A new update is now live on Blender Market. The big new feature is soft shading, plus there are updates for Blender 4 and a handful of fixes & improvements.
- NEW: Softstep utility node. Maps a value range to stepped values, with adjustable soft edges between steps.
- NEW: Soft shading added to all ParaNormal shaders (via new Blend property, powered by Softstep), plus relevant utility nodes (Add Specular Highlights, Direction Mask, Duotone Color, Specular Mask).
- Repeat Coordinates: Updated Repeat X/Y inputs to the new boolean type. This is a BREAKING CHANGE, but only for custom node setups using these inputs. They will need their links reconnected.
- Direction Mask: Normalized Smooth output.
- Shape Mask: Fixed coordinates for polygons and tweaked UI.
- Enhanced node UI with panels throughout.
- Reference scenes now use AgX.
- Minimum required version is now Blender 4.0.