2.2.7.0

New in 2.2.7.0

Draw node (features, UX, fixes)

• Draw node: more mousewheel shortcuts.
• Draw node: instructions popup and info button.
• Draw node: new Height clamp option.
• Drawing out of bounds now stops the stroke.
• Better mouse-down feedback while painting.
• Several internal fixes in Draw node.
• FIX: Draw node could erase data when the next node was baked.
• FIX: Draw cursor size would not update.
• FIX: Draw window will no longer maximize (still resizable).

Caching, memory, and session stability

• Internal engine caching system improvements.
• FIX: Cache is no longer destroyed upon loading; it is overwritten on Save and deleted if unchecked.
• FIX: Crash related to delayed or missing cache files during load.
• FIX: Baked data could remain in memory after changing projects.
• Aggressive memory cleanup when switching sessions.

Progress & responsiveness

• Progress dialog for long operations.
• Show Load bake progress.
• Show Frozen Cache Load/Thaw progress.
• Export/Build commands are now handled asynchronously so the UI stays responsive.
• File loading is now asynchronous.
• FIX: Clear progress text on Build Finished.

Build, data, and graph reliability

• FIX: Out-to-Out connection was not selected by default.
• FIX: Build button in Data View caused issues in rare circumstances.
• FIX: Internal value mismatch when transmitting terrains for visualization.
• FIX: Potential crash when loading a graph in certain situations.
• FIX: Setting Defaults did not work in some instances.

Viewport, graph navigation, and UI fixes

• FIX: Screenshots and other commands in the Viewport toolbar were not working.
• FIX: Navigating with comma menu was not switching graph if node was in another graph.
• FIX: Improved visualization for selected nodes when zoomed out.
• FIX: Nodes with secondary data display (Snow, Rivers, Trees, etc.) in 2D view could crash.
• FIX: Transform Gizmo was missing.
• FIX: File Path TextEditor sizing issue.
• Artifact Explorer: Improved data size visualization and added other quality-of-life improvements.
• Internal fixes that can slightly improve 2D viewport performance.

Variables

• Add option to suppress Orphan Variable message.
• New variable handling buttons added to the Vars tab.
• FIX: Variables re-ordering did not work.
• FIX: Edit Variables dialog did not select on focus.

Nodes

• BlobRemover: new Quantization option.
• Object node Z-Axis/Offset was broken.
• Transform3D node Z-Axis/Offset was broken.
• FIX: Bomber did not work.

Logging

• When a file fails to open, more detailed errors are logged.

Security / dependencies

• Libraries updated to address security issues GHSA-6hjr-v6g4-3fm8 and GHSA-wpp4-vqfq-v4hp.