2023.4.5

Main changes

• Rename module io.py to file_io.py to avoid overriding stlib io.
• Complete revision of cutter widgets functionality
• Integration in napari thanks to @jo-mueller

Breaking changes

• method plotter.add() no more accepts keyword render=True/False. Please use plotter.add().render() explicitly. Same thing for plotter.remove().

Other fixes and improvements

• added gpu acceleration for CLI volumetric visualization in #832 by @zhang-qiang-github
• fixes for k3d jupyter backend
• added plotter.fov(value) (field of view, the so called "fish-eye" effect)
• fix ploter.get_meshes()
• fix for plotter.remove(unpack_assemblies=False) method
• fix for io.import_window() method
• added cut_with_cookiecutter() to cut 2D contours.
• fix shapes.NormalLines() class
• added vedo.interactor_modes module
• added vedo.interactor_modes.BlenderStyle class
• added base.pointdata.clear() to remove all associated data
• added volume.hide_voxels() for visualization
• added Event.timerid attribute
• fix to Volume.operation by @DanKrsi
• fix links in pyplot examples by @androbaza
• fix screenshot_scale and remove it from settings.
• allow initializing ScalarBar with a tuple range (min, max)
• Update API Documentation for Changing Backend by @bhacha
• Add application.Browser().play() to autoplay a slider
• Add pad() to padding a Volume with zeros voxels (useful to dilate())
• Add ProgressBarWidget() to show a progress bar in the rendering window
• Fix Scalarbar3D logscale and change separator symbol by @XushanLu
• Fix vedo/interactor_modes.mouse_left_move() by @MiticoDan
• Added applications.AnimationPlayer class by @mikaeltulldahl
• fix convex hull in 2D by @ManuGraiph

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New/Revised Examples

examples/basic/sliders_range.py
examples/basic/interaction_modes.py
examples/advanced/timer_callback3.py
examples/advanced/warp6.py
examples/pyplot/histo_1d_e.py
examples/other/tensor_grid2.py
examples/simulations/airplane1.py
examples/simulations/lorenz.py
examples/simulations/gas.py
examples/simulations/aspring2_player.py