{"id":12978,"date":"2024-08-02T09:11:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T00:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staging.psoft.co.jp\/en\/?p=12978"},"modified":"2024-08-02T09:11:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T00:11:58","slug":"release-of-psoft-pencil-4-line-for-blender-version-4-0-8-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maintenance.psoft.co.jp\/en\/news\/20240802\/","title":{"rendered":"Release of \"PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender\" 4.0.2 and \"PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender\" 4.1.1 with Support for Blender 4.2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have released <strong>version 4.0.2<\/strong> of <strong>\"<a href=\"\/en\/product\/pencil\/blender\/material\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"34327\">PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender<\/a><\/strong>\", our Blender add-on providing cel shading and illustration tone styles, and <strong>version 4.1.1<\/strong> of  <strong>\"<a href=\"\/en\/product\/pencil\/blender\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"34327\">PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender<\/a><\/strong>\", our Blender add-on for creating hand-drawn-like lines on 3D objects with high quality and speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update adds support for Blender 4.2 and fixes some bugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Update Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modifications in Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender 4.0.2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fixed a problem where Render Elements output stopped working after initializing or resetting Pencil+ 4 node groups in Blender 4.2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed the alpha channel of Render Elements color output so that the output value is the same in Blender 4.2 as in Blender 4.1 and older versions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zones with Min and Max positions both set to 0 will not be output anymore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use Mix nodes instead of MixRGB nodes with Blender 3.4 and up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed the Zone parameters in the side panel so that animation cannot be applied to them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minor fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">* To apply the fixes to data with previously built Pencil+ 4 node groups, please execute [Reset (Update) Node Groups] from the Shader Editor's [Pencil+ 4] menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modifications in Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender 4.1.1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fixed an issue where lines stopped being drawn under specific conditions in scenes containing multiple view layers and curves or text objects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handled a Blender issue where Blender freezes if rendering while specific shader nodes are shown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minor fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Operating Environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OS: Same as Blender operating environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Host application: Blender 3.0 \/ 3.1 \/ 3.2 \/ 3.3 \/ 3.4 \/ 3.5 \/ 3.6 \/ 4.0 \/ 4.1 \/ 4.2<br>(*Alpha and Beta versions are not supported)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hardware: Same as Blender operating environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operates with the EEVEE render engine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[Render Elements Output]&nbsp;is supported from Blender 3.4 and up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows version: Windows 10 \/ 11 (CPU: x64-based processor) <br>Mac version: macOS 13.0 or later (CPU: Apple Silicon or Intel)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Host application: Blender 3.0 \/ 3.1 \/ 3.2 \/ 3.3 \/ 3.4 \/ 3.5 \/ 3.6 \/ 4.0 \/ 4.1 \/ 4.2<br>(*Alpha and Beta versions are not supported)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Required software: <a href=\"\/en\/product\/pencil\/renderapp\/\">Pencil+ 4 Render App<\/a> (4.1.0 and up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Update Procedure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The installation procedures are described in the manuals below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.psoft.co.jp\/pbm400x\/en\/latest\/install\/install.html\">Installation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.psoft.co.jp\/plb400w\/en\/latest\/install\/install.html\">Installation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">* In some cases, the installation does not work properly if the add-on is already installed. If a previous version of the add-on is already installed, please uninstall it first before installing the new version. If you get an error when uninstalling the old add-on, please uninstall it by following the instructions at the bottom of its entry in the Preferences \/ Add-ons screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free Trial Version<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To draw lines using the \"Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender\" add-on, you will need the \"Pencil+ 4 Render App\". First, install the trial version of the \"Pencil+ 4 Render App\" and give the \"Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender\" add-on a try. You can obtain the trial version of the \"Pencil+ 4 Render App\" from the following download page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/download\/pencil4-renderapp\/\">Pencil+ 4 Render App trial version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">* There is no trial version for \"Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender\".<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have released version 4.0.2 of &#8220;PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender&#8221;, our Blender add-on providing cel shading and illustration tone styles, and version 4.1.1 of &#8220;PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Line for Blender&#8221;, our Blender add-on for creating hand-drawn-like lines on 3D objects with high quality and speed. This update adds support for Blender 4.2 and fixes some bugs. Update Contents Modifications in Pencil+ 4 Material for Blender 4.0.2 * To apply the fixes to data with previously built Pencil+ 4 node groups, please execute [Reset (Update) Node Groups] from the Shader Editor&#8217;s [Pencil+ 4] menu. 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