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• Added support for object registration & unregistration on each evaluation (handled by nodetree instead of individual nodes)
• Added custom variables in "Custom Python Script" node: _C (bpy context), _D (bpy data), _O (bpy ops), _S (context scene), _N (self node), _NT (self nodetree), _VAR (nodetree variables), _IN (input socket data)
• Added "Select by Index Array" selection node
• Added "Default" input socket in "Get Variable" node to set value if variable not initialised
• Added "Hide Original" bool input prop in "Scatter" node
• Added "Clear Variables" nodetree property in "Properties" UI panel to clear data on re-evaluation
• Added "Clear Preview" operator (shortcut: Alt+E) to clear current preview node
• Added "Execute Node" & "Clear Preview" ops to "Utilities" UI panel
• Improved "Send to Sverchok" node to include selection mask with mesh data sent
• Improved "Receive from Sverchok" node to set selection mask to mesh data received
• Improved "Get/Set Variable" nodes to initialise empty variable in nodetree before accessing property
• Improved "Execute Node" operator: removed redundant tree type check
• Improved "apply_all_modifiers" & "remove_object" helper methods
• Fixed "Separate" node: object array output instead of single object
• Fixed socket interface classes for node-groups
• Fixed "Select Vertices by Connection": switch to vertex mode before selection
• Renamed "Merge" & "Delete" nodes: added "Component" suffix
• Renamed "Cursor" node to "Cursor Transform"
• Renamed "File" input socket to "Directory" in "Export FBX" node

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• Added "Node Group" utility node
• Added "Group Nodes" and "Edit Group" operators to create/modify node groups
• Added new keymaps for creating and editing node groups (Ctrl+G, Tab)
• Added UI panel base class and 3 new panels: "Properties", "Utilities" and "Node Groups"
• Added "Send to Sverchok" utility node to pass mesh data (verts/edges/faces) to Sverchok node (Requires "Receive From Sorcar" node in Sverchok nodetree)
• Added "Receive from Sverchok" input node to fetch mesh data (verts/edges/faces) from Sverchok node (Requires "Send To Sorcar" node in Sverchok nodetree)
• Added "Text Block" constant node to output multi-line string from Text Editor
• Added node interface base class and sub-classes for all sockets to support node-groups (with custom properties)
• Added Wiki and Bug Reporter links in add-ons manager
• Improved object input nodes to clean up geometry when removed
• Improved socket base class to show error icon when execution fails
• Improved "Custom Object" input node: inherit from input base class, apply all modifiers before execution
• Improved Import/Export nodes to select directory path using file picker UI
• Improved "Material Parameter" node to show all available nodes & sockets as a drop-down (search)
• Improved "Scene Info" node: added new outputs for world unit scale length, active/selected/all objects from the scene; removed "Realtime" tree property
• Improved "Duplicate Object" node: added "Linked" input socket
• Improved "get_override" and "sc_poll_op" helper methods
• Improved all operators: show tooltips, new category (prefix)
• Improved all socket base classes to support node-groups
• Fixed socket base class to avoid executing node-group input nodes
• Fixed "Dissolve" node
• Fixed nodetree execution
• Fixed "Array" socket label (length of the evaluated array)
• Fixed "Instancing" node

• Added "Set Dimensions" & "Set Object Name" object operator nodes
• Added "Add ..." input nodes to append primitive object geometry to current object
• Added "set_preview" method in nodetree class
• Added curve ops base class & "Curve Shape/Geometry/Spline Properties" nodes
• Improved "Object Info" node to output object's name, dimensions and bounding box vertices
• Improved "Component Info" node to output face area
• Renamed input nodes to "Create ..." (added prefix)
• Renamed "update_ext" nodetree method to "set_value"
• Fixed "remove_object" helper function
• Fixed vertex group selection & component operator nodes
• Fixed "get_override" helper method to search for correct window/area/region

• Added keymap support to quickly execute selected node (Key: 'E')
• Added new "Curve" category & socket to handle objects with curve data
• Added method for modifying node parameter externally (automatically re-evaluates nodetree)
• Added "Import SVG" & "Text" curve input nodes
• Added "Convert to Mesh" & "Convert to Curve" nodes
• Added "Create Object" input node
• Added "QuadriFlow Remesh" object operator node
• Added "Warp" & "Randomize Vertices" transform nodes
• Added Weld, Lattice, Shrinkwrap & Weighted Normal modifier nodes
• Added "Proportional Editing" & "Snap" settings node
• Added "Clear Parent", "Get Parent", & "Get Children" object operator nodes
• Improved "Scatter" node to support instanced scattering
• Improved "Maths Operation" node to include more operations & better menu layout
• Improved "Parent" node to include option to set the inverse parent correction
• Improved "Skin Modifier" node to allow skin resize for selected vertices
• Renamed transform nodes to "World/Local Transform"
• Fixed issue with Crease, Edge-Slide, Skin-Resize local transform
• Fixed custom object/curve nodes to hide original object
• Fixed issue with rerouting socket connections
• Fixed transform nodes to use snapping & proportional editing settings
• Fixed object deletion helper method to remove orphaned data
• Fixed "Select Nth" node parameter minimum value

• Added "Voxel Remesh" object operator node
• Added "Raycast (Scene)" utility node (renamed "Raycast" to "Raycast (Object)")
• Added "Instancing" & "Parent" object operator nodes
• Added "Empty" and "Single Vertex" input nodes
• Added "Hide/Unhide Component" and "Mark Component" nodes
• Fixed "Element" output pin type of "Begin For-Each Loop" node
• Fixed issue with addon activation
• Fixed int conversion in "Shortest Path" selection nodes

• Added "For-Each Component Loop" nodes
• Added "Get/Set Variable" nodes
• Added "To Sphere" transform node
• Added "Select Vertices by Connections" selection node
• Fixed issue with reset() attribute
• Improved "For" & "For-Each" loop nodes
• Improved "Select Manually" node

• Added noise nodes (cell, fractal, voronoi, ...) in a new category "Noise"
• Added array operation nodes (add, remove, search, ...) in a new category "Arrays"
• Added "Material Parameter" node
• Renamed "Edit Mode" node to "Set Selection Mode"
• Moved "Get Element" & "Make Array" node to "Arrays" category
• Added selection type input socket in "Set Selection Mode" node
• Added custom overridable method for socket layout drawing
• Removed redundant sorcar_updater folder (also added in gitignore)

• Added addon updator by CGCookie
• Fixed issue with realtime update checkbox in "Scene Info" node
• New socket type: Selection Type
• Ability to change selection type directly though selection nodes
• Added issue templates for bug report & feature request

• Support for Blender 2.8
• New architecture for data flow node executions
• Improved socket types and node hierarchy
• Internal data conversions

Ported from v2.0.5