Platform Release v0.43.1

[connorjak]

This is copy pasted from the SimDynamX internal repository, so most or all of the links here direct to non-public sites.

This new Space Teams PRO version has been released and is available for download on spaceteamspro.com.

NOTE: This release has been publicly available on our download site for a few days now.

Space Teams PRO releases that start with 0. are all Beta releases, meaning we have relaxed standards for stability, performance, and backwards compatibility as we quickly introduce new features. Please contact us directly (support@SimDynamX.com) if you are interested in using Space Teams in an environment where software stability is critical.

Most notable changes since v0.42.0:

Sim Editing

• Import 3D Model tool added
  • Under Design tab
  • Follow instructions on .glb export settings, then use this tool to test-import and create a .enconf entity config for a properly materialed Object_Loaded entity.
• New Sim Wizard updates (broken by small bug in v0.43.1, fixed in later releases)
  • Better layout of planets and moons
  • Icons of major planets and moons
• During Sync simstate, which is where the Sim Editor mode pauses, Systems in a sim are spawned as System Config Entities
  • WIP functionality for System editing on a sim
• Added more editable parameter types to Param Map editing widget
• Fix bug with file dialogs that could cause crash due to change in working directory
  • Also, file dialogs now have working file-type matching
• Saving sim wipes pawn possession properly

Demos

• Solar System base sim additions
  • Now includes 6 more moons of Saturn, with proper surface data for Titan and Enceladus
  • Added a few more lunar south pole landing site datasets
  • Added Eris
• Fixed: Orion Docking demo ends immediately with "too far from station"
• Orion Docking interior has better visuals
• Compute_Server/packages/ROS/MarsBuggy_VR_FreeDrive.simconf much better stability of view
• VR sims now default to High scalability instead of Epic/Scientific

Dynamics

• Minor corrections in harmonic gravity models
• NESC check case validation for gravity models and integrators
• Entity state extrapolation for state functions, frame transformations, etc now higher-order
  • Translation uses 2nd-order extrapolation, incorporating both velocity and acceleration
  • Rotation uses full quaternion propagation formula, resulting in valid transforms for higher time-steps
• Slight change to order of ops of Propagators to ensure state values are valid during Init simstate

Rendering

• Fixed issue with low-resolution planet data tiles not being resampled correctly
  • This was causing flat sphere surfaces below a certain LOD
  • Heavy impact on Ceres and Vesta, now fixed
• Added offline renderer System for stars and planets
• Curve and Primitive rendering functions added to Python API

General

• Reimplemented singularity handling in DCM_to_Euler321 and DCM_to_Euler313
• Sim state now shows in the UI besides in Runtime state
• Compute_Server threads are now properly labeled, which should help with debugging.
• Optional AddSaturnMoons.simconf include-sim which adds ~45 additional named minor moons of Saturn to the sim.
  • Corresponding Saturn satellites data has been added to SPICE kernels
• Fixed: Outliner / Hierarchy Go To functionality is broken
• Fixed: Python Systems fail silently if crashing before connect_to_sim finishes
• Fixed: Role Picker causes error in Python Systems if press start too early
• Other wide-ranging improvements to error handling
• (Blueprint development) error on GetParam not-found is now optional

Key Known Issues

Also look at https://github.com/SimDynamX/SpaceTeamsPRO/issues to see all publicly reported issues and their current status.

• New Sim Wizard currently broken due to bug with saving sim
• (Greatly reduced impact) Various small GMRAD issues involving cube-side edges https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/issues/783
• https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/issues/1739 Some jitter in specific situations, probably involving a time synchronization issue
• (Change in progress) Don't yet have a way to set up Systems on Entities in the SpaceCRAFT sim editing utilities; still requires text-editing the sim config for now.
• Planet small-scale surface detail normal map (detail lighting) 90 degrees out of alignment when at the poles
• ST_Rigid_Body Propagator has issues when ResidentFrame is not SSB. Also applies to Propagator system when PropagationFrame mismatches with ResidentFrame #2872
• Surface collisions not working on the Moon in particular

Automated Git Changelog:

What's Changed

• Systems spawn as entities in Sim Config Editor by @connorjak in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3061
• Gnc 6 dof convex by @WaylonLee in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3070
• Planet and star renderer updates, harmonic gravity float64 compliance, direct integral (GMRAD) gravity model, 3D model import UI WIP by @AlexSein98 in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3071
• Add many Param Value Edit widgets by @L3nilX23 in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3050
• Model Import UI, Non-CWD File Dialogs by @AlexSein98 in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3074
• Pybind Curves and Primitives by @jc-luna in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3073
• BP param funcs optional error, fix euler angle singularities, fix propagator not updating past first tick by @connorjak in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3078
• Fix Planet Subsampling by @connorjak in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3080
• Non-nullptr parent window in file dialogs by @AlexSein98 in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3079
• Rearrange lunar datasets, add all named Saturn moons, regen all planet data by @connorjak in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3081
• Vr orion docking interior remodel by @tnweidner1216 in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3083
• Remove/Replace EasyFileDialog by @connorjak in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3084
• Fix file filters by @connorjak in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3085
• New Sim Wizard UI Updates by @AlexSein98 in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3082
• Various sim editing changes by @connorjak in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3087
• Replace file dialog library compilation by @connorjak in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3088
• Vr mars buggy jitter fix by @tnweidner1216 in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3090
• Main Menu Updates, Working "Go To Entity" Function, and Minor SSE Updates by @AlexSein98 in https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/pull/3089

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SimDynamX/SC_Platform/compare/v0.42.0...v0.43.1

Do not download the "Assets" files below; they are just a copy of this repository and are not used for Space Teams PRO. Space Teams PRO can be downloaded after making an account at spaceteamspro.com.

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