v0.12.0

Changes in this release

• Update to latest ANARI SDK v0.14.0
  • Use new SDL3 based anari_viewer infrastructure for TSD
  • Use new core extensions which replace obsolete VISRTX_ specific versions where applicable
• Added OptiX/driver version validation checks on RTX device initialization
• Various improvements to (experimental) MDL materials in RTX device
• Removed old visrtxViewer app (use tsdViewer instead)
• TSD improvements:
  • Added built-in application state serialization (replaces/deprecates conduit import/export)
  • Removed obsolete applications (tsdMaterialExplorer and tsdVolumeViewer), as tsdViewer can now do everything those did
  • Added support for multiple named "layers" to better organize scenes
  • Added import support for Haystack mesh files (.hsmesh)
  • Added initial support for importing OpenUSD files
  • Added mesh tangents, lights, and more material parameters in assimp importer
  • Added ability to defragment + cleanup used objects within a TSD context (reduce memory usage + faster state file I/O)
  • Many usability updates for UI
  • Various bug fixes

Merged PRs

• Parse lights with assimp by @szellmann in #112
• Import sheen parameters by @szellmann in #113
• Misc CUDA and GLM related code cleanups by @tarcila in #115
• Misc changes by @tarcila in #118
• Compute MikkT tangent space for assimp models by @szellmann in #119
• Don't divide by zero by @szellmann in #120
• Adding USD data import by @apaaris in #121
• Instancing, extension above UsdGeomMesh by @jeffamstutz in #123
• Fix broken handling of actual grid dimension #117 by @tarcila in #124
• tsd: Link with USD using ${PXR_LIBRARIES} by @tarcila in #125
• Mdl support for ANARI samplers and more by @tarcila in #126

Full Changelog: v0.11.0...v0.12.0