This adds an operator that splits all slots of the action on the active object,
into separate actions.
The newly created actions will be named `slot_name+Action`.
All users of those slots will be reassigned to this new action.
The exploded action will not be deleted, but will end up with 0 users
unless a fake user is set.
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For the review, does that operator name make sense?
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/128251
Set `use_property_decorate = False` in the Animation panels in the
Properties editor. This has no visual effect right now, but if we ever
decide to add labels to the selectors, this will ensure that the layout
remains correct.
Context: `layout.template_action()` and `layout.template_search()` respond
differently to the default of `use_property_decorate = True`.
This adds a button for creating a new group/folder.
Having this as an exposed button makes it faster to create groups.
This also removes the entry for adding a group in the extra menu
since it's no longer needed there.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/128000
This adds an operator that moves slots of slot channels selected in
the channel box to a new action.
All slots are moved together into that new action instead of
moving them into separate actions.
I think that's more reasonable because that way the "move slots into separate actions" is
still possible by selecting the slots one by one.
The "explode action" operator that does just that can be a separate operator.
The new action is named after the slot for the case when only one slot is moved.
When multiple slots are moved, the name "CombinedAction" is used.
This also adds a menu entry "Action" to the action editor.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/128171
This patch improves working with grease pencil layers in geometry nodes.
* Allow layers to have duplicate names in geometry nodes. In original data, unique names are enforced.
* This allows e.g. duplicating layers and then merging them by name in the end.
* It also resolves a big serial bottleneck when working with many grease pencil layers in geometry nodes. Enforcing unique names is inefficient.
* New `Merge Layers` node that can merge multiple layers by name or by a custom group id.
* Applying a grease pencil modifier now first merges all layers with the same name to ensure all names are unique.
Co-authored-by: Jacques Lucke <jacques@blender.org>
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/127873
Customizable highlighting of editor edges that can be used to help
differentiate between areas, indicate active area, and/or help users
with visual impairment. Can be completely removed as well. This
replaces the active area header highlighting, which doesn't work for
transparent headers.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/116684
Anim: Show Action Slot type in panel + change type icon RNA wrapper name
This PR combines two changes, both necessary to properly show the
Action Slot ID type in the GUI:
1. Expose the slot's ID type as an RNA enum property `id_root`, in the
same way that the DNA `Action::idtype` is exposed as
`Action.id_root` in RNA. The only differences are that this
property is read-only on slots (it is supposed to be correct, and
if it's not, I'd prefer a bug report over people working around
this), and that the default value is named differently (`ANY` on
Actions, `UNSPECIFIED` on Slots). The latter is done to clarify
that this is not a situation that will last for long; as soon as
the slot is assigned to any ID, it will be locked to that ID type.
2. Rename the RNA property `ActionSlot.idtype_icon` to
`ActionSlot.id_root_icon` to be consistent with the above.
And of course the type is drawn in the Slot properties panel in the
Action editor. This now replaces the icon in the slot name (in the
same panel), so that it's clearer that that is the slot name, and not
an object/material/whatevertype name.
This commit adds the Mask from Boundary operator, which creates or
otherwise modifies a mask based on the the mesh boundary or the face
set boundaries of the mesh.
Conceptually, it behaves similarly to the corresponding automasking
options and the existing Mask from Cavity operator. When applying this
setting, it either uses the global scene value, the brush specific
value, or the operator-defined values. As such, it is exposed in the
existing automasking menus and inside the main Mask menu in Sculpt mode.
Based on this [1] RCS request.
[1] https://blender.community/c/rightclickselect/DYKy/
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/127787
Supporting selection operators and overlays in sculpt mode is necessary
to support masking operations.
This enables selection drawing in the overlay in sculpt mode,
and ensures all the necessary operators (pick, lasso, circle, box)
handle the differences in modes correctly.
The selection code so far was expecting object mode, so the `vc->obedit`
object was used without further checks. Now the selection code can be
called outside of edit mode, in which case the `vc->obact` object must
be used instead. Similarly edit mode and sculpt mode have separate
`selectmode` flags, so the correct mode property must be used from the
tool settings depending on the object mode. These changes require some
refactoring of unrelated selection code.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/128040
This adds a new type of zone to Geometry Nodes that allows executing some nodes
for each element in a geometry.
## Features
* The `Selection` input allows iterating over a subset of elements on the set
domain.
* Fields passed into the input node are available as single values inside of the
zone.
* The input geometry can be split up into separate (completely independent)
geometries for each element (on all domains except face corner).
* New attributes can be created on the input geometry by outputting a single
value from each iteration.
* New geometries can be generated in each iteration.
* All of these geometries are joined to form the final output.
* Attributes from the input geometry are propagated to the output
geometries.
## Evaluation
The evaluation strategy is similar to the one used for repeat zones. Namely, it
dynamically builds a `lazy_function::Graph` once it knows how many iterations
are necessary. It contains a separate node for each iteration. The inputs for
each iteration are hardcoded into the graph. The outputs of each iteration a
passed to a separate lazy-function that reduces all the values down to the final
outputs. This final output can have a huge number of inputs and that is not
ideal for multi-threading yet, but that can still be improved in the future.
## Performance
There is a non-neglilible amount of overhead for each iteration. The overhead is
way larger than the per-element overhead when just doing field evaluation.
Therefore, normal field evaluation should be preferred when possible. That can
partially still be optimized if there is only some number crunching going on in
the zone but that optimization is not implemented yet.
However, processing many small geometries (e.g. each hair of a character
separately) will likely **always be slower** than working on fewer larger
geoemtries. The additional flexibility you get by processing each element
separately comes at the cost that Blender can't optimize the operation as well.
For node groups that need to handle lots of geometry elements, we recommend
trying to design the node setup so that iteration over tiny sub-geometries is
not required.
An opposite point is true as well though. It can be faster to process more
medium sized geometries in parallel than fewer very large geometries because of
more multi-threading opportunities. The exact threshold between tiny, medium and
large geometries depends on a lot of factors though.
Overall, this initial version of the new zone does not implement all
optimization opportunities yet, but the points mentioned above will still hold
true later.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/127331
This adds a gradient tool allowing the user to specify a gradient by dragging from a start to a end point.
This behaves the same as most gradient tool in other softwares.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/120121
When overriding the GPU backend to OpenGL from the command line the
vulkan device was still visible in the preferences. This is fixed by
testing both the active backend and the backend in the preferences to be
vulkan.
Do not allow renaming liboverride IDs from batch-rename either.
Users who really want to rename liboverrides should use python/RNA API
instead, this should not be exposed to standard UI tools (as renaming
liboverride IDs can lead to quite some confusing setups).
Provide building block support for integer operations.
Manipulation of integer based data should not be limited to using float math nodes.
Using float math comes with accuracy issues for larger integers and requires unnecessary
type conversions.
The node also adds some integer specific operations like GCM and LCD.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/110735
Allows users to override the auto detection for GPU
selection. Normally the GPU selection is done by looping
over the order Vulkan provides and finding the highest
performing device based on its type (discrete, integrated,
software).
However users might have multiple discrete cards and want
to switch between them. Or developers want to validate other
GPUs without rebooting.
This PR adds the ability to override the auto detection
for the vulkan backend.
**Future improvements**:
- This PR does not include a command line option. This can be added
later for render farms.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/127860
Integrate an existing implementation of the SLIM unwrapping algorithm
into Blender. More info about SLIM here:
https://igl.ethz.ch/projects/slim/
This commit is based on the integration code written by Aurel Gruber
for Blender 2.7x (unfinished and never merged with the main branch).
This commit is based on Aurel's code, rebased and further improved.
Details:
- Unwrap has been moved into a sub-menu,
slim unwrapping is exposed as: "Minimum Stretch".
- Live unwrap with SLIM refines the solutions using a timer.
- When using SLIM there are options to:
- Set the number of iterations.
- Weight the influence using vertex weights.
- SLIM can be disabled using the `WITH_UV_SLIM` build option.
Co-authored-by: Aurel Gruber <aurel.gruber@infix.ch>
Ref !114545
Followup to a38c96b92c, which implemented the necessary sculpt, paint and
tool-system changes. All this commit has to do is bring back the tool
definitions.
The brush assets project merged all brush based tools into a single, "Brush"
tool. After feedback, we want to bring back some of the previous brush based
tools. For example in grease pencil draw mode, not having an eraser or fill tool
available, and having to go through all the brush assets instead made the
workflow more cumbersome, and features less discoverable (an eraser tool in the
toolbar is quite easy to find, a brush deep down in the asset library may not
be).
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/125449/files
Design: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/126032
The brush assets project merged all brush based tools into a single, "Brush"
tool. After feedback, we want to bring back some of the previous brush based
tools. For example in grease pencil draw mode, not having an eraser or fill tool
available, and having to go through all the brush assets instead made the
workflow more cumbersome, and features less discoverable (an eraser tool in the
toolbar is quite easy to find, a brush deep down in the asset library may not
be).
With this commit we can add back some tools for specific brush types in sculpt &
paint modes. The follow up commit will start with the eraser and fill tools for
grease pencil draw mode, but more tools in other modes are expected to follow.
For every brush type that has a tool in the toolbar, the last used brush is
remembered. This is the biggest part of the changes here.
Brush asset popups will only show the brushes supported by the active tool for
now. The permanent asset shelf region displays all brushes. Activating a brush
that isn't compatible with the current tool will also activate the general
"Brush" tool, but while the brush tool is active we never switch to another one
(e.g. activating an eraser brush will keep the "Brush" tool active). All this
might change after further feedback.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/125449
In blender, hidden items should not be selected.
Also, making an item unselectable should deselect it.
- in armature editmode (unlike posemode), hiding a bone through RNA
(unlike though the Outliner) would not deselect the bone
- in armature editmode (unlike posemode), hiding a bone through RNA
would not update the Outliner
- in armature posemode (unlike editmode), making a bone unselectable did
not deselect it (at least it did not update properly)
To resolve, add deselection to the RNA update functions and add needed
depsgraph tagging
Also add Bone selectability checkbox to Properties Editor (could be
split in a separate commit) -- came up in #127180.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/127340
This commit ports over the legacy Grease Pencil "Bake Object Transform
to Grease Pencil" (`GPENCIL_OT_bake_grease_pencil_animation`) to GPv3.
It is accessed in the same location as the old operator, via the menu
path Object > Animation > Bake Object Transform to Grease Pencil
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/126581
This commit adds the `Reproject Strokes` operator in the
`Grease Pencil` > `Cleanup` menu in edit mode.
All similar operator settings have been ported over from GPv2.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/127735
This is a variation of the modal "Interpolate" operator, where a series
of keyframes is generated according in stead of a single keyframe.
The behavior should be the same as the GPv2 operator.
Much of the code is shared between the "Interpolate" and "Interpolate
Sequence" operators now (utility functions section at the top).
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/127709
b64bf66257 changed how brush based tools are defined. It was authored
before the vertex paint tools got added back for grease pencil v3, so
this additional change was missing.
When switching between tools, layouts starting with the brush asset
selector would jump back and forth for a few pixels. Make sure they use
the same padding to avoid the jumps.
