Blender 2.40 - it´s official and out NOW!

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Go and get it!

http://www.blender.org/cms/Home.2.0.html

:slight_smile:

Edit:
Lift the burden on blender.org:
Netherlands: http://download.blender.org/release/Blender2.40/
USA: ftp://ftp.cs.umn.edu/pub/blender.org/release/Blender2.40/
Germany: http://blender.instinctive.de/Blender2.40/
Australia: http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/blender/release/Blender2.40/

Changelog/new-features (read this before saying how stupid a new change is, it might save your ego down the road):
http://blender.org/cms/Blender_2_40.598.0.html

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nice :slight_smile:
any idea when this is going to be available on repositories for easy dl & install for linux?

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and AMD64 builds?

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amazing when its all together listed, how much great new stuff in .40

all those who wern’t using cvs, enjoy!!! (and everyone else too) =D

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aww, i wanted to be the first one to post this news, but this time my luck ran out :frowning: ( :stuck_out_tongue: ) (i was the first one to post news about 2.37)

anyway… Cool. Gonna be a fantastic release!

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does a little jig

yay!

does a little jig

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How handy, hmm really usefull for strand rendering.

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yes!

now to get a 2 button mouse on this mac…

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Yes! A big thanks to all those who worked on coding/development/documentation to get this great release!

Happy holidays everyone!

gaiamuse

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Yeah!

Hey when’s 2.41 Coming out? :stuck_out_tongue: (J/k i’ll let somebody post that one in a month or two :wink: )

Seriously though, the coders did phenomenal work and all deserve a pat on the back over the internet. THANK YOU!

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Many many thanks and congratulations to Ton and all the contributors and beta testers for making this incredible release possible :smiley:

RobertT

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Ooooo no no no no no no no no
It have problem in vertex groups link parent
no link in real-time it’s meaning no armature character in game
try link armature with vertex groups and see it in real-time
no no no no no no

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Hey RobertT - congratulations on the “Splash screen”! :slight_smile:

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Huzzah!

Thanks to everyone who worked on this - great effort, and now we have so many new things!

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Thank you JoOngle :slight_smile: It’s very exciting and such an honor.

RobertT

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I can’t contain my excitement. I don’t know where to start, I’m just reading release logs and pressing buttons at random…bliss. Good work developers!

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I am rely sorry
I now it’s hard work
Good work every one :smiley:
i am sorry
This is the link to test file
http://samran.host.sk/test.blend
:frowning:

Thank

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someone needs to get cgtalk to post this blender release on their site.
(that rotating information thingy)

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this is great! but but where’s the explode modifier?

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hey guys, i just wanted to say i live in Australia, and the Australia links for microsoft dont wont, but its ok i just downloaded from the US link.

oh now you can do my tutorial yay

my my particles with 2.40 tutorial