F3d

For F3D users:

- Reworked Animation support and added many animation related options
- Added `--camera-direction` and `--camera-zoom-factor` and use it in default config file
- Added `--texture-matcap` option to load a MatCap texture
- Added support for opening HDRI background with Drop
- Added .exr support for HDRI and textures
- Improved HDRI caching performance
- Added a EGL headless binary release
- Added typo suggestion when failing to use the right option name
- Added `--invert-zoom` option (libf3d: `interactor.invert-zoom`) to invert zoom direction with right-click on mouse
- Added support for keeping camera position when reloading a file with `UP` key
- Added a `--grid-absolute` option (libf3d: `render.grid.absolute`) to position the grid instead of being below the model
- Added a "Drop Zone" when starting F3D without loading a file
- Added coloring support for STEP files in binary release
- Fixed an issue on Windows where the error window would popup even with `--quiet`
- Fixed an issue with 16 bit and 32 bit textures with assimp plugin
- Fixed an issue on Windows where errors where not visible
- Fixed an HDRI issue on reload
- Fixed a crash when with the progress bar on reloading a file
- Fixed an issue where certain options from config file would be ignored
- Fixed a crash with many GLTF files when an array does not have a name
- Fixed an issue where dropping a duplicate file would change the loaded file instead of not doing anything
- Fixed an issue when loading an unsupported file
- Fixed an issue with VRML files
- Improved config file for .ply files
- Improved config file regex so that they are case-insensitive
- Improved `--up` option to support no sign and better validation
- Improved F3D version reporting about itself and VTK (`--version`)
- Improved documentation, testing, help
- Excluded TIFF format from Windows Thumbnailer
- Changed the automatic camera position to a version more close to the data
- Reduced size of binary release by a factor of two

For developers:

- Added vcpkg support for dependency installation

For F3D packagers:

- Added a `F3D_PLUGIN_OCCT_COLORING_SUPPORT` CMake variable to control if this feature is compiled, default is ON
- Added `SONAME` support
- Added a `F3D_PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR` CMake variable to control where to install plugins
- Added a new module: `F3D_MODULE_EXR` that depends on openexr
- Added support to use external `cxxopts` and external `nlohmann-json`
- Fixed a link issue with VTK modules
- Fixed a `loader_path` issue on MacOS
- Added support for `CMAKE_INSTALL_*DIR` variables on installation
- Added support for building against a EGL enabled VTK
- Fixed a compilation issue with VTK master

Contributors: DeveloperPaul123 topazus bkmgit snoyer Meakk mwestphal

For F3D users:

- Removed `--fullscreen` options completely
- Added a `--position` option to set the position of the F3D window
- Added a `--light-intensity` option and associated bindings
- Improved fish and zsh completion
- Added a new interaction to center the camera on the point under the cursor using _middle_ mouse button
- Added HDRi caching for improved performance
- Added scene bounding box to the dump interaction
- Reworked lighting for fullscene format files
- Improved grid rendering and customization greatly with new options
- Improved HDRi blur performance and customization
- Added support for reading config file directory instead of a single file
- Changed config file location on Windows
- PostFX option names have been changed
- Added an interaction (down arrow) to load all files from the directory containing the current file
- Added a `--group-geometries` option to load multiple default scene file into a single render window

For libf3d users:

- Reworked loader API from scratch
- Fixed an issue with engine creation in the Python bindings
- Fixed an issue with image Python bindings
- Improved libf3d examples
- Added experimental javascript bindings based on webassembly/emscriptem
- Added dynamic support for all `model` options
- Added plugin SDK to create your own plugins for any file format

For F3D packagers:

- Added plugins support for true optional dependencies
- Added a `F3D_APPLICATION_LINK_FILESYSTEM` CMake option to control if F3D should link explicitly against libstdc++fs
- Removed most of `F3D_INSTALL_` options with the switch to a component-based approach
- Removed installation of useless static libs from VTKExtensions (needs VTK master)
- Fixed RPATH of F3D for system using lib64 instead of lib
- Many CMake option name changed
- Fixed data license to use only permissive license for F3D testing data
- Removed packaging support from F3D

Contributors: snoyer mzf-guest CharlesGueunet myd7349 allemangD Meakk mwestphal

- Fix raytracing support
- Fix macOS window positioning

Contributors: mwestphal Meakk

Main new features and fixes:

- Introducing an alpha version of the libf3d, see below for more information
- Added a --font-file option
- Added support for Alembic file format (.abc). Geometry only. Thanks a lot nyue.
- Fixed many HDRI issues
- Fixed an important drag and drop issue on linux

Other fixes:

- Fixed many doc and UI typos
- Fixed shell completion
- Fixed multiple issue with image comparison
- Fixed an issue with --line-width and --point-size with full scene formats
- Fixed an issue with translucent object and RGBA texture
- Fixed issues with a few specific .gltf files
- Fixed a window title issue on MacOS
- Fixed multiple issues with the output window on Windows
- Fixed issues with file association and thumbnails on Windows
- Fixed a small issue with the cheatsheet not appearing in some cases
- Fixed an issue with certain .obj files
- Fixed a clipping issue when setting camera position
- Removed fullscreen hotkey

For F3D developers:

- Updated cxxopts to 3.0.0
- Now using json.hpp for parsing json config file
- Better reproducible build support
- Improved CI with coverage, sanitizer, dedicated actions for dependencies
- Complete rework of the architecture to separate F3D, the application, the libf3d (see below) and a VTKExtensions layer.
- Improved unit testing by adding test in the libf3d and VTKExtensions layer

For libf3d users:

- Introducing an alpha version of the libf3d!
- The libf3d is a C++ library to open and render 3D meshes, it is of course used by F3D and supports python bindings
- More info available in README_libf3d.md

Binary Release Information:

- The binary release is **not** built with raytracing support
- This binary release is built with assimp 5.1.2, animation for assimp formats is not working well

Contributors: schuhumi herrriehm rafcon-dev mzf-guest nyue jpouderoux Meakk mwestphal

Bug fixes and features:

- Fixed a build issue on MacOS
- Fixed a critical issue with the Windows Thumbnailer that could crash explorer.exe
- Fixed the --quiet option so that it actually quiets VTK errors and warnings
- Fixed an issue with output window popping up at each log on Windows
- Added a `.deb` package for Linux Debian-based distros

For Packagers:

- LFS file have been added in source code release, this seems to be retroactive, so hash of previous releases may have changed
- Flatpack org name has been fixed

Contributors: Meakk mwestphal jpouderoux

Main New Features:

- Added STEP and IGES file format support thanks to Open-Cascade-SAS /[OCCT](https://github.com/Open-Cascade-SAS/OCCT) (thanks drtrigon)
- Added FBX, DAE, OFF, and DXF file format support thanks to assimp /[assimp](https://github.com/assimp/assimp)
- Added thumbnail support with many linux file managers
- Added thumbnail support on Windows
- Added desktop environment integration in linux
- Added scalar and scalar component looping

Other New Features:

- Added support for KHR_materials_unlit with glTF files (thanks spiraloid)
- Added option for selecting camera `--camera-index` (thanks spiraloid)
- Added coloring the to Windows error output window
- Added a man entry on Linux
- Added a `--config` option to select a config file to load instead of using default location
- Added a `--quiet` option
- Added `--camera-azimuth` and `--camera-elevation` options (thanks tatsuya-s)
- Added a metainfo.xml file (thanks kevinsmia1939)

Issue Fixes:

- Fixed an issue with opening files with accented char in the name on Windows (thanks shankarsivarajan)
- Fixed HDRI orientation with --up option (thanks truhlikfredy)
- Fixed an issue with point cloud rendering
- Fixed a crash on exit on Windows
- Fixed an issue with fullscreen window size on Windows
- Fixed offscreen rendering (`--output` and `--ref` ) to actually use offscreen rendering
- Fixed a memory leak when no rendering is performed (thanks CharlesGueunet)
- Fixed a rendering issue with certain GPU drivers
- Fixed tone mapping with background opacity
- Fixed non-working drag and drop implementation in VTK (thanks msbit)
- Fixed a potential sorting issue when opening a folder
- Fixed a crash with unsupported glTF files in VTK

For Developers:

- Full rework of the CI framework, including coverage report support
- Full rework of the testing framework
- Separation of vtkF3DRenderer in two classes
- Separation of f3d executable into a libf3d library and f3d executable to support windows thumbnails

For Packagers:

- New CMake options to select file to install, all documented and starting with F3D\_
- mime types file can be installed, make sure to trigger update-mime-databse
- desktop file can be installed, make sure to trigger update-desktop-database

Packagers: AndnoVember jokersus kevinsmia1939 yurivict bcdarwin mzf-guest Meakk mwestphal

Binary Release Information:

- The binary release is **not** built with raytracing support
- This binary release is built with assimp 5.1.2, animation for assimp formats is not working well

Contributors: CharlesGueunet kevinsmia1939 mzf-guest jpouderoux Meakk mwestphal