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dist/preview release/what's new.md

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 # 4.1.0
 
 ## Major updates
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 - WIP: Node Material (NEED DOC OR SAMPLES) ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
 - WIP: Node material editor (NEED OR AND VIDEOS) ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/) / [TrevorDev](https://github.com/TrevorDev))
 - WIP: WebGPU support (NEED DOC OR SAMPLES) ([Sebavan](https://github.com/sebavan/))
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 ## Updates
 
 ### General
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 - Added support for dual shock gamepads ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
 - Support Vive Focus 3Dof controller ([TrevorDev](https://github.com/TrevorDev))
 - Planar positioning support for GizmoManager ([Balupg](https://github.com/balupg))
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 - Added optional parameter to use Euler angles in planeRotationGizmo ([CedricGuillemet](https://github.com/CedricGuillemet))
 
 ### Engine
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 - Improved instanceMesh with user defined custom buffers [Doc](https://doc.babylonjs.com/how_to/how_to_use_instances#custom-buffers) ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
 - Morph targets now can morph UV channel as well ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
 - Added MorphTarget support to the DepthRenderer, GeometryBufferRenderer and OutlineRenderer ([MarkusBillharz](https://github.com/MarkusBillharz))
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 - Added support for `vertexSource` and `fragmentSource` parameters to `ShaderMaterial` ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
 
 ### Inspector
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 - Added support for Euler edition only for angles (can be turned off in the new inspector settings) ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
 - Added an option to ignore backfaces for picking (can be turned on and off in the new inspector settings) ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
 - Added support for `ShadowGenerator` ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
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 - Added support for CreateScreenshotUsingRenderTarget ([13djwright](https://github.com/13djwright/))
 
 ### Tools
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 - Added `Tools.CreateScreenshotAsync` and `Tools.CreateScreenshotUsingRenderTargetAsync` ([mehmetoguzderin](https://github.com/mehmetoguzderin/))
 - Added `Color3.toHSV()`, `Color3.toHSVToRef()` and `Color3.HSVtoRGBToRef()` ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
 - Added `ShadowGenerator.onAfterShadowMapRenderObservable` and `ShadowGenerator.onAfterShadowMapMeshRenderObservable` ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
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 - Added RGBD Texture tools [Sebavan](https://github.com/sebavan/)
 
 ### Meshes
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 - Added `TransformNode.instantiateHierarchy()` which try to instantiate (or clone) a node and its entire hiearchy ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
 - Added new CreateTiledPlane and CreateTiledBox ([JohnK](https://github.com/BabylonJSGuide/))
 - Added absolute scaling and rotation getters ([haroldma](https://github.com/haroldma))
 - Added `BILLBOARDMODE_USE_POSITION` flag to billboards allowing use of camera positioning instead of orientation for mesh rotation ([delaneyj](https://github.com/delaneyj))
 
 ### Physics
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 - Update Ammo.js library to support global collision contact callbacks ([MackeyK24](https://github.com/MackeyK24/))
 - Update Ammo.js library to allow native capsule shape impostors ([MackeyK24](https://github.com/MackeyK24/))
 - Update Ammo.js library to allow your own broadphase overlapping pair cache ([MackeyK24](https://github.com/MackeyK24/))
 - Update Ammo.js library and AmmoJS plugin to support ellipsoid ([CedricGuillemet](https://github.com/CedricGuillemet/))
 
 ### Loaders
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 - Added support for non-float accessors in animation data for glTF loader. ([bghgary](https://github.com/bghgary))
 - Support loading cube data in the .basis loader ([TrevorDev](https://github.com/TrevorDev))
 - Load glTF extras into BJS metadata ([pjoe](https://github.com/pjoe))
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 - Added a flag to enable/disable creation of instances for glTF loader. ([bghgary](https://github.com/bghgary))
 
 ### Materials
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 - Added `ShaderMaterial.setColor4Array` ([JonathanTron](https://github.com/JonathanTron/))
 - Added `ShaderMaterial.setArray4` ([JonathanTron](https://github.com/JonathanTron/))
 - Added `scene.environmentIntensity` to control the IBL strength overall in a scene ([Sebavan](https://github.com/sebavan/))
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 - Added `pbrBRDFConfiguration.useSpecularGlossinessInputEnergyConservation` to allow Specular-Workflow energy conservation to be turned off ([ColorDigital-PS](https://github.com/ColorDigital-PS)).
 
 ### ScreenshotTools
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 - Added interface for argument `size` of screenshot methods ([Dok11](https://github.com/Dok11/))
 - Implementation usage of precision in combination height and width params ([Dok11](https://github.com/Dok11/))
 
 ### Sounds
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 - Added `ISoundOptions.skipCodecCheck` to make `Sound` more flexible with URLs ([nbduke](https://github.com/nbduke))
 - Added `Scene.audioListenerPositionProvider` property, to enable setting custom position of audio listener ([Foxhoundn](https://github.com/foxhoundn))
 
 ### Sprites
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 - SpritePackedManager extends SpriteManager so that a sprite sheet with different size sprites can be used ([JohnK](https://github.com/BabylonJSGuide))
 - MultiPickSprite and multiPickSpriteWithRay added to sprites ([JohnK](https://github.com/BabylonJSGuide))
 
+### WebXR
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+- Compliance with the mozilla WebXR emulator ([RaananW](https://github.com/RaananW/))
+- Gamepad object is now exposed in the WebXRController class ([RaananW](https://github.com/RaananW/))
+- If canvas does not have WebXR support the scene will still render (mainly Firefox) ([RaananW](https://github.com/RaananW/))
+
 ### Ray
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 - Added `Ray.intersectsAxis` to translate screen to axis coordinates without checking collisions ([horusscope](https://github.com/horusscope))
 
 ### GUI
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 - Added `xmlLoader` to load GUI layouts from XML ([null0924](https://github.com/null0924))
 - Added `disableMobilePrompt` option to InputText for OculusQuest(and other android base VR devices) ([shinyoshiaki](https://github.com/shinyoshiaki))
 - Added `Button.delegatePickingToChildren` to let buttons delegate hit testing to embedded controls ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
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 - Added `_getSVGAttribs` functionality for loading multiple svg icons from an external svg file via icon id.([lockphase](https://github.com/lockphase/))
 
 ### Particles
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 - Added the feature `expandable` to the Solid Particle System ([jerome](https://github.com/jbousquie/))
 - Added the feature `removeParticles()` to the Solid Particle System ([jerome](https://github.com/jbousquie/))
 
 ### Navigation Mesh
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 - Added moveAlong function to cast a segment on mavmesh ([CedricGuillemet](https://github.com/CedricGuillemet/))
 
 ### Node Material
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 - Added Light intensity output to LightInformationBlock ([Drigax](https://github.com/drigax))
 
 ### Documentation
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 - Added a note on shallow bounding of getBoundingInfo ([tibotiber](https://github.com/tibotiber))
 - Added a typo fix to the ArcRotateCamera setPosition method description ([schm-dt](https://github.com/schm-dt))
 
 ## Bug fixes
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 - Fixed Textblock line spacing evaluation when linespacing > 0 ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
 - Fixed Xbox One gamepad controller button schemes ([MackeyK24](https://github.com/MackeyK24/))
 - Added support for `AnimationGroup` serialization ([Drigax](https://github.com/drigax/))
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 - Fixed missing check in sceneTreeItemComponent resulting in gizmo to not end drag ([CedricGuillemet](https://github.com/CedricGuillemet))
 - Added missing callback triggers within texture loaders ([PierreLeBlond](https://github.com/PierreLeBlond))
 - Fixed `TextureLinkLineComponent` to no longer invert inspector-loaded textures ([Drigax](https://github.com/drigax))
+- Fixed a single frame drop after leaving webxr on some devices ([RaananW](https://github.com/RaananW/))
 
 ## Breaking changes
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 - Setting mesh.scaling to a new vector will no longer automatically call forceUpdate (this should be done manually when needed) ([TrevorDev](https://github.com/TrevorDev))
 - `Tools.ExtractMinAndMaxIndexed` and `Tools.ExtractMinAndMax` are now ambiant functions (available on `BABYLON.extractMinAndMaxIndexed` and `BABYLON.extractMinAndMax`) ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))
 - `Tools.QueueNewFrame` was removed in favor of `Engine.QueueNewFrame` ([Deltakosh](https://github.com/deltakosh/))