Release Notes

Current Release

Release Date: March 2024

Scene Optimizer panel does not work with instanced meshes. (OM-114723)
Fix UsdPreviewSurface color space assignment on import.
Calculate extents property for lights on export.
Set shadow mode for alpha cutouts on USD import. (OM-113485)
Fixed issue where packed textures were modified on export. General improvements exporting packed textures. (OM-117034)
USD primvars with varying interpolation now imported as Blender attributes with “point” domains.
Fix crashes exporting animating instances. (OM-121058)
Fixed issue where UDIM textures were unnecessarily packed into the Blender file. (OM-121687)
UDIM textures imported from UMM not loading. (OM-121677)
Fix relative path computation for URIs. (OM-121679)

Added displayName support.
Add option to export only deform bones for armatures.
Point instancer import support. (OM-88551, OM-49310)
Basic USD import hook support to allow users to define a custom on_import() Python callback. (OM-120070)
Add scale-bias processing for UsdUVTexture.
Add channel processing for UsdUVTexture.
Optionally author subdivision schema on export.
Option to use original texture paths on export. (OM-121678)
Automatically set displayName metadata on objects, meshes, and materials at export if they contain non-ASCII characters.
Support USD v23.11.with Python 3.11. (OM-117771)
Updated to USD Resolver v1.42.1 and Client Library v2.45.0.
Merge Blender 4.2 main branch changes (up to commit c5d855b497 of February 22, 2024).
UMM add-on updated through v203.0.6