What's new

Build Improvements

• Initial Rocky 9 support
• Fixed missing #includes
• Use avx2-i32x8 for ISPC
• Enable building with GCC 11
• Enable building with Qt 5.15.3
• Allow Python executable name to be set
• Allow alternate names for Boost::python
• Upgraded to Embree 3.13.5
• Upgraded to ISPC 1.20.0
• Upgraded to CUDA 12.1
• Upgraded to microhttpd 0.9.71

Features

• Improvements to rdl2_print
• Multi-machine rendering: Added debug utility functions and debugConsole commands

Bug Fixes

• Fixed vector/scalar look difference related to energy compensation
• Fixed inconsistencies in scalar / vector normal mapping
• Fixed NaNs and crash caused by bad texture data
• Fixed cryptoUV data corruption on resume from checkpoint
• Fixed dropped cryptomatte weights on resume from checkpoint
• Fixed incorrect resume history information related to signal-based checkpoint
• Fixed OpenVdbMap input interface
• Fixed frame locked noise on volumes
• Fixed NaN in bad texture read
• Multi-machine rendering: Fixed arras/moonray vector mode display image refresh issue

Other

• Improved SceneVariables attribute descriptions
• Improved LightSet and ShadowSet attribute descriptions
• Improved several Material attribute descriptions
• Improved signal-based checkpoint log message