v1.0.0 - Stable Code Release (April 3, 2025)

This version contains the initial code release on github + 2 weeks of followup fixes and additions from the community

Notable features:

update instructions for gcc11 by @nmwsharp in #1
use conda env vars instead of activate.d for gcc11 by @nmwsharp in #3
Update README.md by @CharlesCNorton in #10
Dockerfile for 3dgrut release by @orperel in #4
Fix for camera up direction affecting playground render trajectory by @orperel in #11
Add 3dgut backward pass early return when all thread in warp are done by @moennen in #12
Update animation with mesh assets by @orperel in #14
fix: incorrect function call for PLY files in playground.py by @ZERO-black in #19
Clarify installation instructions with WITH_GCC11 by @jatentaki in #20
Revert projection backward optimization by @moennen in #23
Dynamic Materials + fix for UVs tensor by @orperel in #21
Download mesh script + handle non-triangular meshes by @orperel in #15
pin slang version to 1.3.4 by @zgojcic in #22
Alias Slang structs to avoid member names changes across versions by @moennen in #27
Fix projection sph backward (missing initialization of the active sph degree) by @moennen in #29
optimize trainer + colmap initialization fix by @wilsonCernWq in #31
3DGRT : Get particles AABBs from BVH by @moennen in #32
Add benchmark numbers, fix typo by @wilsonCernWq in #34
Fix fisheye distortion calculation by @wilsonCernWq in #39
Polyscope cam controls by @orperel in #16
Add CI pipeline by @m-naumann in #9

Full Changelog: https://github.com/nv-tlabs/3dgrut/commits/v1.0.0