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@mwestphal mwestphal released this 21 Jan 19:07
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v2.3.0
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💡 USD format support

F3D now support USD format! Thanks to a new usd plugin using OpenUSD, you can now open all .usd files.
Many USD features are supported, give it a go!

mcusd

🖨️ 3MF format support

F3D now support 3MF format! Thanks to our now expanded assimp plugin, your 3D printing data will be visible in F3D!
We also added support for .x files as well.

hearth

🌪️ VDB format experimental support

F3D now support VDB format! Thanks to a new experimental vdb plugin relying on VTK and OpenVDB, you can now open all .vdb files, with some limitations.

arma

📝 Complete changelog

For F3D users:

  • Added --animation-autoplay option (libf3d: scene.animation.autoplay) to automatically start animation on file load (Thanks @technologeli !)
  • Added an experimental vdb plugin in order to read .vdb files using OpenVDB
  • Added an usd plugin in order to read .usd files using OpenUSD
  • Added .3mf and .x files support in the assimp plugin
  • Added a small margin between the model and the grid to avoid potential z-fighting
  • Added VTK output to the log when using --verbose=debug for easier debug
  • Reworked the alembic plugin to read Texture Coordinates and Normals for .abc files
  • Improved the reading of EXR files using multi-threading for better performance when loading HDRIs
  • Improved the documentation on https://f3d.app (thanks @Ramalama2 @jspanchu @felixonmars @zhiyuang !)
  • Improved general logging in order to make it easier to understand issues with file and options
  • Fixed potential crashes when reading assimp plugin file formats
  • Fixed --grid-absolute for off-center models (thanks @snoyer !)
  • Fixed an issue with thumbnail generation showing the log window
  • Fixed many interaction issues on non-Qwerty keyboard layout
  • Fixed handling of filenames containing commas (thanks @snoyer !)
  • Fixed an issue on Windows where the log window would appear on top of F3D window (thanks @jiangsheng !)
  • Fixed crashes with specific .obj file
  • Fixed an issue with incorrect return code when using headless mode or incorrect options
  • Fixed dependency issue with the headless .deb binary release
  • Fixed a crash when using a file with more than 254 bones (Requires OpenGL 4.3)
  • Fixed an issue with Unicode filenames on the title bar on Windows
  • Fixed an issue where focal point picking would generate error messages (thanks @snoyer !)
  • Changed --verbose into a string based option, eg: --verbose=quiet or --verbose=debug. --verbose is still supported.
  • Changed --no-render behavior so that it doesn't impact verbosity anymore
  • Changed the default configuration file so that translucency support is enabled by default
  • Deprecated --quiet, use --verbose=quiet instead
  • Deprecated --input, use positional argument instead

For libf3d users:

  • Added scene.animation.autoplay option
  • Added a f3d::image::saveBuffer API to save an image as a file format in memory
  • Fixed the default name of the window (thanks @shaikan !)

For F3D packagers:

  • Added a new optional dependency, OpenUSD. Enable with F3D_PLUGIN_BUILD_USD CMake option
  • Added a new optional dependency through VTK, OpenVDB. Enable with F3D_PLUGIN_BUILD_VDB CMake option
  • Added a new CMake option to control the link against libatomic. Control with F3D_LINUX_LIBRARY_LINK_ATOMIC (Thanks @mzf-guest !)
  • Added two new packages to the list, OpenMandriva and Mageia, thanks @papoteur-mga @berolinux

Thanks to all our packagers that help F3D reach a wider audience: AndnoVember @kylosus @kevinsmia1939 @yurivict @bcdarwin @svenstaro @mzf-guest @papoteur-mga @berolinux
Thanks to all our contributors for this release: @technologeli @Ramalama2 @jspanchu @felixonmars @zhiyuang @jiangsheng @snoyer @Meakk @mwestphal

Credits:

Bunny Samurai Skateboarder model from maxpanysh and Mad Kobra
Shangai Bund hdri from Greg Zall
armadillo.vdb: openvdb.org and stanford 3D scanning repository
McUsd_10cm.usdz: CC-NC-BY-SA jasonjgardner and Eric Haines
heartgears.3mf: BSD-2-Clause: Copyright (c) 2018, 3MF Consortium

Contributors

svenstaro, bcdarwin, and 16 other contributors
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