v3.2.5

This is the official release of RetopoFlow v3.2.5!

NOTES: This release

• supports only Blender 2.9.3 or later (will not work on Blender 2.8.3 or before), and
• works around a crashing Blender 3.0+ bug (which is now fixed, but not released yet).

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.2.4.

• Worked around a major crashing bug in Blender 3.0 and 3.1
• Overhauled RetopoFlow's Blender menu, by adding custom icons to buttons, improving the wording, buttons to online help documents, buttons to updater
• Modifier keys (i.e., Ctrl, Shift, Alt, OSKey) now show OSX-specific symbols (i.e., ^, ⇧, ⌥, ⌘) for better readability on OSX machines
• Improved keymap editor
• Minor improvements for smaller screens
• Started working on improvements for error reporting
• Started refactoring code for major changes to Blender 3.0+ API, such as removing dependence on the deprecated bgl module
• Many bug fixes
• General cleaning up of old code and adding comments

v3.2.4

This is the official release of RetopoFlow v3.2.4!

NOTE: This release works around a visual bug with the Apple M1 MacBook Pro / Intel graphics card (issue #915), where the bulk of the UI for RetopoFlow would not render correctly.

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow 3.2.3.

• Fixed visual bug that affected machines with Apple's M1 processor (issue #915)

v3.2.3

This is the official release of RetopoFlow v3.2.3!

NOTE: This release works around a major bug with the Apple M1 MacBook Pro / Intel graphics card (issue #1042), where Blender would crash at startup when compiling a shader.

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow 3.2.2.

• Worked around a bug with Apple M1 MacBook Pro / Inter graphics card where Blender would crash on load
• Warn if a source or the target has non-invertible transformation matrix
• Minor change due to Blender 3.0 deprecating blf.KERNING_DEFAULT

v3.2.2

This is the official release of RetopoFlow 3.2.2!

NOTE: This release fixes a major updater bug. Install this version from the attached zip file rather than using the RetopoFlow updater system! Previous versions (3.1.0--3.2.1) contain the bug that has been fixed in this release.

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow 3.2.1.

• Fixed major updater bug
• Fixed bug where Brush Falloff with Ctrl+F was not working

v3.2.1

This is the official release of RetopoFlow 3.2.1!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow 3.2.0.

• Fixed issue where normals are not computed correctly after applying symmetry
• Added shortcuts to increase and decrease brush radius for Tweak and Relax
• Fixed scrolling UI with trackpad
• Minor fixes across several tools (Contours, PolyStrips, Loops, Strokes, Relax, Tweak)
• Broad and general maintenance (code refactoring, cleaning, and commenting)
• Minor UI/UX improvements

v3.2.0

This is the official release of RetopoFlow 3.2.0!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow 3.1.0.

• Added builtin Keymap Editor (prototype)
• Significantly improved performance of tools with large target meshes!
• Target mesh visualization will now split (under the hood) when working on a small portion, improving feedback performance for some actions
• Shortest path selection keymap default changed from Shift+Alt+LMB/RMB+Double to Ctrl+Shift+LMB/RMB+Click to better match Blender
• Added ability to hide/reveal target mesh geometry
• Added button to recalculate normals in the Target Cleaning panel
• Added ability to Collapse Edges & Faces from delete/dissolve/collapse menu
• Tweak and Relax can now slide vertices along a boundary
• New Plane Symmetry Visualization setting, which is now default for better performance
• Added selection options to help with selecting hard-to-get vertices
• Improved Updater System
• General code cleanup and refactoring
• Works in Blender 2.83.0--3.0.0alpha (as of 2021.06.21)
• Many bug fixes and UX improvements

v3.1.0

This is the official release of RetopoFlow 3.1.0!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow 3.00.2.

• Knife is a new tool for cutting into existing geometry!
• General: selection painting now selects geometry along shortest path from where mouse was first pressed to the geometry nearest current mouse position
• Tools are much more responsive when working on targets with high geometry counts
• Loops, Tweak, and Relax now have quick shortcuts
• UI: major performance improvements from redesign and reimplementation of underlying UI system
• Improved smart selection and added actions for selecting geometry along shortest path
• Added button to push target vertices along normal before snapping to fix vertices snapping to inner source surfaces
• Added updater system for updating to specific branches or commits
• Added actions for hiding or revealing target geometry
• Added button on help system to view help documents in web browser and to open FAQ
• Added Blender operator for creating new target mesh based on active source mesh
• Visualizing non-manifold edges and detached vertices
• Many bug fixes and UX improvements

v3.1.0-rc.2

This is a release candidate of RetopoFlow 3.1.0!

Note: this is based off the v3.1.1 branch, but we're considering all the commits from that branch as part of v3.1.0.

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow 3.00.2.

• Knife is a new tool for cutting into existing geometry!
• General: selection painting now selects geometry along shortest path from where mouse was first pressed to the geometry nearest current mouse position
• Tools are much more responsive when working on targets with high geometry counts
• Loops, Tweak, and Relax now have quick shortcuts
• UI: major performance improvements from redesign and reimplementation of underlying UI system
• Improved smart selection and added actions for selecting geometry along shortest path
• Added button to push target vertices along normal before snapping to fix vertices snapping to inner source surfaces
• Added updater system for updating to specific branches or commits
• Added actions for hiding or revealing target geometry
• Added button on help system to view help documents in web browser and to open FAQ
• Added Blender operator for creating new target mesh based on active source mesh
• Visualizing non-manifold edges and detached vertices
• Many bug fixes and UX improvements

v3.1.0-rc.1

This is a release candidate of RetopoFlow 3.1.0!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow 3.00.2.

• Knife is a new tool for cutting into existing geometry!
• General: selection painting now selects geometry along shortest path from where mouse was first pressed to the geometry nearest current mouse position
• Loops, Tweak, and Relax now have quick shortcuts
• UI: major performance improvements from redesign and reimplementation of underlying UI system
• Added button on help system to view help documents in web browser
• Added Blender operator for creating new target mesh based on active source mesh
• Visualizing non-manifold edges and detached vertices
• Several bug fixes and UX improvements

v3.00.2

This is the official release of RetopoFlow 3.00.2!

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow 3.00.1.

• Tweak/Relax: added brush presets
• Symmetry: added button to apply symmetry, improved visualization
• PolyStrips/Strokes: brush settings now remain through sessions
• Strokes: added span insert modes (fixed, brush size) and brush size adjustment
• Improved ability to select geometry
• Added edge flow smooth feature
• Several bug fixes and UX improvements