The mask is only used if it's not zero. Adding the normal mask made
it not zero, but it didn't include anything else, so all custom data
layers except normals were removed. The fix is to only add normals
to the mask when it should be used.
As described in T91186, this commit moves mesh vertex normals into a
contiguous array of float vectors in a custom data layer, how face
normals are currently stored.
The main interface is documented in `BKE_mesh.h`. Vertex and face
normals are now calculated on-demand and cached, retrieved with an
"ensure" function. Since the logical state of a mesh is now "has
normals when necessary", they can be retrieved from a `const` mesh.
The goal is to use on-demand calculation for all derived data, but
leave room for eager calculation for performance purposes (modifier
evaluation is threaded, but viewport data generation is not).
**Benefits**
This moves us closer to a SoA approach rather than the current AoS
paradigm. Accessing a contiguous `float3` is much more efficient than
retrieving data from a larger struct. The memory requirements for
accessing only normals or vertex locations are smaller, and at the
cost of more memory usage for just normals, they now don't have to
be converted between float and short, which also simplifies code
In the future, the remaining items can be removed from `MVert`,
leaving only `float3`, which has similar benefits (see T93602).
Removing the combination of derived and original data makes it
conceptually simpler to only calculate normals when necessary.
This is especially important now that we have more opportunities
for temporary meshes in geometry nodes.
**Performance**
In addition to the theoretical future performance improvements by
making `MVert == float3`, I've done some basic performance testing
on this patch directly. The data is fairly rough, but it gives an idea
about where things stand generally.
- Mesh line primitive 4m Verts: 1.16x faster (36 -> 31 ms),
showing that accessing just `MVert` is now more efficient.
- Spring Splash Screen: 1.03-1.06 -> 1.06-1.11 FPS, a very slight
change that at least shows there is no regression.
- Sprite Fright Snail Smoosh: 3.30-3.40 -> 3.42-3.50 FPS, a small
but observable speedup.
- Set Position Node with Scaled Normal: 1.36x faster (53 -> 39 ms),
shows that using normals in geometry nodes is faster.
- Normal Calculation 1.6m Vert Cube: 1.19x faster (25 -> 21 ms),
shows that calculating normals is slightly faster now.
- File Size of 1.6m Vert Cube: 1.03x smaller (214.7 -> 208.4 MB),
Normals are not saved in files, which can help with large meshes.
As for memory usage, it may be slightly more in some cases, but
I didn't observe any difference in the production files I tested.
**Tests**
Some modifiers and cycles test results need to be updated with this
commit, for two reasons:
- The subdivision surface modifier is not responsible for calculating
normals anymore. In master, the modifier creates different normals
than the result of the `Mesh` normal calculation, so this is a bug
fix.
- There are small differences in the results of some modifiers that
use normals because they are not converted to and from `short`
anymore.
**Future improvements**
- Remove `ModifierTypeInfo::dependsOnNormals`. Code in each modifier
already retrieves normals if they are needed anyway.
- Copy normals as part of a better CoW system for attributes.
- Make more areas use lazy instead of eager normal calculation.
- Remove `BKE_mesh_normals_tag_dirty` in more places since that is
now the default state of a new mesh.
- Possibly apply a similar change to derived face corner normals.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D12770
Some of the message-bus macros are not safe to use in C++. This has come
up before, but no good solution was found. Now @LazyDodo, @HooglyBoogly
and I concluded this is the best duct tape "solution" for the moment.
The message-bus API should address this.
Today many users seem to think the output from
this node is a single curve with multiple splines.
This patch renames the geometry output socket
from "Curves" to "Curve Instances" to avoid confusion.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13693
We want to refactor quite some of the Outliner code using C++, this is a
logical step to help the transition to a new architecture.
Includes plenty of fixes to make this compile without warnings, trying
not to change logic. The usual stuff (casts from `void *`, designated
initializers, compound literals, etc.).
There were a couple of function name collisions which were caused
by sharing code with the mask modifier. I just removed the dependence
on the mask modifier now. The code that I duplicated for that purpose
is only in a legacy node, so it can be expected to be removed soonish.
The fundamental limitation is that we can only have one instance
("dupli") generator at a time. Because the mesh output of a curve
object is output as an instances, the geometry set instances existed,
replacing the object as font instances. The "fix" is to reverse the
order. The behavior won't be perfect still, but at least the old
behavior will be preserved, which is really what matters for a
feature like this.
One way to take this change further would be completely disabling
regular geometry evaluation while this option is active. However,
it doesn't seem like that would actually improve the state of the code.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13768
When drawing windows on monitors that differ in DPI, we can sometimes
have UI elements draw at an incorrect scale. This patch just ensures
that `wm_window_make_drawable` always updates DPI.
See D10483 for more details.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D10483
Reviewed by Brecht Van Lommel
Allow area Split to be initiated in any area and give better feedback
when not allowed.
See D13599 for more details and usage examples.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13599
Reviewed by Campbell Barton
This is my attempt of adding defaults for the space clip editor struct
(in line with https://developer.blender.org/T80164).
It adds the default allocation for `SpaceClip` and
`node_composite_movieclip.cc`. This also solves the error below (for
C++ files using the DNA_default_alloc), which was put forward by
Sergey Sharybin.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13367
Reviewed by: Julian Eisel
While theorically fairly generic, current code is only enabled for
bledfile and liboverride views, and only used to display messages from
library IDs.
Reviewed By: Severin
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13766
This adds wrapper classes that make it easier to use GPU objects in C++.
####Motivations:####
- Easier handling of GPU objects.
- EEVEE rewrite already makes use of similar wrappers.
- There is the ongoing effort to use more C++ in the codebase
and lans to port more engines to it.
- The shader code refactor will make use of many UBOs with shared
struct declaration. This helps managing them.
- Safer handling of `TextureFromPool` which can't be bound as normal
texture (only texture ref) and can be better tracked in the future.
####Considerations:####
- I chose the `blender::draw` namespace because `blender::gpu` already has private classes (i.e: `gpu::Texture`).
- Theses are wrappers that manage a GPU object internally. They might be confused with actual `Texture`. However, the name `TextureWrapper` is a bit too much verbose in my opinion. I'm open to suggestion about better name.
Reviewed By: jbakker
Differential Revision: http://developer.blender.org/D13805
This patch implements the vector types (i.e:`float2`) by making heavy
usage of templating. All vector functions are now outside of the vector
classes (inside the `blender::math` namespace) and are not vector size
dependent for the most part.
In the ongoing effort to make shaders less GL centric, we are aiming
to share more code between GLSL and C++ to avoid code duplication.
####Motivations:
- We are aiming to share UBO and SSBO structures between GLSL and C++.
This means we will use many of the existing vector types and others
we currently don't have (uintX, intX). All these variations were
asking for many more code duplication.
- Deduplicate existing code which is duplicated for each vector size.
- We also want to share small functions. Which means that vector
functions should be static and not in the class namespace.
- Reduce friction to use these types in new projects due to their
incompleteness.
- The current state of the `BLI_(float|double|mpq)(2|3|4).hh` is a
bit of a let down. Most clases are incomplete, out of sync with each
others with different codestyles, and some functions that should be
static are not (i.e: `float3::reflect()`).
####Upsides:
- Still support `.x, .y, .z, .w` for readability.
- Compact, readable and easilly extendable.
- All of the vector functions are available for all the vectors types
and can be restricted to certain types. Also template specialization
let us define exception for special class (like mpq).
- With optimization ON, the compiler unroll the loops and performance
is the same.
####Downsides:
- Might impact debugability. Though I would arge that the bugs are
rarelly caused by the vector class itself (since the operations are
quite trivial) but by the type conversions.
- Might impact compile time. I did not saw a significant impact since
the usage is not really widespread.
- Functions needs to be rewritten to support arbitrary vector length.
For instance, one can't call `len_squared_v3v3` in
`math::length_squared()` and call it a day.
- Type cast does not work with the template version of the `math::`
vector functions. Meaning you need to manually cast `float *` and
`(float *)[3]` to `float3` for the function calls.
i.e: `math::distance_squared(float3(nearest.co), positions[i]);`
- Some parts might loose in readability:
`float3::dot(v1.normalized(), v2.normalized())`
becoming
`math::dot(math::normalize(v1), math::normalize(v2))`
But I propose, when appropriate, to use
`using namespace blender::math;` on function local or file scope to
increase readability.
`dot(normalize(v1), normalize(v2))`
####Consideration:
- Include back `.length()` method. It is quite handy and is more C++
oriented.
- I considered the GLM library as a candidate for replacement. It felt
like too much for what we need and would be difficult to extend / modify
to our needs.
- I used Macros to reduce code in operators declaration and potential
copy paste bugs. This could reduce debugability and could be reverted.
- This touches `delaunay_2d.cc` and the intersection code. I would like
to know @howardt opinion on the matter.
- The `noexcept` on the copy constructor of `mpq(2|3)` is being removed.
But according to @JacquesLucke it is not a real problem for now.
I would like to give a huge thanks to @JacquesLucke who helped during this
and pushed me to reduce the duplication further.
Reviewed By: brecht, sergey, JacquesLucke
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13791
This patch implements the vector types (i.e:`float2`) by making heavy
usage of templating. All vector functions are now outside of the vector
classes (inside the `blender::math` namespace) and are not vector size
dependent for the most part.
In the ongoing effort to make shaders less GL centric, we are aiming
to share more code between GLSL and C++ to avoid code duplication.
####Motivations:
- We are aiming to share UBO and SSBO structures between GLSL and C++.
This means we will use many of the existing vector types and others
we currently don't have (uintX, intX). All these variations were
asking for many more code duplication.
- Deduplicate existing code which is duplicated for each vector size.
- We also want to share small functions. Which means that vector
functions should be static and not in the class namespace.
- Reduce friction to use these types in new projects due to their
incompleteness.
- The current state of the `BLI_(float|double|mpq)(2|3|4).hh` is a
bit of a let down. Most clases are incomplete, out of sync with each
others with different codestyles, and some functions that should be
static are not (i.e: `float3::reflect()`).
####Upsides:
- Still support `.x, .y, .z, .w` for readability.
- Compact, readable and easilly extendable.
- All of the vector functions are available for all the vectors types
and can be restricted to certain types. Also template specialization
let us define exception for special class (like mpq).
- With optimization ON, the compiler unroll the loops and performance
is the same.
####Downsides:
- Might impact debugability. Though I would arge that the bugs are
rarelly caused by the vector class itself (since the operations are
quite trivial) but by the type conversions.
- Might impact compile time. I did not saw a significant impact since
the usage is not really widespread.
- Functions needs to be rewritten to support arbitrary vector length.
For instance, one can't call `len_squared_v3v3` in
`math::length_squared()` and call it a day.
- Type cast does not work with the template version of the `math::`
vector functions. Meaning you need to manually cast `float *` and
`(float *)[3]` to `float3` for the function calls.
i.e: `math::distance_squared(float3(nearest.co), positions[i]);`
- Some parts might loose in readability:
`float3::dot(v1.normalized(), v2.normalized())`
becoming
`math::dot(math::normalize(v1), math::normalize(v2))`
But I propose, when appropriate, to use
`using namespace blender::math;` on function local or file scope to
increase readability.
`dot(normalize(v1), normalize(v2))`
####Consideration:
- Include back `.length()` method. It is quite handy and is more C++
oriented.
- I considered the GLM library as a candidate for replacement. It felt
like too much for what we need and would be difficult to extend / modify
to our needs.
- I used Macros to reduce code in operators declaration and potential
copy paste bugs. This could reduce debugability and could be reverted.
- This touches `delaunay_2d.cc` and the intersection code. I would like
to know @howardt opinion on the matter.
- The `noexcept` on the copy constructor of `mpq(2|3)` is being removed.
But according to @JacquesLucke it is not a real problem for now.
I would like to give a huge thanks to @JacquesLucke who helped during this
and pushed me to reduce the duplication further.
Reviewed By: brecht, sergey, JacquesLucke
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13791
Fixes issue T94603
It adds a new compositor node called Scene Time which is already present as a geo node, having the same basic nodes available in all node trees is a nice thing to have.
Renames "Time" node to "Time Curve", this is done to avoid confusion between the Time node and the Scene Time node.
Reviewed By: jbakker
Maniphest Tasks: T94603
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13762
This patch implements the vector types (i.e:float2) by making heavy
usage of templating. All vector functions are now outside of the vector
classes (inside the blender::math namespace) and are not vector size
dependent for the most part.
In the ongoing effort to make shaders less GL centric, we are aiming
to share more code between GLSL and C++ to avoid code duplication.
Motivations:
- We are aiming to share UBO and SSBO structures between GLSL and C++.
This means we will use many of the existing vector types and others we
currently don't have (uintX, intX). All these variations were asking
for many more code duplication.
- Deduplicate existing code which is duplicated for each vector size.
- We also want to share small functions. Which means that vector functions
should be static and not in the class namespace.
- Reduce friction to use these types in new projects due to their
incompleteness.
- The current state of the BLI_(float|double|mpq)(2|3|4).hh is a bit of a
let down. Most clases are incomplete, out of sync with each others with
different codestyles, and some functions that should be static are not
(i.e: float3::reflect()).
Upsides:
- Still support .x, .y, .z, .w for readability.
- Compact, readable and easilly extendable.
- All of the vector functions are available for all the vectors types and
can be restricted to certain types. Also template specialization let us
define exception for special class (like mpq).
- With optimization ON, the compiler unroll the loops and performance is
the same.
Downsides:
- Might impact debugability. Though I would arge that the bugs are rarelly
caused by the vector class itself (since the operations are quite trivial)
but by the type conversions.
- Might impact compile time. I did not saw a significant impact since the
usage is not really widespread.
- Functions needs to be rewritten to support arbitrary vector length. For
instance, one can't call len_squared_v3v3 in math::length_squared() and
call it a day.
- Type cast does not work with the template version of the math:: vector
functions. Meaning you need to manually cast float * and (float *)[3] to
float3 for the function calls.
i.e: math::distance_squared(float3(nearest.co), positions[i]);
- Some parts might loose in readability:
float3::dot(v1.normalized(), v2.normalized())
becoming
math::dot(math::normalize(v1), math::normalize(v2))
But I propose, when appropriate, to use
using namespace blender::math; on function local or file scope to
increase readability. dot(normalize(v1), normalize(v2))
Consideration:
- Include back .length() method. It is quite handy and is more C++
oriented.
- I considered the GLM library as a candidate for replacement.
It felt like too much for what we need and would be difficult to
extend / modify to our needs.
- I used Macros to reduce code in operators declaration and potential
copy paste bugs. This could reduce debugability and could be reverted.
- This touches delaunay_2d.cc and the intersection code. I would like to
know @Howard Trickey (howardt) opinion on the matter.
- The noexcept on the copy constructor of mpq(2|3) is being removed.
But according to @Jacques Lucke (JacquesLucke) it is not a real problem
for now.
I would like to give a huge thanks to @Jacques Lucke (JacquesLucke) who
helped during this and pushed me to reduce the duplication further.
Reviewed By: brecht, sergey, JacquesLucke
Differential Revision: http://developer.blender.org/D13791
The issue was caused by rBd09b1d2759861aa012ab2e7e4ce2ffa2.
Since this commit, the image users in gpu materials were updated
during depsgraph evaluation as well. However, there was a race
condition when one thread is deleting gpu materials in `BKE_material_eval`
while another thread is updating the image users at the same time.
The solution is to make sure that deleting gpu materials is done before
iterating over all gpu materials, by adding a new depsgraph relation.
The main issue was the use of `G_MAIN` during file load.
This patch refactors the code so that iterating over `G_MAIN`
is not necessary anymore. See D13800 for more details.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13800
The issue was caused by Cycles display driver not being able to restore
window's OpenGL context after disposing Cycles-side OpenGL context.
This is due to the window OpenGL re-activation needing to access window
manager which gets cleared out form global main during file reading.
Defer clearing window manager from the global main to until after all
screens are "exited". This allows Cycles to properly stop rendering,
dispose its OpenGL context, and restore window's drawable context.
It is unclear why it was required to clear window manager list early
on. Guess is that it comes from an original code in a1c8543f2a where
there was an early return which then got replaced with an actual logic
without changing the order of de-initialization and window manager list
clear.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13799
The direct cause of the bug in question was passing in the raw memory
buffer to sscanf. It should be called with a null-terminated buffer;
which isn't guaranteed when blindly trusting the file data.
When attempting to fuzz this code path, a variety of other crashes were
discovered and fixed.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D11952
Remove code that very slightly darkened line on bottom of timeline, when
backdrop is enabled. Purpose of the code wasn't dodumented, and 2.79
doesn't seem to produce this darkened line.
Rename drawing functions to appropriate names.
Add maximum string length argument to UI_fontstyle_draw to reduce usage
of BLF_DRAW_STR_DUMMY_MAX. Reorders arguments to UI_fontstyle_draw_ex
See D13794 for more details.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13794
Reviewed by Campbell Barton
Reduction of the number of uses of the define BLF_DRAW_STR_DUMMY_MAX
by using actual sizes of static character arrays.
See D13793 for more details.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13793
Reviewed by Campbell Barton
Blender's compositor code already makes extensive use of
namespace which makes it very simple to enable unity build.
There was one duplicated function that has since to be moved
to a common header.
I saw roughly a 3x speedup of bf_compositor using ninja on
linux using i5 8250u (1:34 down to 0:34).
Reviewed By: LazyDodo
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13792
