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Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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import bpy
from bpy.types import NodeTree, Node, NodeSocket
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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# Implementation of custom nodes from Python
# Derived from the NodeTree base type, similar to Menu, Operator, Panel, etc.
class MyCustomTree(NodeTree):
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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# Description string
'''A custom node tree type that will show up in the node editor header'''
# Optional identifier string. If not explicitly defined, the python class name is used.
bl_idname = 'CustomTreeType'
# Label for nice name display
bl_label = 'Custom Node Tree'
# Icon identifier
bl_icon = 'NODETREE'
# Custom socket type
class MyCustomSocket(NodeSocket):
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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# Description string
'''Custom node socket type'''
# Optional identifier string. If not explicitly defined, the python class name is used.
bl_idname = 'CustomSocketType'
# Label for nice name display
bl_label = 'Custom Node Socket'
# Enum items list
my_items = [
("DOWN", "Down", "Where your feet are"),
("UP", "Up", "Where your head should be"),
("LEFT", "Left", "Not right"),
("RIGHT", "Right", "Not left")
]
myEnumProperty = bpy.props.EnumProperty(name="Direction", description="Just an example", items=my_items, default='UP')
# Optional function for drawing the socket input value
def draw(self, context, layout, node, text):
if self.is_output or self.is_linked:
layout.label(text)
else:
layout.prop(self, "myEnumProperty", text=text)
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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# Socket color
def draw_color(self, context, node):
return (1.0, 0.4, 0.216, 0.5)
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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# Mix-in class for all custom nodes in this tree type.
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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# Defines a poll function to enable instantiation.
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class MyCustomTreeNode:
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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@classmethod
def poll(cls, ntree):
return ntree.bl_idname == 'CustomTreeType'
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Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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# Derived from the Node base type.
class MyCustomNode(Node, MyCustomTreeNode):
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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# === Basics ===
# Description string
'''A custom node'''
# Optional identifier string. If not explicitly defined, the python class name is used.
bl_idname = 'CustomNodeType'
# Label for nice name display
bl_label = 'Custom Node'
# Icon identifier
bl_icon = 'SOUND'
# === Custom Properties ===
# These work just like custom properties in ID data blocks
# Extensive information can be found under
# http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual/Extensions/Python/Properties
myStringProperty = bpy.props.StringProperty()
myFloatProperty = bpy.props.FloatProperty(default=3.1415926)
# === Optional Functions ===
# Initialization function, called when a new node is created.
# This is the most common place to create the sockets for a node, as shown below.
# NOTE: this is not the same as the standard __init__ function in Python, which is
# a purely internal Python method and unknown to the node system!
def init(self, context):
self.inputs.new('CustomSocketType', "Hello")
self.inputs.new('NodeSocketFloat', "World")
self.inputs.new('NodeSocketVector', "!")
self.outputs.new('NodeSocketColor', "How")
self.outputs.new('NodeSocketColor', "are")
self.outputs.new('NodeSocketFloat', "you")
# Copy function to initialize a copied node from an existing one.
def copy(self, node):
print("Copying from node ", node)
# Free function to clean up on removal.
def free(self):
print("Removing node ", self, ", Goodbye!")
# Additional buttons displayed on the node.
def draw_buttons(self, context, layout):
layout.label("Node settings")
layout.prop(self, "myFloatProperty")
# Detail buttons in the sidebar.
# If this function is not defined, the draw_buttons function is used instead
def draw_buttons_ext(self, context, layout):
layout.prop(self, "myFloatProperty")
# myStringProperty button will only be visible in the sidebar
layout.prop(self, "myStringProperty")
# Optional: custom label
# Explicit user label overrides this, but here we can define a label dynamically
def draw_label(self):
return "I am a custom node"
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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### Node Categories ###
# Node categories are a python system for automatically
# extending the Add menu, toolbar panels and search operator.
# For more examples see release/scripts/startup/nodeitems_builtins.py
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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import nodeitems_utils
from nodeitems_utils import NodeCategory, NodeItem
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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# our own base class with an appropriate poll function,
# so the categories only show up in our own tree type
class MyNodeCategory(NodeCategory):
@classmethod
def poll(cls, context):
return context.space_data.tree_type == 'CustomTreeType'
# all categories in a list
node_categories = [
# identifier, label, items list
MyNodeCategory("SOMENODES", "Some Nodes", items=[
# our basic node
NodeItem("CustomNodeType"),
]),
MyNodeCategory("OTHERNODES", "Other Nodes", items=[
# the node item can have additional settings,
# which are applied to new nodes
# NB: settings values are stored as string expressions,
# for this reason they should be converted to strings using repr()
NodeItem("CustomNodeType", label="Node A", settings={
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"myStringProperty": repr("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"),
"myFloatProperty": repr(1.0),
}),
NodeItem("CustomNodeType", label="Node B", settings={
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"myStringProperty": repr("consectetur adipisicing elit"),
"myFloatProperty": repr(2.0),
}),
]),
]
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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def register():
bpy.utils.register_class(MyCustomTree)
bpy.utils.register_class(MyCustomSocket)
bpy.utils.register_class(MyCustomNode)
nodeitems_utils.register_node_categories("CUSTOM_NODES", node_categories)
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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def unregister():
nodeitems_utils.unregister_node_categories("CUSTOM_NODES")
Merge of the PyNodes branch (aka "custom nodes") into trunk. PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements. === Dynamic node type registration === Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes. Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2]. === Node group improvements === Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3]. The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there. [1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes [2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender [3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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bpy.utils.unregister_class(MyCustomTree)
bpy.utils.unregister_class(MyCustomSocket)
bpy.utils.unregister_class(MyCustomNode)
if __name__ == "__main__":
register()