Release Notes 3.15.0 🔗
We’re pleased to announce the release of Blendkit (formerly BlenderKit) add-on version 3.15.0, packed with several exciting new features, important improvements, and stability fixes. Search tabs will immensely boost your workflow and node groups were officially added to our asset library. Enjoy and feel free to share your thoughts!
New Key Features 🔗
🚀 Tabs and Search History: Introducing an enhanced tabs interface for the search bar, enabling users to perform searches in multiple tabs simultaneously and navigate freely between them. Each tab maintains its own search history, allowing efficient back-and-forth browsing.
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts for Tabs:Ctrl + T: Open a new tabCtrl + W: Close current tabCtrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Cycle through tabsCtrl + 1-9: Directly select specific tabs
🌳 Node Group Asset Type: The previously experimental Nodegroup asset type is now officially available to all users.
🖨️ Printable Assets (Experimental): Added a new experimental asset type specifically optimized for 3D printing. Activate experimental features in the add-on preferences to explore and upload Printable assets.
More New Features 🔗
🛒 Extensions Repository and Marketplace: Blendkit’s add-ons from our marketplace are now conveniently integrated into Blender’s Extensions interface (available from Blender 4.2+).
🔄 Asset Type Auto-Switch: When typing a specific asset type (e.g., model, material, HDR) in the search field, the add-on now automatically switches to the appropriate asset category.
❌ Clear Search Keywords: Easily reset your search input using the newly added 'X' icon, streamlining your search workflow.
⭐ Immediate Comments and Ratings: Comments and ratings now load instantly in the asset details popup, enhancing user feedback responsiveness.
🛡️ Multiple Blender Instances Stability: Improved handling of concurrent Blender instances running different Blendkit versions, preventing cross-version communication issues.
🎨 Brushes Compatibility: Added full support for brushes in Blender versions 4.4 and 4.5, adapting seamlessly to API changes.
Your valuable input continues to drive our innovation and helps us shape the ultimate creative toolkit. Keep creating amazing things, and as always—happy blending!
