2024-03-05 Nodes & Physics Module Meeting

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Check the overview thread for more information about the meeting.

Present

• Hans Goudey
• Howard Trickey
• Iliya Katushenock

Since the Last Meeting

• Performance
  • Speedup reverse UV sampler
• Nodes
  • Expose ordering of links in multi input socket in Python
• Geometry Nodes
  • align input and output sockets in simulation and repeat zone nodes
  • support group ids in Geometry Proximity node
  • Support wildcard in Remove Named Attribute node
  • Align input and output sockets in simulation and repeat zone nodes
  • Add node tools warning when shape keys are removed
• Experimental volume nodes
  • Add volume grid conversion nodes
  • Add volume grid creation nodes
  • Sample grid node
  • Add link drag search items to store named grid node

Meeting Topics

• Howard joined to talk about splitting up the boolean V2 work into smaller pieces that could land separately.
  • The first commit would be adding a solver option to the boolean node, adding the ability to use the float “non-exact” solver there.
  • Then the exact arithmetic library for large integers, then the boolean algorithm would start to land.
  • The current state of the branch outputs loose faces that aren’t connected to each other. This seems like a natural way to split up the review.
  • There could be a node info overlay to suggest the experimental feature shouldn’t be depended on.