2025-04-08 Sculpt, Paint, & Texture Module Meeting

Check the overview thread for more information about the meeting.

Present

  • Sean Kim
  • Hans Goudey
  • Dalai Felinto
  • Daniel Stagg

Announcements

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Since the Last Meeting

  • Sean
    • Vertex Paint undo changes merged.
    • Some work on pen tilt support, still one remaining issue before we can consider moving it out of experimental.
    • Focus on some performance regressions since 4.3 to ensure 4.5 works well.
  • Hans
    • Talked with Julian about indirect data-block usage in Geometry Nodes brushes integration.
      • The overall idea is to copy a selected data-block to the brush asset’s library when it’s used by the brush. This seems good and can be done by the data-block UI template.
      • However, RNA pointer property polling will prevent local data-blocks from showing in data-block UI button lists. It’s not clear how to override the poll given that the library mismatch is handled at a higher level.

Commits

For a full set of changes, see the main tracker. The above is a curated list of fixes and changes for the module.

Meeting Topics

  • Brush settings reset after closing Blender
    • Want to try targeting this for 4.5 so that we don’t have this workflow regression long term in the next LTS.
    • Conclusion: Sean to talk with Julian to see what work is remaining, general agreement to prioritize this for the LTS.
  • Brief discussion with Dalai about the remaining work (listed in Multiresolution Issues) before Layered Sculpting can start
    • Current status:
      • Pending writeup of design for sculpt undo & memfile undo
      • Pending writeup of design for spikes & propagation issue
    • Of the two topics above, Sean is focusing on the former right now since it’s a bit broader but more actionable.
  • Brief discussion about meeting time
    • Looking to shift meeting an hour later (17:00 CEST) and subsequently offsetting it by a week so that other people are able to join, since the current time is early for the west coast of the US.
    • Potential next meeting time: 2024-04-29T15:00:00Z
Postponed Topics
  • 3D Texture Paint
    • What is the MVP for getting this out of experimental?
      • Sculpt Paint Brush support?
      • Old Texture Paint replacement?
      • Paint Mode?
    • Conclusion: No quorum for discussion - postponed for now

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