Invoke v3.6.0rc6 [Release Candidate]
Pre-release
InvokeAI is a leading creative engine built to empower professionals and enthusiasts alike. Generate and create stunning visual media using the latest AI-driven technologies. InvokeAI offers an industry-leading web interface and also serves as the foundation for multiple commercial products.
To learn more about InvokeAI, please visit our Documentation or join our Discord server!
🌟 What's New in 3.6.0
- UI/UX Overhaul
- The InvokeAI application has undergone a major design overhaul, focusing on make the application easier and more efficient to use.
- Performance improvements by implementing bfloat16 instead of float16 for compatible systems.
‼️ Things to Know:
- The use of bfloat16 will result in different generation results from previous versions of Invoke.
3.6.0 Release Candidate
- This release candidate is the first iteration of the UI/UX overhaul and is likely to have bugs and issues. If you encounter any, please create an issue on GitHub or post in the Discord.
- Currently known issues:
- Scan for Models is currently disabled due to the Model Manger refactor
Invoke might revert to CPU (NVIDA GPU only)
- Some users have experienced torch reverting to the CPU rather than their GPU. To fix this follow these steps:
- Launch your invoke.bat / invoke.sh and select the option to open the developer console
- Run:
pip install --force-reinstall torch==2.1.2 --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu121 - If you run into an error with typing_extensions, run:
pip install -U typing-extensions - If there is an error with fsspec, run
pip install -U fsspec==2023.5.0
Database Migrations
As the app evolves and our database usage gets a bit more complex, we need a way to safely update it. It is recommended to backup your database prior to installing any release candidates as issues with database updates may occur. If you experience an issue, simply add your old .db file back to your InvokeAI installation location.
💿 Installation and Upgrading:
To install version 3.6.0, please download the zip file at the bottom of the release notes (under "Assets"), unpack it, and then double-click to launch the script install.sh (Macintosh, Linux) or install.bat (Windows). Alternatively, you can open a command-line window and execute the installation script directly.
If you already have InvokeAI version 3.x installed, you can update by running invoke.sh / invoke.bat and selecting "Updated InvokeAI" to upgrade, or you can download and run the installer in your existing InvokeAI installation location.
🚨 Please ensure your generation queue has no pending items before upgrading. Pending generations may fail after an upgrade. 🚨
Download the installer: InvokeAI-installer-v3.6.0rc6.zip
💻 Developer Changes
There are a number of important changes for contributors in this release.
Frontend/UI
The biggest change is that the frontend build is no longer included in main. If you run the app off a clone of the repo, you’ll need to build the frontend to use the UI. See the “Impact to Contributors” section on this PR #5253.
Model Manager
The Model Manager is partway through a redesign, to make it more capable and maintainable. The redesign will support a much better user experience for downloading, installing and managing models. The changes are in the repo, but implemented separately from the user-facing app.
⚙️ Contributing:
As a community-supported project, we rely on volunteers and enthusiasts for continued innovation and polish. Everything from minor documentation fixes to major feature additions is welcome. To get started as a contributor, please refer to How to Contribute or reach out to imic on Discord!
New Contributors
Full Changelog: v3.5.1...v3.6.0rc6
