v3.4.0

This is the official release of RetopoFlow v3.4.0!

This version of RetopoFlow requires Blender 3.6 or later.

Below is a list of changes from RetopoFlow v3.3.0.

• Blender
  • Removed dependence on deprecated bgl module
  • Added support for Metal
  • Improved general feedback and error handling during startup process
  • Improved indication of warnings in Blender menu
  • Added button to continue editing with active mesh as target
  • Improved handling of when Blender version is outside requirements
• Performance
  • Improved navigating and selecting
  • Improved performance of all tools
• Select: added new tool to do box selection
• General: added simple rip and rip fill
• Contours
  • Fixed crashing bug when cutting across non-manifold edge
  • Fixed bug when cancelling cut
• Strokes: consistent fixed span/segment count for all insertions
• Knife: fixed bug when using where no source geometry exists
• Tweak: added raycast/snap modes to work in screen or world space
• Auto Save
  • Fixed and improved reporting, recovery, and other operations
  • Auto save is delayed until current action is finished
• Input
  • Added keymaps to select all linked, roll view, increase vertex count (Contours, PolyStrips, etc.) with plus key
  • Fixed NDOF and trackpad
• Mirror: preliminary work to mirror actions to "correct" side of symmetry plane(s)
• Debug: deep debugging for capturing terminal output to a file
• Hive: improved integration
• General
  • Fixed visual bug when matcaps are not installed. Light and Dark themes now use built-in matcaps
  • Ray casts ignores source geometry that is clipped (near clip only) or culled (backface)
  • Brush size (PolyStrips, Strokes, Relax, Smooth) is more consistent across screen
  • Fixed many smaller bugs
  • Restructured, refactored, and cleaned code base
  • Auto saves will make a few attempts before alerting of failure