v1.67.0

Pre-released features

• 3D Gaussian Splat support by @mvaligursky in #5785
• Custom render passes on a camera by @mvaligursky in #5741
• HDR physically based bloom + render pass examples by @mvaligursky in #5833

What's Changed

• Small cleanup of the way requested animation frames are handled by @mvaligursky in #5733
• Implementation of standalone render pass module that renders render-actions by @mvaligursky in #5734
• Refactoring to LayerComposition internal implementation by @mvaligursky in #5738
• chore: "no-else-return" lint warning in release.cjs by @epreston in #5748
• Buffer update speedup by @slimbuck in #5758
• Initial framework for compute shaders on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #5757
• Examples es6 by @kungfooman in #5555
• Use subimage versions during texture update by @slimbuck in #5759
• [Fix] Fixed calling CameraComponent.onPostRender by @mvaligursky in #5763
• Support for storage textures on WebGPU platform by @mvaligursky in #5760
• Specify type definitions as dependencies by @willeastcott in #5766
• Make npm run build also trigger npm run build:types by @kungfooman in #5768
• Bump actions/setup-node from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #5773
• Support for FLOAT16 (half) vertex attribute format on WebGL2 and WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #5772
• WebXR manual room capture by @Maksims in #5774
• WebXR fix Hit Test providing multiple results by @Maksims in #5778
• WebXR Plane Detection - Semantic Label; Example; by @Maksims in #5795
• Examples: Use actual component to hide spinner by @kungfooman in #5782
• Fix collision initialization for container assets. by @jpauloruschel in #5799
• Fix to splats frustum culling by @mvaligursky in #5804
• Fixes RigidBody remove component by @marklundin in #5803
• Colorized particle texture used by the example to make its functionality more obvious by @mvaligursky in #5805
• WebXR Persistent Anchors by @Maksims in #5779
• Build webgpu module full from relative path by @slimbuck in #5802
• Splat updates by @slimbuck in #5808
• Expose custom shader modifications of the splat shader by @mvaligursky in #5809
• Allow asset to specify which ply elements to load by @slimbuck in #5810
• [Examples] Fix shader code indentation by @kungfooman in #5811
• Expose filter function instead of string list by @slimbuck in #5813
• (WIP) glTF export: improve material export by @querielo in #5762
• Support for Integer vertex attributes on WebGL2 by @mvaligursky in #5816
• Update to Splat engine example + small fixes by @mvaligursky in #5821
• WebGPU support for rendering to RG11B10 format by @mvaligursky in #5824
• [Fix] Fix texture / render target resize on WebGL2 by @mvaligursky in #5826
• Small update to render target resizing and texture utils by @mvaligursky in #5827
• [Fix] Webgl render pass sets up viewport even if not clearing the render target by @mvaligursky in #5828
• New GraphicsDevice.getRenderableHdrFormat function by @mvaligursky in #5830
• Support loading compressed ply format by @slimbuck in #5831
• Fix splat culling test by @slimbuck in #5834
• WebGL Texture2d array by @heretique in #5754
• Splat vshader fixes for webgl1 by @slimbuck in #5835

New Contributors

• @heretique made their first contribution in #5754

Full Changelog: v1.66.3...v1.67.0

v1.66.3

Bug fixes

• [Fix] Fix issue with local lights using ‘static’ flag by @mvaligursky in #5800
• [Fix] When 0 size render target is used, print a warning @mvaligursky in #5815
• [Fix] Fixes to picker to properly set up camera @mvaligursky in #5814

Full Changelog: v1.66.2...v1.66.3

v1.66.2

Bug fixes

• JSDocs update - the device is non-optional parameter to the Mesh constructor by @mvaligursky in #5756
• jsdoc fix by @slimbuck in #5767
• [Fix] Fix the Picker to not depend on culled mesh instances as those can be out of date by @mvaligursky in #5783
• [Fix] When the defautl framebuffer is updates, refresh info about its format by @mvaligursky in #5784
• [Fix] When clustered shadows are disabled, Lightmapper does not render their shadows by @mvaligursky in #5792
• Improved warning message when grab textures are used but not generated by @mvaligursky in #5794
• [Fix] Webgpu sets up render pipeline format for multi-sampled buffer by @mvaligursky in #5796)

Full Changelog: v1.66.1...v1.66.2

v1.66.1

Bug fixes

• [Fix] Posteffect render targets were not resized correctly by @mvaligursky in #5723
• [Fix] World space aabb gets updated when local space aabb of mesh changes by @mvaligursky in #5726
• [Fix] Don’t delete the framebuffer owned by the context @mvaligursky in #5728
• [Fix] WebGPU can give us async mapped buffer after the device was destroyed, handle it by @mvaligursky in #5731
• Gracefully handle failing device creation by @slimbuck in #5721
• Workaround for webpack not building by @slimbuck in #5737
• [Fix] Make sure texture units are initialized by @mvaligursky in #5744
• Set model matrix when instancing by @slimbuck in #5747

Full Changelog: v1.66.0...v1.66.1

v1.66.0

Breaking changes

• EventHandle and option to disable EventHandler chaining. by @Maksims in #5481 breaks compatibility with Tween, see playcanvas/playcanvas-tween#42

Changes

• Refactor the internals of antialiasing / backbuffer on WebGL device by @mvaligursky in #5628
• NullGraphicsDevice implementation allowing to run the application without rendering by @mvaligursky in #5563
• GltfExporter supports BasicMaterial by @mvaligursky in #5562
• Refactor LayerComposition to avoid its update when mesh transparency changes / mesh is added by @mvaligursky in #5536
• Mat3 and Mat4 updates by @slimbuck in #5567
• chore(examples): address eslint warnings by @epreston in #5532
• chore(examples): rollup type completion - lint warnings by @epreston in #5539
• chore: update package-lock.json by @epreston in #5543
• chore: include localised readmes in npm package by @epreston in #5544
• Simplify some shadow penumbra math / avoid divide by zero by @mvaligursky in #5551
• Add WebXR types by @willeastcott in #5556
• WebXR Anchors by @Maksims in #3091
• Layer composition does not maintain list of shadow casters per light by @mvaligursky in #5540
• JSDoc: Remove redundant default param values by @willeastcott in #5566
• JSDoc: Modernize some blocks by @willeastcott in #5568
• WorldClusters allocation is now dynamic, removed from composition update by @mvaligursky in #5569
• Refactored and fixed the lightcube lighting for particle emitters by @mvaligursky in #5570
• Remove unneeded indirection using light indices by @mvaligursky in #5571
• Shader generators are converted to modules by @mvaligursky in #5552
• Cookie renderer refactored to use a single render pass by @mvaligursky in #5572
• Improvement to light sorting when layer light hash is generated by @mvaligursky in #5576
• Refactor shader caching to handle mesh instance on layers with different lights by @mvaligursky in #5582
• Vec and Quat source args by @slimbuck in #5575
• chore: speed up and clean up CI by @epreston in #5590
• Refactored the way LightComponent changes notify the LayerComposition by @mvaligursky in #5592
• Refactored shadow casting directional lights collection by @mvaligursky in #5593
• chore(examples): update playcanvas-spine.3.8.js by @epreston in #5600
• refactor(build): update rollup shaderChunks by @epreston in #5602
• chore(build): create .eslintrc.json in karma tests by @epreston in #5603
• Layer composition no longer handles lights by @mvaligursky in #5604
• Converted Picker to use render pass internally by @mvaligursky in #5608
• Added function: RenderTarget.resize by @mvaligursky in #5611
• Remove private Texture.getDds function that is no longer needed by @mvaligursky in #5612
• rollup-shader-chunks.mjs: simplify + fix template string bug by @kungfooman in #5613
• Add setAttribute to standard material by @LeXXik in #5607
• Refactor rendering in MiniStats by @mvaligursky in #5616
• Minor update to instancing example by @LeXXik in #5618
• Don't drop newline of single line comments by @kungfooman in #5617
• Added width and height to sprite component clone by @OlegGedzjuns in #5625
• Easy ES5 ES6 Distinguishability via file extension only by @kungfooman in #5623
• Renaming of internal variable to backBufferFormat by @mvaligursky in #5630
• MiniStats render on UI layer by @mvaligursky in #5631
• chore: update jsdoc comment by @epreston in #5634
• Vec2.rotate(degrees), Vec2.angle, Vec2.angleTo methods by @Maksims in #5622
• Refactor - do not create cookies render pass each time but reuse one by @mvaligursky in #5645
• Small internal refator to RenderPass to allow simpler override implementation by @mvaligursky in #5652
• Extracted generic render pass for a cookie renderer and picker to a new modules by @mvaligursky in #5653
• Adding glsl tags to internal shaders for syntax highlighting to work by @mvaligursky in #5654
• Extract the color grab functionality to a render pass by @mvaligursky in #5655
• Small internal refactor of the way camera is passed around for rendering by @mvaligursky in #5656
• Removed CookieRenderer by making it fully integrated into cookie render pass by @mvaligursky in #5658
• Renamed internal render pass function for consistency by @mvaligursky in #5660
• Compressed texture formats working on webgpu by @slimbuck in #5659
• Enable WebGPU support for TextureBasis engine example by @mvaligursky in #5661
• Internal variable renamed for consistency with next updates by @mvaligursky in #5666
• Fallback Webgl1 solution for depth grab is replaced by a RenderPassDepth by @mvaligursky in #5671
• Update basis binaries by @slimbuck in #5674
• Convert depth grabbing functionality on WebGL2/WebGPU to a render pass by @mvaligursky in #5673
• Add equalsApprox to vec2, vec3, vec4 (and tests) by @querielo in #5662
• Latest ammo module by @slimbuck in #5676
• Deprecate device.webgl2 in favor of device.isWebGL2 by @mvaligursky in #5678
• Small cleanup to the way antialiasing set up is handled by @mvaligursky in #5679
• Validate and enforce valid texture dimensions by @mvaligursky in #5683
• Improved handling of VSM32 on WebGPU by @mvaligursky in #5684
• chore(deps): update chai to ^4.3.10 by @epreston in #5696
• Fix scroll view touch events by @LeXXik in #5703
• Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #5701
• Better handling of gltf blend materials by @slimbuck in #5705
• feat(build): clean build folder before rebuilding all targets by @epreston in #5695
• Fire destroy event in AppBase#destroy by @kungfooman in #5693
• Add RenderTarget|null typing + remove dead code by @kungfooman in #5704
• New API: add a scaled vector by @LeXXik in #5702
• Ministats render size by @slimbuck in #5718

Bug fixes

• Fix to the LitShader compatibility handling by @mvaligursky in #5533
• Set ior when metalness is used by @slimbuck in #5534
• fix: jsdoc typo by @epreston in #5537
• fix(examples): update react app code by @epreston in #5545
• fix(examples): undefined imageEntity by @epreston in #5547
• [Fix] Avoid additional shaders creation caused by out of order lights by @mvaligursky in #5550
• Fix some consistent-return lint errors by @willeastcott in #5557
• fix(test): vec3.test.mjs by @epreston in #5559
• fix(examples): remove duplicate npm parameter by @epreston in #5560
• [Fix] Fix few shader chunks using removed IridescenceArgs struct by @mvaligursky in #5564
• Fix to lightmapper when no baking lights by @mvaligursky in https://github.com/playcanvas...

v1.65.5

Bug fixes

• (iOS 17) When the context is lost, silently ignore failed shader compilation by @mvaligursky in #5644
• (iOS 17) Handle basis wasm regression by @slimbuck in #5657
• Material prefiltered cubemap fix by @slimbuck in #5627
• handle null gl.getContextAttributes by jbromberg in #5667

Full Changelog: v1.65.4...v1.65.5

v1.65.4

Bug fixes

• [Fix] avoid null/undefined access on iOS when the context is lost by @mvaligursky in #5610

Full Changelog: v1.65.3...v1.65.4

v1.65.3

Bug fixes

• Handle case of gl.getSupportedExtrentions returning null by @mvaligursky in #5583

Full Changelog: v1.65.2...v1.65.3

v1.65.2

Bug Fixes

• [Fix] Null / undefined access to script loader and xr fix by @mvaligursky in #5580
• Refactor shader caching to handle mesh instance on layers with different lights by @mvaligursky in #5582

Full Changelog: v1.65.1...v1.65.2

v1.65.1

Bug Fixes

[Fix] Avoid additional shaders creation caused by out of order lights by @mvaligursky in #5550
[Fix] Fix few shader chunks using removed IridescenceArgs struc by @mvaligursky in #5564
Fix to lightmapper when no baking lights @mvaligursky in #5565

Full Changelog: v1.65.0...v1.65.1