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v1.4.0 - Updates:

Main changes:

• Code:
  • New addon file structure (Optimized for future updates)
  • Now using bmesh instead of bpy.ops (Stable block imports)
  • New Blockstate system (Stable, but incompatible with MCA 1.3.5 and lower)
  • Updated Block Database: Now the addon uses 1.21.11 Block Database by default

    Note: You can update the Block Database using Dev Tools (Recommended Resource Pack)

• UI/UX:

  • Added new icons

  • Removed Block ID filter

  • New Block & Entity prefixes

  • New progress bar when exporting

  • Updated Collection Structure and Colors

  • Moved Datapack Settings to Export Tab (Again)

  • Split export settings into distinct Block and Entity

  • Cleanup Tools (Formerly Organization Tools):

    • Merged old tools into Optimize Project.
    • Added Relocate Objects function.
    • Logic is now much more consistent.

  • Removed Use Interpolation checkbox

  • Removed Start from interpolation settings

  • Removed Custom Frame Range from Export Tab

  • Removed Dynamic Tracking checkbox from Tracking Options

• Datapack:

  • Exporting Book Menu is now optional
  • Added an option to open the datapack folder after exporting.
  • You can now save Datapack Settings & Resource Pack settings to preferences
  • Pre-built Assets: Included internal textures for common blocks (Grass_Block, Planks and Stone) to prevent missing textures when no Resource Pack is loaded.

Minor changes:

• Keyframe Optimization: Now the generated keyframes are way more optimized with an early fail setup
• Entity Commands: Added Keyframe Control. You can now specify frames for execution (e.g. 1,2,3,5 or 1-3, 5).
• Missing Textures: Now using a distinct texture (No longer pink material)
• Translator: Added support for future language translations

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1.3.4 - Updates

Fixes:

• Fixed vertices being deleted from all blocks with invisible faces.
• Fixed blocks that uses cross.json (short_grass, fern, weeping_vines and all similar blocks)
• Fixed hopper aways solidifying facing wall.

Added blockstates for the following blocks

• Flower pot (You can easily change flower_pot plants now)
• Cave Vines (Partial)
• Weeping & Twisting vines
• Glow Lichen
• Tall Grass, Tall Dry Grass & Large Fern

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1.3.3 - Updates:

Fixed the following bugs:

• Solidify not solidifying on the first keyframe.
• Player Tracking Mode conflicting with entity's spectators.
• Hopper model always facing the wall in the viewport.
• Book misalignment after v1.3.2.

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v1.3.2 - Updates:

Minor fixes and 2 new blockstates blocks

• Added blockstates support for the following blocks:

  • Brewing Stand (Partial support — Block displays and viewport only)
  • Hopper

• Improved Block Import Method: Faces from blocks with empty textures were being deleted. Now Fixed!

• Added Reload and Debug Delete to Scene Control: Debug Delete will delete every Block Display entity in a 5 block radius.

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v1.3.1 - Updates:

1.21.9+ Support and In-game Controls!

• Added Support to Minecraft 1.21.9 and 1.21.10

• Added blockstates support for the following blocks:

  • Mushroom Blocks (Red, Brown and Stem variant)
  • Glass Panes
  • Iron Bars
  • Slabs

• Reorganized Export Tab

• Added in-game scene control: Now you can use a book to quickly control the scene.

To get the control book use: /function namespace:_menu/animation/(scene_name)

Example: /function mca:_menu/animation/my_cool_animation

Note: This is an experimental feature and works only in Minecraft 1.21.5 and later.

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v1.3.0 - Updates:

Main changes:

• Added Blockstates Support: You can now control the specific state for many blocks directly in the UI! This includes:

  • Stairs
  • Fence Gates
  • Fences
  • Walls
  • Trapdoors
  • Doors
  • Candles
  • Buttons
  • Pressure Plates
  • Levers

• Fixed Grass Block: The grass block materials are now correctly generated and applied

• Fixed Selection Loss: Your object selection is now properly restored after updating blocks.

• Added Invert Normals Preview: Blocks with "Invert Normals" enabled will now display their flipped normals on Update.

Minor changes:

• New Organization Panel: A new "Organization Options" panel has been added to the Assets tab, giving you tools to clean up unused data, collections, and materials.
• Optimized Block Updates: "Update Block" is now significantly faster, especially when updating many blocks at once.
• New Solidify Method: You can now choose the solidify method(Vanish or Spanish).

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v1.2.2 - Updates:

Tracking Updates:

• Animatable Tracking: You can now switch between targets in your animations! Useful for dynamic camera shots.
• New Object Property: Using "Target" on a specific object you can track an object without exporting them to Minecraft.
• Added Block Tracking: You can now target Blocks directly, so you no longer need to rely on invisible entities.

Minor Fixes:

• Fixed Block Preview: Some blocks like buttons and lever were not being correctly represented in Blender's Viewport, now fixed!
• Invert Normals Improvements: You can now apply it to individual blocks, and also animate it.

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v1.2.1 - Updates:

• New Feature on block properties: You can now apply the same Block ID to multiple blocks at the same time. Just click the Chain button and when you click 'Update Blocks', the active object's Block ID will be applied to all other selected blocks.

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v1.2.0 - Updates:

• Big UI changes: The addon panel is now way more cleaner and easier to use with a new tabbed layout(Object, Assets, Export)

• Added New Block Types: You can now import and visualize textured 3D block models directly from your resource pack, including different shapes.

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v1.1.0 - Updates:

• Added "Model" Export Mode: You can now export a single frame of your animation as a static, one-entity model, perfect for creating structures or props.

• Added Version Selection: You can now choose your target Minecraft version (1.19.4 to 1.21+) to automatically set the correct pack_format and folder structure.

• Added "move" Command: A move.mcfunction is now generated for every animation and model, allowing you to easily teleport the nearest instance to your location in-game.

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v1.0.0 - Initial Release

This is the first public release of MC Animaker! My goal is to provide a comprehensive and powerful suite of tools for creating advanced, datapack-driven Minecraft animations with just Blender.

Features Included in this Release:

• Full support for multiple diferent scenes in a single datapack.
• Full support for animating Block Displays.
• Support for animating entities position and tracking(Center, Player and Target).
• Optimized keyframe generation:

1. For Blocks, keyframes are only created when a property changes, resulting in a lightweight datapack.
2. For Entities, keyframes are generated for every frame to ensure smoothness.