.4.3

This is the official release of RetopoFlow v3.4.3!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.4.2.

• Fixed text rendering bug
• Fixed GPU Capabilities bug with Blender 4.1
• Fixed Blender UI becoming unresponsive after starting RF

v3.4.2

This is the official release of RetopoFlow v3.4.2!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.4.1.

• Worked around issue of "locking" Blender interface on Windows machines with Blender >3.6
• Strokes now shows counts for selected verts, selected edges, new spans, new loops
• Improved clarity for target geometry that is pinned, seam, non-manifold
• Disabling visualization of pinned or seam geometry will disable pinning
• Added keymap for marking/clearing seams, confirming quick tools
• Added keymap for confirming quick tools
• Added Merge options to Delete / Dissolve pie menu
• Many minor bug fixes

v3.4.1

This is the official release of RetopoFlow v3.4.1!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.4.0.

• Improved visualization and editing when working on "wrong" side of symmetry
• Fixed bridging bug with Strokes
• Fixed many bugs
• Improved general PolyPen performance
• UI drawing uses framebuffers again (UI performance)
• Warns when geometry is on "wrong" side of symmetry
• General code cleanup, refactor, and optimizations

v3.4.0

This is the official release of RetopoFlow v3.4.0!

This version of RetopoFlow requires Blender 3.6 or later.

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.3.0.

• Blender
  • Removed dependence on deprecated bgl module
  • Added support for Metal
  • Improved general feedback and error handling during startup process
  • Improved indication of warnings in Blender menu
  • Added button to continue editing with active mesh as target
  • Improved handling of when Blender version is outside requirements
• Performance
  • Improved navigating and selecting
  • Improved performance of all tools
• Select: added new tool to do box selection
• General: added simple rip and rip fill
• Contours
  • Fixed crashing bug when cutting across non-manifold edge
  • Fixed bug when cancelling cut
• Strokes: consistent fixed span/segment count for all insertions
• Knife: fixed bug when using where no source geometry exists
• Tweak: added raycast/snap modes to work in screen or world space
• Auto Save
  • Fixed and improved reporting, recovery, and other operations
  • Auto save is delayed until current action is finished
• Input
  • Added keymaps to select all linked, roll view, increase vertex count (Contours, PolyStrips, etc.) with plus key
  • Fixed NDOF and trackpad
• Mirror: preliminary work to mirror actions to "correct" side of symmetry plane(s)
• Debug: deep debugging for capturing terminal output to a file
• Hive: improved integration
• General
  • Fixed visual bug when matcaps are not installed. Light and Dark themes now use built-in matcaps
  • Ray casts ignores source geometry that is clipped (near clip only) or culled (backface)
  • Brush size (PolyStrips, Strokes, Relax, Smooth) is more consistent across screen
  • Fixed many smaller bugs
  • Restructured, refactored, and cleaned code base
  • Auto saves will make a few attempts before alerting of failure

v3.3.0

This is the official release of RetopoFlow v3.3.0!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.2.9.

• New undo system
• New recovery system
• Revamped action system
• Added button to open online documents for Warning Details
• Improved error handling at startup
• Refactored large sections and cleaned code
• Removed code for Blender 2.79 and earlier
• Reorganized file structure
• Improved Hive integration
• Added option to keep viewport orbit center when nothing is selected
• Added options to control Tweak/Relax brush alpha
• Fixed disappearing text on detail UI elements at certain Blender UI scales
• Fixed crash when exiting RetopoFlow after starting in wireframe mode
• Fixed issue where selected but hidden geometry could get deleted
• Turning off shading optimization now restores original shading settings
• General code improvement

v3.2.9

This is the official release of RetopoFlow v3.2.9!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.2.8.

• Fixed bug where scaling of target and viewport changes with save/undo
• Fixed rare bug in PolyPen

v3.2.8

This the official release of RetopoFlow v3.2.8!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.2.7.

• Fixed bug where checkedness of alert checkboxes is not saved
• Fixed bug with Stroke snapping distance

v3.2.7

This the official release of RetopoFlow v3.2.7!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.2.6.

• Fixed bug when pressing MMB while moving geometry with LMB
• Significantly improved Auto Save and Auto Save recovery
• Added quick bail if unexpected exceptions occur to prevent work loss
• Temp mesh is used when updating to prevent work loss
• PolyPen now has option to adjust distance for inserting vertex into edge
• Fixed issue where loose verts and edges are unselectable
• Fixed issue with crashing when using tablet
• Improved auto adjustment of view clipping
• Improved stability of Strokes and PolyPen
• Added option for snapping to geometry while using Strokes instead of using brush radius
• Checking for invalid characters in add-on folder name
• Improved and debugged UI code
• Removed RetopoFlow menu from all modes other than Object and Mesh Edit
• Moved version number from the menu title to the menu header

v3.2.6

This the official release of RetopoFlow v3.2.6!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.2.5.

• Vertex pinning and unpinning, where pinned vertices cannot be moved
• Seam edges can be pinned
• Option to hide mouse cursor when moving geometry
• Keymap editor improvements: shows keys for done and toggle UI, added Blender passthrough, fixed many bugs
• Fixed bug where modifier key states would be out of sync if pressed or unpressed while changing view
• Added auto clip adjustment setting, which adjusts clip settings based on view position and distance to bbox of sources
• Fixed visualization bug where depth test wasn't always enabled and depth range might not be [0,1]
• Added check for and button to select vertices that are on the "wrong" side of symmetry planes.
• Fixed many bugs and cleaned up code

v3.2.5

This is the official release of RetopoFlow v3.2.5!

NOTES: This release

• supports only Blender 2.9.3 or later (will not work on Blender 2.8.3 or before), and
• works around a crashing Blender 3.0+ bug (which is now fixed, but not released yet).

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.2.4.

• Worked around a major crashing bug in Blender 3.0 and 3.1
• Overhauled RetopoFlow's Blender menu, by adding custom icons to buttons, improving the wording, buttons to online help documents, buttons to updater
• Modifier keys (i.e., Ctrl, Shift, Alt, OSKey) now show OSX-specific symbols (i.e., ^, ⇧, ⌥, ⌘) for better readability on OSX machines
• Improved keymap editor
• Minor improvements for smaller screens
• Started working on improvements for error reporting
• Started refactoring code for major changes to Blender 3.0+ API, such as removing dependence on the deprecated bgl module
• Many bug fixes
• General cleaning up of old code and adding comments