Blender 2.83 New Features and Changes Overview

Jake Korosi(jakeblended)

Thanks for that link, Karen!
Peter Varga(rationalrats)

aubrie for me it was kind of the opposite... freaked me out when prefs migrated "automatically" for the first time...
: D
Omar Domenech(dostovel)

Nick Bostrom is right, we are living in a simulation
Karen Trevino(ketre)

https://github.com/DotBow/Blender-Launcher it says the one you talked about is no longer supported and they give a link to this one.
Peter Varga(rationalrats)

@ritag going full nocturnal?
: )
glad that things are... peaceful at the least... all things considered... isn't the lockdown eased up a bit?
Aubrie Lee(aubrie)

I'm always afraid to update my Blender version because I fear losing preferences. Not such an issue since the Blender Cloud add-on, but I still worry
R

Rita G

Can you make Suzanne's hair frizzy or curly?
Karen Trevino(ketre)

ok thanks @jlampel
Peter Varga(rationalrats)

I was all about living dangerously till 2.81 (which was getting less and less reliable prerelease)... in the time of the 2.79 to 2.8 transition I was using the beta almost exclusively...
Jake Korosi(jakeblended)

Are Chia Pets still around?

Come explore and discuss the latest features of Blender!

Blender 2.83 comes with lots of updates to grease pencil drawing, modeling modifiers, sculpting brushes, Cycles & Eevee rendering, and more! During this livestream, we'll run through all the important changes that might have an impact on your workflow.

Come prepared with questions (post below if you want to make sure I hit them) or just grab some coffee and get a heads up on what to expect for whenever you update.