[Bf-committers] Blender developers meeting notes - 2018-11-26

Hi all, Here are the notes from today's developer meeting. Next meeting is Monday, 3 December 10:00 CET (9:00 UTC). 1) Blender 2.8 Beta We are aiming for a Beta release this week. Still waiting for: * New splash screen * Release notes on blender.org * Renaming of some features * Possible changes to default preferences Note that we will not make a specific build for this, we will continue to use daily builds on builder.blender.org so that everyone tests with the latest fixes and changes. 2) New Features and Changes * OpenSubdiv is now enabled for subdivision surfaces and multires: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Release_Notes/2.80/Modeling#Subdivision_Surfaces_and_Multires * The Khronos GLTF 2.0 addon is now bundled with Blender. https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Release_Notes/2.80/Import_Export#glTF * COLLADA import/export got many, many improvements: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Release_Notes/2.80/Import_Export#COLLADA * Grease pencil layers gained blend modes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g22uK29pr2E&feature=youtu.be * New Curvature shading option for visualizing high-frequency detail, based on this proposal: https://blender.community/c/rightclickselect/J9bbbc/ * Local View in the 3D viewport is back again. * Initial EEVEE reference manual is here: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/render/eevee/index.html * User Preferences now have tabs on the left side: https://developer.blender.org/F5715337 * New user preferences to control max tablet pressure and pressure softness. * Add > Image submenu to quickly add a reference image, background image or mesh with image texture. * Combined pose + weight paint can now be entered immediately when both objects are selected. * New color ramp command to evenly distribute colors. * New Jump to Target command for object/bone properties. * Many UI and keymap improvements. * Performance improvement for armatures that deform multiple separate objects. * Much improved Grease Pencil drawing performance. * Faster OBJ import by 33%. 3) Other Projects * Proposal for new wiki content structure and landing page: https://developer.blender.org/T57987 * The old wiki is being migrated to static HTML. 4) Weekly Reports * Bastien: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:Mont29/Foundation/2018#Week_271_-_11.2F17_to_11.2F23 <https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:Mont29/Foundation/2018#Week_270_-_11.2F10_to_11.2F16> * Campbell: https://download.blender.org/ftp/ideasman42/donelist/2018.html#week-301-november-19 <https://download.blender.org/ftp/ideasman42/donelist/2018.html#week-300-november-12> * Clément: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:Hypersomniac/Foundation/2018#Week_98_:_19th_-_25th_Nov <https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:Hypersomniac/Foundation/2018#Week_96_:_5th_-_11th_Nov> * Dalai: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:Dfelinto/Reports/2018#November_19_-_23 <https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:Dfelinto/Reports/2018#November_12_-_16> * Jacques: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:JacquesLucke/Reports/2018#Week_10:_November_19-23 <https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:JacquesLucke/Reports/2018#Week_9:_November_12-16> * Philipp: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:PhilippOeser/Foundation/2018#Calendar_Week_47_.28Nov_19th_-_Nov_23rd.29 <https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:PhilippOeser/Foundation/2018#Week_46_.28Nov_12th_-_Nov_16th.29> * Sergey: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:Sergey/Foundation/2018#Week_362:_19th_-_25th_November <https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:Sergey/Foundation/2018#Week_361:_12th_-_18th_November>