Merge branch 'main' into tmpMergeRB-10.4-main

Author: ivanimanishi

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
             containerImage: ghcr.io/gafferhq/build/build:2.0.0
             options: .github/workflows/main/options.posix
             dependenciesURL: https://github.com/GafferHQ/dependencies/releases/download/6.0.0/gafferDependencies-6.0.0-linux.tar.gz
-            tests: testCore testCorePython testScene testImage testAlembic testUSD testVDB testAppleseed
+            tests: testCore testCorePython testScene testImage testAlembic testUSD testVDB
             publish: true
 
           - name: linux-python3-debug
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
             containerImage: ghcr.io/gafferhq/build/build:2.0.0
             options: .github/workflows/main/options.posix
             dependenciesURL: https://github.com/GafferHQ/dependencies/releases/download/6.0.0/gafferDependencies-6.0.0-linux.tar.gz
-            tests: testCore testCorePython testScene testImage testAlembic testUSD testVDB testAppleseed
+            tests: testCore testCorePython testScene testImage testAlembic testUSD testVDB
             publish: false
 
           - name: windows-python3

.github/workflows/main/options.posix

@@ -59,13 +59,6 @@ TBB_INCLUDE_PATH = includes
 USD_INCLUDE_PATH = includes
 USD_LIB_PREFIX = "usd_"
 
-# Renderers
-# =========
-
-APPLESEED_ROOT = deps + "/appleseed"
-APPLESEED_INCLUDE_PATH = deps + "/appleseed/include"
-APPLESEED_LIB_PATH = deps + "/appleseed/lib"
-
 # Environment
 # ===========
 

.github/workflows/main/options.windows

@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ USD_LIB_PATH = libs
 USD_LIB_PREFIX = "usd_"
 DOXYGEN = deps + "\\doxygen\\doxygen.exe"
 
-# Renderers
-# =========
-
-APPLESEED_ROOT = deps + "\\appleseed"
-APPLESEED_INCLUDE_PATH = deps + "\\appleseed\\include"
-APPLESEED_LIB_PATH = deps + "\\appleseed\\lib"
-
 # DCC Integrations
 # ================
 NUKE_ROOT = ""

Changes

@@ -1,6 +1,43 @@
-10.4.x.x (relative to 10.4.10.0)
+10.x.x.x (relative to 10.4.x.x)
 ========
 
+Features
+--------
+
+- MeshAlgo :
+  - Added new algorithms for computing mesh normals : `calculateUniformNormals()`, `calculateVertexNormals()` and `calculateFaceVaryingNormals()`.
+  - Added `correspondingFaceVertices()` method.
+
+Improvements
+------------
+
+- MeshAlgo `distributePoints()` :
+  - Added support for density primitive variable values above 1.
+  - Added sampling of arbitrary primitive variables via the new `primitiveVariables` parameter.
+  - Improved accuracy.
+  - Improved performance.
+- MeshAlgo `triangulate()` : Improved performance.
+- MeshAlgo `connectedVertices()` : Improved performance.
+
+Fixes
+-----
+
+- MeshAlgo `distributePoints()` :
+  - Fixed duplicate points at triangle edges.
+  - Fixed handling of points exactly at the density threshold.
+- TriangleAlgo :
+  - `triangleClosestBarycentric()` : Fixed numerical precision bug.
+  - `triangleContainsPoint()` : Fixed handling of zero-area triangles.
+- PolygonVertexIterator : Fixed to use `std::iterator_traits` so that raw pointers are supported.
+
+Breaking Changes
+----------------
+
+- IECoreAppleseed : Removed. With Appleseed's removal from Gaffer `1.3.0.0` Cortex no longer provides IECoreAppleseed.
+- Python : Removed support for Python 2.
+- Primitive : Changed `variableIndexedView()` return type from `boost::optional` to `std::optional`.
+- MeshAlgo `distributePoints()` : Bug fixes mean subtle changes to the resulting points.
+
 10.4.10.0 (relative to 10.4.9.1)
 ========
 

README.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Cortex is a cross-application framework for computation, rendering, and file I/O that provides a set of high-quality C++ libraries and Python modules tailored for software development in the VFX industry. This project focuses on creating a set of practical and reusable modules for technical directors, CG supervisors, and programmers, freeing them to focus on innovation and new features in their software projects.
 
-Out of the box, Cortex has full support for the [Arnold](https://www.arnoldrenderer.com/arnold/), [Appleseed](https://appleseedhq.net), and [3Delight](https://www.3delight.com) renderers. It also has built-in integration with Maya, Houdini, and Nuke, with default user interfaces that provide for file I/O and live data manipulation. With its extensible API, Cortex’s DCC integration can be expanded to create custom tools to solve studio pipeline needs.
+Out of the box, Cortex has full support for the [Arnold](https://www.arnoldrenderer.com/arnold/) and [3Delight](https://www.3delight.com) renderers. It also has built-in integration with Maya, Houdini, and Nuke, with default user interfaces that provide for file I/O and live data manipulation. With its extensible API, Cortex’s DCC integration can be expanded to create custom tools to solve studio pipeline needs.
 
 You can find out more from our [introductory paper on Cortex](https://github.com/ImageEngine/cortex/wiki/pdfs/AnOpenSourceFrameworkForVisualEffectsSoftwareDevelopment.pdf) and the [Cortex presentations at SIGGRAPH 2011](https://vimeo.com/album/5504655).