Recommendation is to avoid using the year nomenclature as this
information is already encoded in the git repo. Avoids needing to
repeatly update.
Also updates AUTHORS.txt from current repo with contributor names
* Use GL vertex buffers and index buffers for 3D model rendering
* Use material or average vertex color for bounding boxes instead of red
* Reinstate bounding box rendering with GL vertex/index buffers
* Use compact vertex/index data representation
- 8-bit normals
- 8-bit colors
- 16-bit or 32-bit indices, depending on model size
This should improve performance a bit on lower end GPUs with less memory
and bandwidth.
Fixes#4112
* Split and rewrite the preview window and canvas.
* Create a new class for handling the board information.
* Adds new render targets: openGL, legacy, and ray tracing.
* Render targets take full advantage of the new 3D plugins system and 3D cache
for a fast 3D model loading.
* Faster board loading.
* New OpenGL render is faster than the old one.
* New ray tracing render target with a post processing shader.
* Use of new 3D plugins (WRL, X3D, STEP and IGES) and 3D model caching.
* Preview of 3D model while browsing the file name.
* 3D preview of the footprint while adding / align 3D shapes.
* Render of 3D models according to attributes: Normal, Normal+Insert, Virtual.
* Pivot rotation centered in one point over the PCB board.
* Shortcuts keys improved for XYZ orientation..
* Animated camera.
Seth Hillbrand
Alex Shvartzkop
Mario Luzeiro
Jeff Young
Ian McInerney
Wayne Stambaugh
Oleg Endo
Cirilo Bernardo
Mario Luzeiro