This is part of T76372.
It adds the `blend_write`, `blend_read_data`, `blend_read_lib`
and `blend_read_expand` which correspond to the various
steps when reading and writing .blend files.
Having these callbacks allows us to decentralize the blenloader
code a lot more. This has the affect that code related to any
specific ID type is less scattered.
Reviewers: mont29
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D8670
Root of the issue was not fixed in 2.90, only hidden by the fact that we
now re-read much less data during undo's that we used to, when some new
datablock gets added or removed.
This is not an ideal solution (as usual when dealing with data pointers
shared across data-blocks), but it's decent enough. thanks a lot to
@brecht for it!
To be backported to 2.83 too.
High quality emitters need to maintain state themselves. For example,
this it needs to remember when it spawned the last particle.
This is especially important when the birth rate is changing over time.
Otherwise, there will be very visible artifacts.
It is quite likely that other components of the simulation need their own
state as well. Therefore, I refactored the `SimulationState` type a bit,
to make it more extensible. Instead of using hardcoded type numbers, a
string is used to identify the state type. Also, instead of having switch
statements in many places, there is a new `SimulationStateType` that
encapsulates information about how a specific state is created/freed/copied/...
I removed the integration with the point cache for now, because it was
not used anyway in it's current state.
Object sockets work now, but only the new Object Transforms and the
Particle Mesh Emitter node use it. The emitter does not actually
use the mesh surface yet. Instead, new particles are just emitted around
the origin of the object.
Internally, handles to object data blocks are passed around in the network,
instead of raw object pointers. Using handles has a couple of benefits:
* The caller of the function has control over which handles can be resolved
and therefore limit access to specific data. The set of data blocks that
is accessed by a node tree should be known statically. This is necessary
for a proper integration with the dependency graph.
* When the pointer to an object changes (e.g. after restarting Blender),
all handles are still valid.
* When an object is deleted, the handle is invalidated without causing crashes.
* The handle is just an integer that can be stored per particle and can be cached easily.
The mapping between handles and their corresponding data blocks is
stored in the Simulation data block.
Use binary search for querying deform weights.
Spring 02_020_A.anim.blend on Ryzen 1700X goes from 12.4 to 12.7fps.
During profiling it was detected that adding new items to the head was faster than adding to the tail.
Reviewed By: Campbell Barton
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D8127
Every Particle Simulation node has a name (or a path when it is in a node group).
This name has to be used in the Simulation modifier on a point cloud to see
the particles.
Caching has been disabled for now, because it was holding back development
a bit. To reset the simulation, go back to frame 1.
Currently, there is no way to influence the simulation. There are just some
randomly moving points. Changing that is the next step.
Changed variable names from mmd, mds, mfs, and mes to fmd, fds, ffs, and fes. The author of this commits lights a candle for all the merge conflicts this will cause.