v0.6.0

(released 13.02.2026)

Added

• added new description for the placeholder attributes (@renaissancenerd)
• added plot_field_slice function which creates 2x3 images (with colorbar) for given E and H fields (@renaissancenerd)
• refactored Color with comprehensive colors from the XKCD color survey (@renaissancenerd)
• added option to export to VTI file for visualization with external tools (e.g., ParaView) (@l-berg)
• Implemented support for anisotropic materials (diagonal and fully tensorial) (@rachsmith)
• Added Component example notebook showcasing uniform plane source (@Shardy2907)
• Mode source and mode detector now expose the effective index (@l-berg)

Changed

• fixed the detector plotting bug (#220) (@renaissancenerd)
• refactored GaussianPulseProfile by adding fdtdx.WaveCharacter (#90) (@renaissancenerd)
• Improved Documentation (@ymahlau)

New Contributors

• @Shardy2907 made their first contribution in #231

Full Changelog: v0.5.0...v0.6.0