- If sidewall, can specific at which height gds layer width equals structural width [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/994)
- fix for shapely 2.0 [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/996)
- improve klayout tech for 0.28 [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/998)
- add Option to have the mesh elements defined by material instead of layer [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1002)
- add layer_grating to some of the gratings in case the grating needs to be defined with different layers. By default = None so it does not change existing gratings [PR](https://github.com/gdsfactory/gdsfactory/pull/1003)