1.2.0 release - Githubissues

mwestphal commented 3 years ago

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 commented 3 years ago

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

Meakk commented 3 years ago

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

mwestphal commented 3 years ago

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 commented 3 years ago

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

Meakk commented 3 years ago

MacOS validated

mwestphal commented 3 years ago

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/

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 commented 2 years ago

[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 commented 2 years ago

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

mwestphal commented 2 years ago

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

mwestphal commented 2 years ago

found it, thanks

drtrigon commented 2 years ago

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

drtrigon commented 2 years ago

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 commented 2 years ago

Thanks @drtrigon we appreciate! 😄

mwestphal commented 2 years ago

Thanks @drtrigon ! much appreciated !

Meakk commented 2 years ago

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

mwestphal commented 2 years ago

closing then

f3d-app / f3d

1.2.0 release #85