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3.0 Release Notes
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Release 3.0.0
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Release 3.0.0 is a major release with many significant improvements and
changes.  For more information on the following, please see
`Introduction to 3.0 <intro_30.html>`__

**New Features**
    - Faster subdivision using less memory
    - Support for non-manifold topology
    - Face-Varying data specified topologically
    - Elimination of fixed valence tables
    - Single-crease patch for semi-sharp edges
    - Additional irregular patch approximations
    - Introduction of Stencil Tables
    - Faster, simpler GPU kernels
    - Unified adaptive shaders
    - Updated coding style with namespaces
    - More documentation and tutorials

**Bug Fixes**
    - Smooth Face-Varying interpolation around creases


Release 3.0.0 RC2
=================

**New Features**
    - Documentation updates
    - far_tutorial_3 updates for the multiple face-varying channels
    - maya example plugin interpolates a UV channel and a vertex color channel

**Bug Fixes**
    - Fixed a LimitStencilTableFactory bug, which returns an invalid table
    - PatchParam encoding changed to support refinement levels up to 10
    - Added Xinerama link dependency
    - Fixed MSVC 32bit build problem
    - Fixed minor cmake issues
    - Fixed glViewer/farViewer stability bugs


Release 3.0.0 RC1 
=================

**Changes**
    - Far::TopologyRefiner was split into several classes to clarify and focus
      the API.
    - Interpolation of Vertex and Varying primvars in a single pass is no longer
      supported.
    - The Osd layer was largely refactored.

Previous 2.x Release Notes
==========================

`Previous releases <release_notes_2x.html>`_