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Document Revision History

This page tracks the version history of the Visual Asset Management System (VAMS). Each release includes a summary of key changes, new features, and important upgrade notes.

Revision History​

VersionDateKey Changes
2.5.12026-04-29Bug fixes: upload subfolder paths, file version history cleanup on delete, S3 version pagination, authorization error handling, image viewer version switching, CLI download pagination, CLI upload progress display
2.5.02026-04-21Website overhaul (Vite, Amplify V6, dark/light theme), Needle USD viewer, Three.js CAD viewer, SQS/EventBridge pipeline support, 3D preview thumbnail pipeline, database metadata with location maps, enhanced asset versions, Cognito user management, API key management, permission templates
2.4.12026-01-30GovCloud deployment fixes, CloudFront KMS fix, metadata schema navigation fix, file manager UX improvements
2.4.02026-01-16Veerum viewer, NVIDIA Isaac Lab pipeline, Garnet Framework addon, metadata schema overhaul, metadata system overhaul, asset unarchiving, CloudFront custom domains, audit logging, EKS pipeline option
2.3.22026-01-12CLI documentation fixes, NPM dependency updates
2.3.12025-11-21CLI bug fixes, viewer install optimizations
2.3.02025-11-13VamsCLI tool, overhauled search system, plugin-based viewer architecture, CesiumJS/BabylonJS/PlayCanvas viewers, CAD metadata pipeline, Gaussian Splat Toolbox, IP restrictions, asset link enhancements
2.2.02025-09-31Asset/file separation, multi-file assets, S3 presigned uploads, external OAuth IDP, asset versioning, new pipelines, global workflows, VPC improvements

Version Details​

2.5.1​

Release date: 2026-04-29

Key fixes:

  • Fixed file upload path construction when uploading to a subfolder — files now correctly include the full folder path (e.g., /textures/USD/texture.png instead of /texture.png).
  • Fixed permanent file deletion not cleaning up Amazon DynamoDB version snapshot records — re-uploading a file at the same path no longer shows stale version history from previously deleted files.
  • Fixed Amazon S3 version deletion not paginating — permanent delete now removes all S3 object versions even when a file has more than 1000 versions.
  • Fixed permanent asset deletion not paginating Amazon DynamoDB queries for version files and metadata version cleanup — assets with large numbers of versions or files now fully delete all related records, using batch writes for efficiency.
  • Fixed authorization_error() being raised as an exception instead of returned as a response across multiple backend handlers (assetService, metadataSchemaService, userRolesService, createRole, tagService, createTag), which caused "exceptions must derive from BaseException" errors.
  • Fixed version switching across many viewer plugins — when switching to a different file version — the viewer now correctly fetches and displays the selected version instead of showing the latest only
  • Fixed CLI asset download command capping at approximately 100 files — now paginates through all API results when downloading whole assets or folders.
    • Improved CLI asset download performance — presigned URL generation and file downloads now run concurrently via a streaming pipeline instead of sequentially.
    • The --recursive flag on assets download now defaults --file-key to / when not specified, enabling whole-asset recursive downloads without explicitly providing --file-key /.
  • Fixed CLI file upload progress display erasing terminal scrollback history — progress now tracks and clears only the lines it actually printed.
  • Fixed NVIDIA pipeline CodeBuild Amazon ECR repositories failing to delete when disabling pipelines — added emptyOnDelete to Cosmos and Gr00t CodeBuild ECR repositories so container images are automatically cleared before AWS CloudFormation deletion.

2.5.0​

Release date: 2026-04-21

Major changes:

  • Migrated the web application to Vite build framework with AWS Amplify V6 Gen2 SDK and dark/light theme support (dark default).
  • Added Needle USD 3D WASM viewer for .usd, .usda, .usdc, .usdz files.
  • Added Three.js 3D and CAD viewer for .gltf, .glb, .obj, .fbx, .stl, .ply, .dae, .3ds, .3mf, .stp, .step, .iges, .brep files with optional LGPL-licensed CAD support.
  • Added Amazon SQS and Amazon EventBridge pipeline execution types alongside AWS Lambda.
  • Added 3D Preview Thumbnail pipeline for CPU-based headless rendering of animated GIF or static image previews.
  • Added database metadata management with Amazon Location Service mini-map display.
  • Enhanced asset versioning with aliasing, archive/unarchive, version editing, and metadata versioning.
  • Added Amazon Cognito user management through web UI, API, and CLI.
  • Added API Key management system with user ID impersonation.
  • Added permission constraint template bulk import system with pre-built templates.

Breaking changes:

  • Asset version DynamoDB table changes require migration scripts.
  • Web overhaul causes significant merge conflicts for forked repositories.
Upgrade Path

Run the upgrade script at infra/deploymentDataMigration/v2.4_to_v2.5/upgrade to migrate permission constraints and asset version data.

2.4.1​

Release date: 2026-01-30

Key fixes:

  • Fixed CDK deployment errors for GovCloud environments (storage queue names, CloudFront KMS principals, metadata schema KMS permissions, Isaac Lab pipeline IAM).
  • Fixed metadata schema page blank state when re-navigating.
  • Improved Asset FileManager to remember expanded folders during lazy loading.
  • Added service worker for local WASM debugging.

2.4.0​

Release date: 2026-01-16

Major changes:

  • Added Veerum 3D Viewer (licensed) for point clouds and 3D tilesets.
  • Added NVIDIA Isaac Lab reinforcement learning training pipeline with GPU acceleration.
  • Added Garnet Framework addon for knowledge graph data synchronization.
  • Overhauled metadata schema system: database-specific and global schemas, multi-schema overlay, new field types, CDK-deployable defaults.
  • Overhauled metadata system: multi-entity support (databases, assets, files, asset links), bulk editing with CSV, file attributes, metadata versioning.
  • Added Amazon EKS deployment option for RapidPipeline.
  • Added asset unarchiving, file renaming, CloudFront custom domain support.
  • Added Amazon CloudWatch audit logging for authorization, actions, and errors.
  • Refactored data indexing flow for Amazon OpenSearch and partner integrations.

Breaking changes:

  • Permission constraints migrated to a dedicated DynamoDB table.
  • Metadata and schema DynamoDB tables replaced with new tables.
  • Amazon OpenSearch indexes changed schema for metadata fields.
Upgrade Path

Run the upgrade script at infra/deploymentDataMigration/v2.3_to_v2.4/upgrade to migrate constraints, metadata, and re-index Amazon OpenSearch.

2.3.2​

Release date: 2026-01-12

Key fixes:

  • CLI documentation corrections.
  • NPM dependency security updates (npm audit fix).

2.3.1​

Release date: 2025-11-21

Key fixes:

  • CLI sentinel object check, file upload exception handling, and pattern updates.
  • Optimized web viewer custom installers to skip disabled viewers.
  • Licensed viewers disabled by default in configuration.

2.3.0​

Release date: 2025-11-13

Major changes:

  • Introduced VamsCLI command-line tool for automation, bulk operations, and CI/CD integration.
  • Overhauled asset and file search with new Amazon OpenSearch dual-index architecture.
  • Rewrote the viewer system as a plugin-based, dynamically-loaded architecture with 17 viewer plugins.
  • Added CesiumJS 3D tileset viewer, BabylonJS and PlayCanvas Gaussian Splat viewers, VNTANA licensed viewer, PDF viewer, and Text viewer.
  • Added CAD/Mesh Metadata Extraction pipeline using Trimesh and CadQuery.
  • Added Gaussian Splat Toolbox pipeline.
  • Replaced built-in API Gateway authorizers with custom Lambda authorizers supporting IP range restrictions.
  • Added support for additional asset link metadata types (WXYZ, Boolean, Date, Matrix4x4, GeoJSON, GeoPoint, LLA, JSON).
  • Refactored workflow creation to remove heavyweight step functions library dependency.

Breaking changes:

  • Custom Lambda authorizers replace built-in authorizers (may require cache reset).
  • AWS Batch/Fargate CDK construct naming changes require two-phase deployment for existing pipelines.
  • Amazon OpenSearch re-indexing required for new dual-index schema.
Upgrade Path

Run the upgrade script at infra/deploymentDataMigration/v2.2_to_v2.3/upgrade to re-index Amazon OpenSearch.

2.2.0​

Release date: 2025-09-31

Major changes:

  • Complete overhaul of asset management APIs separating assets from files.
  • Added multi-file asset support with folder structures.
  • Implemented Amazon S3 presigned URL uploads replacing scoped S3 access.
  • Added external OAuth 2.0 identity provider support as alternative to Amazon Cognito.
  • Added asset versioning with Amazon S3 version tracking.
  • Added global pipelines and workflows across databases.
  • Introduced new pipelines: GenAI Metadata 3D Labeling, Potree point cloud viewer, 3D basic conversion.
  • Relaxed naming conventions for databases, pipelines, workflows, and asset IDs.
  • Enhanced VPC support with additional endpoints.
  • Added multiple Amazon S3 bucket support with external bucket import.

Breaking changes:

  • CDK configuration file format changes required.
  • Asset and database DynamoDB table schema changes require migration scripts.
  • VPC subnet changes may break existing deployments (A/B deployment recommended).
  • New Amazon Cognito user pool may be generated (user migration may be needed).
Upgrade Path

Use A/B stack deployment with data migration scripts at infra/deploymentDataMigration/v2.1_to_v2.2/upgrade.