It's not a new Blender release without a bevy of new nodes and functionality for Geometry Nodes. It is extremely useful in geometry nodes, to smooth meshes, mix attributes, blur procedural and image textures, smooth attribute masks, and much more. The Blur node is one of the most anticipated features in geometry nodes, and unlocks blurring in the 3D workspace for the first time in years. Geometry NodesĪnother unsurprising yet exciting development: Geometry Nodes gets another batch of new nodes and workflow improvements courtesy of the never-sleeping Geometry Nodes team! Blur Node In summary, the presence of numerous lights in a scene, including mesh lights, no longer results in significantly increased render times! 2. Cycles: Many Lights SamplingĬycles, Blender's groundbreaking path-tracer, continues to maintain its rapid pace of development and delivers yet another spectacular feature in this release: Light Trees, also known as as Many Lights Sampling. Here is a look at the key features (and then some) that stood out to us in this newest release, but it's highly recommended to check out the release notes and the release overview for a full picture of all the awesome new features available now at our fingertips! 1.

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