1.2.0 release

[mwestphal]

1.2.0 Release

• [x] Fix remainings issues:
  • [x] #37
  • [x] #58
  • [x] #73
  • [x] #65
  • [x] #60
• [x] Last fixups: #95
• [x] Update version strings: #96
• [x] Write the changelog
• [x] Last fixups again: #100
• [x] Generate communication images and gifs
• [x] Trigger a CI build
• [x] Download and quickly test Linux artifacts : run, render, drag&drop, thumbnails
• [x] Download and quickly test MacOS artifacts: run, render, drag&drop
• [x] Download and quickly test Windows artifacts: run, render, drag&drop, thumbnails
• [x] Generate google analytics: #105
• [x] Update github-pages branch and check website
• [x] Merge website update: #112
• [x] Cleanup repo
• [x] Tag the commit and push the tag
• [x] merge master into release
• [x] Create release on gitlab with changelog and artifacts
• [x] Update Aur package
• [x] Update Brew package: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/90575
• [x] Inform package maintainers
• [x] Inform Assimp team
• [x] Communicate LinkedIn
• [x] Communicate Reddit

[mwestphal]

@Meakk FYI, please let me know if I should add more items

[Meakk]

We can also inform Assimp we have integrated the library, it could be useful for them.

[mwestphal]

Release notes draft:

Main Features:

• Added STEP and IGES file format support thanks to @Open-Cascade-SAS /OCCT (thanks @drtrigon)
• Added FBX, DAE, OFF, and DXF file format support thanks to @assimp /assimp
• Added thumbnail support with many linux file managers
• Added thumbnail support on Windows
• Added desktop environnement integration in linux
• Added scalar and scalar component looping

Other 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 Developpers:

• 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
• dekstop file can be installed, make sure to trigger update-desktop-database

Binary Release Information:

• The binary release is not build 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

[mwestphal]

ongoing test on linux. Could you test on MacOS @Meakk ?

[Meakk]

MacOS validated

[mwestphal]

Best to worst type of post:

• Video post
• Image post
• Link post

Always mention that it is free and opensource.

Reddit communication planning:

STEP/IGES support focus: /r/cad: https://www.reddit.com/r/cad/comments/r9p6f1/f3d_120_released_with_step_and_iges_files_support/ /r/CFD: https://www.reddit.com/r/CFD/comments/r9pbuq/f3d_120_released_with_step_and_iges_files_support/ /r/fosscad: https://www.reddit.com/r/fosscad/comments/r9peg0/f3d_120_released_with_step_and_iges_files_support/ /r/MechanicalEngineering: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalEngineering/comments/r9pptb/f3d_120_released_with_step_and_iges_support/ /r/CNC: https://www.reddit.com/r/CNC/comments/r9quhw/f3d_120_released_with_step_and_iges_support/

FBX/COLLADA support focus /r/3Dmodeling: https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dmodeling/comments/r9r0ni/f3d_120_released_with_fbx_and_collada_files/ /r/GraphicsProgramming: https://www.reddit.com/r/GraphicsProgramming/comments/r9r38m/f3d_120_released_with_fbx_and_collada_files/ /r/opengl: https://www.reddit.com/r/opengl/comments/r9r5vz/f3d_120_released_with_fbx_and_collada_files/ /r/computergraphics: https://www.reddit.com/r/computergraphics/comments/r9r7n5/f3d_120_released_with_fbx_and_collada_files/ /r/renderings: https://www.reddit.com/r/renderings/comments/r9r8ni/f3d_120_released_with_fbx_and_collada_files/ /r/gameenginedevs: https://www.reddit.com/r/gameenginedevs/comments/r9r9zt/f3d_120_released_with_fbx_and_collada_files/ /r/gamedev: https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/r9rg8o/f3d_120_released_with_fbx_and_collada_files/ /r/3DMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/3DMA/comments/r9rhxo/f3d_120_released_with_fbx_and_collada_files/

Generic post: /r/opensource: https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/r9rjtm/f3d_120_released_with_thumbnails_support_new/ /r/3DScanning: https://www.reddit.com/r/3DScanning/comments/r9rm5o/f3d_120_released_with_thumbnails_support_new/ /r/software: https://www.reddit.com/r/software/comments/r9rodn/f3d_120_released_with_thumbnails_support_new/ /r/coolgithubprojects: https://www.reddit.com/r/coolgithubprojects/comments/r9ryhd/f3d_120_released_with_thumbnails_support_new/ /r/3Dprinting: https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/r9rrim/f3d_120_released_with_thumbnails_support_new/ /r/gis: https://www.reddit.com/r/gis/comments/r9rsxa/f3d_120_released_with_thumbnails_support_new/: post was not liked :/ /r/lasercutting: https://www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/comments/r9ruku/f3d_120_released_with_thumbnails_support_new/ /r/linux: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/r9rvn0/f3d_120_released_with_thumbnails_support_new/

f3d_app: https://www.reddit.com/r/f3d_app/comments/r9sr2f/f3d_120_released_with_thumbnails_support_new/

@Meakk : Can you generate videos or images for FBX and STEP ?

[mwestphal]

[F3D](https://f3d-app.github.io/f3d/), the fast and minimalist open source 3D viewer just released its 1.2.0

Many new features and bug fixes have been added, the main ones being:

* STEP and IGES files support
* FBX, DXF, DAE, OFF files support
* Thumbnails integration in Windows and Linux
* Desktop integration in Windows, MacOS and Linux
* Scalars looping

As a reminder for those that are for the first time about F3D, it is a minimalist, efficient, interactive 3D viewer supporting many file formats (STEP, FBX, STL, glTF, ply, obj, 3ds, vt\*). It has a wide range of features, raytracing, volume rendering, sprites, camera positioning, color map, HDR textures, post fx options, coloring.

It can simply be downloaded from our [github](https://github.com/f3d-app/f3d/releases) as a binary package or installed with package managers, VTK, Assimp and OpenCascade being the main dependencies.

Please, have a look at the[ documentation](https://f3d-app.github.io/f3d/docs/) and the [gallery](https://f3d-app.github.io/f3d/gallery/). Feedbacks and contributions are very welcomed and issues can be freely opened on the githut repository.
You can also join our very new [f3d-app](https://www.reddit.com/r/f3d_app/) subreddit or even star us on github !

F3D can be very useful in the context of _stuff_ as it lets you quickly and effortlessly take a quick look at your meshes the same way you would take a look at an image using a simple image viewer.

[mzf-guest]

The documentation link (https://kitware.github.io/F3D/docs) returns 404 error.

[mwestphal]

where is this link ? it should have been updated in the context of #65

[mwestphal]

found it, thanks

[drtrigon]

Thanks for the DXF support! (and of course the STEP support also)

[drtrigon]

To emphasize this: to my knowledge this is the first lightweight viewer software that has support for all important CAD formats and allows to view them easily on all major OSes! Congratulation!

[Meakk]

Thanks @drtrigon we appreciate! 😄

[mwestphal]

Thanks @drtrigon ! much appreciated !

[Meakk]

@mwestphal I will probably skip 1.2.0 in Brew, and wait for 1.2.1. I guess we can close this issue

[mwestphal]

closing then