Blockbench 3.8 Public Beta

Welcome to this Blockbench public beta! Version 3.8 is planned to come out in about a week, and before that you have the chance to try out the new features and to report any issues you might find.

Here are a few important points about the beta version:

• The Windows portable version you can download is a standalone app, it does not need to be installed and does not override your current stable Blockbench installation.
• Before launching the beta version, make sure all other Blockbench windows are closed.
• Report issues on https://github.com/JannisX11/blockbench/issues, make sure to put [Beta] in the title.
• Post and discuss feedback about the beta in the #bb-feedback channel.
• For now, only the 64 bit Windows version will be available. Only the English translations are currently complete, other languages may show untranslated strings.

Download

• 3.8 public beta 1: http://www.mediafire.com/file/flt6f4p7kx1pidx/Blockbench_3.8.0-beta1.exe/file
• 3.8 public beta 2: https://www.mediafire.com/file/euiczjbo6lwl5w8/Blockbench_3.8.0-beta2.exe/file

Changelog (Beta 2)

• Add Camera Near Plane setting
• Add hidden tools info text in toolbar dialog
• Improve project import: Textures and UV
• Restructure texture generator dialog
• Add tooltips to gimbal control points
• Pressing ctrl while scrubbing through timeline now stops snapping
• Fixed issue with saving animations
• Improved key navigation in menus
• Fixed issue with number sliders
• Fixed color picker not updating after switching tabs
• Fixed several issues with importing projects
• Fixed texture getting unselected when using undo
• Fixed single keyframes getting exported without timecode
• Fixed inconsistent gap when folding panels

Changelog

• Added animation graph editor
• Added option to share models via short link
• Added installable Progressive Web App (for computer + mobile)
• Added null objects
• Add gimbal controls to control camera angles in previews
• Added timeline for animated textures
• #795 Added exploded skin view
• #482 Added option to import and merge project files (WIP)
• Added buttons to toggle sidebars
• Added buttons to fold panels
• Improved design
• Added click-and-drag to change multiple toggles at once in the outliner
• Added bracket-wrapping functionality to code editors (CSS, Molang)
• Added Action to export a specific set of animations as animation files
• Added button to clear recent file history
• Deleted files are now automatically removed from the recent file list
• UV mode in the project settings is now a dropdown menu
• Animations can now be sorted and dragged into different files
• Minecraft Bedrock model texture importer no longer shows duplicate textures
• Added button to export Minecraft skins directly from the export menu
• Added Rearrange option to template generator to generate templates using the existing UV layout
• Added support for 3dconnexion SpaceMouse
• Added animation import action to animation toolbar
• Improved startup time and model load time
• Particle effects now automatically get reloaded when the file changes
• The mirror brush now briefly shows mirror plane when enabled
• #657 Add separate snapping setting for ctrl + shift
• #448 Support for CIT texture paths
• Blockbench now remembers the selected Color Picker tab between sessions
• Generic models no longer use MC bedrock animation files
• Added warning message when file name of an imported plugin does not match
• Plugins loaded via URL are now cached for offline use
• Added Background Rendering setting to enable/disable rendering while the window is not in focus
• Added setting to disable hardware acceleration, allowing Blockbench to run on old hardware
• Interface scale is now a setting instead of an option in the view menu
• Edit session communication is now encrypted using TLS
• Cube pivot points no longer default to 8, 8, 8 in Minecraft java block models
• glTF models are now exported in block instead of pixel units

API Changes

• Added Blockbench.showToastNotification API
• Added toggles, a new type of action that toggles it’s own value and can be connected to a setting
• Modes can now add center windows
• Added support for tooltip descriptions in dialog form API
• Added onFormChange event option to dialogs
• Updated material icons to the latest version
• Implement Vue components in dialogs
• Added Blockbench.addCSS API
• Added Blockbench.isTouch API to check whether Blockbench runs on a primary touch screen (e. g. tablet)
• Made all classed where it makes sense deletable for plugin (panels, codecs, formats, previews etc.)
• Renamed OutlinerElement > OutlinerNode, renamed NonGroup > OutlinerElement
• BarMenus now support custom conditions
• Added Blockbench.onUpdateTo function to run code when Blockbench gets updated to or past a specific version

Fixes

• Fixed edit sessions not working in web app
• Issue with reloading particle effects
• “Rename new cube” setting does not apply to locators
• Issue with reading binary files in desktop app
• Bone names may not be unique after converting to a format where that is required
• Menus and dialogs can overflow and stretch out of the window
• #801 Zombie skin model pose is applied incorrectly
• Fixed issues with special characters in dialog form fields
• JSON exporter does not escape special characters in keys
• #812 Center view on selection doesn’t work in side views
• #814 Missing translation message.small_face_dimensions.title
• #821 Issue with cube rescale option not getting copied.
• Animations set to hold on last frame stop slightly after last frame
• Saving a renamed animation creates duplicate animation in file
• Incorrect tooltip offset in color pickers in dialogs
• Root locators are not saved correctly
• Fixed file watchers not getting removed after closing project
• FIxed issue with moving groups in local space
• JSON formatting in bedrock files with multiple geos is not preserved
• Fix issue with audio playback in the timeline