Changelog

v3.1.0

For F3D users:

Added support for reading Quake MDL files
Added support supersampling anti aliasing and enable it for thumbnails
Added support for displaying metadata with assimp formats (FBX and more)
Added support for --up vector to be any direction
Added support for parsing color options with syntax: #ff00ff, hsv(240 , 100% , 100%) and more
Added support for parsing direction options with syntax: +X, -z+y and more
Added support for parsing path options with syntax: ~/path/to/../to/relative/file.ext
Added support for parsing colormap options with syntax: val, color, val, color,....
Added bind to increase opacity (Ctrl+P) and decrease opacity (Shift+P)
Added report of config file locations being checked
Added support for imperative (force) option in configuration files
Added XDG support for cache location
Added support for history and command action in console
Added a remove_file_groups command
Added increase_opacity and decrease_opacity commands
Added alias command to create aliases of other commands
Added support for setting and resetting libf3d options from CLI using --define and --reset
Added many reader specific options that can be controlled using --define
Added PWA support to F3DWeb
Added support for url-params in F3DWeb
Improved documentation
Changed report of Unset value to Unset instead of N/A in cheatsheet
Changed dropzone to be implemented using ImGui
Fixed an issue where scalar bar and axis displayed on top of console
Fixed zsh completion
Fixed multiple OBJ related loading issues
Fixed multiple assimp related loading issues
Fixed crashes when opening PLY files
Fixed a crash when opening multiple USD files
Fixed cheatsheet location
Fixed final-shader to only be applied on VTK rendering
Fixed an issue when using camera shortcut and then interacting
Fixed config file location on macOS
Fixed multiple issues where exceptions would result in errors
Removed skip frame logic with animations after fixes in VTK

For libf3d users:

Added parsing/formatting for color_t
Added parsing/formatting for direction_t
Added parsing/formatting for std::filesystem::path
Added parsing/formatting for colormap_t
Changed color options to use actual type color_t
Changed direction options to use actual type direction_t
Changed path options to use actual type std::filesystem::path. Note that path should now be collapsed.
Changed colormap_t options to use actual type colormap_t

For F3D packagers:

Fixed compatibility with FreeBSD
Fixed reproducible build for man generation

For F3D plugin developers:

Added support for reader specific options

v3.0.0

For F3D users:

BREAKING CHANGE: Configuration files have changed syntax
BREAKING CHANGE: Removed all deprecated options
BREAKING CHANGE: --scalars have been split into --scalar-coloring and --coloring-array CLI options
BREAKING CHANGE: = must be used for CLI Options, --option value is not supported anymore
BREAKING CHANGE: Removed geometry-only and group-geometries and added multi-file-mode option for more flexible loading of multiple files
BREAKING CHANGE: There is no headless specific binary release anymore, just use the standard binary with --rendering-backend=egl
BREAKING CHANGE: --dry-run has been renamed --no-config
BREAKING CHANGE: Esc to quit the app has been changed to Ctrl+Q
BREAKING CHANGE: --animation-frame-rate has been replaced by --frame-rate
BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed --bg-color into --background-color
BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed --comp into --coloring-component
BREAKING CHANGE: Removed the ? interaction to dump info, use commands instead
BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed --progress into --loading-progress
BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed --cells into --coloring-by-cells
BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed --range into --coloring-range
BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed --bar into --coloring-scalar-bar
BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed --inverse into --volume-inverse
BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed --samples into --raytracing-samples
BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed --denoise into --raytracing-denoise
BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed --ref into --reference and --ref-threshold into --reference-threshold
BREAKING CHANGE: Renamed --readers-list into --list-readers
BREAKING CHANGE: F3D binary release is now built with GCC9
Changed the logo!
Reworked the UI using ImGui
Added support for specifying interactions in config files, see doc
Added a --command-script CLI option
Added a tiny file dialog, just press Ctrl+O
Added support for armature visualization with --armature CLI option (glTF only)
Added support for keeping camera position when switching files, just press Ctrl+Arrow
Added a ImGui based console to input commands by pressing Esc
Added a “Save minimal screenshot” interaction by pressing Shift+F12
Added error reporting when loading a file failed for some reason
Added missing config file for .brep files
Added support for .xbf files
Added --input CLI option
Added support for libf3d option in configuration files
Added support for parsing option based on their type, see the doc
Added a --rendering-backend option to select the rendering backend, including headless
Added an interaction to rotate camera 90 degrees by pressing 4/6
Added an interaction to drop only HDRI (Shift+Drop) and an interaction to drop only 3D files (Ctrl+Drop)
Added a --list-bindings CLI option
Added a --list-rendering-backends CLI option
Added compatibility with VFX CY2025
Added commands to print info about scene, coloring, mesh and options
Added command to clear the console
Added support for expanding tilda (~) into HOME when inputting any path
Reworked CLI option parsing to avoid parsing issues
Improved --list-readers CLI option output
Improved image comparison algorithm
Improved options suggestion in the command line
Improved many features in F3DWeb as well as adding OCCT and Draco support
Improved the webassembly bindings
Improved the documentation
Improved python bindings
Improved startup performance
Improved scalar range handling with animation
Fixed a crash when opening a glTF file with no textures
Fixed an option priority issue with --help
Fixed a crash with invalid --animation-index and assimp
Fixed an issue where the window displayed an empty filename
Fixed an issue where the window resolution was reset when changing file
Fixed an issue when resetting the camera and using --camera-index
Fixed an issue with --camera-index being overridden by other camera options
Fixed an issue when loading a time value outside of the range
Fixed issues with screenshot templating
Fixed an issue with grid rendering on main axes
Fixed an issue where color-bar would show when not needed
Fixed an issue with glTF file using URI
Fixed --help invalid output
Fixed a small issue with F3D dialog being incorrectly named on macOS
Fixed an issue where file where open two times on macOS

For libf3d users:

BREAKING CHANGE: All deprecated methods have been removed
BREAKING CHANGE: engine::libInformation members have been changed
BREAKING CHANGE: options API has been rewritten from scratch, see the doc
BREAKING CHANGE: options many options are now optional
BREAKING CHANGE: loader API has been replaced by a new class: scene
BREAKING CHANGE: engine creation API has been rewritten from scratch and a context class has been added.
BREAKING CHANGE: interactor: setKeyPressCallBack, setDropFilesCallBack and timerCallback have been removed
BREAKING CHANGE: camera API has been reworked
BREAKING CHANGE: image::compare API has been changed
BREAKING CHANGE: libf3d API is now using C++17, nodiscard, std::filesystem and std::string_view are now used whenever it makes sense
BREAKING CHANGE: Removed support for python 3.8
Added an interactor::command* API that lets user control the libf3d behavior more finely
Added an interactor::binding* API that lets user control how the libf3d respond to interactions
Added an scene::loadAnimationTime API to select animation time to load
Added interactor::start arg to control an event loop time and a event loop callback
Added python stubs for autocompletion and IDE integration
Added support for python 3.13
Fixed an issue with instanciang multiple engines
Added an utils::collapsePath
Fixed an issue with HiDPI when using the libf3d on Windows

For F3D packagers:

BREAKING CHANGE: Removed compatibility with older version of VTK. VTK v9.2.6 is now required.
Added a new CMake options to build python stubs: F3D_BINDINGS_PYTHON_GENERATE_STUBS
Added a new optional but internally provided dependency: tinyfiledialogs
Modified dmon dependency to be optional
F3D_LINUX_APPLICATION_LINK_FILESYSTEM has been renamed F3D_LINUX_LINK_FILESYSTEM and is now OFF by default

For F3D plugin developers:

Added a vtkF3DImporter and vtkF3DGLTFImporter for easier subclassing

v2.5.1

For F3D packagers:

Added compatibility with VTK v9.4.0

v2.5.0

For F3D users:

Added a Webassembly version available online: https://f3d.app/web
Added a “neutral” tone mapping feature
Added an screenshot feature when pressing F12, with its dedicated option, --screenshot-filename
Added a --final-shader option to customize post-processing.
Added a --grid-color option to set the color of the grid
Added a --animation-progress option to control if the animation progress bar should be shown
Added a --backface-type option to control backface visibility
Added a concept of filename template for saving screenshots and outputs
Added native menus for macOS
Improved documentation all around
Reworked config file logic to avoid duplicating of the default config
Fixed a long standing issue with FBX skinning animation
Fixed zsh completion
Fixed an opacity blending issue
Fixed a crash when dropping a HDRI while playing an animation
Fixed a focus issue on macOS
Fixed a high DPI issue on Windows

For libf3d users:

Added an API to control camera pan and zoom
Added a tkinter python example
Exposed log level in the python API

For F3D packagers:

Fixed compatibility with CMake 3.29.1
Fixed compatibility with OCCT 7_8_0
Fixed build reproducibility by removing a path from the binary

v2.4.0

For F3D users:

Added a new option --point-type used to specify how to display points sprites
Added support for 3D Gaussians Splatting in binary .splat format
Added ability to cycle through available animations by pressing W hotkey
Added display of current animation name within cheatsheet
Added orthographic camera projection option (--camera-orthographic) and binding (5)
Added proper continuous integration for MacOS ARM64
Added support for glTF Draco encoded file
Added support for dark title bar on Windows
Added support for colormap presets, using --colormap-file option
Added a option to reload file automatically when changed on disk (--watch)
Added support for streaming output images to stdout, using - filename
Added animation support to Alembic plugin
Improved OCCT plugin (STEP and IGES files) performance drastically
Improved config file parsing so that it is parsed in file order
Fixed an issue with blur circle of confusion
Fixed an issue with the grid being clipped
Fixed an issue with STEP file coloring
Fixed an issue when time range was not starting at zero
Fixed an issue when record file does not exist
Fixed an issue when using --no-render and --hdri
Fixed an issue with the Windows thumbnailer with process never properly killed
Fixed an issue where OCCT would output to terminal
Fixed an issue with FISH completion

For libf3d users:

Added a new option model.point-sprites.type used to specify how to display points (only if model.point-sprites.enable is true)
Added a image::toTerminalText method to print image to terminal text
Added an image metadata API
Added a vtkext module for plugin developer, see the documentation
Added a new f3d component to find_package of, pluginsdk, require to build plugins against F3D

For F3D packagers:

Added a CMake report at the end of configuration
Added a new cmake installation component, plugin_sdk, needed to compile external plugin against F3D
Added a new cmake installation component, colormaps, needed for the colormap feature
Fixed multiple issue with static (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF) build
Fixed a compilation issue with gcc14
Fixed a compilation issue with OCCT 7.8.0

v2.3.0

For F3D users:

Added --animation-autoplay option (libf3d: scene.animation.autoplay) to automatically start animation on file load
Added an experimental vdb plugin in order to read .vdb files using OpenVDB
Added an usd plugin in order to read .usd files using OpenUSD
Added .3mf and .x files support in the assimp plugin
Added a small margin between the model and the grid to avoid potential z-fighting
Added VTK output to the log when using --verbose=debug for easier debug
Reworked the alembic plugin to read Texture Coordinates and Normals for .abc files
Improved the reading of EXR files using multi-threading for better performance when loading HDRIs
Improved the documentation on https://f3d.app
Improved general logging in order to make it easier to understand issues with file and options
Fixed potential crashes when reading assimp plugin file formats
Fixed --grid-absolute for off-center models
Fixed an issue with thumbnail generation showing the log window
Fixed many interaction issues on non-Qwerty keyboard layout
Fixed handling of filenames containing commas
Fixed an issue on Windows where the log window would appear on top of F3D window
Fixed crashes with specific .obj file
Fixed an issue with incorrect return code when using headless mode or incorrect options
Fixed dependency issue with the headless .deb binary release
Fixed a crash when using a file with more than 254 bones (Requires OpenGL 4.3)
Fixed an issue with Unicode filenames on the title bar on Windows
Fixed an issue where focal point picking would generate error messages
Changed --verbose into a string based option, eg: --verbose=quiet or --verbose=debug. --verbose is still supported.
Changed --no-render behavior so that it doesn’t impact verbosity anymore
Changed the default configuration file so that translucency support is enabled by default
Deprecated --quiet, use --verbose=quiet instead
Deprecated --input, use positional argument instead

For libf3d users:

Added scene.animation.autoplay option
Added a f3d::image::saveBuffer API to save an image as a file format in memory
Fixed the default name of the window

For F3D packagers:

Added a new optional dependency, OpenUSD. Enable with F3D_PLUGIN_BUILD_USD CMake option
Added a new optional dependency through VTK, OpenVDB. Enable with F3D_PLUGIN_BUILD_VDB CMake option
Added a new CMake option to control the link against libatomic. Control with F3D_LINUX_LIBRARY_LINK_ATOMIC
Added two new packages to the list, OpenMandriva and Mageia

v2.2.1

For F3D users:

Added a native Apple Silicon release package
Added new options hdri-file, hdri-ambient, hdri-skybox to have more control on the HDRI behavior
Added a default HDRI used when providing no hdri-file
Added bindings to toggle HDRI ambient lighting (F) and HDRI skybox (J)
Added bindings to move the camera to standard locations: 1: Front, 3: Right, 7: Top, 9: Isometric
Added Open CASCADE BRep format to the OCCT plugin.
Fixed an infamous issue when the Windows thumbnailer always steal the focus
Fixed an issue with the binary release when opening draco files
Fixed an issue with matcap textures
Fixed an issue with HDRI lighting
Fixed an issue with HDRI lighting when dropping HDRI after a model
Fixed an issue where invalid option would not show on Windows
Fixed an issue where previously loaded file would stay visible
Fixed an issue when loading invalid EXR file as HDRI
Fixed cheatsheet menu rendering under ‘Drop File Instructor’
Fixed raytracing rendering issues
Improved cheatsheet menu contrast for any background color
Improved overall text contrast for any background color
Improved performance when changing model and using a HDRI
Improved HDRI cache performance
Deprecated hdri option

For libf3d users:

Reworked image API to support many file formats to read (EXR, HDR) and write (PNG, JPG, TIF, BMP)
Added render.hdri.file, render.hdri.ambient, render.background.skybox options.
Deprecated render.background.hdri in favor of new options above
Deprecated previous image API
Add loader::loadGeometry allowing loading geometry from memory buffers

For developers:

Added a deprecation framework
Removed F3D_TESTING_ENABLE_HDRI_TESTS cmake option and merged it with F3D_TESTING_ENABLE_LONG_TIMEOUT_TESTS
Added a Getting Started guide for beginners developers

For F3D packagers:

Fixed compatibility with FreeBSD

v2.1.0

For F3D users:

Reworked Animation support and added many animation related options
Added --camera-direction and --camera-zoom-factor and use it in default config file
Added --texture-matcap option to load a MatCap texture
Added support for opening HDRI background with Drop
Added .exr support for HDRI and textures
Improved HDRI caching performance
Added a EGL headless binary release
Added typo suggestion when failing to use the right option name
Added --invert-zoom option (libf3d: interactor.invert-zoom) to invert zoom direction with right-click on mouse
Added support for keeping camera position when reloading a file with UP key
Added a --grid-absolute option (libf3d: render.grid.absolute) to position the grid instead of being below the model
Added a “Drop Zone” when starting F3D without loading a file
Added coloring support for STEP files in binary release
Fixed an issue on Windows where the error window would popup even with --quiet
Fixed an issue with 16 bit and 32 bit textures with assimp plugin
Fixed an issue on Windows where errors where not visible
Fixed an HDRI issue on reload
Fixed a crash when with the progress bar on reloading a file
Fixed an issue where certain options from config file would be ignored
Fixed a crash with many GLTF files when an array does not have a name
Fixed an issue where dropping a duplicate file would change the loaded file instead of not doing anything
Fixed an issue when loading an unsupported file
Fixed an issue with VRML files
Improved config file for .ply files
Improved config file regex so that they are case-insensitive
Improved --up option to support no sign and better validation
Improved F3D version reporting about itself and VTK (--version)
Improved documentation, testing, help
Excluded TIFF format from Windows Thumbnailer
Changed the automatic camera position to a version more close to the data
Reduced size of binary release by a factor of two

For developers:

Added vcpkg support for dependency installation

For F3D packagers:

Added a F3D_PLUGIN_OCCT_COLORING_SUPPORT CMake variable to control if this feature is compiled, default is ON
Added SONAME support
Added a F3D_PLUGINS_INSTALL_DIR CMake variable to control where to install plugins
Added a new module: F3D_MODULE_EXR that depends on openexr
Added support to use external cxxopts and external nlohmann-json
Fixed a link issue with VTK modules
Fixed a @loader_path issue on MacOS
Added support for CMAKE_INSTALL_*DIR variables on installation
Added support for building against a EGL enabled VTK
Fixed a compilation issue with VTK master

Contributors: @DeveloperPaul123 @topazus @bkmgit @snoyer @Meakk @mwestphal

v2.0.0

For F3D users:

Removed --fullscreen options completely
Added a --position option to set the position of the F3D window
Added a --light-intensity option and associated bindings
Improved fish and zsh completion
Added a new interaction to center the camera on the point under the cursor using middle mouse button
Added HDRi caching for improved performance
Added scene bounding box to the dump interaction
Reworked lighting for fullscene format files
Improved grid rendering and customization greatly with new options
Improved HDRi blur performance and customization
Added support for reading config file directory instead of a single file
Changed config file location on Windows
PostFX option names have been changed
Added an interaction (down arrow) to load all files from the directory containing the current file
Added a --group-geometries option to load multiple default scene file into a single render window

For libf3d users:

Reworked loader API from scratch
Fixed an issue with engine creation in the Python bindings
Fixed an issue with image Python bindings
Improved libf3d examples
Added experimental javascript bindings based on webassembly/emscriptem
Added dynamic support for all model options
Added plugin SDK to create your own plugins for any file format

For F3D packagers:

Added plugins support for true optional dependencies
Added a F3D_APPLICATION_LINK_FILESYSTEM CMake option to control if F3D should link explicitly against libstdc++fs
Removed most of F3D_INSTALL_ options with the switch to a component-based approach
Removed installation of useless static libs from VTKExtensions (needs VTK master)
Fixed RPATH of F3D for system using lib64 instead of lib
Many CMake option name changed
Fixed data license to use only permissive license for F3D testing data
Removed packaging support from F3D

Contributors: @snoyer @mzf-guest @CharlesGueunet @myd7349 @allemangD @Meakk @mwestphal

v1.3.1

Fix raytracing support
Fix macOS window positioning

Contributors: @mwestphal @Meakk

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

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

v1.2.1

Bug fixes and features:

Fixed a build issue on MacOS
Fixed a critical issue with the Windows Thumbnailer that could crash explorer.exe
Fixed the –quiet option so that it actually quiets VTK errors and warnings
Fixed an issue with output window popping up at each log on Windows
Added a .deb package for Linux Debian-based distros

For Packagers:

LFS file have been added in source code release, this seems to be retroactive, so hash of previous releases may have changed
Flatpack org name has been fixed

Contributors: @Meakk @mwestphal @jpouderoux

v1.2.0

Main New Features:

Added STEP and IGES file format support thanks to @Open-Cascade-SAS /OCCT (thanks @drtrigon)
Added FBX, DAE, OFF, and DXF file format support thanks to @assimp /assimp
Added thumbnail support with many linux file managers
Added thumbnail support on Windows
Added desktop environment integration in linux
Added scalar and scalar component looping

Other New Features:

Added support for KHR_materials_unlit with glTF files (thanks @spiraloid)
Added option for selecting camera --camera-index (thanks @spiraloid)
Added coloring the to Windows error output window
Added a man entry on Linux
Added a --config option to select a config file to load instead of using default location
Added a --quiet option
Added --camera-azimuth and --camera-elevation options (thanks @tatsuya-s)
Added a metainfo.xml file (thanks @kevinsmia1939)

Issue Fixes:

Fixed an issue with opening files with accented char in the name on Windows (thanks @shankarsivarajan)
Fixed HDRI orientation with –up option (thanks @truhlikfredy)
Fixed an issue with point cloud rendering
Fixed a crash on exit on Windows
Fixed an issue with fullscreen window size on Windows
Fixed offscreen rendering (--output and --ref ) to actually use offscreen rendering
Fixed a memory leak when no rendering is performed (thanks @CharlesGueunet)
Fixed a rendering issue with certain GPU drivers
Fixed tone mapping with background opacity
Fixed non-working drag and drop implementation in VTK (thanks @msbit)
Fixed a potential sorting issue when opening a folder
Fixed a crash with unsupported glTF files in VTK

For Developers:

Full rework of the CI framework, including coverage report support
Full rework of the testing framework
Separation of vtkF3DRenderer in two classes
Separation of f3d executable into a libf3d library and f3d executable to support windows thumbnails

For Packagers:

New CMake options to select file to install, all documented and starting with F3D_
mime types file can be installed, make sure to trigger update-mime-databse
desktop file can be installed, make sure to trigger update-desktop-database

Packagers: AndnoVember @jokersus @kevinsmia1939 @yurivict @bcdarwin @mzf-guest @Meakk @mwestphal

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: @CharlesGueunet @kevinsmia1939 @mzf-guest @jpouderoux @Meakk @mwestphal

v1.1.1

A patch release dedicated to package managers that makes F3D v1.1 compatible with vtk v9.1.0

Fix a render pass build issue with vtk 9.1.0
Fix a renderer build issue with vtk 9.1.0

Contributors: @Meakk @mwestphal

v1.1.0

New Important Features:

Added direct scalars color rendering mode, see doc.
Added a turntable interactor and made it default. The previous interactor can still be used using a dedicated option. Thanks @orangebowlerhat @filip.sund and @jjomier for your suggestions.
Added animation support for glTF and Exodus files. Press space for playing the animation.
Added animation related option, –animation-index, only for glTF when using the full scene.

New Readers and format compatibility features:

Added skinning and morphing support with glTF files.
Added TIFF format support. Thanks @proudot for your suggestion.
Added exodus format support. Thanks @gvernon for your suggestion.
Added support for OBJ with color directly inside of it instead of using a .mtl file. Thanks @Chenge321 for your suggestion.

Quality of life features:

Added a hotkey (UP) to reload current file, thanks @caioaao.
Improved Alpha blending performance, thanks @paul.lafoix.
Changed the progress bar to a more nice looking one and made it appears only if loading takes time. Thanks @finetjul for the suggestion.
Improved logging mechanism with color on all OS and a dedicated output window on windows.
Added a warning when using RayTracing but it is not available.

Fixes:

Fixed an issue with skybox and edges.
Fixed a crash when an array had no name.
Fixed a window naming issue on OSX.
Fixed a symlink issue.
Fixed a coloring issue with dataset containing only cell data.

Packaging:

Upgraded the AUR f3d package to 1.1.0 : https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/f3d.
Added a Brew f3d 1.1.0 package : https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/f3d.
FreeBSD now contains a f3d 1.1.0 package, thanks to yuri@freebsd.org.
NixOS now contains a f3d package, 1.1.0 should come soon, thanks to bcdarwin@gmail.com.

How to support F3D:

Use the software.
Share it with anyone interested.
Star us on github: https://github.com/kitware/F3D.

Note: Binaries have no raytracing support.

Contributors: @Meakk @mwestphal

v1.0.1

VisualStudio Runtime is now included into the windows release
Ensure VTK compatibility
Improve STL binary reader performances
Fix default configuration issues
Add support for Window icon on all OSes

Note: Binaries have no raytracing support.

Contributors: @Meakk @mwestphal

v1.0.0

Documentation
- Online documentation based on Hexo (https://kitware.github.io/F3D/)
Rendering
- Add volume rendering for 3D images
- HDRI support (skyboxes, HDR files, Filmic tone mapping)
- Point sprites for displaying point clouds
- Color map customization (default one changed to “inferno”)
Interface
- Drag&Drop files support
- Supports opening of several files (or folder), use left/right arrow to navigate
- Scalars field handling improvements
- Cheat Sheet
- Interactive hotkeys have been reworked
- File association on Windows and OSX
- Fullscreen mode
- No background mode (useful when saving image to a PNG file with alpha channel)
Command line
- Camera configuration
- Metadata (field data) display
- File name display
- No render mode (useful to read information in the file)
- Shell completion (supports bash, zsh, fish)
New readers
- CityGML
- PTS
Packages
- Default config provide

Note: Binaries have no raytracing support.

Contributors: @Meakk @mwestphal @hlngrandmontagne Paul Lafoix

v0.1.1

Fixes --version and --help crash

Contributors: @Meakk @mwestphal @jpouderoux

v0.1.0

First release!

Contributors: @Meakk @mwestphal @jpouderoux