ND

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Features

• add specialised Pipe Generator and fittings to the asset library
• add specialised Cable Generator to the asset library
• add Mesh Smooth operator to the asset library
• add generate caps option to fittings and flush fittings option to Pipe generator

Misc

• change default asset import method to APPEND (previously APPEND_REUSE)

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Features

• add integrated GN-powered asset library
• add "Install Asset Library" button to the N-panel menu for Blender 4.5+
• remove the Utils collection in favour of utility and target object co-location and natural scene hierarchy
• add Blender 4.5+ Vulkan support for shaders (points, lines, etc)
• add capture utils operator to display and exclusively select all utils or the selected objects' utils
• add Mark As Util operator to utils menu
• add a Data category to the main menu and N-panel to house data-related operators (e.g., clear vertex groups)
• add a soft-apply mode to the Apply Modifiers operator and tighten up the default behaviour & tooltip
• add additional width types to the edge bevel operator
• add additional width types to the object bevel operator
• add additional width types to the vertex bevel operator
• add attribute-based edge bevel operator
• add Cavity toggle to viewport menu
• add clear edge marks data operator
• add target execution, revert functionality, and Blender 4.5 manifold support to swap solver operator
• add the deep alt mode option to smart and linked duplicate operators to allow for recursive child duplication
• add vgroup editor operator
• add viewport utils toggle behaviour preference

Bug Fixes

• ensure GN mod use_attribute properties are casted to bools before setting during sync-modifiers operations
• ensure that CTRL-clicking the lattice operator removes any object associated lattice meshes, not just the modifier(s)
• ensure that performing a boolean operation with an existing cutter doesn't detach that cutter from its current parent
• ensure that the Hydrate operator only cycles through collections in the active scene
• ensure that vertex weights are set as expected on new or recalled vertex bevel operations
• ensure the apply modifiers operator only removes vertex groups created by other ND operators
• ensure the lattice operator's uniform setting is restored when recalling an object lattice
• ensure the triangulate operator's Keep Normals behaviour is consistent across all supported Blender versions
• fix the mirror get_preferences error when in alt mode
• remove bgl import from points draw handler

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Features

• add a 'Boolean Connectors' option to the GN Pipe Generator modifier
• add the new Generators menu to the N-Panel on Blender 4.3+

Bug Fixes

• ensure the Generators shortcut menu (Shift Alt G) is not bound on Blender versions lower than 4.3
• fix the Pipe Generator error when corner mode is activated on an edge with less than 3 vertices

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Features

• add edge length operator
• add GN hole generator
• add GN pipe generator
• add the pipe generator operator to the fast menu, replacing pipe extrude

Bug Fixes

• fix the Flare energy offset parameter reset after energy levels have been randomised

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Features

• add an option to disable the creation of a custom transform orientation when using view align
• add an option to disable util viewport visibility when toggling (in addition to hiding)
• add an option to stop ND from hiding all unrelated utils when an operation creates or recalls another util object
• set the material mode on exact booleans to transfer

Fixes

• ensure that util objects aren't rendered when in Cycles or EEVEE preview modes
• ensure that utils aren't relocated to the root of the utils collection if they already exist in a sub-collection
• ensure the panel operator's BMesh instance is not prematurely freed during operation
• ensure the utils collection is included in the current view layer when utils are created or recalled
• move the vertices/edges selected polling methods into the invoke method for the edge_bevel, vertex_bevel, and clear_vgs operators to avoid freeing any existing object's BMesh instance

Misc

• remove automatic Bool prefix from util object names
• replace harsher ERROR_INVALID_INPUT operator reports with INFO

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Features

• add duplicate utility operator and corresponding fast menu integration
• add pipe extrude operator and corresponding fast menu integration
• add the option to clear/remove drivers (and retain existing values) to the sync modifiers operator
• improve sync modifiers attribute detection and add support for geometry nodes
• mark sync modifiers as a standard feature (previously experimental)
• retain original object and offset_object utils when syncing modifiers and add an option to override (ALT) if required

Bug Fixes

• fix maximum recursion depth exceeded error when smart duplicating an object with cylic utils
• fix the error that occurs when cancelling a panel operation on the first step (selecting geometry)

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Bug Fixes

• ensure that only one triangulate modifier is applied to an object when running the operator multiple times
• ensure the triangulate modifier is placed/pinned at the end of the mod stack
• ensure the triangulate modifier is removed from boolean utility objects
• improve F2 add-on/extension detection and subsequent Fast menu "Make Edge/Face" prediction
• improve operator polling and the edit mode predictions in the Fast menu

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Bug Fixes

• ensure all bmesh instances are freed after use to prevent memory leaks
• fix ND N-panel toggle-utils shortcut icon registration error

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Features

• add a linked version of smart duplicate (equivalent to Blender's ALT + D)
• add extended mouse behaviour support (scroll on bevels to change segment count)
• add extended mouse value support to recon poly (scroll to adjust segments)
• add freeze state option to modifier mode in the cycle operator (retain mod visibility states on exit)
• add mirror, profile extrude, and screw operators to the edit mode fast menu
• add option to change overlay reset key behaviour to unlock instead of hard-reset
• add option to customise the Utils collection icon color
• add option to lock overlay parameters on recall
• add option to remove triangulate modifiers via the CTRL alt-mode convention
• add SHIFT+T shortcut for toggle utils
• add smart duplicate operator (copy selected object/s with all associated utilities)
• add symmetrize option to mirror operator for immediate application
• add sync modifiers operator (experimental feature)
• allow apply modifiers to be run on curve objects in selection set (will convert them to mesh)
• allow bulk operators to be executed as long as mesh objects are in the selected group (e.g., ignore empties)
• allow profile extrude, screw, mirror, and circularize operators to be run from edit mode
• allow the isolated object util toggle operator to be run on composite utils

Bug Fixes

• ensure that all util objects are toggled (including empties) when using the isolated object mode in toggle utils
• ensure that all utils and composited utils are recursively selected when toggling or duplicating
• fix Blender 4.2 SBA crash and improve SBA/WN across various versions
• only attempt to preserve custom normals when running triangulate in Blender <4.2

Changelog

Features

• add a linked version of smart duplicate (equivalent to Blender's ALT + D)
• add extended mouse behaviour support (scroll on bevels to change segment count)
• add extended mouse value support to recon poly (scroll to adjust segments)
• add freeze state option to modifier mode in the cycle operator (retain mod visibility states on exit)
• add mirror, profile extrude, and screw operators to the edit mode fast menu
• add option to change overlay reset key behaviour to unlock instead of hard-reset
• add option to customise the Utils collection icon color
• add option to lock overlay parameters on recall
• add option to remove triangulate modifiers via the CTRL alt-mode convention
• add SHIFT+T shortcut for toggle utils
• add smart duplicate operator (copy selected object/s with all associated utilities)
• add symmetrize option to mirror operator for immediate application
• add sync modifiers operator (experimental feature)
• allow apply modifiers to be run on curve objects in selection set (will convert them to mesh)
• allow bulk operators to be executed as long as mesh objects are in the selected group (e.g., ignore empties)
• allow profile extrude, screw, mirror, and circularize operators to be run from edit mode
• allow the isolated object util toggle operator to be run on composite utils

Bug Fixes

• ensure that all util objects are toggled (including empties) when using the isolated object mode in toggle utils
• ensure that all utils and composited utils are recursively selected when toggling or duplicating
• fix Blender 4.2 SBA crash and improve SBA/WN across various versions
• only attempt to preserve custom normals when running triangulate in Blender <4.2

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Miscellaneous

• Update add-on manifest file.

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Features

• add an option in general preferences to toggle auto-smoothing across all operators

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Features

• add a hard apply & duplicate mesh alternative mode to the apply modifiers operator

Bug Fixes

• fix the incorrect object position offset when reversing a faux origin displacement

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Misc

• Numerous small fixes and tweaks to resolve Blender extension compatibility.

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Bug Fixes

• fix Blender 4.2 extension compatibility issues

Misc

• remove the unnecessary decimate modifier from the circularize operator stack