Texture baking fails when using a "material_index" attribute and values assigned to faces refrerence a non-existent material slot #102214

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opened 2022-11-01 19:39:19 +01:00 by kursad k · 15 comments
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System Information
Operating system: Windows 11
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Blender Version
Broken: 3.3, 3.4

Short description of error

This thing tries to bake from a non existing material slot, the mesh has a material_index attribute and all faces have it set to 1
{F13841290 size=full}

When the attribute is removed (or set to zero on all faces, OR if you have a second material slot with a valid material) then this works.

Rendering itself seems to ignore the "invalid" material_index (or just falls back to the first existing, havent checked)

image.png

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

from scratch:

  • defaut cube
  • add GN nodetree
  • add Set Material index node (set to an index of your liking)
  • apply modifier

OR for example:

  • default cube
  • add a second material slot
  • assign some faces to the second material slot (will create the attribute)
  • remove the second material slot again

Original report:
Load the .blend file

Select the object

Select the "BAKE" node

Render Properties -> Bake

The image comes out black

bake_bug_01112022_1321_56.zip

**System Information** Operating system: Windows 11 Graphics card: **Blender Version** Broken: 3.3, 3.4 **Short description of error** This thing tries to bake from a non existing material slot, the mesh has a `material_index` attribute and all faces have it set to 1 {[F13841290](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F13841290/image.png) size=full} When the attribute is removed (or set to zero on all faces, OR if you have a second material slot with a valid material) then this works. Rendering itself seems to ignore the "invalid" `material_index` (or just falls back to the first existing, havent checked) ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F13834655/image.png) **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** from scratch: - defaut cube - add GN nodetree - add Set Material index node (set to an index of your liking) - apply modifier OR for example: - default cube - add a second material slot - assign some faces to the second material slot (will create the attribute) - remove the second material slot again Original report: Load the .blend file Select the object Select the "BAKE" node Render Properties -> Bake The image comes out black [bake_bug_01112022_1321_56.zip](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F13834652/bake_bug_01112022_1321_56.zip)
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Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Needs Developer To Reproduce'

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Needs Developer To Reproduce'
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Thanks for the report. I'm able to redo this. May not be a bug but I'm unable to find the cause. So forwarding reports to developers.

Thanks for the report. I'm able to redo this. May not be a bug but I'm unable to find the cause. So forwarding reports to developers.
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Added subscribers: @HooglyBoogly, @brecht, @lichtwerk

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This thing tries to bake from a non existing material slot, the mesh has a material_index attribute and all faces have it set to 1
{F13841290 size=full}

When the attribute is removed (or set to zero on all faces, OR if you have a second material slot with a valid material) then this works.

Rendering itself seems to ignore the "invalid" material_index (or just falls back to the first existing, havent checked)

CC @HooglyBoogly
CC @brecht

This thing tries to bake from a non existing material slot, the mesh has a `material_index` attribute and all faces have it set to 1 {[F13841290](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F13841290/image.png) size=full} When the attribute is removed (or set to zero on all faces, OR if you have a second material slot with a valid material) then this works. Rendering itself seems to ignore the "invalid" `material_index` (or just falls back to the first existing, havent checked) CC @HooglyBoogly CC @brecht
Philipp Oeser changed title from Blender fails to bake textures to Texture baking fails when using a "material_index" attribute and values assigned to faces refrerence a non-existent material slot 2022-11-02 13:41:42 +01:00
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@lichtwerk Thanks for investigating it. I think the material index is set to 1 because the mesh originally had multiple materials (which was imported as Alembic) and I deleted others and kept only one. I do not know why the material index attr would left a such residue.

@lichtwerk Thanks for investigating it. I think the material index is set to 1 because the mesh originally had multiple materials (which was imported as Alembic) and I deleted others and kept only one. I do not know why the material index attr would left a such residue.

Changed status from 'Needs Developer To Reproduce' to: 'Confirmed'

Changed status from 'Needs Developer To Reproduce' to: 'Confirmed'
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@kursadk Is there any chance you could give the specific steps that got the material index attribute into this state? Blender should be able to avoid this, and I think that's probably the best fix for this bug.

@kursadk Is there any chance you could give the specific steps that got the material index attribute into this state? Blender should be able to avoid this, and I think that's probably the best fix for this bug.
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@HooglyBoogly, for example :

  • defaut cube
  • add GN nodetree
  • add Set Material index node (set to an index of your liking)
  • apply modifier

OR for example:

  • default cube
  • add a second material slot
  • assign some faces to the second material slot (will create the attribute)
  • remove the second material slot again
@HooglyBoogly, for example : - defaut cube - add GN nodetree - add Set Material index node (set to an index of your liking) - apply modifier OR for example: - default cube - add a second material slot - assign some faces to the second material slot (will create the attribute) - remove the second material slot again

This issue was referenced by dd7a10e5a5

This issue was referenced by dd7a10e5a5f15fac6d0c06f49dc1f2e59637f7ec

This issue was referenced by 1fbb1d8cf6

This issue was referenced by 1fbb1d8cf6ea9badd3361e4c533625f569d14734

I assumed this was a regression given the recent material index changes and versions mentioned in the description, but actually it seems not to be a new issue. So lowering the priority.

I think we should have consistent logic for how to deal with material index that exceeds the number of materials. I'll commit a fix for that.

@HooglyBoogly feel free to re-open if you want to work on ensuring the material indices are always within the range. Doing that for geometry nodes might be inconvenient for users or introduce some performance overhead though, not sure it's worth it.

I assumed this was a regression given the recent material index changes and versions mentioned in the description, but actually it seems not to be a new issue. So lowering the priority. I think we should have consistent logic for how to deal with material index that exceeds the number of materials. I'll commit a fix for that. @HooglyBoogly feel free to re-open if you want to work on ensuring the material indices are always within the range. Doing that for geometry nodes might be inconvenient for users or introduce some performance overhead though, not sure it's worth it.
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Thanks Brecht.

I think we should never allow users to write negative indices anywhere. Geometry nodes should already do that.
But positive indices should be allowed, if you want to set them directly anyway. Most higher-level tools should probably be able to avoid creating these dangling indices though. There's probably some room to improve that in various places.

Thanks Brecht. I think we should never allow users to write negative indices anywhere. Geometry nodes should already do that. But positive indices should be allowed, if you want to set them directly anyway. Most higher-level tools should probably be able to avoid creating these dangling indices though. There's probably some room to improve that in various places.

Changed status from 'Confirmed' to: 'Resolved'

Changed status from 'Confirmed' to: 'Resolved'
Brecht Van Lommel self-assigned this 2022-11-09 18:14:21 +01:00
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