Where is the principles BSDF shader?

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I just watched Blender Guru's video on the new-ish Priciples BSDF shader. My current version of Blender is 2.78c. I don't know where to find the release which has Principles BSDF. On the Blender latest releases, they still say 2.78c. What version has Principles, and where can I download it?

Thanks, Phil

Possible duplicate of Node Shader and Principled BSDF not in the node list. — bertmoog, Aug 02 '17 at 01:38
get the latest builds here: https://download.blender.org/release/Blender2.79/ or here (at the bottom of the page): https://builder.blender.org/download/ — , Aug 02 '17 at 01:52

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 02 '17 at 01:08

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It is part of the upcoming 2.79 release and unavailable in previous versions of Blender.

It is not available as a stable release yet and you are recommended to await for the official 2.79 version (available When It's Ready™) to use it, unless you understand the risks of using pre-release testing software.

answered Aug 02 '17 at 01:08

Duarte Farrajota Ramos

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@PhilipKP you can try the build versions. You might find a few bugs, but they are functional enough to try some of the new features. – Aug 02 '17 at 02:02

Where is the principles BSDF shader?

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