v0.7.0

This is the latest version of Theatre.js. Upgrade by running npm install @theatre/core@latest @theatre/studio@latest @theatre/r3f@latest in your project.

August 10th 2023

  • New features

  • Breaking changes

    • @theatre/r3f: The r3f extension now requires three at >=0.155.0 and @react-three/fiber at >=8.13.6.
    • @theatre/react: The usePrismWithoutReRender() and usePrismInstanceWithoutReRender() have been removed.
  • Bug fixes

  • Internal changes

    • Theatre.js now uses React 18 under the hood.
    • The playground is now hot-reloadable.
    • New visual regression tests.
    • Compat fixtures now test Theatre.js with Vite, Next.js, React 18, React 17, and other popular JS tools.

v0.6.2

July 24th 2023

v0.6.1

May 12th 2023

  • This update includes:
    • Added support for typescript's bundle mode to @theatre/r3f.
    • Implemented the experimental createContentOfSaveFileTyped(), by Adam Krebs.
    • A small UX improvement for PlayheadPositionPopover.
    • An experimental API for forgetting sheets and objects.
    • Implemented a method to clear the persistent storage.
    • A substantial perf improvement for @theatre/studio.
    • The default and static overrides are now distinguisable in the UI.
    • A temporary API for enabling/disabling triggering playback via the spacebar.
    • And several UX improvements.

v0.6.0

Jan 25th 2023

  • New features

    • Theatric is a new controller library bulit on Theatre.js for tweaking and fine-tuning variables in your app.
    • Assets allow you to use files as values for props and even keyframes.
    • rafDrivers allow you to control when and how often computations in Theatre tick forward, based on work by Pete Feltham.
    • Items in the outline menu are now collapsible, based on work by Clément Roche.
    • A new easing option called "Hold", courtesy of Colin Duffy.
    • Number props have a more predictable nudging behavior.
    • Compound props that represent vectors (such as {x, y, z}) now take up less space by collapsing into a single row.
    • Markers in the sequence editor can now have their own labels, by Colin Duffy.
    • Extensions can now contribute flyout menus to the studio, by Colin Duffy.
  • Other notable changes

v0.5.1

December 31st 2022

  • New features

    • A new Camera implementation with a convenient lookAt target.
    • You can now dynamically remove objects via Sheet.detatchObject().
    • Objects can now be reconfigured on the fly via the reconfigure option.
    • @theatre/r3f now supports hot reloading.
    • A new in-app guide helps you avoid common mistakes.
    • Out-of-the-box support for all THREE.js light types.
    • Support for server-side rendering in Next.js and other SSR frameworks.
  • Bug fixes

    • Fixed a bug that caused only a single project to be export-able per reload.
    • Fixed an edge-case where inline keyframe values might remain stale after an edit.
    • Fixed an edge-case where some panes would get dragged out of the browser window.
    • Fixed a bug that prevented audio playback in the studio.

v0.5

September 14th 2022

Theatre.js v0.5 · Introduces a 3D editor for React Three Fiber, complex keyframing tools, and an extensions API. More in the blog post.


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