Changelog

Resubmission of 2.0.0, read previous patch notes.

Changelog

This version of GrabDoc was developed in Blender 4.3.

What's New

• Refactored UI.
  • More modular; easier to hide UI you don't need after initial setup.
  • Bake maps will now outline required and optional socket names the shader supports.
  • Improved internal documentation and user tooltips / warnings across the board.
• Refactored internal baking and node system.
  • Developing new baker types only takes a node group and a few minutes now!
  • Clean-up on Map Preview exit has been fully automated across all bake types.
• Created the first complete documentation for teaching the inner workings of GrabDoc.
  • Added a button in UI header that redirects to the documentation webpage.
• Added multi-baker support for all bake map types.
• Added "Custom" bake map type.
  • Use any Node Group as your baking shader. (BYO shader!)
• Added "Alpha" socket support to most bake types
  • Occlusion, Material ID, and Custom bakers leave this socket intentionally unlinked
• Added filtering overrides for all bake map types.
  • When disabled, filtering will now render with a .01px filter. (Can't turn off fully)
  • Enabled by default on Material ID baker.
• Added bevel weight support to Normals baker. (Cycles only)
• Added invert support to Occlusion and Metallic bakers.
  • Complete coverage of grayscale maps with inversion properties!
• Added remaining built-in Blender methods for generating ID maps.
• Added default relative file path for export path.
  • No longer required to set a path before exporting, just save the Blend file!
• Added User Preference to disable GrabDoc bindings while in Map Preview.
  • Pressing Escape while in modal operators (move, rotate, etc.) would also exit the preview.
  • Avoids friction for users that prefer working in Map Preview.
• Moved auto-camera exit option for Map Preview to the User Preferences.

Fixes / Changes

• Objects added while in Map Preview will have materials automatically applied.
  • Avoids needing to leave and re-enter preview every time you add a new object.
• On Map Preview exit, the shader graph clean-up automation will no longer remove GrabDoc node groups added to the graph by the user.
  • These make for great example cases when making your own node groups.
  • Add → Group → GD_Normals ...
• Bake maps not supported in all baking engines will now be disabled by default.
  • Shouldn't see any empty textures exported using default settings now.
  • Bake maps that require shader manipulation.
• Improved scene property caching and loading methods for Map Preview.
• Disabled system for avoiding material application based on camera frustum in Map Preview.
  • Fails in some edge cases while not providing significant speed increase in smaller scenes.
  • This optimization still exists as a setting in User Preferences.
• Fixed a handful of unreported bugs with previous builds.

Known Limitations

• Presets, Marmoset, and Channel Packing only support the first / default generated bake maps.
  • Integration disabled, shouldn't see errors appear because of this.
• Some bake maps lack shader connections for default Alpha socket.

Changelog

Blender 4.3 compatibility patch

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