v1.3.0

Main new features and fixes:

• Introducing an alpha version of the libf3d, see below for more information
• Added a --font-file option
• Added support for Alembic file format (.abc). Geometry only. Thanks a lot @nyue.
• Fixed many HDRI issues
• Fixed an important drag and drop issue on linux

Complete Changelog

Other fixes:

• Fixed many doc and UI typos
• Fixed shell completion
• Fixed multiple issue with image comparison
• Fixed an issue with --line-width and --point-size with full scene formats
• Fixed an issue with translucent object and RGBA texture
• Fixed issues with a few specific .gltf files
• Fixed a window title issue on MacOS
• Fixed multiple issues with the output window on Windows
• Fixed issues with file association and thumbnails on Windows
• Fixed a small issue with the cheatsheet not appearing in some cases
• Fixed an issue with certain .obj files
• Fixed a clipping issue when setting camera position
• Removed fullscreen hotkey

For F3D developers:

• Updated cxxopts to 3.0.0
• Now using json.hpp for parsing json config file
• Better reproducible build support
• Improved CI with coverage, sanitizer, dedicated actions for dependencies
• Complete rework of the architecture to separate F3D, the application, the libf3d (see below) and a VTKExtensions layer.
• Improved unit testing by adding test in the libf3d and VTKExtensions layer

For libf3d users:

• Introducing an alpha version of the libf3d !
• The libf3d is a C++ library to open and render 3D meshes, it is of course used by F3D and supports python bindings
• More info available in README_libf3d.md

Binary Release Information:

• The binary release is not built with raytracing support
• This binary release is built with assimp 5.1.2, animation for assimp formats is not working well

Contributors: @schuhumi @herrriehm @rafcon-dev @mzf-guest @nyue @jpouderoux @Meakk @mwestphal