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Update readme and blender_manifest
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(De-)Bump version to v2.11.1
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions blender_manifest.toml
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Expand Up @@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ schema_version = "1.0.0"
id = "blendluxcore"
name = "BlendLuxCore"
tagline = "LuxCore"
maintainer = "Johannes Hinrichs (CodeFHD)"
maintainer = "Johannes Hinrichs (CodeFHD), Howetuft"
type = "add-on" # Supported types: "add-on", "theme"


# Versioning should follow the semver standard: https://semver.org/
# I.e. MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
# E.g.: "2.9.4": major: 2; minor: 9; patch: 3.
# or for pre-release versions: "2.9.4-alpha.1": major: 2; minor: 9; patch: 3; pre-release: alpha.1
version = "2.11.2"
version = "2.11.1"

# Optional: link to documentation, support, source files, etc
website = "https://luxcorerender.org"
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# https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/advanced/extensions/tags.html
tags = ["Render"]

blender_version_min = "4.2.0"
blender_version_min = "4.5.0"
# # Optional: Blender version that the extension does not support, earlier versions are supported.
# # This can be omitted and defined later on the extensions platform if an issue is found.
# blender_version_max = "5.1.0"
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# ]

# # Optional: list of supported platforms. If omitted, the extension will be available in all operating systems.
platforms = ["windows-x64", "macos-arm64", "linux-x64", "macos-x64", "windows-arm64"]
platforms = ["windows-x64", "macos-arm64", "linux-x64", "macos-x64"]

# Optional: bundle 3rd party Python modules.
# https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/advanced/extensions/python_wheels.html
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Expand Up @@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ This addon integrates the LuxCore render engine into Blender. It offers advanced

## Supported Blender Versions

* BlendLuxCore v2.10.x supports Blender versions 4.2LTS and 4.3.
* Support for Blender 4.4+ is experimental and not recommended for production use!
* Supported platforms are Windows, Linux, MacOS Intel, MacOS ARM
* BlendLuxCore v2.11.x officially supports Blender versions 4.5 LTS and 5.2 LTS
* Support for other 4.X and non-LTS releases has not been tested and is not guaranteed
* Supported platforms are Windows x86_64, Linux, MacOS Intel, MacOS ARM

**Previous BlendLuxCore releases:**
* Blender 4.2 LTS is supported by BlendLuxCore v2.10.
* Blender 2.93 is supported by BlendLuxCore v2.6.
* Blender 2.83-2.92 are supported by BlendLuxCore v2.5.
* Blender 2.83 is supported by BlendLuxCore v2.4.
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- Find the latest suitable release of BlendLuxCrore on the release page:
https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxCore/releases
- Note: the release labelled "Latest" is a nightly build and may be particularly unstable even compared to alpha or beta release versions!
- From the release assets, download extension `BlendLuxCore-*.zip`
- Open Blender and follow "Install from disk" procedure (https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/preferences/extensions.html)

Beforehand, you may want to uninstall previous version of BlendLuxCore: look in the "Get Extensions" panel.
Beforehand, you must uninstall any previous version of BlendLuxCore: look in the "Get Extensions" panel.

See also https://wiki.luxcorerender.org/BlendLuxCore_Installation for a more detailed guide.

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To create a `Latest` release, use the option `-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Latest` in the step `configure`.

The build script then places the collected zip-file in the `blc-build` subfolder.
The build script then places the collected zip-file in the `blc-build/out` subfolder.

Open Blender and follow "Install from disk" procedure (https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/preferences/extensions.html)

Beforehand, you may want to uninstall previous version of BlendLuxCore: look in the "Get Extensions" panel.

### Installing a development setup

To facilitate the development of BlendLuxCore (and optionally LuxCore), install BlendLuxCore in conjunction with the secondary extension [BlendLuxHelper](https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/BlendLuxHelper)

See the guide on the wiki for full instructions:
https://wiki.luxcorerender.org/Developing_and_debugging_BlendLuxCore

## Important Links

**Homepage:** **https://luxcorerender.org/**
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