f3d-app/f3d v3.2.0

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For F3D users:

• Added support for VTKHDF format, including AMR datasets (Thanks @Lgt2x !)
• Added support for SPZ and PLY gaussian splatting format
• Added a --base-ior option to control index of refraction (thanks @exbluesbreaker !)
• Added a --multi-file-mode=dir option mode to create file groups based on the folder organization (thanks @snoyer !)
• Added spherical harmonics support for gaussian splatting (SPZ and PLY)
• Added a QuakeMDL reader option: -DQuakeMDL.skin_index to select skin to load (thanks @19jrushlow !)
• Added support for reading EXR texture in USD format
• Added support for selection multiple animations using --animation-indices=1,2,3
• Added a --colormap-discretization option to control scalar rendering discretization (Thanks @hant-hub !)
• Added glob support to configuration file (Thanks @skusel !)
• Added a --textures-transform option to set a transform on textures (thanks @samoncrief !)
• Added listing of more exodus extensions .e, .g and .exo
• Added a minimal console, open by pressing : (Thanks @dh-you !)
• Added increase_opacity and decrease_opacity commands and bindings (Ctrl+P and Shift+P) (Thanks @19jrushlow !)
• Added a --force-reader option to select the reader to use, even with the wrong extension (Thanks @0xfedcafe !)
• Added a binding to switch verbose level by pressing Shift+V (Thanks @prathikkaranth !)
• Added netcdf format support (Thanks @vk1cd314 !)
• Added elevation_camera and azimuth_camera commands (Thanks @Medyan-Naser !)
• Added a elevation_camera binding (2 and 8) (Thanks @Medyan-Naser !)
• Improved documentation (Thanks @prathikkaranth @19jrushlow @upadhyayaniket29 @saishreyakumar @Yogesh9000 !)
• Improved logging (Thanks @snoyer !)
• Improved camera management on special locations like looking straight down (thanks @snoyer !)
• Changed UI style to fit with new F3D design
• Fixed multiple issues with coloring while skinning or morphing (thanks for the prototype @exbluesbreaker !)
• Fixed an issue with normals in the QuakeMDL importer
• Fixed a wobbling issue when rotating the camera (thanks @snoyer !)
• Fixed an issue where --verbose=quiet was not respected
• Fixed multiple UI issues (thanks @exbluesbreaker !)
• Fixed an infamous crash on Windows when username has a special character in it
• Fixed an issue where configuration file loading order was not respected
• Fixed an issue where optional option were not kept when changing file group
• Fixed a crash when using Ctrl+O but then selecting no files (Thanks @0xfedcafe !)
• Fixed an issue with colinear camera and Up vector (Thanks @skusel !)
• Deprecated --animation-index option

For libf3d users:

• Added scene.animation.indices to select multiple animations
• Added model.material.base_ior to control index of refraction (thanks @exbluesbreaker !)
• Added model.scivis.discretization to control scalar rendering discretization (Thanks @hant-hub !)
• Added model.textures_transform to set a transform on textures (thanks @samoncrief !)
• Added scene.force_reader to force a specific reader to be used (Thanks @0xfedcafe !)
• Added streaming support to Splat reader (not exposed yet) (Thanks @Medyan-Naser !)
• Improved camera API and default values (thanks @snoyer !)
• Improved python stubs (Thanks @snoyer !)
• Fixed help(f3d) (Thanks @carsonRadtke !)
• Deprecated scene.animation.index option

For F3D packagers:

• Fixed a missing include in vtkF3DQuakeMDLImporter (Thanks @pbsds !)
• Fixed a configuration issue against assimp 6.0
• Removed f3d_PREFIX_DIR and rely on PACKAGE_PREFIX_DIR instead
• Renamed F3D_PLUGIN_BUILD_EXODUS into F3D_PLUGIN_BUILD_HDF
• Added a few new VTK module dependencies