at.zfp.openia.appdata.xml

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	<name>open_iA</name>
	<summary>Tool for visual analysis and processing of volumetric datasets</summary>
	<description>
		<p>
		A tool for the visual analysis and processing of volumetric datasets, with a focus on industrial computed tomography.
		</p>
	</description>
	<developer id="io.github.3dct">
		<name>3DCT Vis Group Wels</name>
	</developer>
	<metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
	<project_license>GPL-3.0-or-later</project_license>
	<content_rating type="oars-1.0" />
	<url type="homepage">https://3dct.github.io/open_iA</url>
	<url type="help">https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/wiki</url>
	<url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/issues</url>
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			<image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/3dct/open_iA/images/interface.png</image>
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			<image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/3dct/open_iA/images/tools_FIAKER.png</image>
		</screenshot>
		<screenshot>
			<image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/3dct/open_iA/images/tools_DynamicVolumeLines.png</image>
		</screenshot>
		<screenshot>
			<image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/3dct/open_iA/images/tools_FeatureScout.png</image>
		</screenshot>
		<screenshot>
			<image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/3dct/open_iA/images/tools_GEMSe.png</image>
		</screenshot>
		<screenshot>
			<image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/3dct/open_iA/images/tools_PorosityAnalyzer.png</image>
		</screenshot>
		<screenshot>
			<image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/3dct/open_iA/images/tools_4dct.png</image>
		</screenshot>
		<screenshot>
			<image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/3dct/open_iA/images/tools_InSpectr.png</image>
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	<releases>
		<release version="2025.6" date="2025-06-11">
			<description>
			Many improvements and fixes:
				- General:
					- Faster histogram computation
					- Proper dependency handling for filter parameters in GUI (the inputs for parameters currently unavailable / not applicable because of other parameter values are now disabled dynamically)
					- Option to hide slicer/renderer title bar
					- Mesh renderer: Point/wireframe/surface option
					- ARM target architecture compatibility (through github actions, see below)
				- Slicer:
					- Optional lines indicating other slicer positions
					- Alternate color scheme for slicer/axis colors
					- Fix crash of slice export after dataset 0 removal
					- Option to hide ruler/scalar bar
					- Compression level option for slice .png export
					- (Arbitrary ->) Free slice plane: show plane parameters
					- Fix 0.5 spacing shift of linked slicers
				- Annotations:
					- Also shown in VR with new VRAnnotations module
					- Automatic positioning of new annotations in renderer/slicer
				- Surface/Mesh filters:
					- Fix crash on flying edge surface extraction
					- Split up combined surface extraction + simplification into separate filters
					- add triangles/normal computation filters
				- FeatureScout:
					- Fix class loading
					- Stop tool if dataset removed
				- Remove outdated/unmaintained modules:
					- Astra reconstruction
					- Foam Characterization
					- Uncertainty
				- ... and many more minor improvements and fixes, see https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/compare/2024.9...2025.4
			open_iA is now also built automatically through github actions (see https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/actions)

			While all of open_iA is basis for research prototype and therefore the occasional bug is to be expected, we explicitly want to point out that the following modules are not regularly used, and untested:
				- 4DCT
				- AdaptiveThresholding
				- BoneThickness
				- DreamCaster
				- DynamicVolumeLines
				- FeatureAnalyzer
				- FeatureAnalyzerComputation
				- FiAKEr
				- FuzzyFeatureTracking
				- GEMSe
				- MultiModalTF
			If you use these modules and encounter any problems, you can reach out to us in the issue tracker (https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/issues).
			</description>
			<url>https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/releases/tag/2025.4</url>
		</release>
		<release version="2024.9" date="2024-09-06">
			<description>
			Many major and minor improvements:
				- General:
					- Info buttons for each view, leading to the documentation for this view
					- Raw file preview
						- asynchronous slice loading when parameters match the file size
						- including histogram, adjustable transfer function and slice number selection
					- Cut/Clip polygon mesh datasets by slicing planes
					- List of open windows
					- Volume renderer: add blend mode setting
					- Adjust transfer function ranges to data range if necessary
					- histograms: add upper bound for number of bins from number of voxels
					- Clear stale data from project file on saving
					- Improved integration testing - added various test projects for specific tools
					- Several minor and major fixes and improved error checking, e.g.:
						- Avoid crash on closing data window/application when dataset is still loading
				- Arbitrary slice plane:
					- optional synchronization to axis-aligned slicers
					- resetting plane (+ doing that when dataset bounds change)
					- optionally cut/clip 3D renderings of any loaded dataset by plane
					- fix current slice plane position storage in project file
				- Command line runner:
					- Change to command word syntax instead of shorthands
					- Options for providing parameters to input/output fileformat
				- FeatureScout:
					- MObjects:
						- Fix 3D rendering
						- Fix transfer function display/editing
						- Fix .stl export
						- Computation now in background, allow aborting computation
						- store MObject state
					- changeable parallel coordinate plot default settings
					- option to storing only object IDs when exporting classes
					- less storage in project (due to only object IDs being stored for classes)
					- Fix csv file loading with AutoID enabled
					- Fix potential crashes
					- Fix multiclass rendering modifying current class
				- Labelling:
					- Store to and load from project
					- Several fixes
				- Double/Triple Histogram TF:
					- Fix crash on start
				- Remote connections:
					- Show listening port in respective client lists
					- Unity connection: Correct VR camera visualization
					- Configurable ports; automatic choice of next port if default port not available
			</description>
			<url>https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/releases/tag/2024.9</url>
		</release>
		<release version="2024.7" date="2024-07-10">
			<description>
				- Arbitrary slice plane tool
				- Remote:
					- Connections to a Unity Client for volume interaction with VR and tablet
					- Remote rendering improvements
					- also serve fonts locally instead of via CDN
				- IO:
					- Improved support for special characters in filenames under Windows (full UTF-8 support)
					- Support for loading .vgl files
					- Support for loading/writing .obj files
					- Project files:
						Store/Load annotations
						Store/Load dataset range/histogram
					- Move saving image stack from slicer to save dataset
				- VR:
					- environment sharing improvements, stop when VR is terminated
					- more stable synchronization between VR and FeatureScout
					- user-choosable backend (OpenVR/OpenXR)
				- Surfaces: Separate surface extraction and simplification, added mesh transformation filter
				- Transfer function copy/paste
				- Many other smaller improvements and fixes
			</description>
			<url>https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/releases/tag/2024.7</url>
		</release>
		<release version="2023.4" date="2023-04-04">
			<description>
				Mainly bugfixes:
					- Transfer functions: Fix resetting, loading from project files,
					- Volume Rendering: adjust sample distance now on by default (more interactive rendering for large volumes),
					- Fix viewing of geometric objects,
					- VR/ImNDT: Fix shutdown / enable restarting, fix potential crash on shutdown,
					- Fix slicer position display,
					- Fix editing spacing of dataset,
					- Slicer measurements now end on second 'm' press as well, not only on ESC
			</description>
			<url>https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/releases/tag/2023.04</url>
		</release>
		<release version="2023.02" date="2023-02-24">
			<description>
				New module for remote collaboration, enabling web clients to view the same data as shown in open_iA.
				Reworked, more generic dataset interface for a broader range (and better future support) of multiple dataset types.
				Theme (bright/dark) improvements, possibility to adapt to system theme.
			</description>
			<url>https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/releases/tag/2023.02</url>
		</release>
		<release version="2022.06.22" date="2022-06-22">
			<description>Minor release (changes required by flatpak, e.g. this manifest)</description>
			<url>https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/releases/tag/2022.06.22</url>
		</release>
		<release version="2022.06" date="2022-06-21">
			<description>
				New tools for immersive and collaborative analysis, new comparative visualizations for multi-dimensional data, and various smaller improvements and fixes!
			</description>
			<url>https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/releases/tag/2022.06</url>
		</release>
		<release version="2021.08" date="2021-08-20">
			<description>
				New tools for the comparative visualization of multi-dimensional data, new tools to guide in creating a transfer function for n-modal data, improved manual labelling capabilities, improvements/fixes to fuzzy feature tracking, improved sampling
			</description>
			<url>https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/releases/tag/2021.08</url>
		</release>
		<release version="2020.09" date="2020-09-17">
			<description>
				New AI module, improved filter sampling capabilities; transfer function editing bugfixes, multiple other small improvements.
			</description>
			<url>https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/releases/tag/2020.09</url>
		</release>
		<release version="2020.04" date="2020-04-27">
			<description>
				Improvements to the data dialog, better style and colors.
			</description>
			<url>https://github.com/3dct/open_iA/releases/tag/2022.04</url>
		</release>
	</releases>
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