Announcement: MDL SDK 2024.1.3 released

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MDL SDK 2024.1.3 (381500.5658): 15 May 2025

Added and Changed Features

  • General

    • Added GLSL/HLSL backend options “material_state_struct_name” and
      “environment_state_struct_name”.

  • MDL Core examples

    • Added new dependency_inspector example:
      • It lists all file dependencies of an MDL module for direct and (optionally) indirect
        imports and resources.

Fixed Bugs

  • General

    • Fixed warnings/errors with newer compilers (GCC 15 beta).
    • Fixed embedded RC files on Windows.

  • MDL Compiler and Backends

    • Fixed code generation for switch statements that could result in compilation
      failure in rare cases.
    • Fixed generation of array compound assignments outside of declarations for HLSL.

  • MDL Distiller and Baker

    • Fixed distilling bug in the anisotropy rotation remapping causing anisotropy angles
      to be flipped.

  • MDL Core examples

    • Example codegen:
      • Fixed example on Windows such that after installation it loads the distiller plugin
        without depending on PATH.

  • MDL SDK examples

    • Example modules:
      • Fixed wrong executable name in command line help description.
    • Example dependency_inspector:
      • Fixed wrong executable name in command line help description.
    • Example mdl_browser:
      • Fixed crash on Linux.
    • Example distilling_target:
      • Fixed example on MacOS X such that after installation it starts without depending
        on DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH.