Tracker: v9 glTF support

[felixpalmer]

Task list for GLTF support in v9

also see

• Tracker: glTF Support #702

v9.4

• Update website/package.json with gltf dependency
• Remove GLTF attribute name mapping in GPUGeometry
• Remove gltf loaders.gl/math dependency once GLTF: inline emod function to remove loaders.gl/math dependency loaders.gl#2808 deployed

v9.3

• Feature: Fix IBL @georgioskarnas
• Tests: More tests to avoid glTF constant breakages. E.g, load a number of models and fail if exceptions.
• Feature: Skeletal Animation Support @georgioskarnas glTF Skin Animation #2388
• Feature: Morph Target Animation Support @georgioskarnas glTF Skin Animation #2388
• Feature: WebGPU support @georgioskarnas @ibgreen
• Feature: bounding box courtesy method @ibgreen
• Docs: Docs for gltf module @ibgreen @georgioskarnas docs(gltf): Add glTF docs #2390
• Docs: Whats New, Upgrade guide @ibgreen
• Refactor: GLTFInstantiator to function @ibgreen chore(gltf): gltf module cleanup #2389
• Refactor: Avoid modifying input glTF

v9.0

• Initial implementation feat(gltf): new module for glTF support #1819
• Release gltf package on npm

[chrisgervang]

Fantastic work bringing gltf into v9 @felixpalmer !
@ibgreen made a passing comment that imageBasedLightingEnvironment might not be used by deck and may not have been ported as a result. Deck has a prop for it that I've used successfully in the past. While not critical, I wanted to call it out in case you weren't aware.

[ibgreen]

We used to have a showcase example for gltf (currently in examples-wip folder) that did create IBL lighting. @felixpalmer create a new simpler glTF tutorial example

I didn't confirm that IBL didn't work but it required cube textures and I think those are broken right now.

[felixpalmer]

@chrisgervang @ibgreen I've added a task to the list above to include IBL. I have it as lower priority as my primary objective is getting something rendering in deck so we can port the layers that depend on GLTF

[ibgreen]

Makes sense, I suggest we save our effort and fix this after the texture refactor in #1860 lands.