What's hot in Blender 4.2?

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A bit of a look at some of the new features of Blender 4.2 as shown in the newly released Beta, as well as some things you might want to know to do when you install it.
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@KrullMaestaren Ай бұрын

Modifier collections is a great idea because that could also help you manage modifiers in a mode userfriendly way when you got many of them. Create collection, name it, throw in modifiers, close it and forget them with a much cleaner modifier stack :)

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

Honestly I can think of so many times it would have sped things up.

@JohnFlower-NZ Ай бұрын

Maybe Geometry Nodes is a more suitable method for more complex arrangements?

@mind_of_a_darkhorse Ай бұрын

ND by Huge Menace is a decent workflow enhancement. It offers a new way of performing a non-destructive approach to modeling. It takes some getting used to and there are a lot of videos on how to use it. Overall the fact that it is free shows the dedication to the community the add-on authors have. I eagerly wait for your video on it!

@Suffering_Succotash_ Ай бұрын

Yeah, same here. I'm really looking forward to a video dedicated on it.

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

Yeah I think its great. To me I would say it doesn't have to be a new approach, its an extra tool set you can use if you want to.

@JoeRussell-oj7xm Ай бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul Would be really great if you could share your perspective on how it fits in with Boxcutter and Hard Ops.

@GA-br8wj Ай бұрын

I am frozen in time with version 3.6.12 for the moment, will try new versions when needed, still good that they are improving it, sometimes.

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

Yeah, but nothing wrong with staying what you are happy with as well.

@Dead_Last Ай бұрын

3.6 is Lts, so thats not bad.

@GA-br8wj Ай бұрын

@@Dead_Last I am using Steam installation for Blender so it is possible to update to new version or just to the last stable version of the one I have now, so I can also install a new version of Blender independently (not with Steam), like 4.2 and try it while keeping the old working version with the working addons I like. Some changes on version 4 I didn´t like so I will stick to 3.6 for a while.

@fergadelics Ай бұрын

3.6 is good. Enjoy. I waited til recently to update to 4.1 and I wish I could say it’s been smooth and feels solid. I’ve wasted a lot of time tracking down problems, troubleshooting.

@aegisgfx 19 күн бұрын

@@Dead_Last 4.2 will be an LTS is is not?

@kainv.9221 Ай бұрын

Currently I still stick to the 3.6 LTS version of blender. Cause I’m afraid, that some of the quality of life addons I use won’t work properly with blender 4.1.) The only thing I miss from 4.1 is that really hot snapping funktion with „B“.)

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

Yeah snapping is great. What addons aren't working?

@jeffellis1149 Ай бұрын

That's odd. I have 4.1. G to grab, B "snap with" works fine?

@acadgatsu Ай бұрын

you can try the CAD transform or quicksnap addons for 3.6 to get similar snapping features.

@estate0007 Ай бұрын

@@jeffellis1149 Yeah, I also had some problems to use that initially. But now it works so smooth for me. You have to look out for those orange symbols which appear after pressing b.

@kainv.9221 Ай бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul Like Slide Edege, Simple Bend and Bend Face by Kushiro (actually I have to check my gumroad for newer versions 😅) And PolyQuilt

@Bee-KL Ай бұрын

Modifier collections: that would be great. ND: one of the best addons I've discovered over the years. I've been using it for about 2 years now, and they've added a lot of functionality since I first started using it. That was something I was dreading, because this "more and more" made HOps/Boxcutter and Fluent too cumbersome for me to get back into. I only do hardsurface modelling occasionally, and if I only use an addon every few weeks, I don't want to waste hours getting to know it again. That hasn't happened with ND so far, and I hope it stays that way. A few minutes of playing around with ND and I'm back in the flow, which is great. No, it's not as powerful as HOps or Fluent, but it's more than enough for the things I do. Since I found ND, I have never gone back to these other addons. Small tip for new ND users who also use the F2 addon: maybe change the keyboard shortcut for the Fast Predict menu in edit mode. It is set to F by default, I changed it to Shift+F.

@ArtisansofVaul 29 күн бұрын

👍🏻👌🏼 Totally agree. Especially the tip for changing F to shift+f I do that because I use the focus tool from Machin3 Tools

@jeffdavies2824 Ай бұрын

I think you should release an Artisans of Vaul theme for 4.2. That way your viewers could use your exact settings when following along. Of course, this won't help with Cavity and other non_theme settings, but it will help!

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

I kind of have that, you can get a file with all my preferences on the Patreon or follow all of the settings I have changed here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdihp5t33J3VaKM.html 😁😁😁

@AnthonyHortin Ай бұрын

I kinda like that the (previously) included addons are no longer shipped with Blender and that they need to be downloaded. Will keep the Blender download a lot smaller, plus you can simply install and activate the ones you want, rather than having them all installed by default. Will also mean that if they decide to update a particular addon like Rigify for example, they’ll be able to release that updated version straight away, rather than having to hold it back until the next Blender release.

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

I hadn't considered that update as you go point. Thats such a big benefit! 👍

@alessandroazevedo2370 Ай бұрын

Haven't updated yet! and you anticipating?

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

I won't be using it that much until the full release but I like to play around with the Beta versions.

@johanavril1691 Ай бұрын

ND is not really included in 4.2 it's just that all add-ons on the blender extensions site can be downloaded from blender directly.

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

Ah, that's a good point. Maybe I should phrase it that it's clearly marked as a possible part of the Blender ecosystem and it makes it easier to find.

@johanavril1691 Ай бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul I guess all the add-ons on the site are validated by the blender foundation so it's not really wrong too.

@aegisgfx 19 күн бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul technically nothing ships with blender anymore as it all comes from the store, and anyone can submit anything to their store I believe

@cmbasnett 6 күн бұрын

@@aegisgfx Is it really a store if everything is free? :P

@myztazynizta Ай бұрын

4:10 - you're going to have to wait for more evolution in geometry nodes to make that happen.

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

Yeah, but I hope it does happen.

@IrocZIV Ай бұрын

Yeah, I thought it was odd that it was just "pin to last" I would have liked a "stay at bottom" and a "stay at top" option at least, but collections would be even better.

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

😁 Glad my idea isnt total madness

@Arjjacks Ай бұрын

Best way forward would have been to just have a "Pin in Place" function, really. So the modifier just stays where it is in the stack and the others have to shuffle around it. And any others you pin. But this at least fixes the Smooth by Angle/auto smooth controversy that plagued 4.1.

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

@@Arjjacks Good idea.

@imonseii1436 Ай бұрын

The reason there is no "pin to first" is because when you add a modifier, you always get them added to the bottom (now, just before pinned). You have to do changes manually to mess up the order at the top of the modifier stack. Hope this helps with the logic of why they chose not to add a pin to top.

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

Some programs/addons make interpretations based on what modifiers are on the stack so it would be nice to control that.

@darrennew8211 Ай бұрын

A better interface might be a button in the modifiers that says "unbake and rebake all GNs in the stack." One click to make sure everything is updated. You wouldn't normally leave the Bake turned on once you're done working on the GN node group, would you?

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

I don't think that would work. You might want different stages and a node after each stage to make things manageable on particularly large node setups. Being able to pick and choose where the bake points are would be important.

@darrennew8211 Ай бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul For sure. But in that case, you already have the node editor open, right? I was thinking more "why don't the other changes in my configuration update the results?" Or am I confused? If you update something in the modifier pane that has already been baked, does it cause the change to happen? I mean, it would *work*. It just wouldn't necessarily be most efficient. Obviously it has to be capable of being calculated from scratch.

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

@darrennew8211 So what would be good is to set up the modifier panel for the GN in order and put in bake nodes at intervals. That way you don't need the node editor open.

@darrennew8211 Ай бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul That would work also, yes. I just thought simplifying it like the other bakes. :-)

@GALAXYHUNTER Ай бұрын

with 4.2 Beta my recent project crashes all the time trying to test Evee

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

So I think Evee is one of the things with big changes so it may be that elements of those projects may need reworking. But rendering/animation isn't really by thing so Im not too sure on those aspects.

@dubwork Ай бұрын

is it possible to instance modifiers? Blender 5.0

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

That could be interesting for sure.

@dubwork Ай бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul absolutly, in Maya one has the option to use deformer sets. I miss this in Blender

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

@@dubwork That would be great

@aegisgfx 19 күн бұрын

import images as planes seems to be missing in B4.2

@ArtisansofVaul 18 күн бұрын

👍🏻 Yeah

@shanem8145 Ай бұрын

Its really the addon support that stops us from updating

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

I generally haven't had many issues. Most of the addon creators are pretty quick to update them.

@nicolacornolti Ай бұрын

I can't see the need to "pin to first", everything is already pinned to first

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

Some add ons make assumptions and move modifiers around the stack so it would help there. But if you don't use them thats fair.

@romulocastilho6506 Ай бұрын

essa organização de addon no blender e ruim a gente demora seculos pra achar os addons deveriam melhorar isso

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

How would you suggest improving it?

@superuser13 Ай бұрын

Don't want to have to download add-ons, not everyone has access to highspeed internet access. Very disappointing.

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

Thats fair. But then it means when you download Blender you can get that faster. Seems to equal out to me as you only need to install them once at a point you do have internet access.

@johanavril1691 Ай бұрын

You still had to download them before, they were just in the blender installer

@superuser13 Ай бұрын

By these replies, I can tell you all don't know what it's like to travel 80 miles round trip to get a high speed internet connection, just to keep up with all the frickin updates and programs you need to stay current in the modern world. So you will explain it some more, I'm just a random an Idot that knows nothing...

@Arjjacks Ай бұрын

@@superuser13 Certainly seems like you're missing the forest for the trees. Download all your addons along with 4.2 on your next 80 mile round trip.

@superuser13 Ай бұрын

@@Arjjacks no, your trying to mansplain something to me that I already know. I just want to download my entire software package in one trip to high speed internet. YFI

@Mounir_ALSAYED 29 күн бұрын

Please please please your sound....

@ArtisansofVaul 29 күн бұрын

You might have to be a bit more specific about what issue you're having with the sound? No one else has mentioned anything....

@Mounir_ALSAYED 29 күн бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul You explain very beautifully and your videos are valuable. I don’t mean to be rude, but when I said your voice, I meant that your voice while explaining is as if you are forced to explain.

@ArtisansofVaul 29 күн бұрын

@Mounir_ALSAYED 😅 That's probably because I have a slight stutter, so I have to constantly think as I speak. I also need to think about my voice volume that close to a microphone so it doesn't have sound issues (I have a rather loud voice) 😅

@Mounir_ALSAYED 28 күн бұрын

@@ArtisansofVaul Very polite, I wish you success.

@eitantal726 Ай бұрын

and yet... Built-in Radial arrays are still awful

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

Haha, have you tried ND which is included in 4.2? 😉

@sebbosebbo9794 Ай бұрын

4.2 is a rocker... devs. and community nailed the hard work of features and creat amazing milestone, so much to explore.💪💥🗯🔥💭❤💨🕊 P.s. I love the new Khronos tone mapper addition.. and the new add on for SDF modelling thats hopfully will be soon released & the ND add on & Evee , okay & the animation action extension, & the evolving node system & tools.. & atribute paradigma chance ...&..... &........ etc. etc. etc. .

@ArtisansofVaul Ай бұрын

😅😅😅😁 There are so many great updates to pick from!