v2.1.0

Removed

• Remove meshing module #670

Added

• Allow 2D meep simulations in X- or Y-normal direction #672
• Check mesh order in LayerLevel.info instead of LayerLevel.mesh_order in meshwell #681
• Add target_neff parameter to mode solver and track_modes to sweep_bend_mismatch #716

Changed

• Clean up get_meep_geometry_from_component #671
• Rewrite patch_netlist for flat or recursive cases #675
• Bump tidy3d to version >= 2.10 and fix meow/sax incompatibility #698
• Bump sax to ~=0.17.0 #715
• Use lossless SiO2 by default #716

Fixed

• Fix gmeep caching: remove kfactory metadata from hashing #679
• Use TemporaryDirectory while hashing gds files to avoid multi-process race conditions #682
• Add mode settings to hashed parameters #683
• Fix cascaded MZI notebook #685
• Relax constraint on numpy version #686
• Fix docs build with uv sync #694
• Fix Palace CI with pinned Apptainer tag #700