# Announcements **URL:** https://forum.babylonjs.com/c/announcements/7.md?page=4 [Latest](https://forum.babylonjs.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.babylonjs.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.babylonjs.com/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [An Adventure with the Babylon.js GUI System!](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/an-adventure-with-the-babylon-js-gui-system/31852)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/an-adventure-with-the-babylon-js-gui-system/31852 "2023-01-02T15:21:38Z")
Hey everyone! Over the next couple months, we’re going to be starting something new. We’re going to be releasing a series of weekly tweets and forum posts dedicated to showing off the power and ease of creating compelli… --- ## [Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/happy-holidays-and-a-happy-new-year/36623)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/happy-holidays-and-a-happy-new-year/36623 "2022-12-29T17:41:49Z")
Well wonderful community, it’s that time of year where we like to take a minute to pause and appreciate you all. This wonderful family of people from across the world is tied together in our love of this platform and our… --- ## [BJSPM: Babylon.js Package Manager & Asset Repo + Modular ES6 Playground](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/bjspm-babylon-js-package-manager-asset-repo-modular-es6-playground/19630)
**Author:** [@Gijs](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Gijs)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/bjspm-babylon-js-package-manager-asset-repo-modular-es6-playground/19630 "2022-12-26T20:34:08Z")
BJSPM BJSPM is an npm-like package manager made specially for Babylon.js. Its development started over a year ago with the goal of having a way for us to more easily share code and assets. Instead of having to go through… --- ## [Happy Holidays To The Best Community In The World!](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/happy-holidays-to-the-best-community-in-the-world/26150)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/happy-holidays-to-the-best-community-in-the-world/26150 "2022-12-25T17:45:22Z")
Dear Forum, It’s now that cherished time of year, where all across our great blue sphere, we celebrate with joy and cheer, that special bond that brings us here. It’s more than just technology, more than procedural… --- ## [Babylon's GitHub org permission structure updated](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylons-github-org-permission-structure-updated/36220)
**Author:** [@RaananW](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/RaananW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylons-github-org-permission-structure-updated/36220 "2022-12-02T20:00:20Z")
Hello dear people, Some of you might have gotten emails from GitHub concerning leaving or joining dev teams in the Babylon.js GitHub Org and I wanted to explain the reasoning behind that. The reason for those emails is… --- ## [MeshWriter loading made clearer](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/meshwriter-loading-made-clearer/36139)
**Author:** [@TheLeftover](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/TheLeftover)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/meshwriter-loading-made-clearer/36139 "2022-11-30T19:48:57Z")
MeshWriter has been updated in GitHub and on NPM. It contains a number of minor fixes, mostly in the documentation. All new users please especially read the section called Critical Environment Requirement. I will find… --- ## [Introducing the Performance Profiler!](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/introducing-the-performance-profiler/27075)
**Author:** [@carolhmj](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/carolhmj)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/introducing-the-performance-profiler/27075 "2022-10-19T18:39:17Z")
Hello hello! Today we are finally announcing the performance profiler alpha to our incredible community! Started by our amazing intern Sahil, the performance profiler got a makeover and it’s ready for its first public l… --- ## [New forum feature - Mention groups](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/new-forum-feature-mention-groups/34352)
**Author:** [@carolhmj](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/carolhmj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/new-forum-feature-mention-groups/34352 "2022-09-29T12:26:58Z")
Hey there community! While checking the forum, a thread came up that made me think of a necessity that the community might have of mentioning more than one Babylon team member, maybe because they have a question and don’… --- ## [New Babylon.js Video - Let's Talk About Mat Caps!](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/new-babylon-js-video-lets-talk-about-mat-caps/34320)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/new-babylon-js-video-lets-talk-about-mat-caps/34320 "2022-09-28T18:25:20Z")
Hey Everyone! It’s been a while since we’ve uploaded a new video to YouTube, but @PatrickRyan has our back! He’s put together an awesome video that gives you an overview of how to use “MatCaps” (Material Captures) in y… --- ## [New Video Series: The Tech Artist's Journey](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/new-video-series-the-tech-artists-journey/22485)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/new-video-series-the-tech-artists-journey/22485 "2022-09-25T03:45:03Z")
Hey Everyone, I’m beyond excited to share a new video series with you that I’ve been working on for quite a while. This new series is called “The Tech Artist’s Journey,” and it’s all about taking the poetic “road less … --- ## [Documentation page overhaul](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/documentation-page-overhaul/34139)
**Author:** [@RaananW](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/RaananW)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/documentation-page-overhaul/34139 "2022-09-23T08:39:32Z")
Hello fellow Babylonians! The documentation page has gone through a restructure to make it easier to navigate and to get started with babylon. The work was done with the great help of @JohnK - thank you so much for the… --- ## [Scene performance priority](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/scene-performance-priority/33763)
**Author:** [@Deltakosh](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Deltakosh)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/scene-performance-priority/33763 "2022-09-20T18:07:10Z")
Hello good people!! I’ve started this PR: Performance mode by deltakosh · Pull Request #12954 · BabylonJS/Babylon.js (github.com) And here is the doc: Documentation for scene performance priority by deltakosh · Pull … --- ## [ES6 packages moved to es2021](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/es6-packages-moved-to-es2021/33572)
**Author:** [@RaananW](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/RaananW)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/es6-packages-moved-to-es2021/33572 "2022-09-19T12:14:43Z")
Hello good people, Just wanted to give a heads up to a change made in the latest version, published just yesterday. For those of you who use our es6 packages (i.e. the ones that start with “@babylonjs”), we have moved … --- ## [Meet Andy, the newest member of the Babylon.js team!](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/meet-andy-the-newest-member-of-the-babylon-js-team/33961)
**Author:** [@docEdub](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/docEdub)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/meet-andy-the-newest-member-of-the-babylon-js-team/33961 "2022-09-17T17:58:48Z")
Hey everybody, my name is Andy and I’ve been a Babylon.js user for a while but I recently joined the development team and as part of this new role I’ll be a lot more active here on the forum helping people out! My main … --- ## [Snippet server offline for 20-30 minutes on September 2nd](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/snippet-server-offline-for-20-30-minutes-on-september-2nd/33517)
**Author:** [@RaananW](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/RaananW)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/snippet-server-offline-for-20-30-minutes-on-september-2nd/33517 "2022-09-15T12:07:12Z")
Hello everyone, The snippet server (and along with it any chance of loading/saving from the playground) will be offline for a short period of time tomorrow on September 2nd between 8am and 9am UTC. The switch requires … --- ## [Introducing Polymorph: An Open Discussion](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/introducing-polymorph-an-open-discussion/7692)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/introducing-polymorph-an-open-discussion/7692 "2022-09-09T21:00:01Z")
Hey Everyone, Today we’re very excited to “announce” a new area of exploration and interest for Babylon, we’re calling it Polymorph. Introducing Polymorph In short, Polymorph is an extremely preliminary proposal for a… --- ## [Weekly Video: Introducing the Mystery Demo Tutorial Series](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/weekly-video-introducing-the-mystery-demo-tutorial-series/7967)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/weekly-video-introducing-the-mystery-demo-tutorial-series/7967 "2022-07-20T07:54:59Z")
Hey Everybody! I’m beyond excited today, to kick off an epic 9-part video series that we’re calling “The Mystery Demo” tutorial series. For the next 9 videos, I’m going to take you on a (hopefully) fun and informative j… --- ## [Welcome to the new Babylon.js forum!](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/welcome-to-the-new-babylon-js-forum/18)
**Author:** [@Deltakosh](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Deltakosh)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/welcome-to-the-new-babylon-js-forum/18 "2022-07-12T12:52:31Z")
Welcome to our new forum!!! The previous one will remain for archive purposes only. Feel free to discover our new home and make yourself comfortable :slight\_smile: --- ## [Babylon.js Weekly Video - New Series: How It Works](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-weekly-video-new-series-how-it-works/17965)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-weekly-video-new-series-how-it-works/17965 "2022-06-28T13:53:26Z")
Hey Everyone! @Deltakosh brings us an awesome new video this week that explains how the new Infinite Morph Target system works in Babylon.js. Yup you heard that right, if you didn’t already know, Babylon.js now supports… --- ## [Babylon.js 5.0 Has Officially Been Announced!](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-0-has-officially-been-announced/30074)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-js-5-0-has-officially-been-announced/30074 "2022-06-19T22:07:10Z")
Wonderful Babylon.js family. The moment has arrived! Babylon.js 5.0 has officially been publicly announced/released!!! For anyone who’s joining us in this virtual celebration! It is now safe to releas… --- ## [3D text in Babylon](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/3d-text-in-babylon/253)
**Author:** [@TheLeftover](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/TheLeftover)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/3d-text-in-babylon/253 "2022-06-01T22:56:39Z")
If you need to create 3-D text in Babylon meshes, I recommend the extension Babylon Meshwriter. It is well-documented here: https://github.com/BabylonJS/Extensions/tree/master/MeshWriter It mostly supports Helvetica b… --- ## [Countdown to GUI Editor Alpha](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/countdown-to-gui-editor-alpha/23923)
**Author:** [@msDestiny14](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/msDestiny14)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/countdown-to-gui-editor-alpha/23923 "2022-05-26T12:21:02Z")
Hey everyone, GUI girl here of Babylon.js wave. Some of you may know that I’ve been working on a super cool project for the last several months. For those who don’t know, we’ve been working on an awesome new tool for ou… --- ## [SHHH! It's a secret! Babylon.js 5.0 Is Here Early!](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/shhh-its-a-secret-babylon-js-5-0-is-here-early/28938)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/shhh-its-a-secret-babylon-js-5-0-is-here-early/28938 "2022-05-05T20:02:20Z")
PSST!!! Hey there (whisper) incredible Babylon.js community! We’ve got some incredibly exciting and surprising news to share, but it’s a BIG secret! Babylon.js 5.0 is here now! However please keep this news a secret, sh… --- ## [One Week to The Babylon.js 5.0 Announcement](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/one-week-to-the-babylon-js-5-0-announcement/29827)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/one-week-to-the-babylon-js-5-0-announcement/29827 "2022-04-28T19:54:21Z")
Hey Amazing Community! There’s 1 week left until the public announcement of Babylon.js 5.0! Remember it’s a secret until then! If you’re not already planning on participating in the big announcement moment at 1pm PDT … --- ## [Babylon 5.0 Release Community Call For Content](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-5-0-release-community-call-for-content/28621)
**Author:** [@PirateJC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/PirateJC)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylon-5-0-release-community-call-for-content/28621 "2022-04-17T20:27:38Z")
Hey Everyone! It’s that time of year again! Can you believe we’re a little over a month away from the Babylon 5.0 release? I cannot tell you how excited and energized the dev team is about this release. It is quite simp… --- ## [Golden Paths: E-Commerce](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/golden-paths-e-commerce/28941)
**Author:** [@syntheticmagus](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/syntheticmagus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/golden-paths-e-commerce/28941 "2022-03-31T18:41:12Z")
Hi all! To coincide with the 5.0 announcements, we’re also happy to announce that a new set of Dev Stories focusing on golden paths for e-commerce are finally ready! These Dev Stories originated from our conversatio… --- ## [Snippet Server Maintenance](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/snippet-server-maintenance/28742)
**Author:** [@Deltakosh](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Deltakosh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/snippet-server-maintenance/28742 "2022-03-24T23:13:00Z")
Hey team, from 7pm PDT today (3/24/2022) to 9pm PDT today the snippet server database will go into maintenance mode This means that reading or writing to it will not be possible (you will not be able to save or load an… --- ## [Bug Bash Week is Here!](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/bug-bash-week-is-here/28213)
**Author:** [@carolhmj](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/carolhmj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/bug-bash-week-is-here/28213 "2022-03-07T19:06:46Z")
Hello there, amazing Babylon community! This week here at the team we’re on ghost bug hunter duty - which means we’ll be taking a very close look at our 5.0 release and squashing any bug we find there! We’ll be also mon… --- ## [Elbow node for NME](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/elbow-node-for-nme/26964)
**Author:** [@Deltakosh](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Deltakosh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/elbow-node-for-nme/26964 "2022-02-22T16:15:53Z")
Hey team, just a really quick announcement for you to test :slight\_smile: I’ve just added support for Elbow node in NME: It will be available with the next nightly. Enjoy :slight\_smile: cc @Pryme8 --- ## [Join the Babylon Team (from LATAM)](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/join-the-babylon-team-from-latam/27800)
**Author:** [@thomlucc](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/thomlucc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/join-the-babylon-team-from-latam/27800 "2022-02-18T22:42:32Z")
Hey team! We may have openings in LATAM to help us work on Babylon engine (both on Babylon.js and Babylon Native area). If you are interested, or know a friend who would, please ping me, @PirateJC or @Deltakosh ! [Previous page](https://forum.babylonjs.com/c/announcements/7.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forum.babylonjs.com/c/announcements/7.md?page=5)