Blender 4.5 LTS Released

BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: Blender 4.5 has arrived and it's a long-term support release. That means users get two full years of updates and bug fixes, making it a smart choice for anyone looking for stability in serious projects. Whether you're a solo artist or part of a studio pipeline, this version is built to last. Here's a list of key features and changes in this release: - Vulkan backend replaces OpenGL (faster, smoother UI)- Adaptive subdivision up to 14x faster with multithreading- New Geometry Nodes: Camera Info, Instance Bounds- GPU-accelerated compositor nodes with standardized inputs- New Boolean solver: Manifold (cleaner, faster mesh operations)- UV maps visible in Object Mode + improved selection behavior- Grease Pencil render pass and Geometry Nodes integration- Improved file import support: PLY, OBJ, STL, CSV, VDB- Deprecations: Collada, Big Endian, legacy .blend, Intel Mac support- Cycles OptiX now requires NVIDIA driver v535+- New shader variants for add-on developers (POLYLINES_*, POINT_*)~500 bug fixes across all major systems

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