Vulkan viewer, VRAM improvements, Asset Manager, and countless other things

What's Changed

• Merge cleanup from MrNerf + fix compile errors by @kmeirlaen in #1125
• proper build type in about window by @kmeirlaen in #1126
• split build types for windows debug/release by @kmeirlaen in #1127
• CMake Copy Performance Optimisation - copy if different by @kmeirlaen in #1131
• fix for vcpkg lookup after moving to build specific paths by @kmeirlaen in #1132
• RAD File Format Export by @shadygm in #1123
• Fix: lfs_python_support_copy Build Error on MSVC (Directory Does Not Exist) by @kmeirlaen in #1135
• Prefer X11 on GNOME Wayland for native window decorations by @selimsandal in #1136
• fix usd export by @kmeirlaen in #1134
• add selection by distance from world center by @kmeirlaen in #1138
• fix undefined behavior on empty optional by @dozeri83 in #1143
• make Ninja single config build on windows by @kmeirlaen in #1142
• Hot reload rml, rcss, and py files in ui by @MrNeRF in #1140
• Treesitter by @MrNeRF in #1144
• Custom gizmos by @MrNeRF in #1146
• Rmlui editor by @MrNeRF in #1145
• #1157: Fix banding in viewer by @MrNeRF in #1160
• Init PLY and Checkpoint behavior issues by @shadygm in #1155
• automatic centralization by @dozeri83 in #1150
• Fastgs vksplat by @MrNeRF in #1162
• 8k images with 3dgs (not gut) by @MrNeRF in #1164
• fix: resolve washed out colors and double gamma in mesh2splat (#1159) by @Vilour in #1163
• fix(rotation_gizmo): invert view (yellow) ring rotation direction by @jacobvanbeets in #1165
• Asset Manager by @shadygm in #1166
• fix(visualizer): export TRS gizmo draw functions from lfs_visualizer DLL by @jacobvanbeets in #1172
• Csv file browser by @dozeri83 in #1175
• #1167 scene graph context - add group by @shadygm in #1171
• Bye bye opengl - hello vulkan by @MrNeRF in #1170
• Tools to vulkan by @MrNeRF in #1194
• windows: fix test linking and missing symbols in lfs_vksplat_fwd by @miriameng in #1195
• More vulkan by @MrNeRF in #1197
• claude fix to vulkan device lost bug by @dozeri83 in #1199
• Broken dropdown on vksplat by @shadygm in #1201
• added las laz diaglogs by @dozeri83 in #1202
• #1124 Improve input settings by @MrNeRF in #1203
• fix continuous error log when minimizing window by @dozeri83 in #1204
• Asset Manager Upgrades by @shadygm in #1200
• fixed a rm gui bug where combo was not updated on items change by @dozeri83 in #1206
• feat: add color selection tool (eyedropper) for Gaussian splats by @jacobvanbeets in #1210
• Plugin uninstall bug by @dozeri83 in #1212
• xml file dialog by @dozeri83 in #1213
• Windows: fix compilation on CUDA 13.2 by @miriameng in #1224
• Fix compiler and linker warnings across the build by @MotivaCG in #1193
• Plugin List View Load on Startup by @shadygm in #1222
• Asset Manager Updates by @shadygm in #1223
• Exclude libcuda.so from Linux portable build just like nvcuda.dll is for Windows. by @VisibleReality in #1228
• Import Asset From URL by @shadygm in #1226
• #1169 Fix training speed slowdown by @MrNeRF in #1232
• Fix masks not loading or applying (#1198) by @parodiniccolo in #1233
• Remove cuda renderer by @MrNeRF in #1234
• Support in-memory masks and float-dtype colors for direct-scene plugins by @lyehe in #1236
• fix lookup path for spv by @kmeirlaen in #1239
• set home position using SHIFT-H by @kmeirlaen in #1243
• Feature: Thumbnails for Asset Manager cards by @shadygm in #1244
• enable fast build mode for windows by @kmeirlaen in #1245
• Add CLI arguments for background mode initialization by @kmeirlaen in #1246
• Adding a TCP server to broadcast and share events [Volinga] by @Ediolot in #1231
• default up down key by @kmeirlaen in #1249
• removed shortcut keys from translation files and make them dynamic by @kmeirlaen in #1252
• Remove video asset type from asset manager by @shadygm in #1255
• VRAM/Performance Hud by @MrNeRF in #1235
• Reactive UI by @MrNeRF in #1257
• Share buffer between render backend and trainer by @MrNeRF in #1260
• Quantized adam state by @MrNeRF in #1261
• windows: fix test linking by @miriameng in #1262
• Vulkan fixes by @MrNeRF in #1264
• fix: add LFS_VIS_API export to makeViewerSplatTensorAllocator by @jacobvanbeets in #1271
• Fix 3DGS holes by @MrNeRF in #1272
• Asset Manager Cleanup by @shadygm in #1265
• Ply sequences by @MrNeRF in #1273
• Add .webp to the image file picker filter by @lyehe in #1275
• feat(python): clipboard image read API for plugins by @lyehe in #1286
• SH Info in Asset Manager + Better Thread and UI on sync by @shadygm in #1285
• RAD LOD Viewer by @shadygm in #1254
• Fix numpad keys acting as navigation in viewport overlay text inputs by @jacobvanbeets in #1290
• Macro-tile inference pipeline for the Vulkan viewer by @MrNeRF in #1291
• Optimized rad by @MrNeRF in #1299
• Docked Asset Manager by @shadygm in #1287
• fix wasd speed during training by @kmeirlaen in #1307
• fix: prevent viewport export clipping at high resolutions by @jacobvanbeets in #1311
• windows: fix test linking and missing include by @miriameng in #1313
• New mask mode combining Ignore and Segment [Volinga] by @Ediolot in #1314
• fix(visualizer): match Vulkan physical device to CUDA device on multi-GPU systems by @iliesaya in #1315
• Add SPHERICAL (equirectangular) camera model to the COLMAP loader by @zalo in #1289
• #1316 Fix Borderless Maximize After Titlebar Double-Click by @kmeirlaen in #1321
• Feature: Select Menu by @kmeirlaen in #1317
• COLMAP loader: use EQUIRECTANGULAR as the canonical 360 model name by @zalo in #1322
• perf(viewport): render camera frustums with GPU instancing by @jacobvanbeets in #1312
• Cross-Tool Activation Shortcuts by @kmeirlaen in #1319

New Contributors

• @selimsandal made their first contribution in #1136
• @Vilour made their first contribution in #1163
• @VisibleReality made their first contribution in #1228
• @parodiniccolo made their first contribution in #1233
• @Ediolot made their first contribution in #1231
• @iliesaya made their first contribution in #1315
• @zalo made their first contribution in #1289

Full Changelog: v0.5.2...v0.5.3