v0.11.0

Changes since last release

• The ANARI front end library is now built both as a shared and static library using the anari::anari and anari::anari_static CMake targets respectively
  • The anariInfo tool links against anari::anari_static for ease-of-use
• New extensions now included in code_gen json:
  • KHR_INSTANCE_TRANSFORM_ARRAY
  • KHR_GEOMETRY_ISOSURFACE
• New OpenUSD plugin for Hydra 'hdAnari'
  • Currently runs within usdview and ought to run in any Hydra based viewport
  • Implementation is experimental and will continue to mature in further release
• The debug device can now be enabled and controlled entirely with environment variables
  • See readme section for details
• CTS improvements:
  • Removed usage of glm in favor of linalg header shipped by the SDK
  • Added test descriptions to reports
  • Added tests based on glTF-Sample-Assets
    • Data is downloaded and cached via CMake FetchContent() when CTS is enabled
  • Added KHR_GEOMETRY_ISOSURFACE test
• Helide improvements:
  • Updated to Embree v4.3.3
  • Implemented support for KHR_INSTANCE_TRANSFORM_ARRAY
  • Tasking system size can be controlled via the HELIDE_NUM_THREADS environment variable
  • Add renderer parameter to tweak eye light blend amount
• anari_viewer improvements:
  • New top-level namespace to better organize code
  • Updated Dear Imgui and nfd versions
• Simplification to the remote device build dependency requirements
• Other various small bug fixes

Full Changelog

• add prototype hdAnari implementation by @jeffamstutz in #205
• fix returning uninitialized bounds in anari_viewer by @jeffamstutz in #206
• allow specifying helide's Embree thread count via an environment variable by @jeffamstutz in #207
• hdAnari enhancements by @jeffamstutz in #208
• debug layer wrapped device via environment variable by @jeffamstutz in #209
• use FLOAT32 frame color channel to remove banding artifacts by @jeffamstutz in #210
• LibraryImpl + libhelium bug fixes by @jeffamstutz in #212
• Remote device cleanup and fixes by @szellmann in #211
• Fix a misplaced } in generate_headers.py by @LDeakin in #213
• fix C compatibility in frontend/type_utility.h + add compile test by @jeffamstutz in #214
• Cts/remove glm by @UX3D-haertl in #215
• fix incorrect parameter name for image1D wrapMode in helide by @jeffamstutz in #217
• update ImGui + nfd versions by @jeffamstutz in #218
• Cts/descriptions by @UX3D-haertl in #216
• Cts/new tests by @UX3D-haertl in #219
• hdanari: Improve UsdPreviewSurface and per instance primvars support by @tarcila in #220
• Add disabled support for using instance buffer based attributes by @tarcila in #221
• Add environment variables for debug device tracing configuration by @tarcila in #222
• Kill alpha on rgb only inputs by @tarcila in #223
• hdanari: Add support for geompoints by @tarcila in #225
• Moved build stage of generated python bindings from cffi to cmake by @kvankooten in #224
• fix parameter-based debug device init by @jeffamstutz in #228
• Add isosurface geometry to queries by @johguenther in #229
• Queries: remove default 'isovalue', it is required by @johguenther in #230
• support changing framebuffer color channel format in anari_viewer viewport by @jeffamstutz in #232
• fix blending and accumulation edge cases, add eye light ratio parameter by @jeffamstutz in #234
• Release GIL by default to prevent multithreading issues by @UX3D-haertl in #235
• Cts/python management by @UX3D-haertl in #233
• unify anari_viewer code into a top-level namespace by @jeffamstutz in #237
• Test and fix isosurface/volume test by @UX3D-haertl in #236
• Add glTF Scenes to CTS by @UX3D-labode in #239
• build frontend library as both shared and static by @jeffamstutz in #243
• implement transform array extension in helide by @jeffamstutz in #244

New Contributors

• @tarcila made their first contribution in #220
• @UX3D-labode made their first contribution in #239

Full Changelog: v0.10.0...v0.11.0