September 2021

• Added ModelBone support for transformation hierarchies
  • Rigid-body & skinned animation Draw support added to Model
• Support for loading Visual Studio CMO models added using BasicEffect or SkinnedEffect materials
• Added type aliases Model::EffectCollection, ModelMeshPart::InputLayoutCollection, GeometricPrimitive::VertexCollection and IndexCollection
• Fixed handle leak in ResourceUploadBatch
• Updated ScopeBarrier to conform with C++14 std::initializer_list
• VS 2017 projects updated to require the Windows 10 SDK (19401) and make use of Shader Model 6.0
• Code review updates

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2021.10.1

• Windows desktop app using VS 2017 or VS 2019
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2017 or VS 2019

This version is available via vcpkg.