Use the same `".selection"` attribute for both curve and point domains,
instead of a different name for each. The attribute can now have
either boolean or float type. Some tools create boolean selections.
Other tools create float selections. Some tools "upgrade" the attribute
from boolean to float.
Edit mode tools that create selections from scratch can create boolean
selections, but edit mode should generally be able to handle both
selection types. Sculpt mode should be able to read boolean selections,
but can also and write float values between zero and one.
Theoretically we could just always use floats to store selections,
but the type-agnosticism doesn't cost too much complexity given the
existing APIs for dealing with it, and being able to use booleans is
clearer in edit mode, and may allow future optimizations like more
efficient ways to store boolean attributes.
The attribute API is usually used directly for accessing the selection
attribute. We rely on implicit type conversion and domain interpolation
to simplify the rest of the code.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D16057
Attribute copying often uses identical logic for copying selected
elements or copying with an index map. Instead of reimplementing
this in each file, use the common implementation in the array_utils
namespace. This makes the commonality more obvious, gives improved
performance (this implementation is multithreaded), reduces binary
size (I observed a 173KB reduction), and probably reduces compile time.
Add new functions to `array_utils` namespace called `gather(..)`.
Versions of `GVArray::materialize_compressed_to_uninitialized(..)` with
threading have been reimplemented locally in multiple geometry node
contexts. The purpose of this patch is therefore to:
* Assemble these implementations in a single file.
* Provide a naming convention that is easier to recognize.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D15786
The trim functionality is implemented in the geometry module, and
generalized a bit to be potentially useful for bisecting in the future.
The implementation is based on a helper type called `IndexRangeCyclic`
which allows iteration over all control points between two points on a
curve.
Catmull Rom curves are now supported-- trimmed without resampling first.
However, maintaining the exact shape is not possible. NURBS splines are
still converted to polylines using the evaluated curve concept.
Performance is equivalent or faster then a 3.1 build with regards to
node timings. Compared to 3.3 and 3.2, it's easy to observe test cases
where the node is at least 3 or 4 times faster.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D14481
