yawn/vendor/fxnode/docs/research/blender.md

Blender 4.5 research freeze

Reproducible baseline

• Blender version: 4.5.0
• Source commit: 8cb6b388974a817afedf1317ce26f0c75aa5f181
• Official binary SHA-256: 1188b95cc12321c770b631939f7c25a096910b6f884a990bf9c0f62d52b38aec
• Manual snapshot: f72fe39427bf150242dd6cfdd94d902e535d2286

Source citations are commit-pinned so later UI changes cannot silently alter the baseline. Relevant implementation entry points used only for behavioral study are node drawing and node editor space.

Clean-room observations

The node editor presents a zoomable canvas. Nodes use title bars, body panels, labeled input/output sockets, links, selection/active emphasis, collapse controls, and inline controls where a socket is not linked. Frames group nodes visually; reroutes reshape link paths. Shader and geometry trees share interaction conventions while exposing domain-specific socket types and node content.

fxnode derives only functional observations and independently measured self-captures. No Blender source code, assets, icons, fonts, manual prose, or manual screenshots are copied into this repository. Names required for compatibility and factual citations are retained. See NOTICE.md and the typed reference manifest.

Reference state

The eight requested captures are represented in src/research/reference-manifest.ts. They remain truthfully pending because this orb had neither Blender nor Xvfb. The normal Phase 1 check validates this state; the strict check fails until genuine captures and metadata are committed.