r144

https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/wiki/Migration-Guide#r143--r144
https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/milestone/57?closed=1

• Global
  • Remove legacy code. #24400, #24426, #24424, #24431 (@LeviPesin, @gero3)
  • Deprecate legacy BufferGeometry nomenclature for built-in geometries. #24352 (@WestLangley)
• AnimationAction
  • Ensure startAt() works with clampWhenFinished set to true. #24434 (@gero3)
• BufferAttribute
  • Support (de)normalization in accessors. #22874, #24511, #24526 (@donmccurdy, @gkjohnson)
  • Remove type specific copy methods. #24550 (@Mugen87)
• BufferGeometry
  • Remove merge(). #24454 (@Mugen87)
  • Account for PRIMITIVE_RESTART_FIXED_INDEX in .setIndex(). #24569 (@Mugen87, @donmccurdy)
• Color
  • Support HSL(A) with decimal percentage values. #24461 (@Mugen87)
• MaterialLoader
  • Add missing glslVersion field to parse(). #24402 (@Marco-Ct)
• MeshLambertMaterial
  • Convert to per-fragment shading. #24452, #24482 (@WestLangley, @Mugen87)
• MeshToonMaterial
  • Add antialiasing to shader. #24406 (@RenaudRohlinger)
• Object3D
  • Move Scene.autoUpdate to Object3D.matrixWorldAutoUpdate. #24028, 7ca0bb6, 757dadf, c6e9386 (@CodyJasonBennett, @mrdoob)
• PolarGridHelper
  • Allow zero radials or zero circles. #24509, #24533 (@JeremieBourque1)
• PropertyBinding
  • Allow map as target object. #24537 (@Mugen87)
• ShapePath
  • Remove noHoles parameter. #24560 (@Mugen87)
• SpotLight
  • Enable textured lighting. #21944, #24557, #24558, 599e0e2 (@mbredif, @mrdoob)
• WebGLPrograms
  • Fix broken fog check. #24439 (@Mugen87)
• WebGLRenderer
  • Move transmission properties to Material struct. #24435 (@sunag)
  • Use prefix in cube_uv_reflection_fragment defines. #24470 (@CodyJasonBennett)
  • Fix flow accordance of roughness used in transmission. #24433 (@sunag)
  • Remove unnecessary shader chunks. #24475 (@WestLangley)
  • Avoid multiple map lookups. #24457, #24534, #24535 (@jhurliman, @Degubi)
  • Honor transparent, double-sided materials in .compile(). #22266 (@Mugen87)
• WebXRManager
  • Set stencilBuffer property of WebGLRenderTarget. #24488 (@mrxz)
  • Fix local transform properties of XR camera. #22362 (@zalo)

Documentation

• Clean up. #24458, #24494, #24508, #24553 (@Mugen87, @0xLain, @AlexandreAllard)
• Improve BufferGeometry page. #24496 (@erasta)
• Improve BufferGeometryUtils page. #24446 (@Mugen87)
• Improve Creating a scene page. #24497 (@Abhiram-Gullapalli)
• Improve Installation page. #24408 (@AngyDev)
• Improve PCDLoader page. #24417 (@Mugen87)
• Improve Useful links page. #24445 (@Mugen87)
• Improve WebGLRenderer page. #24489 (@mrxz)
• Add missing constants. #24422, #24423, #24428, #24430, #24427, #24419, #24447 (@gero3, @Mugen87)
• Improve Chinese translation. #24513 (@JasonWu008)
• Improve French translation. #24516, #24552 (@AlexandreAllard)
• Improve Italian translation. #24455, #24483, #24544, #24561 (@AngyDev)
• Improve Portuguese translation. #24380, #24514 (@geankaminski)

Manual

• Improve Chinese translation. #24415 (@MongooseSong)
• Fix zh side navigation. #24548 (@gausszhou)

Examples

• Clean up. #24463, #24478, #24503 (@davidfitzgibbon, @gero3, @WestLangley)
• Remove unused Collada file. #24490 (@Stonelinks)
• Fix behavior of physics_ammo_instancing example with high FPS. #24425, 6190784 (@CalebBabin, @mrdoob)
• Update meshopt_decoder module to latest. #24491 (@zeux)
• Add note about WebP support in webgl_materials_matcap example. #24502 (@WestLangley)
• Remove imageOrientation: “none” from webgl_loader_imagebitmap example. d0af538 (@mrdoob)
• Add webgl_modifier_subdivision example. #24397 (@stevinz)
• Change alias three-nodes→ three/nodes. #24413 (@donmccurdy)
• Add three/addons/* alias. #23406 (@marcofugaro)
• Simplify webgl_decals example. #24555 (@Mugen87)

• ColorConverter

  • Remove CMYK conversion formulas. #24495 (@WestLangley)

• FBXLoader

  • Handle invalid material indices. #24436 (@Mugen87)
  • Fix euler parsing. #24542 (@Mugen87)

• GLTFLoader

  • Update MeshoptDecoder support to support WebWorkers. #24460 (@zeux)

• GPUComputationRenderer

  • Add dispose(). #24414 (@Mugen87)
  • Add WebXR compatibility. #24554 (@pigloo)

• KTX2Loader

  • Support ZSTD-compressed DataTexture and DataTexture3D. #24398 (@donmccurdy)
  • Remove UMD version again, fix typo in denylist. #24540 (@donmccurdy)

• MeshGouraudMaterial

  • Add new material class. #24467, c5ab44c (@WestLangley, @mrdoob)

• MMDPhysics

  • Use CapsuleGeometry. #24448 (@Mugen87)

• NodeMaterial

  • Remove workaround for Adreno GPUs in MathNode. #24399 (@sunag)
  • Add iridescence support. #24401 (@sunag)
  • Implement .getCacheKey(). #24442 (@sunag)
  • Fix atan2. #24464 (@miko3k)
  • New WebGLNodeBuilder and transmission support. #24453 (@sunag)
  • Add MaterialX noise functions lib. #24504, #24505 (@sunag)

• OutlinePass

  • Add support for InstancedMesh. #24440 (@TobyGilbert)

• PLYExporter

  • Add support for point clouds. #24487 (@Mugen87)

• Reflector/Refractor

  • Change render target setups. #24386 (@Mugen87)

• RoomEnvironment

  • Add .dispose() method. #24556 (@donmccurdy)

• SVGLoader

  • Properly handle missing y-value in translate transform. #24395 (@nkrkv)

• TIFFLoader

  • Add new loader for loading TIFF textures. #24420 (@Mugen87)

• USDZLoader

  • New loader. #24568 (@mrdoob)

Editor

• Do not call .update() for skeleton helpers. #24532 (@Mugen87)