New: Add option to use control guide strand groups instead of input hair in Adopt External Guides operator
Fixed: Crash when using Mesh from Strands proxy meshes as Hair from Mesh Strips
Fixed: Use Groups as Parts is not updated until the Hair from Guides is recomputed
Fixed: Roots created with Create brush don't inherit closest strand's group
Fixed: Problem deleting strands when Edit Guides references non-existing deleted strands
Fixed: Input Root Interpolation: Closest Neighbor method does not generate guides sometimes
Fixed: Hair from Guides: Hairs disappear when setting Guide Count to No Interpolate
Fixed: Merge operator doesn't take into account world space transforms of merged strands
Fixed: Surface Comb with Triangulation algorithm doesn't use slope or orientation maps
Fixed: Paint brush does not store the first value painted when its strand channel is also created during the stroke
Fixed: Bake command can change hair shape
Fixed: New Strand Channels contain values from deleted channels
Fixed: Auto Parting should not be activated by default
Fixed: Adopt External Guides doesn't evaluate when control strands don't have strand ids

Marsel Khadiyev (Software Developer, EPHERE Inc.)