This feature has been desired for some time:
- https://rightclickselect.com/p/ui/Tqbbbc/allow-navigating-while-transforming (See comments);
- D1583;
- T37427;
In short, blocking navigation during transform limits the user to move the object only to visible areas within the screen and hinders the allocation of objects within closed meshes.
The node editor is also impaired because some nodes are far between them and the connectors are too small.
The only disadvantage of this patch (as I see it) is the conflict with the existing key map:
MIDDLEMOUSE:
- enable axis constrain in 3D view;
WHEELDOWNMOUSE, WHEELUPMOUSE, PAGEUPKEY, PAGEDOWNKEY:
- change the threshold of the proportional edit;
So the patch solution was to change these keymaps:
- MIDDLEMOUSE to Alt+MIDDLEMOUSE;
- WHEELDOWNMOUSE, WHEELUPMOUSE, PAGEUPKEY, PAGEDOWNKEY to Alt+(corresponding key);
When you use this new keymap for the first time in the proportional edit, it may seem strange due to the custom of using it (both in View2D and View3D).
But quickly the user gets used to it.
Alternatively we can add an option to the user preferences ([] Allow navigating while transforming). (I'm not much fan of this option).
The patch was done on branch2.8. But maybe it's a good idea to apply it to 2.79
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D2624
Add a new "experimental" debug option `show_asset_debug_info`, and use
that to determine the visibility of the active asset's catalog UUID and
simple name. Previously this was only determined by the "Developer
Extras" option, which meant it was visible in too many situations. It's
not really a "developer extra", and really just a debugging tool, so the
new option is more in line with its purpose.
Reviewed by: Severin
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13242
Support the ability to close relevant characters like '(', '[' and '{'.
It will also delete the pair character if they're empty.
Ref D13119
Reviewed By: campbellbarton
* Open File Browser when pressing "Add Asset Library". This just makes sense,
since users have to select a directory for the asset library anyway.
* Move '+' icon back to the right side of the box. Then it is right under the
'x' icons for each indivdual library, which seems like the more natural
place.
* Correct tooltip for the "Add Asset Library" operator.
* Mark empty asset library name or paths field in red, to make clear that these
need to be set.
Camera, lattice and speaker object types were missing there own proper
`USER_DUP_` flags, leading to not properly handling duplication of their
object data.
NOTE: We could probably simply opions here, by using categories (like
'GEOMETRY', 'SHADING', etc.) instead of exact object types. But this is
beyond bugfix scope.
Back in Blender 2.30, the GUI project brought panels into Blender among other important visual updates.
For the first time it was possible to move the wall of buttons around. Providing a clear separation
between sections (it even allowed the grouping of panels in tabs!)
During the 2.5 redesign, the separation between panels became a line on top of each panel, and panels received
theme settings for background and header colors. The default theme used the same color for both.
In 2.8 the background color of panels was different from headers in the default theme, so the separator
line was removed. While the separator line wasn't elegant (only on top, non-themeable, hard-coded emboss effect),
it provided a sort of separation between panels.
This patch solves the panels-separation by simply adding a margin space around them (not visible in default theme yet).
Even though the margin reduces the width of the working area slightly, it makes room for the upcoming always-visible scrollbars.
Other adjustments:
* Use arrow icon instead of triangle to collapse/expand
* Use rounded corners to match the rest of the UI (editor corners, nodes, etc).
{F10953929, size=full}
Margin on panels makes use of the `style->panelouter` property that hasn't been
used in a while. Also slight tweaks to `boxspace` and `templatespace` style properties so they
are multiples of 2 and operations on them round better.
There is technically no need to update the themes for them to work, so no theme changes are included in this patch.
{F10953931, size=full}
{F10953933, size=full}
{F10953934, size=full}
{F10954003, size=full}
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A new theme setting under Style controls the roundness of all panels (added it to Style instead of ThemeSpace because I think controlling the panel roundness per editor is a bit overkill):
{F11091561, size=full, autoplay, loop}
Reviewed By: HooglyBoogly
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D12814
This patch adds color tags to VSE strips, an overlay option to toggle the colors
on and off, a section in the theme settings to define the 9 possible colors and
two ways of changing the color tag through the UI. You can change the color
through the right-click context menu, or in the strip side panel next to the
strip name.
Color tags are defined in user preferences and they can be disabled in overlay
settings.
Reviewed By: campbellbarton, ISS
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D12405
This enables fields as the official workflow for geometry nodes.
While many features are converted to use fields rather than the old
attribute workflow, many are not yet converted. In that case, the
unconverted nodes are still accessible with an experimental option.
In the coming weeks the rest of the nodes will be converted.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D12672
This commit also add an experimental userPreferences to prevent proxies
conversions on file load, and reporting for amount of coverted proxies
(and possible issues).
Note that potentially linked proxies from other libraries are not
hamdled here (this feature seems to be broken anyway in master
currently?).
This breaks API compatibility. However we are now grouping this setting
in the proper section (preferences.apps), so scripts had to update anyways.
So they may as well do it for the final name.
The reason to remove from the UI is that this is intended for app setup,
and as such it should not be exposed to final users until we have apps
better presented (for 3.1 hopefully).
Differential Revision: D12516
Preferences / File Browser section made less confusing.
See D12436 for details and comparisons.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D12436
Reviewed by Campbell Barton and Julian Eisel
This implements the initial core framework for fields and anonymous
attributes (also see T91274).
The new functionality is hidden behind the "Geometry Nodes Fields"
feature flag. When enabled in the user preferences, the following
new nodes become available: `Position`, `Index`, `Normal`,
`Set Position` and `Attribute Capture`.
Socket inspection has not been updated to work with fields yet.
Besides these changes at the user level, this patch contains the
ground work for:
* building and evaluating fields at run-time (`FN_fields.hh`) and
* creating and accessing anonymous attributes on geometry
(`BKE_anonymous_attribute.h`).
For evaluating fields we use a new so called multi-function procedure
(`FN_multi_function_procedure.hh`). It allows composing multi-functions
in arbitrary ways and supports efficient evaluation as is required by
fields. See `FN_multi_function_procedure.hh` for more details on how
this evaluation mechanism can be used.
A new `AttributeIDRef` has been added which allows handling named
and anonymous attributes in the same way in many places.
Hans and I worked on this patch together.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D12414
This adds an option to use a capture of the entire main window as the
blend file preview thumbnail.
See D10492 for details and examples.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D10492
Reviewed by Campbell Barton
Remove `font_kerning_style` from `space_userpref.py` since this is no
longer valid.
See more details in D12276
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D12276
Reviewed by Campbell Barton
Idea for 3.0 is to disable all functionality that isn't well polished
and focus on those parts first. Starting with poses.
* Adds a new experimental option "Extended Asset Browser", replacing
"Asset Browser".
* Unlike the previous option, this isn't enabled by default anymore.
This didn't work well in practice and caused plenty of confusion.
* "Mark as Asset" and "Clear Asset" are hidden if the option is
disabled.
* Same for the category selection in the Asset Browser.
* Always show display the "Only Assets" option in the File Browser while
browing inside .blend files. That way you can hide data-blocks that
are not pose assets.
* The Asset Library setup UI in the Preferences is always visible now,
it's needed for pose library access.
Addresses T90181, T90180 and T90300.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D12120
The operator was register as a "file" operator, which are by convention
used for File Browser operators only. Move it to the "preferences"
operators, where it's displayed in the UI too.
This patch allows Windows users to specify that their current blender
installation should be used to create thumbnails and be associated
with ".blend" files. This is done from Preferences / System. The only
way to do this currently is from the command-line and this is sometimes
inconvenient.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D10887
Reviewed by Brecht Van Lommel
This patch adds the base code needed to make the full-frame system work for both current tiled/per-pixel implementation of operations and full-frame.
Two execution models:
- Tiled: Current implementation. Renders execution groups in tiles from outputs to input. Not all operations are buffered. Runs the tiled/per-pixel implementation.
- FullFrame: All operations are buffered. Fully renders operations from inputs to outputs. Runs full-frame implementation of operations if available otherwise the current tiled/per-pixel. Creates output buffers on first read and free them as soon as all its readers have finished, reducing peak memory usage of complex/long trees. Operations are multi-threaded but do not run in parallel as Tiled (will be done in another patch).
This should allow us to convert operations to full-frame in small steps with the system already working and solve the problem of high memory usage.
FullFrame breaking changes respect Tiled system, mainly:
- Translate, Rotate, Scale, and Transform take effect immediately instead of next buffered operation.
- Any sampling is always done over inputs instead of last buffered operation.
Reviewed By: jbakker
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D11113
This implements the changes discussed in T87134 for including switch
object funcionality in 2.93. This includes:
- Remove the switch object operator experimental option
- Remove the option for switching objects in Edit Mode.
- Rename switch_object to transfer_mode.
- Enable the operator only in sculpt mode.
- Expose the operator in the Sculpt menu with an eyedropper modal
option.
On later releases, we could revisit enabling the operator in other mode
and object types as well as its place in the UI.
Reviewed By: JulienKaspar, JacquesLucke
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D10953
This is functionality that isn't accessible via the user interface. The
API allows the creation and modification of an override template that
holds rules that needs to be checked when overriding the asset.
The API is setup that it cannot be changed after creation. Later on when
the system is more mature we will allow changing overrides operations.
NOTE: This is an experimental feature and should not be used in productions.
Reviewed By: mont29, sebbas
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D10792
Build proxies automatically when added to sequencer timeline and when
switching preview size.
This behavior can be disabled in user preferences.
Reviewed By: sergey, fsiddi
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D10363
The colons are not necessary in these situations because it's clear
that the label applies to the next group of buttons anyway, and they
add unecessary visual complexity. Committing as part of D9924.
Simplification and changes to the Navigation gizmo. Better indication of negative axes, consistent use of color and size to indicate orientation, ability to be resized.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D9744
Reviewed by Campbell Barton
The Asset Browser will be disabled and not available for the 2.92 release. In
alpha/beta builds, there will be an "Asset Browser" option under Preferences >
Experimental, if the developer extras are enabled.
Note that this also disables related UI elements (e.g. "Mark Asset" buttons,
Preferences settings for asset libraries, etc.).
The code is still in master of course, development and testing will continue
there. But there simply needs to be too much polishing and fixing before the
2.92 release, plus there are some design decisions to be reevaluated.
Check the milestone 1 project to follow ongoing work:
https://developer.blender.org/project/view/124/
"F-Curve Visibility" is a bad UI label for a property that only affects
the display of unselected F-Curves. This commit clarifies the property
name by making it more specific with the word "Unselected", and by using
the word "Opacity". "F-Curve" is redundant in the UI label anyway because
it is included in the panel title.
Resolves T82587
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D10027
Approximately 138 changes in the spelling of compound words
and proper names like "Light Probe", "Shrink/Fatten", "Face Map".
In many cases, hyphens were used where they aren't correct, like
"re-fit". Other common changes include:
- "Datablock" -> "data-block"
- "Floating point" -> "floating-point"
- "Ngons" -> "n-gons"
These changes help give the language used in the interface
a consistent, more professional feel.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D9923
One of the core design aspects of the Asset Browser is that users can "mount"
custom asset libraries via the Preferences. Currently an asset library is just
a directory with one or more .blend files in it. We could easily support a
single .blend file as asset library as well (rather than a directory). It's
just disabled currently.
Note that in earlier designs, asset libraries were called repositories.
Idea is simple: In Preferences > File Paths, you can create custom libraries,
by setting a name and selecting a path. The name is ensured to be unique. If
the name or path are empty, the Asset Browser will not show it in the list of
available asset libraries.
The library path is not checked for validity, the Asset Browser will allow
selecting invalid libraries, but show a message instead of the file list, to
help the user understand what's going on.
Of course the actual Asset Browser UI is not part of this commit, it's in one
of the following ones.
{F9497950}
Part of the first Asset Browser milestone. Check the #asset_browser_milestone_1
project milestone on developer.blender.org.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D9722
Reviewed by: Brecht Van Lommel, Hans Goudey
The geometry-nodes features no longer depend on the point cloud object.
Therefore the point cloud object, although important in the future, can
be postponed until we have render and edit mode fully working.
This reverts commits:
* ea74ed5a7a.
* dc614c68ef.
Remove 'U.wheellinescroll' preference, currently hidden and unused.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D9616
Reviewed by Brecht Van Lommel
Small improvements to the layout of the Tooltips section in Preferences.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D9772
Reviewed by Pablo Vazquez
The point cloud object is the only one that will support instancing at
first. So we can expose it as a regular object.
It is limited since it has no edit mode. But this is not different than
the volume object.
