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• Release Notes
• Blender 3.6
• Version 2.3.0
• Blender 4.0
• Version 2.4.0
• Export Animation
• Export Hierarchy
• Export Scale
• Convert Measure
• Object Filter
• Volume, fog, gradient and background bitmap
• Spotlight aspect and projector
• Cursor location
• New Principled BSDF material support
• Blender 4.1
• Version 2.5.0
• Blender 4.2
• Version 2.6.0

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Release Notes

Blender 3.6

Version 2.3.0

Support for importing and exporting the legacy 3ds format is back since it is still used by many applications and was missed by many Blender users.
(blender/blender-addons!104493)

Animations and almost all 3ds definitions can be imported and exported.
(blender/blender-addons@2dc2c1c3e4, blender/blender-addons@6525a57a32,
blender/blender-addons@febc4b4433, blender/blender-addons@859a2c1b9a)

All backporting changes are listed in the commit details.

Blender 4.0

Version 2.4.0

Export Animation

• The 3ds exporter now got the property to export animation keyframes. (blender/blender-addons!104613)
• Keyframe export is optional to avoid crashing any importers wich can not handle the keyframe section.
  (blender/blender-addons@585a682ef8, blender/blender-addons@da9bb97bea)

Export Hierarchy

• 3ds objects now got hierarchy chunks to preserve the object tree. (blender/blender-addons!104682)
• The object tree can now be exported without the keyframe section needed. (blender/blender-addons@0d26a2a017)

Export Scale

• Global scale for exporting a 3ds can now be setted. (blender/blender-addons!104767)
• Since many applications are using millimeters, this option is useful to convert the measure units. (blender/blender-addons@17f142e55d)

Convert Measure

• The 3ds importer and exporter now got the ability to converts the unit measure for all metric and imperial units. (blender/blender-addons!104769)
• Many 3ds files were exported in millimeter unit scale, this option converts too big meshes to Blender meter scale. (blender/blender-addons@675987e938)

Object Filter

• Both, the importer and the exporter got the new option to filter objects for import and export.
  (blender/blender-addons!104778, blender/blender-addons!104782)

Volume, fog, gradient and background bitmap

• Atmosphere settings, layerfog parameter and background image can now be imported and exported.
  (blender/blender-addons!104795, blender/blender-addons@6fad9e9725)
• Gradient and fog chunks can now be imported and exported.
  (blender/blender-addons!104811, blender/blender-addons@a53788722b, blender/blender-addons@7cd6969b3e)

Spotlight aspect and projector

• If a spotlight includes a gobo image, it will be exported in the light bitmap chunk and imported the same way.
  (blender/blender-addons!104813, blender/blender-addons@f1e443f119)
• The x/y scale of a spotlight can now be exported in the aspect ratio chunk, the importer calculates the aspect back to x/y scale.
  (blender/blender-addons!104815, blender/blender-addons@7e2f96796a)

Cursor location

• The 3D cursor can now saved to a 3ds file and imported again. (blender/blender-addons!104797, blender/blender-addons@75ea7633f6)

New Principled BSDF material support

• Moved specular texture to specular tint. (blender/blender-addons!104918, blender/blender-addons@fef728a568)
• Added transmission and coat weight parameters. (blender/blender-addons@a5d3364c33,
  blender/blender-addons@d82ce1770f, blender/blender-addons@9d57b190b8, blender/blender-addons@8f6d8d9fc9)
• Added tint colors for coat and sheen. (blender/blender-addons@ec069c3b6a)

Blender 4.1

Version 2.5.0

• Export auto smooth angle from ´Smooth by Angle ´modifier. (blender/blender-addons@9a9142f160)

Blender 4.2

Version 2.6.0

• Import is now possible by drag & drop from desktop window. (blender/blender-addons@79077f3b7f)
• Multiple selected files can now be imported. (blender/blender-addons!105227)
• Added option to create new collections for imported files. (blender/blender-addons!105232)
• Enabled the collection exporter feature. (blender/blender-addons@8250852c04)
• Added support to export non-mesh objects. (blender/blender-addons@540de86d70)
• Improved importing bitmap and gradient world nodes setup. (blender/blender-addons@e8c1acd430)
• Added distance cue import and export. (blender/blender-addons@0a2b786336, blender/blender-addons@f139aea3f6)