v0.3.1

Quadruped mammals + a per-request reconstruction-model switch, synced with widget v0.3.1.

Added

• Quadruped-mammal asset category — single image → rigged 3D Gaussian-splat animal with a SMAL skeleton and cursor head-follow (TripoSplat/TRELLIS → SuperAnimal-anchored SMAL). "Animal" option on /create.
• TripoSplat reconstruction backend (VAST-AI), the default for animals (cleaner muzzles/faces), selectable per request via the /create model toggle, the ?backend=triposplat|trellis API param, and the --backend CLI flag.
• 12 demos per category (48 total) with diverse subjects + mixed people poses.
• Pre-commit code-quality enforcement in CI (jaxtyping array annotations, no-dict-typing, 1000-line cap, getattr/sys.path bans, __all__-only-in-__init__.py).

Changed

• All project versions align on 0.3.1 (root, web app, backend, widget submodule, .splattie formatVersion).

Fixed

• Cursor head-follow on rigged objects + quadrupeds (widget v0.3.1): bones rotate about their joint pivot (not the splat origin) and drive a split neck/head gaze chain, so heads visibly turn toward the cursor without tearing.

Widget: @afromero/splattie-widget@0.3.1

v0.3.0

[0.3.0] - 2026-05-31

Added

• General-purpose object .splattie generation through TRELLIS reconstruction, Puppeteer skeleton/weight generation, object binding, and .splattie bundle export.
• Object demos: 8 Gemini-generated source objects, public object .splattie bundles, landing-page object carousel, and Playwright coverage for object rendering and editor controls.
• Object editor support with object-specific follow sliders, rig joint controls, skeleton overlay, edit-pose mode, and drag-to-pose terminal handles.
• Forked TRELLIS and Puppeteer submodules on Splattie's branches so runtime patches stay tracked with the main pipeline.

Changed

• All project versions now align on 0.3.0: root package, web app, backend package, widget package, .splattie formatVersion, and release notes.
• Public web copy and README positioning now describe rigged Gaussian assets, not only avatars.
• Backend first-party logging now uses klogr, and Python typing hooks forbid dict/Dict annotations and stdlib dataclasses outside vendor code.

Fixed

• Object bundle orientation now exports with the production viewer transform so generated objects render upright in the widget.
• Object editor categories no longer show head-only smile/jaw controls, and sliders reflect object rig state.

v0.2.0

[0.2.0] - 2026-05-31

Added

• Full body avatar support alongside heads: LHM/SMPL-X generation, body .splattie bundles with skeleton and LBS weights, body-aware API/model metadata, and head/body category selection.
• Body editing in the web experience: separate head/body demo carousels, body-aware inline editor, full-body framing, body pose controls, and Playwright coverage for body rendering and IK handle dragging.
• GPU-backed test coverage for head and body generation, with RUN_GPU_TESTS=1 running the full inference path and normal pytest runs keeping GPU checks explicitly opt-in.
• Release-aligned CLI commands for demo generation, batch .splattie generation, manifest updates, expression-basis shrinking, and FLAME/ARKit basis exports.

Changed

• All project versions now align on 0.2.0: root package, web app, backend package, widget package, .splattie formatVersion, and release tags.
• .splattie format 0.2.0 requires assetType so bundles can represent heads, bodies, and future general-purpose objects.
• Demo assets were regenerated and compressed for the bodies release, including compressed PLY bundles, smaller expression basis assets, updated thumbnails, and cache-busted public assets.
• Backend script entrypoints were folded into the typed splattie CLI so release tooling runs in-process on Python 3.11.

Fixed

• Body pose/export issues that caused stretched arms, T-pose fallback behavior, inconsistent per-state poses, and incorrect full-body framing.
• Reduced-motion and stale widget-bundle issues that could leave the inline body editor blank or hide body IK handles.
• API and deployment rough edges around camelCase responses, asset-type query parsing, CPU/GPU backend split, and reproducible frozen uv installs.

v0.1.1

[0.1.1] - 2026-05-28

Added

• .splattie format now requires manifest.json with strict format-version locking. See @afromero/splattie-widget v0.1.1 CHANGELOG.
• NEXT_PUBLIC_SELF_HOST env var: when true, exposes the /create upload flow for users running their own GPU backend. Default (unset/false) shows the "Coming soon" placeholder used for splattie.app.
• gsplat (Apache 2.0) replaces diff-gaussian-rasterization (INRIA, non-commercial) as the rasterizer in the LAM fork. Output is byte-identical for our use case.
• cpu and gpu uv extras in backend/pyproject.toml. uv sync --extra cpu for the FastAPI server, uv sync --extra gpu for the full LAM pipeline.
• Root LICENSE (MIT), NOTICE (third-party attribution + commercial-use paths), CONTRIBUTING.md.
• Repo is open source.

Changed

• All 6 demo .splattie files re-bundled to formatVersion: 0.1.1 to match the widget version.
• .gitmodules uses HTTPS URLs so anonymous clones work out of the box.

Fixed

• README links to widget repo files now use absolute GitHub URLs (relative paths to submodule files don't render on GitHub).

v0.1.0

Added

• Landing page at splattie.app with 6 interactive 3D demo faces from Pexels
• Gallery with inline editor expand (expression sliders, camera, ghost, rotation, tracking)
• Download .splattie button for customized avatars
• Dark/light theme toggle with localStorage persistence
• OG image and social meta tags for link previews
• GPU batch pipeline (backend/scripts/generate_splattie_batch.py) for generating .splattie files from photos via LAM
• Dockerfile for frontend deployment
• Caddy config for splattie.app on Sotto
• Shared expression basis (50 FLAME PCA blendshapes) as a separate asset
• Mobile gyroscope support for head tracking
• <splattie-widget> web component with FLAME SplatSkinning, eye tracking, state machine

Fixed

• Missing FLAME expr + pose params in LAM method.py (caused KeyError on inference)
• Widget expression-basis attribute fallback when .splattie ZIP omits it