Welcome to the first beta for Blockbench 3.9!

• Beta versions may be unstable, so make sure to back up important files
• On Windows, it is recommended to run the portable version as it will not overwrite your main installation. Make sure to close all Blockbench windows before running the portable version.
• The interface is only available in English, other languages might show raw translation strings for new features.
• Please report issues in this repository, or give feedback on the changes in #bb-feedback on the Discord server.

Changes

• Added keymaps
• Added edit history
• Added import and export for settings
• Added gradient tool
• Added "Group Elements" action
• Groups now support marker colors
• Added option to pick a color from anywhere on the screen
• Added background color option to GIF recorder
• Added option to abort GIF recordings
• Added bi-directional cube resizing by holding Alt
• Added option to display timeline time codes as frame number
• Added action to set the end of an animation to the current time
• Added option to individually reset theme colors
• Transform spaces are now supported in animation mode
• Added feature to automatically flip animation keyframes to the opposite side of the model
• Added animation sample rate setting
• Added option to edit camera angles
• New 30° isometric camera angle
• Added toggle to include zero line in graph editor
• Added axolotl skin preset
• Added edition selector for some Minecraft skin presets
• Added distinct icon for discontinuous keyframes
• Added support for "this" keyword in animation expressions
• Hold Alt and click the visibility icon to hide everything except selection
• Added option to edit scale keyframes as uniform value
• Zoom actions now work in the timeline and the 3D viewport
• Improved form element descriptions in dialogs, added ? icon to indicate description
• Added option to edit MC bedrock bone bindings
• Locators now support rotations
• Added option to unfold all groups
• Added menu to use modifier keys on mobile devices
• Added Mojang mappings for modded entity format (#900)
• Added plugin tags
• #851 Made vertex snap gizmo for pivot visually distinct from vertices
• Reference textures in .bbmodel files via relative paths, allows easier transfer of projects between different computers
• Added option to zoom in the viewport using mouse movement
• Added support for MP3 and WAV sound files
• Added emissive texture rendering mode
• Background images can now be stored inside .bbmodel files
• Change how the rotation tool works in local space
• Alt-clicking the visibility toggles now hides everything except selection
• Uploading a background now automatically enables background positioning (#920)
• Textures and animations are now automatically loaded from Minecraft Bedrock attachables

Technical changes

• Added Canvas.updateView() API to make updating the preview easier
• Added method to highlight an action in the menu bar
• Added option for plugins to require loading before opening projects
• Improved API for dialog buttons
• Add support for custom LaunchSettings option to enable window frame
• Updated electron to 13.0

Fixes

• Single non-linear keyframes no longer export as invalid JSON
• #893 Broken UVs on planes in glTF export
• Saving animations does not mark animation as saved in some cases
• Switching tools while using the transform gizmo no longer causes unwanted results
• FIxed an issue with particle orientation in particle preview
• Fixed issue with tooltips being cut off at the bottom of the screen
• #464 Plugin actions disappear from toolbars when restarting Blockbench
• Fix toolbars not showing new order without reload
• Using transform gizmo in animation with short interval sometimes edits wrong keyframe
• Outliner toggles are not properly exposed to plugin API