Weekly Development Update: 10/22/2025 - 10/29/2025

Quick Update

- A new visual color picker is now available, enhancing the user experience for lighting adjustments.
- Added auto-save for light positions during transformations, ensuring changes are preserved seamlessly.
- Enhanced the outliner with icons for light objects, improving navigation and organization.
- Fixed various lighting state issues to prevent unwanted updates and console errors.

This week's development activity from 10/22/2025 - 10/29/2025.

Recent Commits

• [kurasao] feat: Add visual color picker, multiple light types, camera views, and object hierarchy
• [kurasao] fix: Remove EventListener type annotation causing build errors
• [kurasao] feat: Auto-save light positions during transform
• [kurasao] feat: Add icons for light objects in outliner
• [kurasao] feat: Add save status feedback to save button
• [kurasao] fix: Use primitive dependencies for lighting useEffect
• [kurasao] fix: Sync lighting from scene data when it changes
• [kurasao] fix: Add proper flag to prevent lighting update loop
• [kurasao] fix: Prevent lighting update loop and console spam
• [kurasao] fix: Prevent lighting state from being reset by useEffect
• [kurasao] fix: Debug logging for lighting changes
• [kurasao] fix: Properly expose and use scene data functions for lighting persistence
• [kurasao] fix: Add missing useEffect import to SimpleEditor
• [kurasao] feat: Persist lighting properties to scene data
• [kurasao] fix: Light position now properly persists after transformation
• [kurasao] feat: Preserve custom lighting in material view mode
• [kurasao] feat: Add Blender-style viewport shading options
• [kurasao] refactor: Remove redundant floating add objects menu
• [kurasao] fix: Move TransformControls outside light group to prevent infinite loop
• [kurasao] fix: Attach TransformControls directly to light group object
• [kurasao] fix: Prevent light position sync during transform to allow movement
• [kurasao] fix: Fix light transform controls freezing issue
• [kurasao] fix: Properly sync light positions and improve visibility
• [kurasao] feat: Improve light visibility and add debugging
• [kurasao] fix: Enable scrolling in the outliner for better object selection
• [kurasao] feat: Add transform controls support for lights
• [kurasao] feat: Add Blender-style top toolbar and fix light rendering
• [kurasao] feat: Add lighting context to Properties panel and fix material updates
• [kurasao] feat: Add Blender-style property context system with icon tabs
• [kurasao] feat: Add Blender-style layout with outliner, lighting controls, and enhanced rendering
• [kurasao] feat: texture maps fully working - materials can display images on objects
• [kurasao] fix: add onUpdate to force material refresh when texture loads
• [kurasao] debug: add ref to material to check if texture is attached
• [kurasao] fix: make planes larger and position them above ground facing up
• [kurasao] fix: trigger re-render when cached texture with image is found
• [kurasao] fix: use DoubleSide material to show texture on both sides of plane
• [kurasao] debug: add logging to see what props are being passed to meshStandardMaterial
• [kurasao] fix: simplify SceneObjectComponent key to prevent unnecessary remounts
• [kurasao] fix: remove texturesReady state that was causing unnecessary remounts
• [kurasao] debug: add texture validation checks to see if texture.image exists
• [kurasao] debug: add cache inspection logging to diagnose texture not being found
• [kurasao] fix: remove useMemo from texture lookups to always read from cache
• [kurasao] debug: add logging to see what props are passed to meshStandardMaterial
• [kurasao] fix: use useMemo for texture references to maintain stability
• [kurasao] debug: add logging to track MaterialRenderer renders and when texture disappears
• [kurasao] fix: remove unused forceUpdateRef to fix TypeScript error
• [kurasao] debug: add forceUpdate ref to investigate texture disappearance
• [kurasao] fix: use global Map cache for textures to persist across all remounts
• [kurasao] fix: use ref instead of state for textures to persist across remounts
• [kurasao] fix: add texture URL cache to prevent reloading the same texture
• [kurasao] fix: use object.id as key for MaterialRenderer to balance stability and updates
• [kurasao] fix: remove key prop from MaterialRenderer to prevent remounting and losing texture state
• [kurasao] fix: prevent texture disposal on dependency changes, only dispose on unmount
• [kurasao] fix: remove RGBFormat (not available in this Three.js version)
• [kurasao] fix: configure texture properties for proper rendering (flipY, wrap, format)
• [kurasao] fix: keep textures visible when object is selected by not forcing transparency
• [kurasao] fix: add null checks for objects array to handle empty scenes
• [kurasao] fix: add texture loading guard to prevent rendering before texture is ready
• [kurasao] debug: add detailed texture state logging to diagnose rendering issue
• [kurasao] fix: use white color when texture exists to prevent tinting, make textures visible
• [kurasao] revert auto-white color fix, keep debug logging
• [kurasao] debug: add material property logging to diagnose texture issues
• [kurasao] debug: improve texture loading with better logging and cleanup
• [kurasao] debug: add logging to texture loading to diagnose issues
• [kurasao] fix: prevent textures from forcing transparency on materials
• [kurasao] fix: MaterialEditor now updates history state for real-time material updates
• [kurasao] fix: force SceneObjectComponent to update when material properties change for real-time updates
• [kurasao] fix: force MaterialRenderer to update when material properties change
• [kurasao] feat: add direct file upload buttons for texture maps in Material Editor
• [kurasao] docs: update to reflect texture maps implementation and MVP progress
• [kurasao] feat: add texture maps support (diffuse, normal, roughness, metallic, AO) to materials
• [kurasao] docs: update to reflect completion of primitive shapes
• [kurasao] feat: add octahedron, tetrahedron, icosahedron, and plane primitives
• [kurasao] docs: update to reflect completed undo/redo system deployment
• [kurasao] fix: add missing properties to IntersectionObserver mock
• [kurasao] fix: add explicit type annotation for object in getObjectPath
• [kurasao] fix: change activeObject to store SceneObject instance instead of ID
• [kurasao] fix: change selectedObjects to store SceneObject instances instead of IDs
• [kurasao] fix: remove all pivot property references from TransformData
• [kurasao] fix: remove pivot property from TransformData return value
• [kurasao] fix: correct logical error in getWorldTransform and add tuple type assertions
• [kurasao] fix: add required SceneObject properties with default values
• [kurasao] fix: remove hierarchy wrapper and use SceneContextState structure directly
• [kurasao] fix: replace 'divisions' with 'subdivisions' in all geometry generation functions
• [kurasao] fix: use 'segments' property instead of 'divisions' in generateBoxGeometry
• [kurasao] fix: cast arrays to tuple types in getWorldTransform and getLocalTransform
• [kurasao] fix: use 'object' instead of 'mesh' in icon rendering
• [kurasao] fix: map mesh type to object in SceneGraphTree
• [kurasao] fix: add optional port index properties to GeometryConnection interface
• [kurasao] fix: update onTransformEnd prop type to accept optional parameter
• [kurasao] fix: use default export for Next.js page component
• [kurasao] fix: add missing React imports to fix ESLint errors
• [kurasao] fix: resolve undo/redo initialization and transform loop issues
• [kurasao] feat: implement undo/redo system for MVP
• [kurasao] feat: improve procedural editor performance and implement proper cone cooking

No pull requests in this period.

No issues in this period.