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+title = "Graphite Progress #1: Jan to March"
+date = 2024-03-31
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+banner = "https://static.graphite.rs/content/index/gui-demo-red-dress.avif"
+banner_png = "https://static.graphite.rs/content/index/gui-demo-red-dress.png"
+author = "0hypercube"
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+[Graphite](/) is a new 2D vector graphics editor bringing a modern, nondestructive approach to creative tooling with node based procedural generation. The project is currently in the Alpha 3 milestone, with a focus on streamlining the creation procedural vector artwork. See the [roadmap](/features#roadmap) for a more in depth summary of the goals for Alpha 3.
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+Over the last three months we are delighted to have seen many contributions both from new and recurrent contributors, including substantial interest in the [Google Summer of Code](/blog/graphite-internships-announcing-participation-in-gsoc-2024/) program. If you are interested in getting involved, have a look at the [student projects page](/volunteer/guide/projects/student-projects/).
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+## Added
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+- [12e16b9](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/commit/12e16b9a4efe40fcf779c34f83d3df8b3e3542f3) 'Red Dress' demo art showcasing dynamic poisson disk sampling using the node graph.
+- [#1594](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1594) Extending paths with freehand tool
+  <div class="video-background"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture disableremoteplayback src="/2024-02-22-graphite-progress-1-jan-march/extend_freehand.webm"></div>
+- [#1625](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1625) Autopanning when dragging outside of viewport
+  <div class="video-background"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture disableremoteplayback src="/2024-02-22-graphite-progress-1-jan-march/autoscroll.webm"></div>
+- [#1650](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1650) Solidify stroke node
+  <div class="video-background"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture disableremoteplayback src="/2024-02-22-graphite-progress-1-jan-march/solidify_stroke.webm"></div>
+- [#1593](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1593) Break path with Ctrl+Shift+Delete
+- [#1586](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1586) Poisson disk sampling node
+  <div class="video-background"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture disableremoteplayback src="/2024-02-22-graphite-progress-1-jan-march/poisson_disk.webm"></div>
+- [#1579](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1579) SVG import
+- [#1576](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1576) Morph node
+- [#1521](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1521) Snapping system
+  <div class="video-background"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture disableremoteplayback src="/2024-02-22-graphite-progress-1-jan-march/snapping.webm"></div>
+- [#1664](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1664) Cancel more operations with right click
+- [#1618](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1618) Vector2 node
+- [#1592](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1592) Random scale and rotation for copy to points
+  <div class="video-background"><video autoplay loop muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture disableremoteplayback src="/2024-02-22-graphite-progress-1-jan-march/random_scale_rotation.webm"></div>
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+## Bug fixes
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+- [#1678](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1678) Ordering when grouping layers
+- [#1651](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1651) Artboard deletion improvements
+- [#1691](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1691) Graph view overlay updates when switching documents
+- [#1693](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1693) Scrolling whilst dragging with path tool
+- [#1670](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1670) Input hints
+- [#1587](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1587) Pen tool undo
+- [#1584](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1584) Undo when dragging widgets
+- [#1614](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1614) Fix subtract node
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+## Internal improvments
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+- [#1624](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/pull/1624) Attribute based vector format in the node graph similar to blender
+- [15931d0](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/commit/15931d06b1de870b2b6043a506bfe47b3fd84781) Caching in demo art
+- [1bf62d9](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/commit/1bf62d92c23f87e2ccff75905dae055f0c7d76f9) Testing demo art
+- [822b25c](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/commit/822b25ceb6590d2a7355179a8031edbdc3d29ac5) Update frontend dependencies
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+A big thanks to all of the contributors. If you are interested in getting involved or just following development, see the [contributor guide](/volunteer/guide) and join the [discord guild](https://discord.graphite.rs).