cesium Releases

This release updates the BaseLayerPicker with new Stadia map options, migrates the TaskProcessor to use ESM modules (requiring Firefox 114), and adds retina tile support for OpenStreetMap. It also includes improvements to TypeScript definitions and updated attribution URLs.

Sep 1, 2023

This release announces the future requirement for Firefox 114 and focuses on stability fixes. It addresses terrain loading inconsistencies, updates OpenStreetMap endpoints, and fixes issues with GroundPolyline bounding spheres and CzmlDataSource with custom ellipsoids.

Aug 1, 2023

A patch release that fixes several rendering and navigation issues. It addresses promise return values for `flyTo`, overrides of `depthTestAgainstTerrain`, and Model alpha values within Cesium3DTileStyles.

Jul 13, 2023

This release introduces memory control options for 3D Tilesets and resolves race conditions in terrain and data source loading. It fixes credit display bugs and crashes related to hidden entities.

Jul 3, 2023

This release focuses on rendering fixes, specifically improving label backgrounds, CSS color parsing, and camera controls for tracked entities.

Jun 1, 2023

This patch release adds support for Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles and introduces utilities for managing Google Maps credentials. It also improves camera controls when the globe is disabled.

May 10, 2023

This release enhances ArcGIS integration with new helper methods, significantly improves 3D Tiles parsing performance, and introduces static credit management and glTF access callbacks.

May 1, 2023

This release deprecates the `readyPromise` pattern in favor of a new asynchronous constructor pattern. It adds async constructors for providers and fixes various race conditions and styling issues in lit components.

Apr 3, 2023

This release introduces smooth mouse wheel zoom, enables lighting on voxels, and improves TypeScript definitions by replacing constructor types with primitives. It also fixes voxel rendering artifacts.

Mar 1, 2023

This release defaults the rendering context to WebGL2 for better feature support, adds feature detection for WebGL2, and fixes label background rendering and glTF Draco decoding issues.

Feb 1, 2023

This release introduces experimental support for 3D Tiles voxels, adds a parameter for controlling vertex shadow darkness, and fixes several rendering bugs related to glTF models, point primitives, and image loading.

Jan 2, 2023

CesiumJS is now distributed as a monorepo with separate packages, `@cesium/engine` and `@cesium/widgets`, alongside the main library.

Dec 1, 2022

This release adds support for Esri I3S 3D Object and IntegratedMesh layers, while fixing bugs related to model scaling, image-based lighting, and request render mode.

Nov 1, 2022

The release adds support for WEB3D_quantized_attributes in glTF 1.0 and fixes multiple regressions in instanced features, tilesets, and glTF model rendering.

Oct 3, 2022

Oct 3, 2022

Oct 3, 2022

A major architectural update for loading glTF models and tilesets enables new extensions like 3D Tiles Next metadata and CustomShader, alongside various performance and bundling improvements.

Sep 1, 2022

This release changes the built Cesium.js to non-AMD format, updates model bounding spheres to ECEF coordinates, and adds support for toggling outlines and point cloud styling.

Aug 1, 2022

This release focuses on `ModelExperimental` improvements, including memory statistics, 2D/CV mode support, and parity with the standard `Model` API.

Jul 1, 2022

A hotfix release that addresses a crash occurring when clamping vector tilesets with lines to terrain or 3D tiles.

Jun 10, 2022