v2.7.1

What's Changed

• Update poetry lockfile by @yaugenst-flex in #1770
• 🔧 Run tests in correct poetry python environment by @daquinteroflex in #1771
• Issue #1416 and #1708 changes by @m-bone in #1744
• 🗻 autograd: geometry group by @tylerflex in #1768
• Fix for #1778 by @lucas-flexcompute in #1779
• fix finite precision bug when placing path integrals in CoaxialLumpedPorts by @dmarek-flex in #1780
• Removed no sources in simulation log info. by @e-g-melo in #1784
• fixed bug when coaxial ports are snapped to grid cell boundaries. by @dmarek-flex in #1785
• fix PolySlab in autograd gradient when sidewall_angle or dilation used by @tylerflex in #1792
• Support older version of xarray in EME smatrix_in_basis by @caseyflex in #1795
• add RunTimeSpec to API ref by @tylerflex in #1799
• 🗻 autograd: dispersive models by @tylerflex in #1761
• fix box gradients < 3d by @tylerflex in #1801
• Added: mode plane plotting functions (#1397). by @e-g-melo in #1793
• Differentiable n-dimensional nearest and linear interpolation for DataArray by @yaugenst-flex in #1769
• Updating point dipole power docstring and faq by @momchil-flex in #1806
• 🔧 Correct sync between frontend and docs by @daquinteroflex in #1805
• Lazily load scipy.io in SimulationData.to_mat_file() by @yaugenst-flex in #1807
• dummy version updater for base simulation by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1808
• minor fix changelog for 2.7.1 by @tylerflex in #1812

New Contributors

• @m-bone made their first contribution in #1744

Full Changelog: v2.7.0...v2.7.1

v2.7.0

What's Changed

• FIX: Update to latest submodules by @daquinteroflex in #1494
• Add uniaxial medium lithium niobate to material library by @weiliangjin2021 in #1484
• more accurate adjoint run_time by @tylerflex in #1473
• RF feature (Hold to merge to pre/2.7 branch) by @weiliangjin2021 in #1471
• added lumped ports to smatrix plugin by @dmarek-flex in #1443
• Improve voltage computation for lumped ports by @dmarek-flex in #1519
• Fix PolySlab intersections when bounds contain inf by @weiliangjin2021 in #1547
• Add validator for geometry transformations (#1538) by @lucas-flexcompute in #1540
• Modified zero-size validator by @marc-flex in #1535
• Fix: port computations for coarse grids by @dmarek-flex in #1558
• Unstructured custom medium by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1498
• fix logger assignment in web core by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1573
• add unstructured datasets in docs by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1571
• Bump trimesh version to >=4,<4.2 by @caseyflex in #1557
• Restrict number of time points for non-0D field time monitors by @momchil-flex in #1554
• FEAT: Compute characteristic impedance from fields by @dmarek-flex in #1542
• adjoint run_local disables restrictive validators by @tylerflex in #1577
• Fixing real_cost to only show the early shutoff message for FDTD runs by @momchil-flex in #1583
• Added EME solver by @caseyflex in #1453
• fix(): SCEM-5311 - Make Tidy3D plot_3d compatible with script limits by @tim-goddard-flexcompute in #1586
• update submodules develop by @tylerflex in #1596
• smatrix backwards compatible import by @tylerflex in #1595
• 📖 DOCS: Improve constants representations by @daquinteroflex in #1603
• fix interpolation for unstructured data by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1605
• mkdirs in to_gds_file calls if they dont exist by @tylerflex in #1589
• Fix JaxSimulation.epsilon to include all input_structures by @tylerflex in #1601
• JaxSimulation properties to check adjoint run_time by @tylerflex in #1608
• Minor improvements to EME by @caseyflex in #1609
• Recursive updated_copy() of nested components with path by @tylerflex in #1594
• 🔧 FIX: v2.5.2 requirements included by @daquinteroflex in #1598
• fix field data flux by @tylerflex in #1606
• import scipy only when needed by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1615
• models for microstrips by @dmarek-flex in #1616
• fix adjoint jax structure with fully anisotropic medium by @tylerflex in #1625
• fix bug in Design.run_batch() when kwargs provided by @tylerflex in #1626
• Fixing formatting of FieldProjectionKSpaceMonitor docstring by @momchil-flex in #1627
• 📦 BUILD: Python 3.12 compatibility by @daquinteroflex in #1622
• warning and changelog for JaxPolySlab.vertices no longer tracing derivatives by @tylerflex in #1623
• proper error when computing poynting vector of jax-traced field data by @tylerflex in #1600
• fix missing doc references for smatrix by @dmarek-flex in #1629
• Zero thickness for volumetric equivalence of 2D material by @weiliangjin2021 in #1555
• 📦 BUILD: Fix automatic merge avoided on rc release by @daquinteroflex in #1635
• 🔧 FIX: bumpmyversion pyproject.toml match by @daquinteroflex in #1632
• 📦 BUILD: Update rich for flow360 full compatibility by @daquinteroflex in #1640
• support gz in updater by @tylerflex in #1641
• fix plotting of 2d objects by @dmarek-flex in #1643
• Heat solver improvements by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1638
• 📦 BUILD: Update for MacOS 14 compatibility by @daquinteroflex in #1650
• Improve mode solver PML by @momchil-flex in #1580
• 📦 BUILD: Fix bump-to-version matching by @daquinteroflex in #1653
• batch refactoring / multi-threading by @tylerflex in #1630
• Warning if a nonuniform custom medium is intersecting certain sources and monitors by @weiliangjin2021 in #1588
• 📦 BUILD: Fix the trigger develop cli action to sync branches by @daquinteroflex in #1651
• Add metadata to Tidy3D components by @tylerflex in #1493
• fix log_capture removed erroneously by ruff by @tylerflex in #1661
• fix: GDS export wrappers in JaxSimulation (#1334) by @yaugenst-flex in #1660
• Alec/remove converter by @alec-flexcompute in #1658
• Simulation.run_time accepts RunTimeSpec by @tylerflex in #1495
• Change default EME constraint to 'passive' by @caseyflex in #1655
• bugfix: add task_id to JaxSimulationData by @tylerflex in #1674
• feat: Support selection by nearest value in JaxDataArray by @yaugenst-flex in #1671
• More options in DispersionFitter and fit constant loss tangent model by @weiliangjin2021 in #1652
• validate single pixel mode source by @dmarek-flex in #1676
• handle edge case when estimate_cost() returns None for jobs in Batch by @tylerflex in #1673
• use joblib in adjoint multithreading by @tylerflex in #1665
• Handle all remaining lint errors in tests by @yaugenst-flex in #1681
• Inverse Design Plugin by @tylerflex in #1560
• Fix to mode pml warning when num_pml==0 on any side by @momchil-flex in #1687
• Fast Dispersion Fitter: keep poles slightly away from input freqs by @caseyflex in #1672
• Relax smallest triangle area in TriangleMesh to 1e-36 by @weiliangjin2021 in #1679
• extra geometries for 2d material by @dmarek-flex in #1644
• TEST: fix medium test comparison by @dmarek-flex in #1688
• Show cost for EME, HEAT, and MODE. Remove URL from EME webapi. by @caseyflex in #1634
• Adding num_proc arg to adjoint run_local, and properly avoiding validators by @momchil-flex in #1686
• fix smatrix component task_ids to/from file by @tylerflex in #1699
• Fix pol vector by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1694
• fix xarray data access in SpatialDataArray reflection by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1700
• JaxComplexPolySlab support by @yaugenst-flex in #1698
• 📚 DOCS: Minor parameter docstring string update by @daquinteroflex in #1701
• 📦 BUILD: Sync tags to readthedocs repo by @daquinteroflex in #1703
• docs: Add JaxComplexPolySlab by @yaugenst-flex in #1704
• 📦 BUILD: Force sync tags from frontend to readthedocs repo by @daquinteroflex in #1709
• Geometry edges over field plots and fix mode solver plot return (#1628) by @lucas-flexcompute in #1710
• Add support for layered cladding in waveguide plugin (#1628, #1599) by @lucas-flexcompute in #1711
• Fix missing check in validator by @lucas-flexcompute in #1712
• Mode solver run_batch by @tylerflex in #1685
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v2.7.0rc2

What's Changed

• Zero thickness for volumetric equivalence of 2D material by @weiliangjin2021 in #1555
• 📦 BUILD: Fix automatic merge avoided on rc release by @daquinteroflex in #1635
• 🔧 FIX: bumpmyversion pyproject.toml match by @daquinteroflex in #1632
• 📦 BUILD: Update rich for flow360 full compatibility by @daquinteroflex in #1640
• support gz in updater by @tylerflex in #1641
• fix plotting of 2d objects by @dmarek-flex in #1643
• Heat solver improvements by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1638
• 📦 BUILD: Update for MacOS 14 compatibility by @daquinteroflex in #1650
• Improve mode solver PML by @momchil-flex in #1580
• 📦 BUILD: Fix bump-to-version matching by @daquinteroflex in #1653
• batch refactoring / multi-threading by @tylerflex in #1630
• Warning if a nonuniform custom medium is intersecting certain sources and monitors by @weiliangjin2021 in #1588
• 📦 BUILD: Fix the trigger develop cli action to sync branches by @daquinteroflex in #1651
• Add metadata to Tidy3D components by @tylerflex in #1493
• fix log_capture removed erroneously by ruff by @tylerflex in #1661
• fix: GDS export wrappers in JaxSimulation (#1334) by @yaugenst-flex in #1660
• Alec/remove converter by @alec-flexcompute in #1658
• Simulation.run_time accepts RunTimeSpec by @tylerflex in #1495
• Change default EME constraint to 'passive' by @caseyflex in #1655
• bugfix: add task_id to JaxSimulationData by @tylerflex in #1674
• feat: Support selection by nearest value in JaxDataArray by @yaugenst-flex in #1671
• More options in DispersionFitter and fit constant loss tangent model by @weiliangjin2021 in #1652
• validate single pixel mode source by @dmarek-flex in #1676
• handle edge case when estimate_cost() returns None for jobs in Batch by @tylerflex in #1673
• use joblib in adjoint multithreading by @tylerflex in #1665
• Handle all remaining lint errors in tests by @yaugenst-flex in #1681
• Inverse Design Plugin by @tylerflex in #1560
• Fix to mode pml warning when num_pml==0 on any side by @momchil-flex in #1687
• Fast Dispersion Fitter: keep poles slightly away from input freqs by @caseyflex in #1672
• Relax smallest triangle area in TriangleMesh to 1e-36 by @weiliangjin2021 in #1679
• extra geometries for 2d material by @dmarek-flex in #1644
• TEST: fix medium test comparison by @dmarek-flex in #1688
• Show cost for EME, HEAT, and MODE. Remove URL from EME webapi. by @caseyflex in #1634
• Adding num_proc arg to adjoint run_local, and properly avoiding validators by @momchil-flex in #1686
• fix smatrix component task_ids to/from file by @tylerflex in #1699
• Fix pol vector by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1694
• fix xarray data access in SpatialDataArray reflection by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1700
• JaxComplexPolySlab support by @yaugenst-flex in #1698
• 📦 BUILD: Sync tags to readthedocs repo by @daquinteroflex in #1703

New Contributors

• @yaugenst-flex made their first contribution in #1660

Full Changelog: v2.7.0rc1...v2.7.0rc2

v2.6.4

Full Changelog: v2.6.3...v2.6.4

v2.7.0rc1

What's Changed

• FIX: Update to latest submodules by @daquinteroflex in #1494
• Add uniaxial medium lithium niobate to material library by @weiliangjin2021 in #1484
• more accurate adjoint run_time by @tylerflex in #1473
• RF feature (Hold to merge to pre/2.7 branch) by @weiliangjin2021 in #1471
• added lumped ports to smatrix plugin by @dmarek-flex in #1443
• Improve voltage computation for lumped ports by @dmarek-flex in #1519
• Fix PolySlab intersections when bounds contain inf by @weiliangjin2021 in #1547
• Add validator for geometry transformations (#1538) by @lucas-flexcompute in #1540
• Modified zero-size validator by @marc-flex in #1535
• Fix: port computations for coarse grids by @dmarek-flex in #1558
• Unstructured custom medium by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1498
• fix logger assignment in web core by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1573
• add unstructured datasets in docs by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1571
• Bump trimesh version to >=4,<4.2 by @caseyflex in #1557
• Restrict number of time points for non-0D field time monitors by @momchil-flex in #1554
• FEAT: Compute characteristic impedance from fields by @dmarek-flex in #1542
• adjoint run_local disables restrictive validators by @tylerflex in #1577
• Fixing real_cost to only show the early shutoff message for FDTD runs by @momchil-flex in #1583
• Added EME solver by @caseyflex in #1453
• fix(): SCEM-5311 - Make Tidy3D plot_3d compatible with script limits by @tim-goddard-flexcompute in #1586
• update submodules develop by @tylerflex in #1596
• smatrix backwards compatible import by @tylerflex in #1595
• 📖 DOCS: Improve constants representations by @daquinteroflex in #1603
• fix interpolation for unstructured data by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1605
• mkdirs in to_gds_file calls if they dont exist by @tylerflex in #1589
• Fix JaxSimulation.epsilon to include all input_structures by @tylerflex in #1601
• JaxSimulation properties to check adjoint run_time by @tylerflex in #1608
• Minor improvements to EME by @caseyflex in #1609
• Recursive updated_copy() of nested components with path by @tylerflex in #1594
• 🔧 FIX: v2.5.2 requirements included by @daquinteroflex in #1598
• fix field data flux by @tylerflex in #1606
• import scipy only when needed by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1615
• models for microstrips by @dmarek-flex in #1616
• fix adjoint jax structure with fully anisotropic medium by @tylerflex in #1625
• fix bug in Design.run_batch() when kwargs provided by @tylerflex in #1626
• Fixing formatting of FieldProjectionKSpaceMonitor docstring by @momchil-flex in #1627
• 📦 BUILD: Python 3.12 compatibility by @daquinteroflex in #1622
• warning and changelog for JaxPolySlab.vertices no longer tracing derivatives by @tylerflex in #1623
• proper error when computing poynting vector of jax-traced field data by @tylerflex in #1600
• fix missing doc references for smatrix by @dmarek-flex in #1629

New Contributors

• @marc-flex made their first contribution in #1535
• @tim-goddard-flexcompute made their first contribution in #1586

Full Changelog: v2.6.3...v2.7.0rc1

v2.6.3

What's Changed

• FIX: Don't build _faq ⚒️ by @daquinteroflex in #1509
• fix typo in Batch task data filename docstring by @tylerflex in #1569
• Revert forbidden " in component names by @momchil-flex in #1576
• add new validators for heat simulation by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1579
• Release documentation and actions updates, sync latest into develop by @daquinteroflex in #1578

Full Changelog: v2.6.2...v2.6.3

v2.6.2

What's Changed

• FEAT: Better version management ☀️ by @daquinteroflex in #1530
• FIX: Testing configuration 🧪 by @daquinteroflex in #1534
• FEAT: Urgent update ruff version fix 🏃 by @daquinteroflex in #1537
• Excluding / and " from component names by @momchil-flex in #1543
• Fix to the time stepping speed logged in tidy3d.log by @momchil-flex in #1546
• Fix PolySlab intersections when bounds contain inf by @weiliangjin2021 in #1553
• Fixing validator for zero-size mode bend radius by @momchil-flex in #1552
• add tracking of simulation_type for smatrix and design plugins by @tylerflex in #1550
• BUILD: Improve versioning management ⬆️ by @daquinteroflex in #1559
• version, changelog, schema, sample for 2.6.2 by @momchil-flex in #1562
• FIX: Versioning and fix numpy version 🔼 by @daquinteroflex in #1566
• relax sidwall_angle validator -> warning in adjoint by @tylerflex in #1564

Full Changelog: v2.6.1...v2.6.2

v2.6.1

What's Changed

• FIX: Post 2.6 release 🚨 by @daquinteroflex in #1491
• Fix to monitor discretize inds if there's an empty set along at least… by @momchil-flex in #1490
• FIX: Minimize tab build length by @daquinteroflex in #1499
• add BatchData to design.Results, if available by @tylerflex in #1497
• catch POST response of None in remote ModeSolver by @tylerflex in #1496
• FIX: Documentation updates 🔢 by @daquinteroflex in #1500
• Validate that incompatible advanced materials don't intersect by @momchil-flex in #1501
• FIX: Trigger github actions workflow based on tests by @daquinteroflex in #1504
• fix pec freq arg by @dmarek-flex in #1502
• fixed plot_field cmap for re and im by @tylerflex in #1508
• FEAT: Custom documentation and linked github actions by @daquinteroflex in #1503
• Directing users towards log if warnings found or simulation diverged or errored by @momchil-flex in #1510
• fix adjoint bug for point monitor data from jax update by @tylerflex in #1511
• fix adjoint "edge" case :P by @tylerflex in #1513
• Small reorganization of web.monitor logging by @momchil-flex in #1517
• Fixes to some monitors' solver storage estimate, and to corresponding tests by @momchil-flex in #1516
• Cylinder side intersection visualization bug fix by @weiliangjin2021 in #1515
• Bugfixes related to simulation.subsection by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1520
• Revert changes in UniformGrid, make CustomGrid work for zero-size dimensions by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1524
• Creating parent directory for 'to_file' when downloading a gz file by @momchil-flex in #1525
• Updating everything for 2.6.1 by @momchil-flex in #1527
• FEAT: Multiple documentation and testing improvements by @daquinteroflex in #1533

Full Changelog: v2.6.0...v2.6.1

v2.6.0

What's Changed

• Add the calculation of the dispersion parameter for group velocity by @lucas-flexcompute in #1308
• Documentation upgrade after big rebase by @daquinteroflex in #1320
• bump jax and jaxlib versions to 0.4.* by @tylerflex in #1326
• Quick pre/2.6 patches by @daquinteroflex in #1330
• Fix to mesher error in very specific cases by @momchil-flex in #1325
• add string matching to assert_log_level by @tylerflex in #1327
• design space exploration plugin by @tylerflex in #1199
• from_nk to support arbitrary nk values by @weiliangjin2021 in #1328
• Using zipped solver data by @momchil-flex in #1322
• Added validation for symmetry along zero size dimension by @tomflexcompute in #1344
• Further docs improvements and full spellcheck by @daquinteroflex in #1340
• adjoint refactor: stage 1 by @tylerflex in #1337
• Warn if time monitor start time is after simulation run time by @momchil-flex in #1350
• Unified validation check for dependency fields by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1348
• Fix to zipped mode data download by @momchil-flex in #1351
• changelog for unified validation check for missing dependency fields by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1354
• Reduced sim mode solver by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1316
• FIX: Final touches patches for pre-release by @daquinteroflex in #1346
• Bringing back basic requirements file by @momchil-flex in #1347
• Update black version by @momchil-flex in #1356
• Momchil/merge develop in 26 by @momchil-flex in #1357
• FEAT: Automatic release from branch v* by @daquinteroflex in #1358
• FIX: Sort out the sync submodule issue 🤔 by @daquinteroflex in #1365
• Fix to internal storage estimate for surface integration monitors by @momchil-flex in #1369
• release workflow auto generates release notes by @tylerflex in #1360
• Use simulation reduction automatically only in case of custom mediums by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1371
• Allow stl in heat solver by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1359
• Alec/mesh message by @alec-flexcompute in #1380
• FEAT: Sorted out the packaging of m2r3 🏃 by @daquinteroflex in #1382
• Adding validate_pre_upload to AbstractSimulation by @momchil-flex in #1381
• DataArray accepts file path and handle by @tylerflex in #1385
• Allow importing specific field from vtk by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1394
• Add missing dispersion information to dataframe conversion by @lucas-flexcompute in #1392
• fix binary filter docstring by @tylerflex in #1396
• fix penalty docstring by @tylerflex in #1398
• FEAT: On-the-fly benchmarking + import timing improvements 🕐 v1 by @daquinteroflex in #1375
• Add field data to ModeMonitor (#1274) by @lucas-flexcompute in #1367
• fix adjoint utils docstrings by @tylerflex in #1401
• ignore diffraction amps of NaN in adjoint source by @tylerflex in #1406
• Allow inhomogeneous substrate and superstrate for 2d materials with more complex intersections by @dmarek-flex in #1395
• Allow users to override the global cache setting for individual task. by @magiWei in #1389
• Update the minimum tls version for python client to avoid https shake verify issue. by @magiWei in #1422
• Update issue templates by @tylerflex in #1424
• fix obscure error if val not supported in SimData.plot_field by @tylerflex in #1447
• Added free-carrier absorption (FCA) and free-carrier plasma dispersion (FCPD) by @caseyflex in #1329
• FEAT: Docs upgrades throughout 📈 by @daquinteroflex in #1420
• fix plotting bounds in plot_structures by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1450
• fix for innhomegenous substrates/superstrates in 1D and 2D simulations by @dmarek-flex in #1452
• Optional argument log_path in set_logging_file, and default to False by @momchil-flex in #1448
• Warn if periodic boundaries are used with an angled source by @momchil-flex in #1449
• Add missing Transformed geometry class to docs by @lucas-flexcompute in #1458
• FEAT: Further docs improvements 🧑‍🍳 by @daquinteroflex in #1451
• fix another obscure error if val not supported in SimData.plot_field by @tylerflex in #1466
• FIX: Github action VENV management to prevent the bug in #1457, python 3.8 fundamental depreciation by @daquinteroflex in #1469
• PATCH: Poetry dev github actions 💊 by @daquinteroflex in #1472
• Validate no nan in custom components by @tylerflex in #1460
• adjoint util erosion-dilation penalty by @tylerflex in #1467
• (Alternative) Improved efficiency of outer_dot by @caseyflex in #1464
• Improved efficiency of overlap_sort by @caseyflex in #1465
• Store a simulation sample file every time schema.py is called by @momchil-flex in #1478
• Avoid numpy invalid value warning in arcsin by @momchil-flex in #1477
• Updates to help unify backend logging (Reset back to original #1457) by @daquinteroflex in #1470
• Small fixes to grid_expanded validator and monitor_num_cells by @momchil-flex in #1482
• improving docstrings for Point-, Cell-, and IndexedDataArrays by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1481
• PATCH: Simulation API docs improvements by @daquinteroflex in #1480
• 2.6 branch by @tylerflex in #1315
• RELEASE: Upgrade release flow and tiny fix ⚡ by @daquinteroflex in #1486
• FIX: Release workflow 🏃 by @daquinteroflex in #1488
• RELEASE: 🎉 Get ready for 2.6.0 by @daquinteroflex in #1489

New Contributors

• @dmarek-flex made their first contribution in #1395

Full Changelog: v2.5.0...v2.6.0

v2.6.0rc1

What's Changed

• Add the calculation of the dispersion parameter for group velocity by @lucas-flexcompute in #1308
• Documentation upgrade after big rebase by @daquinteroflex in #1320
• bump jax and jaxlib versions to 0.4.* by @tylerflex in #1326
• Quick pre/2.6 patches by @daquinteroflex in #1330
• Fix to mesher error in very specific cases by @momchil-flex in #1325
• add string matching to assert_log_level by @tylerflex in #1327
• design space exploration plugin by @tylerflex in #1199
• from_nk to support arbitrary nk values by @weiliangjin2021 in #1328
• Using zipped solver data by @momchil-flex in #1322
• Added validation for symmetry along zero size dimension by @tomflexcompute in #1344
• Further docs improvements and full spellcheck by @daquinteroflex in #1340
• adjoint refactor: stage 1 by @tylerflex in #1337
• Warn if time monitor start time is after simulation run time by @momchil-flex in #1350
• Unified validation check for dependency fields by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1348
• Fix to zipped mode data download by @momchil-flex in #1351
• changelog for unified validation check for missing dependency fields by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1354
• Reduced sim mode solver by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1316
• FIX: Final touches patches for pre-release by @daquinteroflex in #1346
• Bringing back basic requirements file by @momchil-flex in #1347
• Update black version by @momchil-flex in #1356
• Momchil/merge develop in 26 by @momchil-flex in #1357
• FEAT: Automatic release from branch v* by @daquinteroflex in #1358
• FIX: Sort out the sync submodule issue 🤔 by @daquinteroflex in #1365
• release workflow auto generates release notes by @tylerflex in #1360
• Use simulation reduction automatically only in case of custom mediums by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1371
• Allow stl in heat solver by @dbochkov-flexcompute in #1359
• Alec/mesh message by @alec-flexcompute in #1380
• FEAT: Sorted out the packaging of m2r3 🏃 by @daquinteroflex in #1382

Full Changelog: v2.5.0...v2.6.0rc1