Features

• Massive speed improvements in preview generations in the Render Export (F7) screen by lazy loading previews.
• Exports now take far less time to complete in-game, deferring image writes to be done after capturing in-game screenshots.
• Re-added "Breathing" toggle for Player models.
• Added support for custom player heads, along with 3D Skin Layers compatibility.
• Block items on the "Item" model now have 0 pre-existing rotation applied.
• "Item" model pivots should reflect the actual model geometry more accurately.

Features

• Render Export (F7) screen rework! It has been remade from the ground up using our in-house custom elements for a greater user experience, with additional improvements:
  • Added the "AO Map" export mode (vanilla-only);
    • The goal of this mode is, by applying the AO Map over the "No Shading" layer with the Multiply blending mode, to achieve a close result to a Vanilla screenshot.
  • "No Shading" now works across terrain;
  • "Part Map" received improvements, so it should be more reliable.
  • The output folder in the UI no longer shows the absolute path to the folder, showing just the name of the output folder instead.
  • A lot of the UI elements use custom pixel icons for more pleasant visuals.
  • Stronger Mannequin brand identity through the use of a consistent orange and neutral palette.
  • [EXPERIMENTAL] Fixed occasional black outlines on edges when using anti-aliasing.
• Added emissive texture support. This means that certain mobs with glowing parts will now have them displayed correctly.
• You are now able to retarget the overlays into the Reference Window.
• Added ability to use a custom overlay in the Overlays & Scene (O) menu with transparency controls.
• 3D Skin Layers are now usable with Iris Shaders.
• Certain skins no longer retain 2D layers despite 3D Skin Layers being enabled.
• Re-added "Item" & "Ender Dragon" models.
• Item outlines no longer flicker and have "shaded" bits.
• Moving or rotating a specific limb is now more intuitive, in line with what a user might expect.
• Added ability to scale crowds, along with the undo/redo compatibility.
• Attached limbs to a specific limb no longer appear selected.
• Fixed the quick "snap" bug when dragging something, taking a frame or two to catch up to the new position.
• Re-added missing toggles for bow states, crossbow states, etc. Access them by right-clicking the corresponding hand button with the item is in the hand.

Removals

• Removed "Breathing" toggle, as it is useless at the moment.

• Added Shield Statuses compatibility.
• Fixed shields appearing hollow on "Advanced Normals" exports.

We're moving to version 1.21.11! That being said, version 1.21.8 is now considered as legacy, and will no longer receive updates.

Features

• Entity models are now extracted from the game files.
  • By extension, entities from other mods are now supported and can also be selected, though correct visuals are not guaranteed.
  • If you find an incompatible mod, let us know in #bug-reports.
• Added the ✨ sheep variant. Yup. It is in.
• [EXPERIMENTAL] Outline rendering has been reworked. It now supports Iris Shaders, and has around 50% better performance.
• Introduced an "Outline Thickness" setting in the "Configuration" screen. Access via Configuration (F8) → Display → Outline Thickness.
• Added a clearer hint near the top of the screen showing the current selection mode and how to switch them.
• Added an "Entity Features" toggle located below the "Breathing" toggle.
• The X/Y/Z displacement HUD now removes trailing zeros.
• Added two new anti-aliasing algorithms as more efficient alternatives to SSAA:
  • FXAA: A quick post-processing method that smooths edges with little performance cost, making it suitable for previews and large exports;
  • SMAA: A more advanced post-processing technique that preserves edge detail better than FXAA, producing sharper results, especially for thin lines.
• [EXPERIMENTAL] Enhanced Blockbench (.bbmodel) custom model imports across multiple areas, improving alignment with the official specification.
• Updated accessory (except for held items) selection for NPCs (e.g., armor, saddles). They no longer need to be held in the current slot; instead, a menu displays all available options.
• Skin previews are now visible in the "Skins" tab for GUI Scales above 2x.
• Removed the 64-mannequin limit in crowds. Outlines now consistently use the custom algorithm instead of falling back to the default glowing effect.
• "Entities Only" and "Entity Mask" export modes no longer exclude entities with colors near pure black.
• "Advanced Normals" export mode now includes limbs with 2D textures and entity features such as sheep wool.

Removals

• Removed the 2-block specific limb displacement limit.
• Removed render phases text during export, as it seemed to only cause issues.
• Removed "Force Render All" option from the "Overlays & Scene" menu.
• Removed the crowd selection box.

• [EXPERIMENTAL] [QA UNTESTED] [ALPHA] [IN HEAVY DEVELOPMENT] [UNSTABLE] [RADIOACTIVE] [HAZARDOUS] [GROK CODED THIS IN] Changed Spawn Egg texture. Proceed with caution. May lead to crashes and a wipe of your system root directory.
• Downgraded Fabric Loader requirement to 0.18.0.
• Added 3D Skin Layers compatibility.
• Held items (main hand & off-hand) are now selectable parts in the posing editor.
• Scaling now uses the ghost clone preview system, consistent with translate and rotate modes.
• Part selection got more reliable. It should now select parts correctly in a lot more cases.
• Fixed armor and held items not following poses on non-player entity models.
• Fixed models flipping their orientation when snapped to ±90 degree rotation values.
• Added visual render export states during rendering, detailing which capture phase you're currently on.
• A number of Iris-related changes and/or improvements have been made:
  • A UI warning is now shown when Iris is detected, and options incompatible with Iris (such as No Sky and No Shading) are automatically disabled with a note;
  • Capture modes relying on masking out the sky will not do so when shaders are enabled;
  • The Iris outline fallback is disabled during render exports, preventing selection outlines from bleeding into captures;
  • The camera mode / freecam overlay text is now hidden during render exports;
  • Reference Window is disabled when using shaders.
• Fixed normal maps getting distorted when the subject is close to the camera or near the edges of the screen.
• Fixed entity preview thumbnails in the model browser being incorrectly scaled for non-standard model sizes.
• Improved Advanced Normals: each armor slot (head, chest, legs, feet) now receives a distinct highlight color, and held items use separate tints per hand.