- Layout changes
- Use panels instead of boxes resulting in a more compact UI,
more suitable to the drag-and-drop UI.
- Make all enum options to drop-down menus.
- Rename the title of `Position` box to `Transform`.
- Remove sub-headers `Plane dimensions`,
`Orientation` under Transform box.
- Move offset related options to the bottom. Importing a single
plane would be more common use case.
- Rename "Animate Image Sequences" to "Detect Image Sequences".
- Rename several labels and option names. Since drop-down allows more
space, make some option names verbose.
- Remove the warning `'Opaque' does not support alpha`. It should be
obvious from usual Blender usage, and doesn't need a special warning
from the add-on.
- Disable Alpha Mode options instead of hiding it when use alpha is
unchecked.
- Hide Track Camera option instead of disabling it when supported
align modes are selected.
- Fix or rewrite several tool-tips.
Original PR by Sun Kim: blender/blender-addons!104936
Ref: !122345
Co-authored-by: Sun Kim <perplexing.sun@gmail.com>
As Node Wrangler add-on is moving to extensions platform and maybe isn't shipped
with Blender from 4.2 onwards, some of it's more important functionalities which are
crucial for Blender UX can be ported inside core. Also see #121749.
This PR ports "Preview Node" operator from add-on inside `scripts/startup/bl_operators`.
When Shift-Ctrl (or Shift-Alt) clicked on the node operator connects output socket of the
node to active Output node in the tree (group, material, light, or world output). For Geometry
Nodes this is just handy operator, but in Shader Nodes, because Viewer Node isn't
implemented, this has always been the only way to quickly preview nodes by connecting
it to Material Output.
Changes made from Node Wrangler version:
- Renamed operator from "Preview Node" to "**Connect to Output**", because node previews
already mean a different thing in context of compositor and shader editor, and viewer node
is used for previewing in geometry nodes. Connect to Output is correct name because in every
context it's called that's what it does.
- Assigned shortcut Shift-Alt-Click in shader editor as well. Even though Shift-Ctrl click already
works, it's good to have consistency with geometry nodes, so that users can use same shortcut
in both contexts.
Operator doesn't work in compositor. It's not clear if that's wanted (to connect to Composite node),
and if it is it'll be added in separate PR.
Original authors of the add-on: Bartek Skorupa, Greg Zaal, Sebastian Koenig, Christian Brinkmann, Florian Meyer
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/122016
When importing images as planes, on Size Mode update, this error would
be raised in the console because the update tried to assign a value to
a nonexistent member of the class:
Ref: !122343
Add the operator from the io_import_images_as_planes add-on,
making it a built-in operator.
The main differences with the add-on are:
- Compositor integration has been removed.
- The file handler for dropping images has been removed
to avoid a popup whenever images are dropped onto Blender.
There were also changes to follow Blender's core scripts more closely:
- Defer imports where possible.
- Use `str.format`.
- Use double-quotes for non-enum strings.
- Remove or "_" prefix unused arguments.
- Avoid unnecessary use back-slashes for wrapping lines.
Otherwise all other functionality has been kept.
Ref !122223
Co-authored-by: Aaron Carlisle <carlisle.b3d@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Bastien Montagne <bastien@blender.org>
Co-authored-by: Brecht Van Lommel <brecht@blender.org>
Co-authored-by: Brendon Murphy <meta.androcto1@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: CoDEmanX <codemanx@gmx.de>
Co-authored-by: Dalai Felinto <dalai@blender.org>
Co-authored-by: Damien Picard <dam.pic@free.fr>
Co-authored-by: Daniel Salazar <zanqdo@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Florian Meyer <florianfelix@web.de>
Co-authored-by: Jacques Lucke <mail@jlucke.com>
Co-authored-by: Jesse Yurkovich <jesse.y@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jonathan Smith <j.jaydez@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Luca Bonavita <mindrones@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: meta-androcto <meta.androcto1@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Philipp Oeser <info@graphics-engineer.com>
Co-authored-by: Pratik Borhade <pratikborhade302@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Rick Astley <mrbimax>
Co-authored-by: Sergey Sharybin <sergey@blender.org>
Co-authored-by: Sibo Van Gool <SiboVG>
Co-authored-by: Sun Kim <perplexing.sun@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Thomas Dinges <blender@dingto.org>
Co-authored-by: Victor Chedeville <victor-09@noreply.localhost>
Add a preference to "Work Offline" system preference as well as command
line options `--offline-mode` & `--online-mode`
(which overrides the preference).
This option is displayed in the initial setup screen too.
This is currently respected by:
- Check for updates on startup
- Disables running an update when enabling extensions.
When Blender is launched with `--offline-mode` the option cannot be
enabled in the preferences. This is intended for environments
where internet access is intentionally disallowed.
Background: with Blender supporting access to online-repositories
as well as 3rd party extensions themselves potentially accessing the
internet. This setting provides a way for users to disable online
functionality.
This prevents error messages when online access fails in environments
without internet access as well as the ability for users who prefer
Blender doesn't access the internet to have one place to turn this off.
While it does not enforce limitations on add-ons, 3rd party scripts
are expected to respect this setting using `bpy.app.internet_offline`.
The details for this will be handled along with other policies scripts
are expected to follow.
Ref !121994
- Replace f-string with str.format
- Comment type annotations.
- Use double-quote for non-enum strings.
- Use single instead of double-underscores for private functions.
No functional changes.
- Remove unnecessary variable declarations.
- Declare wm & prefs at the function beginning
to prevent noisy patches in case they're used elsewhere in the future.
- Correct invalid comment.
Add new ID_IS_EDITABLE macro that checks if the ID can be edited in the
user interface. Replace usage of ID_IS_LINKED where it is used with this
meaning.
Also add a corresponding ID.is_editable property for Python.
This prepares for the ability to edit some linked datablocks for brush
assets.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/121838
The extensions system allows to extend Blender with connectivity to the internet. Right now it means Blender can
discover and install add-ons and themes directly from the internet, and notify users about their updates.
By default this is disabled (opt-in), and users can enable it the first time they try to install an extension or visit
the Prefences > Extensions tab. If this is enabled, Blender will automatically check for updates for
extensions.blender.org upon startup.
When will Blender access the remote repositories:
* Every time you open the Preferences → Extensions: ALL the enabled repositories get checked for the latest info (json)
* Every time you try to install by dragging: ALL the enabled repositories get checked for the latest info (json).
* Every time you start Blender: selected repositories get checked for the latest info (json).
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From the Blender code point of view, this means that most of the add-ons and themes originally bundled with Blender
will now be available from the online platform, instead of bundled with Blender. The exception are add-ons which are
deemed core functionality which just happened to be written as Python add-ons.
Links:
* Original Extenesions Platform Announcement: https://code.blender.org/2022/10/blender-extensions-platform/
* Extensions website: https://extensions.blender.org/
* User Manual: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/4.2/extensions/index.html#extensions-index
* Technical specifications: https://developer.blender.org/docs/features/extensions/
* Changes on add-ons bundling: https://devtalk.blender.org/t/changes-to-add-on-bundling-4-2-onwards/34593
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This PR does the following:
* Move extensions out of experimental.
* No longer install `scripts/addons` & `scripts/addons_contrib`.
* Add `scripts/addons_core` to blender's repository.
These add-ons will still be bundled with Blender and will be always enabled in the future, with their preferences
moved to be more closely integrated with the rest of Blender. This will happen during the remaining bcon2 period.
For more details, see #121830
From scripts/addons:
* copy_global_transform.py
* hydra_storm
* io_anim_bvh
* io_curve_svg
* io_mesh_uv_layout
* io_scene_fbx
* io_scene_gltf2
* pose_library
* ui_translate
* viewport_vr_preview
Extra: bl_pkg (scripts/addons_contrib)
Note: The STL (legacy) add-on is going to be moved to the extensions platform. There is already a C++ version on core
which is enabled by default.
All the other add-ons are already available at extensions.blender.org. To use them you need to:
* Go to User Preferences > Extensions
* You will be greated with an "Online Extensions" message, click on "Enable Repository".
* Search the add-on you are looking for (e.g, Import Images as Planes).
* Click on Install
Over time their maintaince will be transferred over to the community so their development can carry on. If you used to
help maintain a bundled add-on please read: https://devtalk.blender.org/t/changes-to-add-on-bundling-4-2-onwards/34593
Ref: !121825
EEVEE-Next world volume are infinite like Cycles. EEVEE-Classic world volumes
end at the clip_end of the camera/viewport. This can lead to confusion as
it would render different then expected.
This PR adds an operator to convert a world volume into a mesh volume. The
operator can be found in the shader editor (world mode) and in the properties
panel/World/Volume.
**Why an operator?**
As this alters the content of the scene we want the artist to be in control of
the conversion. Doing it automatic lead to a lot of complexity and cases that
might not be expected by the user.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/119734
This allows node groups to have a description that is shown in the add menu
or when hovering over the node header.
This new description is stored in `bNodeTree.description`. Unfortunately, it
conflicts a bit with `ID.asset_data.description`. The difference is that the latter
only exists for assets. However, it makes sense for node groups to have
descriptions even if they are not assets (just like `static` functions in C++ should
also be able to have comments). In some cases, node groups are also generated
by addons for a specific purpose. Those should still have a description without
being reusable to make it easier to understand for users.
The solution here is to use the asset description if the node group is an asset,
and to use `bNodeTree.description` otherwise. The description is synced
automatically when marking or clearing assets.
A side benefit of this solution is that appended node group assets can keep their
description, which is currently always lost.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/121334
Uses `FileHandlers` to handle file drag-n-drop in the space Sequencer, drop-boxes
still remain since they handle Images ID drag-n-drop.
This also allows to open/drag-n-drop multiple files at once.
When drag-and-drop is performed with a single image/movie/sound
file and only the internal `FileHandler` can be used, is used
the internal drop-box api for drag and drop, since it has a nice
drag-and-drop preview.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/119927
This changes the menu switch socket to use the socket-items system
(`NOD_socket_items.hh`) that is already used by the simulation zone, repeat
zone, bake node and index switch node. By using this system, the per-node
boilerplate can be removed significantly. This is especially important as we
plan to have dynamic socket amounts in more nodes in the future.
There are some user visible changes which make the node more consistent with
others:
* Move the menu items list into the properties panel as in 0c585a1b8a.
* Add an extend socket.
* Duplicating a menu item keeps the name of the old one.
There is also a (backward compatible) change in the Python API: It's now
possible to directly access `node.enum_items` and `node.active_index` instead of
having to use `node.enum_definition.enum_items`. This is consistent with the
other nodes. For backward compatibility, `node.enum_definition` still exists,
but simply returns the node itself.
Many API functions from `NodeEnumDefinition` like
`NodeEnumDefinition::remove_item` have been removed. Those are not used anymore
and are unnecessary boilerplate. If ever necessary, they can be implemented back
in terms of the socket-items system.
The socket-items system had to be extended a little bit to support the case for
the menu switch node where each socket item has a name but no type. Previously,
there was the case without name and type in the index switch node, and the case
with both in the bake node and zones. The system was trivial to extend to this
case.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/121234
This has some benefits:
* Nodes with dynamic socket amounts can remain more self-contained
(2 fewer files to edit with this patch).
* It's easier to reuse existing C++ code, reducing redundancy.
One new thing I'm doing here is to define operators in node files. It seems
reasonable to register operators that belong to a node together with that
node. Without this, code spreads out further than necessary without any real benefit.
This patch affects the simulation zone, repeat zone, bake node and index switch node.
The UI is slightly affected too. Since we had the UI defined in Python before,
it wasn't possible to integrate it into the node properties panel. That is possible
now and looks better anyway. The previous UI was an artifact of technical limitations.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/121178
When passing strings to str.format(..) use `{:s}` format specifier
which only takes strings and wont run `.__str__()` on non-strings.
While `{!s}` is an equivalent to `%s`, for the most part `%s` was
used for strings, so using `{:s}` is clearer and more specific.
Part of modernizing scripts in Blender, where the previous convention
was to use percentage formatting which has become the "old" way to
format strings in Python.
See proposal for details #120453.
Ref !120552
Use `FileHandlers` to handle file drag-n-drop in Node Editors. Drop-boxes
still remain since they handle Images ID drag-n-drop.
This also allows to open/drag-n-drop multiple files at once.
Also this will allow add-ons to also support drag-n-drop for images and
movies in node editors while still providing access to Blender's native
support since File Handlers let users choose which to invoke if there's
multiple configured.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/121051
Replaces `Space Image` drop-box with a file handler in order to support
opening multiple sets of files at once and to allow users to add their
own file handler to the Image editor space if desired.
A new `Image_OT_open_images` operator is introduced that uses
`Image_OT_open` internally. It groups files by different sequences and
UDIMs and loads each group accordingly.
Co-authored-by: Jesse Yurkovich <deadpin>
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/117707
Support holding alt while invoking modifier operations for add, apply,
remove, and move to index in the property editor. This affects all selected
editable objects instead of just the active object.
Though the alt key is not that visible, it's consistent with the
existing multi-object property editing shortcut. If/when multi-
object editing is every made the default, the alt key could
be reversed here too.
Changes as part of #120230.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/120695
Extract
- Statuses for the external text editor
- Newly created enum node item
- Newly created plane track data
- Newly created custom orientation data
- Operator names in drag and drop menu (need to use operator's
translation context)
- GN attribute statistic node inputs
Disambiguate
- Single-letter colors: A and B can mean Alpha and Blue, or simply A
and B as in two operands in an operation
- Dissolve: issue reported by Tamar Mebonia in #43295
- Translate in the User Preferences. This introduces a new
BLT_I18NCONTEXT_EDITOR_PREFERENCES ("Preferences") translation
context
- Planar (reported by deathblood)
This one is incomplete, because there is currently no way to
disambiguate presets or GN fields. I don't see how either could be
achieved cleanly.
The former would need to define the context inside the preset and
evaluate the file prior to showing it in the presets menu, which
sound bad.
The latter would need to introduce an additional string inside
`FieldInput`s, which would be controversial given how little it
would be used.
Remove
- Unused translation `iface_("%s")` in toolbar
- Remove obsolete N_() tags in a few node descriptions.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/119065
The recent change in [0] which added a filepath argument to pre/post
callbacks broke adding presets.
Remove the argument from operators as the the filename is sometimes
created based on values set in the pre-callback.
This mostly reverts the change, only keeping the filepath argument
for the static-method callbacks declared on the menu or panels.
[0]: 72e6191c89
This is needed so we can reliably know which extension is associated
with a theme, so a theme can be refreshed on update and cleared when
uninstalled, needed to resolve!120289.
Caused by 30b0c5b225
That commit removed `use_insertkey_xyz_to_rgb` but
I didn't see the use of that in the python script.
Fixed by removing the usage of that property from the python script as well.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/120509
