Does not make sense in the use-cases of that function, especially since
we don't know whether it is actually due to an error, or some glitch
(like an empty curve).
Think we always want to get a mesh when using either operator
conversion, or the `bpy.data.meshes.new_from_object` function.
Note that an assert was also added to ensure we do try to convert from a
valid 'geometry' object type.
When `BKE_mesh_new_from_object()` cannot convert an object to a mesh, it
returns `NULL`. This case was not handled at all in
`BKE_mesh_new_from_object_to_bmain()` or `curvetomesh()`, causing a
segmentation fault.
This commit fixes the segmentation fault, and leaves the curve object as
a curve object.
Reviewed By: mont29, brecht, sergey
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D5217
We cannot do refcount operations in a non-Main ID, this is forbidden.
While that whole func could probably use some love and refactor, for now
sticking to minimal changes and just moving refcounting op after mesh
has been transferred to Main database.
This commit extends dependency graph API with an argument which
denotes that all custom data layers are to be preserved. This
forces modifier stack re-evaluation with more inclusive mask.
Far from ideal, since this might fail in certain configurations
with indirectly used objects which might be missing layers needed
for the current object evaluation. But this is how it worked for
a long time, so should be good enough for until more sophisticated
solution is found.
In order to use this new behavior two things are to be passed:
- Pass keep_all_data_layers=True
- Pass a valid dependency graph.
The dependency graph is only needed if keep_all_data_layers=True
and is NOT to be passed if keep_all_data_layers=False.
If keep_all_data_layers=True the dependency graph MUST be passed.
Reviewers: mont29, brecht
Reviewed By: mont29
Maniphest Tasks: T64994, T64794
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D4940
This is old logic that no longer makes sense in the new depsgraph, and causes
issues when multiple threads try to modify the same bevel object.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D4913
Makes the result of object.to_mesh() and bpy.meshes.new_from_object()
to be the same as what is visible in the viewport.
This makes Cycles to respect modifiers enabled in edit mode, and should
also easy some scripter's work. The final render still needs some work,
which, maybe, will be about forcing objects out of editing modes.
One of the usecases is to create mesh from an object is a manner similar to
how Apply Modifiers does it, and have it in the bmain so it can be referenced
by other objects.
This usecase is something what went unnoticed in the previous API changes, so
here is a followup.
Summary of changes:
* bpy.meshes.new_from_object() behaves almost the same as before this change.
The difference now is that it now ensures all referenced data-blocks are
original (for example, materials referenced by the mesh).
* object.to_mesh() now creates free-standing Mesh data-block which is outside
of any bmain. The object owns it, which guarantees the memory never leaks.
It is possible to force free memory by calling object.to_mesh_clear().
Reviewers: brecht
Reviewed By: brecht
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D4875
Main goal here is to make it obvious and predictable about
what is going on.
Summary of changes.
- Access to dependency graph is now only possible to a fully evaluated
graph. This is now done via context.evaluated_depsgraph_get().
The call will ensure both relations and datablocks are updated.
This way we don't allow access to some known bad state of the graph,
and also making explicit that getting update dependency graph is not
cheap.
- Access to evaluated ID is now possible via id.evaluated_get().
It was already possible to get evaluated ID via dependency graph,
but that was a bit confusing why access to original is done via ID
and to evaluated via depsgraph.
If datablock is not covered by dependency graph it will be returned
as-is.
- Similarly, request for original from an ID which is not evaluated
will return ID as-is.
- Removed scene.update().
This is very expensive to update all the view layers.
- Added depsgraph.update().
Now when temporary changes to objects are to be done, this is to
happen on original object and then dependency graph is to be
updated.
- Changed object.to_mesh() to behave the following way:
* When is used for original object modifiers are ignored.
For meshes this acts similar to mesh-copy, not very useful but
allows to keep code paths similar (i.e. for exporter which has
Apply Modifiers option it's only matter choosing between original
and evaluated object, the to_mesh() part can stay the same).
For curves this gives a mesh which is constructed from displist
without taking own modifiers and modifiers of bevel/taper objects
into account.
For metaballs this gives empty mesh.
Polygonization of metaball is not possible from a single object.
* When is used for evaluated object modifiers are always applied.
In fact, no evaluation is happening, the mesh is either copied
as-is, or constructed from current state of curve cache.
Arguments to apply modifiers and calculate original coordinates (ORCO,
aka undeformed coordinates) are removed. The ORCO is to be calculated
as part of dependency graph evaluation.
File used to regression-test (a packed Python script into .blend):
{F7033464}
Patch to make addons tests to pass:
{F7033466}
NOTE: I've included changes to FBX exporter, and those are addressing
report T63689.
NOTE: All the enabled-by-default addons are to be ported still, but
first want to have agreement on this part of changes.
NOTE: Also need to work on documentation for Python API, but, again,
better be done after having agreement on this work.
Reviewers: brecht, campbellbarton, mont29
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D4834
Curve function had two arguments:
- for_render, which was originally supposed to be used to control
whether viewport or render visibility for modifiers is to be
used.
- use_render_resolution, which sounds like it is supposed to control
whether viewport or render resolution for curves is to be used.
What is totally confusing is that those arguments were used
interchangeably: sometimes use_render_resolution would control
modifiers visibility.
This commit makes it so there is one single argument for this.
Reviewers: brecht
Reviewed By: brecht
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D4850
Some deform modifiers (like armature) use passed Mesh parameter to
retrieve some extra data (vgroups in our case), and default to obdata
when it is not available.
This should be fine in theory in the 'apply modifier to obdata' case,
since this is always the first modifier, but here upper-level code
passes **evaluated** object, not orig one, so ob->data is not orig
anymore, and might miss some stuff...
Note that am quiet unsure whether the way evaluated data is passed
around in that apply modifier operator code is actually OK, but for now
it seems to work at least...
- Passing original object with apply_modifiers=false will give a
non-modified non-deformed mesh.
The result mesh will point to datablocks from the original "domain". For
example, materials will be original.
- Passing original object with apply_modifiers=true will give a mesh which
has all modifiers applied.
The result mesh will point to datablocks from the original "domain". For
example, materials will be original.
- Passing evaluated object will ignore apply_modifiers argument, and the
result always contains all modifiers applied.
The result mesh will point to an evaluated datablocks. For example,
materials will be an evaluated IDs from the dependency graph.
Fixes T62916: Applying boolean modifier does not set material properly
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D4604
Use the term "AFTER" instead of "OFS" since it wasn't obvious these
macros operate on everything after the struct member passed.
Avoid casting to non-const types when only reading.
Convention was not to but after discussion on 918941483f we agree its
best to change the convention.
Names now mostly follow RNA.
Some exceptions:
- Use 'nodetrees' instead of 'nodegroups'
since the struct is called NodeTree.
- Use 'gpencils' instead of 'grease_pencil'
since 'gpencil' is a common abbreviation in the C code.
Other exceptions:
- Leave 'wm' as it's a list of one.
- Leave 'ipo' as is for versioning.
We already have different storages for cddata of verts, edges etc.,
'simply' do the same for the mask flags we use all around Blender code
to request some data, or limit some operation to some layers, etc.
Reason we need this is that some cddata types (like Normals) are
actually shared between verts/polys/loops, and we don’t want to generate
clnors everytime we request vnors!
As a side note, this also does final fix to T59338, which was the
trigger for this patch (need to request computed loop normals for
another mesh than evaluated one).
Reviewers: brecht, campbellbarton, sergey
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D4407
This was caused by curves pointing to each other
creating a cyclic dependency.
While the dependency graph detects this, generating a mesh for render
recursively generates data which cashes in this case.
Add in a check to detect cyclic links.
Note, this bug exists in 2.7x too - but only crashes on render
since 2.7x didn't use 'for_render' when converting data.
When generating a mesh from a curve object, do not generate temp objects
and curves in main, but rather as 'localized' copies.
This is cleaner, and might add a marginal speed-up in some cases (like
rendering thousands of curve objects), since we save some processing.
Note that this is the function behind py API's `Object.to_mesh()` too.
Turns out most of our 'local working copy' cases can use same set of
flags.
Note that this commit adds LIB_ID_COPY_CACHES to all our local meshes
copying, however this is no-op since that flag is unused during mesh
copying... We may want to add another set of flags without that one at
some point, but for now it would not be useful imho.
BF-admins agree to remove header information that isn't useful,
to reduce noise.
- BEGIN/END license blocks
Developers should add non license comments as separate comment blocks.
No need for separator text.
- Contributors
This is often invalid, outdated or misleading
especially when splitting files.
It's more useful to git-blame to find out who has developed the code.
See P901 for script to perform these edits.
More like a band-aid than anything else really, that code is horribly
weak and need to be fully re-written at some point (putting all those
temp data-blocks fully outside of bmain...). But for now should do.
The issue was caused by shape keys datablock from evaluated mesh
being added to the main database.
This commit makes it so shape keys are not copied for the mesh
used as cage.
