v0.4.0

[carson-katri]

This update adds support for Blender 4, ControlNet pre-processors, some new UI, and lots of bug fixes.

Choose Your Installation

Separate versions are available depending on your GPU and Blender version.

Click on the link to download the correct version:

	Blender 4.1+	Blender 3.6 → 4.0
Windows
NVIDIA	dream_textures-windows-cuda-4-1.7z	dream_textures-windows-cuda.7z
AMD/Other	dream_textures-windows-directml-4-1.zip	dream_textures-windows-directml.zip
macOS
Apple Silicon (M1+)	dream_textures-macos-arm-4-1.zip	dream_textures-macos-arm.zip
Linux
Any GPU	Install Manually	Install Manually

Important

Windows Installation Instructions

Due to file size limits on GitHub, the add-on ZIP file is contained in a 7-Zip archive.

1. Install 7-Zip
2. Right-click on the downloaded dream_textures-windows-cuda-*.7z archive
3. Select "7-Zip" > "Extract Here" to get the dream_textures-windows-cuda-*.zip file.
4. In Blender preferences open "Add-ons" > "Install..."
5. Choose the dream_textures-windows-cuda-4-1.zip file.

Setup

After installing the appropriate add-on ZIP file, enable the add-on and expand its preferences. There you will find further instructions for setup.

See the setup guide for more detailed instructions.

What's New

Blender 4 support

Builds are now provided for Blender 4.1+, and Blender 3.6-4.0.

Note

Blender 4.1 upgraded to Python 3.11, which requires separate builds to be distributed for Blender 4.1 and higher.

ControlNet Pre-Processors

Select a processor to convert a color image into a control image.
Processors are provided for OpenPose, depth maps, edge detection, and more.

By default, the processor will run every time the "Generate" button is pressed. You can press the "Bake Control Image" button next to the selector processor to cache the control image. This will create an image datablock for the control image, which you can further modify.

A new interface was also implemented for adding ControlNet models to a generation, based on Blender's new modifier selector.

controlnetui.mp4

Full Changelog

• Blender 4.0 and Command Line Rendering Fixes by @NullSenseStudio in Blender 4.0 and Command Line Rendering Fixes #745
• Improved Image Handling by @NullSenseStudio in Improved Image Handling #719
• Add default nodes when creating a new node tree using new_engine_node_tree by @GottfriedHofmann in Add default nodes when creating a new node tree using new_engine_node_tree #737
• Zip Dependencies with Long Paths by @NullSenseStudio in Zip Dependencies with Long Paths #788
• ControlNet processors and Blender 4.x UI tweaks by @carson-katri in ControlNet processors and Blender 4.x UI tweaks #764
• Small fix for default node setup by @GottfriedHofmann in Small fix for default node setup #797
• shm.dll fix by @NullSenseStudio in shm.dll fix #796
• Update DirectML by @NullSenseStudio in Update DirectML #799
• Update depth pipeline for latest diffusers version by @carson-katri in Update depth pipeline for latest diffusers version #800
• Fix render pass image util to flatten array by @carson-katri in Fix render pass image util to flatten array #801
• Don't pass variant if files are unavailable by @carson-katri in Don't pass variant if files are unavailable #802
• Update linux-rocm.txt by @B4rr3l-Rid3r in Update linux-rocm.txt #803

New Contributors

• @B4rr3l-Rid3r made their first contribution in Update linux-rocm.txt #803

Full Changelog: 0.3.1...0.4.0

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