Inkscape, everyone’s favorite open source vector graphics editor has just come out with its version 0.46. From the website’s change log, a few highlights of what is new:

• Paintbucket tool
• Tweak tool
• 3D Box tool
• Live path effects
• Color management
• New SVG filters and UI
• Native PDF and AI import
• XAML import/export
• Open Clip Art Library integration (import/export)
• Stock patterns
• Bitmap editing extension effects
• Full on-canvas gradient editing
• Engraver’s Toolbox in the Calligraphic tool
• Touch selection
• Dockable dialogs
• Command-line access to verbs
• Snapping made usable
• “3D” / axonometric grid
• Angled guidelines
• Conversion of objects to guidelines
• Significant speed and interactivity improvements
• Hundreds of smaller features and bugfixes

Download it here. Enjoy!