r177

https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/wiki/Migration-Guide#r176--r177
https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/milestone/90?closed=1

• Global
  • Increase version of Object/Scene format. #31096 (@repalash)
  • Fix exports in src/three.tsl.js. #31109 (@ycw)
  • Add DeepWiki link. #31182, c421357 (@lumotai, @mrdoob)
• AudioListener
  • Set the proper up-direction. #31054 (@WestLangley)
• Box3
  • Add toJSON() and fromJSON() methods. #31028 (@gkjohnson)
• ColorManagement
  • Improve Nomenclature. #31152 (@WestLangley)
• HemisphereLightNode
  • Change normalView to normalWorld. #31074 (@vitro-mod)
• ImageBitmapLoader
  • Make error handling more robust. #31088 (@Mugen87)
• LightsNode
  • Fix castShadow regression. #31106 (@Mugen87)
• MaterialNode
  • Fix dashOffset with LineDashedMaterial. #31008 (@Mugen87)
• Mesh
  • Add count property. #31091 (@sunag)
• NodeMaterial
  • Cleanup alphaTest. #31147 (@sunag)
  • Introduce maskNode and improve shapeCircle(). #31127 (@sunag)
  • Execute setupVertex() if vertexNode is defined. #31136 (@sunag)
• NodeMaterialObserver
  • Fix missing intensity uniform updates. #31120 (@Mugen87)
• PMREMGenerator
  • Fix usage with PMREMNode. #31001 (@Mugen87)
• Ray
  • Handle empty spheres in intersectsSphere(). #31200 (@Mugen87, @jmeurice)
• ShadowMaskModel
  • Fix usage with non shadow casting light. #31081 (@Mugen87)
• ShadowNode
  • Fix VSM with point lights. #31103 (@Mugen87)
  • Clean up. #31104 (@Mugen87)
• Sphere
  • Add toJSON() and fromJSON() methods. #31028 (@gkjohnson)
• SpotLightNode
  • Add custom attenuation using spotLight.attenuationNode. #31013 (@sunag)
• SpotLightShadow
  • Introduce aspect property. #31020 (@sunag)
• Sprite
  • Add count property. #31091 (@sunag)
• StorageBufferNode
  • Add getMemberType(). #31139 (@HongchengZhao)
• Texture
  • Add setValues(). #31087 (@CodyJasonBennett)
  • Texture: Introduce width, height, depth. #31025 (@sunag)
  • Add updateRanges. #30998 (@CodyJasonBennett)
• TSL
  • Improve build stages #31156 (@sunag)
  • Ensure memory alignment for struct(). #31151 (@sunag)
  • Fix mat2 boundary size. #31162 (@sunag)
  • Ensure 4 byte alignment for instancedArray() and attributeArray(). #31146 (@sunag)
  • Add premult() and unpremult(). #31114 (@sunag)
  • Fix reflector() clear texture and stop update if bounce is false. #31110 (@sunag)
  • Add hashBlur() options {repeats,mask,premultipliedAlpha}. #31115 (@sunag)
  • Fix getBitangent(). #31059 (@Mugen87)
  • Fix lightShadowMatrix() if renderer.shadowMap.enabled is false. #31024 (@sunag)
  • Fix .toVarying() analyze for optimization. #31090 (@sunag)
  • Fix auto-cache if using multiple conditionals. #31076 (@sunag)
  • Introduce namespace. #31168 (@sunag)
  • Fix object-as-parameter checking for Fn(). #31176 (@sunag)
  • Introduce uniformTexture() and uniformCubeTexture(). #31190 (@sunag)
  • Use multi argument versions of min() and max(). #31196 (@kristiker)
• WebGPURenderer
  • Honor Texture.premultiplyAlpha in WebGPU backend. #31157 (@Mugen87)
  • Fix generate mipmaps when using copyFramebufferToTexture() in WebGPU backend. #31163 (@sunag)
  • Apply color management changes from #26644. #31142 (@Mugen87)
  • Fix runtime errors introduced by texture array refactor. #31108, #31099 (@cabanier)
  • Rename XRResetState() to _resetXRState(). #31105 (@cabanier)
  • Introduce ProjectorLight. #31022 (@sunag)
  • Array-Based RenderTarget Refactor. #30959 (@RenaudRohlinger)
  • Cache pipeline per render/compute pass. #31066 (@Mugen87)
  • Optimize WebXR render path. #31134, #31189, #31198 (@cabanier)
  • Fix blend factor nomenclature. #31188 (@WestLangley)
  • Check if OffscreenCanvas is in window before accessing. #31194 (@pavel-mazhuga)
• WebGLRenderer
  • Add MRT support to readRenderTargetPixels(). #31204 (@Mugen87, @repalash)
• WebGLTextureUtils
  • Clean up. #31195 (@linbingquan)
• WGSLNodeBuilder
  • Fix use of sampler for vertex stage. #31052 (@sunag)
• XRManager
  • Fix layer color correction. #31124 (@cabanier)

Docs

• Clean up. #31046 (@Mugen87)
• Improve LoaderUtils page. #31082 (@ycw)
• Improve SkeletonHelper JSDoc. #31113 (@upisfree)
• Improve XRManager JSDoc. #31101 (@Mugen87)

Manual

• Fix primitives page. #30997 (@Mugen87)

Examples

• Clean up. #31130, #31138, #31030, #31107 (@WestLangley, @linbingquan, @ycw)
• Add webgpu_compute_particles_fluid. #31148, #31159 (@holtsetio)
• Add webgpu_compute_cloth. #31123 (@holtsetio)
• Improve noise.png. #31137 (@Mugen87)
• Improve webgpu_compute_particles. #31092 (@mrdoob)
• Add webgpu_reflection_blurred. #31116, #31118 (@sunag)
• Add textured assets to webgl_loader_fbx. #31117 (@tatsuya-ogawa)
• Integrate lookAt() into the rotateTowards() demo. #31063 (@Mugen87)
• Fix memory leak in FBX demo. #31068 (@Mugen87)
• Make dynamic instancing demo more interesting. #31058 (@Mugen87)
• WebGPU Compute Water Adjustment. #30985, #31011 (@cmhhelgeson, @sunag)
• Update shadow opacity in webgpu_shadowmap_opacity. #30984 (@sunag)
• Cleanup webgl_reverse_depth_buffer. #30989 (@CodyJasonBennett)
• Fix shadows in physics instancing demos. #30988 (@Mugen87)
• Fix webgpu_water GUI. #31014 (@sunag)
• Add resize event listener for physics_rapier_instancing. #31012 (@linbingquan)
• Clean up XR examples browser notices. #31053 (@mkeblx)
• Make point lights demo more interesting. #31040 (@Mugen87)
• Remove webgl_geometry_dynamic. #31047 (@Mugen87)
• Make tone mapping demos more interesting. #31045 (@Mugen87)
• Make layers example a bit more interesting. #31036 (@Mugen87)
• Add GUI to normal and bump map demo. #31077 (@Mugen87)
• Fix memory leak in SVG demo. #31170 (@Mugen87)
• Enable MSAA in AO demo. #31192 (@Mugen87)
• Refactored webxr_vr_haptics. 1859806 (@mrdoob)

Addons

• AfterimagePass

  • Add damp accessor. #31035 (@neilrackett)

• ArcballControls

  • Fix state data for reset. #31184 (@Mugen87)

• CSMShadowNode

  • Fix toggle of castShadow. #31186 (@Mugen87)

• FBXLoader

  • Improve error handling. #31017 (@Mugen87)
  • Use getHandler() for custom texture loaders. #31032 (@tatsuya-ogawa)
  • Add webp MIME type. #31098 (@Altrozero)

• FXAAPass

  • Add pass class for FXAA post processing shader. #31044 (@neilrackett)

• GLTFExporter

  • Push nodes parent-first instead of child-first. #31125 (@aaronfranke)

• GLTFLoader

  • Clone node associations. #31051 (@nkrajina)

• HTMLMesh

  • Add support for input of type text and number in VR. #31160 (@vincentfretin)

• KTX2Loader

  • Support ETC2, BCn, and ASTC 4x4 sRGB. #31155 (@donmccurdy)

• LDrawLoader

  • Don't clear already-loaded materials onload. #31150 (@Floppy)
  • Improve docs. #31153 (@Mugen87)

• LineMaterial

  • Fix clipping planes. #31144 (@rtortajada)

• Octree

  • Improve configurability. #31097 (@Mugen87)

• PCDLoader

  • Parse header without TextDecoder. #31069 (@F-loat)
  • Implement data type dependent binary parsing. #31061 (@F-loat)

• PeppersGhostEffect

  • Remove addon. #31037 (@Mugen87)

• SkyMesh

  • Improve varyings declaration. #31133 (@sunag)

• USDZExporter

  • Fix object indentation level. #31126 (@mkeblx)
  • Fix JSDoc to match default value. #31119 (@mkeblx)

Editor

• Fix minor bugs. #31050 (@Mugen87)