Scene Mode

This release introduces the new Scene Mode, important resource management improvements, and enhances core AR functionalities.

🚀 New Features

• Scene Mode (mode="scene"):
  • Define 3D scenes directly in HTML using primitive elements like <kitcore-webar-box>, <kitcore-webar-sphere>, <kitcore-webar-cylinder>, and <kitcore-webar-plane>.
  • Initially displays the scene in an interactive 3D viewer with orbit controls.
  • Includes an AR button (auto-generated or custom kitcore-webar-button) to seamlessly transition the entire defined scene into an immersive WebXR AR experience, anchored to your starting position.

✨ Enhancements

• Improved AR Stability: Refinements to the AR session lifecycle and rendering loop for smoother experiences across all AR modes (Floor, Wall, GPS, Anchors, and Scene).
• GPS/Anchor Object Handling: Better management and updates for objects in GPS and Anchors modes, including reliable lookatuser behavior.
• Placement Feedback: More robust hit-testing feedback during object placement in Floor and Wall modes.

🐛 Fixes

• Geolocation Cleanup: Implemented proper cleanup for navigator.geolocation.watchPosition instances. Active location watchers started when using enableGPS or enableAnchors are now correctly removed when the <kitcore-webar> component is disconnected from the DOM, preventing potential resource leaks and background activity.

Updates on viewer mode

New features

• Multiple objects supported
• New button to enter AR mode
• new attribute to disable AR and just use the viewer

AR Experience Enhancements: New Attributes, Anchors Mode & Native UI Integration

Enhanced Object Manipulation:
Added new attributes rotate, scale, and positionate to control whether objects can be rotated, scaled, and repositioned (via tap after initial placement).

Look-At User Feature:
Introduced the lookatuser attribute for GPS and anchors modes, ensuring objects automatically face the user for an improved interactive experience.

Altitude Control:
Added the altitude attribute for GPS and anchors modes, enabling precise adjustments to the object's height in the AR environment.

Anchors Mode:
Implemented a new anchors mode using WebXR Anchors, providing more stable and accurate object placement.

Native UI Integration:
Transitioned to using the WebXR API's dom-overlay feature for rendering UI, replacing the previous Three.js-based approach for a more seamless integration.

🚀 KitCore WebAR - v0.0.1

First Public Release of KitCore WebAR

KitCore WebAR is a lightweight JavaScript library for creating Web-based Augmented Reality (WebAR) experiences using WebXR Device API and Three.js. This library allows developers to integrate AR functionality easily, supporting multiple placement modes, including surface detection and GPS-based positioning.

🆕 Features in v1.0.0

🔹 Floor & Wall Modes - Detect and place objects on flat or vertical surfaces using WebXR.

🔹 GPS Mode - Position objects based on real-world latitude/longitude.

🔹 Viewer Mode - Displays 3D models with AR Quick Look (iOS) and Scene Viewer (Android) support.

🔹 Dynamic Object Loading - Load GLTF/GLB models dynamically.

🔹 WebXR Integration - Works with immersive AR sessions for supported devices.