diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG index d4fa72b7..a4c9e677 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG +++ b/CHANGELOG @@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ This is an abbreviated list of changes. The full/detailed list of changes can be * YafaRay Core code: https://github.com/YafaRay/Core/commits/master * Blender Exporter (for Blender v2.7x): https://github.com/YafaRay/Blender-Exporter/commits/master +YafaRay v3.4.1a (2020-04-09) for Blender 2.79: +--------------------------------------------- +* A few documentation changes to clarify bug reporting and Blender v2.79 release download `[Blender Exporter]` + + YafaRay v3.4.1 (2020-04-08) for Blender 2.79: --------------------------------------------- * Changed documentation to state that any bug reporting and resolution will solely be done in the GitHub Project "Issues" tab. Bugs in the old yafaray.org bugtracker will not be processed anymore. `[Blender Exporter + Core]` diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 90751a2b..23f34490 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ In v3, support has been DROPPED for Windows XP and MacOSX v10.6 Also, YafaRay, by default, ** will change the output folder/file name ** so the images are exported to a subfolder with the same name as the .blend file with suffix _render. This is for convenience and can be disabled, but if you leave the default it could cause you confusion especially when switching to other renderers. ---------------------------------------------- -Don't use the Blender from the distro repositories. Download the Blender official builds from: -https://www.blender.org/download/ +Don't use the Blender from the distro repositories. Download the Blender official 2.79 builds from: +https://www.blender.org/download/releases/2-79/ Once Blender is installed, locate the folder where it was installed. The paths given below are just examples, but they will probably be different in your system. Copy this entire folder "yafaray_v3" to (for example): - - in Linux 64bit, for example: "$HOME/blender-2.77a-linux-glibc211-x86_64/2.77/scripts/addons" folder. - - in Windows 64bit, for example: "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.77\scripts\addons" folder. + - in Linux 64bit, for example: "$HOME/blender-2.79b-linux-glibc219-x86_64/2.79/scripts/addons" folder. + - in Windows 64bit, for example: "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.79\scripts\addons" folder. After it, start Blender, go to User Preferences, AddOns and try to enable Render:"YafaRay-v3". Once (hopefully) enabled you should see it in the list of renderers. @@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ If you have any issues: * Check that you have downloaded the appropiate YafaRay build for your Operating System and Blender build (32/64 bit) * Check that you are using the official Blender build from www.blender.org and it's a version supported by YafaRay (see CHANGELOG) * In extreme cases (black renders, crashes, etc) remove all older YafaRay versions and other YafaRay derived forks, and try again. -* If you still have problems, please ask for help in the yafaRay.org forums or post a bug report in http://www.yafaray.org/development/bugtracker/yafaray +* If you still have problems, please post your bug reports and feature requests in the "Issues" tab of the corresponding GitHub Project +NOTE: The old bugtracker in www.yafaray.org will *no longer* be used for bug tracking / feature requests. diff --git a/README b/README index 1dc0fe1d..65f6e699 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ CURRENT LIMITATIONS ------------------- * This Blender Exporter only works with Blender v2.7x +* Don't use the Blender from the distro repositories. Download the Blender official 2.79 builds from: +https://www.blender.org/download/releases/2-79/ + * YafaRay only supports *one* scene in the .blend file. If you have more than one scene, it could cause unexpected results and problems in the new Material Preview Controls. * YafaRay v3 has only limited support for multiple YafaRay versions and forks installed at the same time