The weekly Blender developer meeting on May 18, 2026 brought news focused on polishing the animation workflow and asset management. Among the changes, axis flags in pose slide were modified, and an operator was added to directly delete F-Modifiers. Additionally, the asset system now allows filtering only online assets, canceling downloads, and offers more detailed progress.
Pose slide adjustments and F-Modifiers cleanup 🎯
The development team has refined pose slide behavior by modifying axis flags, preventing unwanted movements when sliding bones. On the other hand, the new function to delete F-Modifiers allows removing animation curve modifiers without having to navigate through secondary menus. On the asset front, the filter was expanded to show only online resources, a button was integrated to cancel ongoing downloads, and the progress report was improved, showing the status of each transfer individually.
Cancel downloads: the button everyone was waiting for 🚀
Until now, when you started downloading a huge asset, you could only watch the progress bar as if it were a Netflix series. With the new cancellation feature, you can finally change your mind halfway through without having to force close Blender. And the online asset filter will save you the trauma of dragging a file that is actually still in the cloud. Asset management is advancing, although it still doesn't solve the real drama: finding that material you downloaded three months ago.