CesiumJS 1.104

1.104 - 2023-04-03

Highlights include:

• The readyPromise pattern has been deprecated across the API. It will be removed in CesiumJS 1.107. This has been done to facilitate better asynchronous flow and error handling. #11059
• Added asynchronous constructors for ImageryProviders, TerrainProviders, 3D Tilesets, and Models.
• Fixed various race conditions from asynchronous operations. #10909
• Fixed Cesium.Viewer instantiated inside lit components: CreditDisplay is missing its styles #10907

See the changelog for the complete list of changes.

CesiumJS 1.103

1.103 - 2023-03-01

Highlights include:

• Added smooth zoom with mouse wheel. #11062
• Enabled lighting on voxels with BOX shape. #11076
• Fixed browser warning for willReadFrequently option. #11025
• Replaced constructor types with primitive types in JSDoc and generated TypeScript definitions. #11080
• Adjusted render order of voxels and opaque entities. #11120
• Fixed artifacts on edges of voxels with BOX shape. #11050

See the changelog for the complete list of changes.

CesiumJS 1.102

1.102 - 2023-02-01

Highlights include:

• CesiumJS now defaults to using a WebGL2 context for rendering. WebGL2 is widely supported on all platforms and this results in better feature support across devices, especially mobile.
• Added FeatureDetection.supportsWebgl2 to detect if a WebGL2 rendering context in the current browser.
• Fixed label background rendering. #11040
• Fixed a bug decoding glTF Draco attributes with quantization bits above 16. #7471

See the changelog for the complete list of changes.

CesiumJS 1.101

1.101 - 2023-01-02

Highlights include:

• Added vertexShadowDarkness parameter to Globe to control the amount of darkness of the vertex shadow when terrain lighting is enabled. #10914
• Added experimental support for 3D Tiles voxels with the 3DTILES_content_voxels extension. The current implementation is intended for development use, as the voxel format has not yet been finalized and is subject to breaking changes without deprecation. #10253
• Fixed a bug where the scale of a PointPrimitive was incorrect when scaleByDistance was set to a NearFarScalar. #10912
• Fixed glTF models with a mix of Draco and non-Draco attributes. #10936
• Fixed a bug where billboards with alignedAxis properties were not properly aligned in 2D and Columbus View. #10965
• Fixed a bug where *.ktx2 image loading from a URI failed. #10869
• Fixed a bug where a Model would sometimes disappear when loaded in Columbus View. #10945

See the changelog for the complete list of changes.

CesiumJS 1.100

1.100 - 2022-12-01

Highlights include:

• CesiumJS is now published alongside two smaller packages @cesium/engine and @cesium/widgets #10824

See the changelog for the complete list of changes.

CesiumJS 1.99

1.99 - 2022-11-01

Highlights include:

• Added support for I3S 3D Object and IntegratedMesh Layers. #9634
• Fixed a bug where the scale of a Model was being incorrectly applied to its bounding sphere. #10855
• Fixed a bug where rendering a Model with image-based lighting while specular environment maps were unsupported caused a crash. #10859
• Fixed a bug where request render mode was broken when a ground primitive is added. #10756

See the changelog for the complete list of changes.

CesiumJS 1.98

1.98 - 2022-10-03

Highlights include:

• Added support for the WEB3D_quantized_attributes extension found in some glTF 1.0 models. #10758
• Fixed a regression where i3dm with scale and without rotation would render incorrectly. #10808
• Fixed a regression where instanced feature IDs were not processed correctly #10771
• Fixed a regression where Cesium3DTileFeature.setProperty() was not creating properties for unknown property IDs. #10775
• Fixed a regression where glTF models with unused nodes would crash #10813
• Fixed a regression where tilesets would not load in multiple Viewers. #10828
• Fixed a bug where instanced models without normals would not render. #10765
• Fixed a bug where camera would not follow the Viewer.trackedEntity if it had a model with a HeightReference other than NONE. #10805

See the changelog for the complete list of changes.

CesiumJS 1.97

1.97 - 2022-09-01

Highlights include:

• CesiumJS has switched to a new architecture for loading glTF models and tilesets to enable:
  • User-defined GLSL shaders via CustomShader
  • Support for 3D Tiles Next metadata extensions: EXT_structural_metadata, EXT_mesh_features and EXT_instance_features
  • Support for EXT_mesh_gpu_instancing
  • Support for EXT_meshopt_compression
  • Texture caching across different tiles
  • Numerous bug fixes
• Model can now classify other assets with a given classificationType. #10623
• Model now supports back face culling for point clouds. #10703
• Model entities now support CustomShader. #10747
• Export asset files such as CSS in package.json, allowing bundlers to import without additional configuration. #9212
• The sideEffects field in package.json is now specified, allowing more conservative bundlers like Webpack to enable tree shaking by default. #10714

See the changelog for the complete list of changes.

CesiumJS 1.96

Highlights include:

• Built Cesium.js is no longer AMD format. This may or may not be a breaking change depending on how you use Cesium in your app. See our blog post for the full details. #10399
• Model.boundingSphere now returns the bounding sphere in ECEF coordinates instead of the local coordinate system. #10589
• Models and tilesets that use the CESIUM_primitive_outline extension can now toggle outlines at runtime with the showOutline property. #10506
• Added support for point cloud styling for tilesets loaded with ModelExperimental. #10569
• Fixed a crash in the 3D Tiles Formats sandcastle when loading draco-compressed point clouds with ModelExperimental. #10521
• Fixed crash when loading glTF models with the EXT_mesh_features and EXT_structural_metadata extensions without channels property. #10511
• Fixed a crash in the 3D Tiles Feature Styling sandcastle that occurred when using ModelExperimental. #10514
• Fixed a bug where dynamic geometry was not marked as ready. #10517

See the changelog for the complete list of changes.

CesiumJS 1.95

1.95 - 2022-07-01

Highlights include:

• Memory statistics for ModelExperimental now appear in the Cesium3DTilesInspector. This includes binary metadata memory, which is not counted by Model. #10397
• Memory statistics for ResourceCache (used by ModelExperimental) now appear in the Cesium3DTilesInspector. #10413
• Added support for rendering individual models and instanced tilesets in 2D / CV using ModelExperimental. #10419, #10433
• Added modelUpAxis and modelForwardAxis constructor options to Cesium3DTileset #10439
• Added various properties to ModelExperimental for parity with Model. #10448, #10457, #10231, #10481, #10479, #10489, #10490, #10491
• Updated ModelExperimental shader defaults to match glTF spec. #9992
• ExperimentalFeatures.enableModelExperimental now enables ModelExperimental for entities and CZML in addition to 3D Tiles. #10492
• Fixed FeatureDetection for Microsoft Edge. #10429
• Warn if Cesium3DTile content.uri property is empty, and load empty tile. #7263
• Updated text highlighting for code examples in documentation to support ES6+ syntax. #10051

See the changelog for the complete list of changes.