Release targets and schedule
On this page in blender.org wiki we update the latest stats for the release. Current status is "BCon3", meaning we freeze cvs for new projects, and only work on completing what was scheduled already.

Modeling

• Modifier stack upgrades, new modifiers: Edgesplit and Displace and UV Project
• Sculpt Modeling, multi-resolution Mesh and Remake Topology Tools
• Fluid Dynamics supporting animated Objects
• Multiple UV's and vertex colors
• Image Painting
• Face Duplicators

Animation

• Walk Cycle Modifiers
• Proxy Objects, for local control over referenced data from Libraries

Rendering

• Render features: alpha masks, node shader speedup, tangents and normal maps
• Irregular Shadow Buffers
• Shadow buffer, Halfway average
• Render Baking
• Render Passes

Compositing

• UV Map, Index Mask and Z-Combine
• Defocus
• Matte Nodes
• Matte Nodes, tutorial

Imaging

• Multi-layer images, Sequence images, flipbooks, ...

Physics

• New physics examples including constraints and compound objects

Program Information Category: Tools and Utilities Type: Free Version: 2.43 RC1 Size: / Works on: Multiple Product page: here