Added a VGroup input to the Armature modifier. This allows the user to specify

a vertex group which will modulate the influence of all bones in the armature.

This commit also tidies up the height of the modifier panels; they should all
have the same size margin now.

source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_lattice.h

@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ void lattice_deform_verts(struct Object *laOb, struct Object *target,
                           int numVerts, char *vgroup);
 void armature_deform_verts(struct Object *armOb, struct Object *target,
                            struct DerivedMesh *dm, float (*vertexCos)[3],
-                           int numVerts, int deformflag);
+                           int numVerts, int deformflag,
+                           const char *defgrp_name);
 float (*lattice_getVertexCos(struct Object *ob, int *numVerts_r))[3];
 void lattice_applyVertexCos(struct Object *ob, float (*vertexCos)[3]);
 void lattice_calc_modifiers(struct Object *ob);

source/blender/blenkernel/intern/armature.c

@@ -663,7 +663,8 @@ static void pchan_bone_deform(bPoseChannel *pchan, float weight, float *vec, flo
 }
 
 void armature_deform_verts(Object *armOb, Object *target, DerivedMesh *dm,
-                           float (*vertexCos)[3], int numVerts, int deformflag) 
+                           float (*vertexCos)[3], int numVerts, int deformflag,
+                           const char *defgrp_name)
 {
 	bPoseChannel *pchan, **defnrToPC = NULL;
 	MDeformVert *dverts = NULL;
@@ -672,6 +673,8 @@ void armature_deform_verts(Object *armOb, Object *target, DerivedMesh *dm,
 	int numGroups = 0;   /* safety for vertexgroup index overflow too */
 	int i;
 	int use_dverts = 0;
+	int armature_def_nr = -1;
+	bDeformGroup *dg;
 
 	if(armOb == G.obedit) return;
 	
@@ -690,11 +693,14 @@ void armature_deform_verts(Object *armOb, Object *target, DerivedMesh *dm,
 				pchan_b_bone_defmats(pchan);
 	}
 
+	/* get the def_nr for the overall armature vertex group if present */
+	for(i = 0, dg = target->defbase.first; dg; i++, dg = dg->next)
+		if(defgrp_name && strcmp(defgrp_name, dg->name) == 0)
+			armature_def_nr = i;
+
 	/* get a vertex-deform-index to posechannel array */
 	if(deformflag & ARM_DEF_VGROUP) {
 		if(target->type == OB_MESH){
-			bDeformGroup *dg;
-		
 			numGroups = BLI_countlist(&target->defbase);
 			dverts = ((Mesh*)target->data)->dvert;
 			
@@ -727,19 +733,33 @@ void armature_deform_verts(Object *armOb, Object *target, DerivedMesh *dm,
 		float	vec[3];
 		float	contrib = 0.0;
 		int		j;
+		float armature_weight = 1; /* default to 1 if no overall def group */
 
 		vec[0] = vec[1] = vec[2] = 0;
 
 		/* Apply the object's matrix */
 		Mat4MulVecfl(premat, co);
 		
-		if(use_dverts) {
+		if(use_dverts || armature_def_nr >= 0) {
 			if(dm) dvert = dm->getVertData(dm, i, LAYERTYPE_MDEFORMVERT);
 			else if(i < ((Mesh*)target->data)->totvert) dvert = dverts + i;
 		} else
 			dvert = NULL;
 
-		if(dvert && dvert->totweight) {	// use weight groups ?
+		if(armature_def_nr >= 0 && dvert) {
+			armature_weight = 0; /* a def group was given, so default to 0 */
+			for(j = 0; j < dvert->totweight; j++) {
+				if(dvert->dw[j].def_nr == armature_def_nr) {
+					armature_weight = dvert->dw[j].weight;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* check if there's any  point in calculating for this vert */
+		if(armature_weight == 0) continue;
+		
+		if(use_dverts && dvert && dvert->totweight) { // use weight groups ?
 			int deformed = 0;
 			
 			for(j = 0; j < dvert->totweight; j++){
@@ -780,11 +800,8 @@ void armature_deform_verts(Object *armOb, Object *target, DerivedMesh *dm,
 			}
 		}
 
-		if(contrib > 0.0){
+		if(contrib > 0.0)
-			vec[0] /= contrib;
+			VecMulf(vec, armature_weight / contrib);
-			vec[1] /= contrib;
-			vec[2] /= contrib;
-		}
 
 		VecAddf(co, vec, co);
 		Mat4MulVecfl(postmat, co);

source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.c

@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ static void armatureModifier_deformVerts(
 	ArmatureModifierData *amd = (ArmatureModifierData*) md;
 
 	armature_deform_verts(amd->object, ob, derivedData, vertexCos, numVerts,
-	                      amd->deformflag);
+	                      amd->deformflag, amd->defgrp_name);
 }
 
 static void armatureModifier_deformVertsEM(
@@ -2989,7 +2989,7 @@ static void armatureModifier_deformVertsEM(
 	if(!derivedData) dm = CDDM_from_editmesh(editData, ob->data);
 
 	armature_deform_verts(amd->object, ob, dm, vertexCos, numVerts,
-	                      amd->deformflag);
+	                      amd->deformflag, amd->defgrp_name);
 
 	if(!derivedData) dm->release(dm);
 }

source/blender/makesdna/DNA_modifier_types.h

@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ typedef struct ArmatureModifierData {
 	short deformflag, pad1;		/* deformflag replaces armature->deformflag */
 	int pad2;
 	struct Object *object;
+	char defgrp_name[32];
 } ArmatureModifierData;
 
 typedef struct HookModifierData {

source/blender/src/buttons_editing.c

@@ -1310,29 +1310,29 @@ static void draw_modifier(uiBlock *block, Object *ob, ModifierData *md, int *xco
 		int lx = x + width - 60 - 15;
 
 		if (md->type==eModifierType_Subsurf) {
-			height = 106;
+			height = 105;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Lattice) {
-			height = 46;
+			height = 48;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Curve) {
-			height = 46;
+			height = 48;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Build) {
 			height = 86;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Mirror) {
-			height = 46;
+			height = 48;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_EdgeSplit) {
-			height = 46;
+			height = 48;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Displace) {
 			DisplaceModifierData *dmd = (DisplaceModifierData *)md;
-			height = 134;
+			height = 124;
 			if(dmd->texmapping == MOD_DISP_MAP_OBJECT) height += 19;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_UVProject) {
 			height = 67 + ((UVProjectModifierData *)md)->num_projectors * 19;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Decimate) {
-			height = 46;
+			height = 48;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Wave) {
 			height = 200;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Armature) {
-			height = 46;
+			height = 67;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Hook) {
 			HookModifierData *hmd = (HookModifierData*) md;
 			height = 86;
@@ -1343,9 +1343,9 @@ static void draw_modifier(uiBlock *block, Object *ob, ModifierData *md, int *xco
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Softbody) {
 			height = 26;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Boolean) {
-			height = 46;
+			height = 48;
 		} else if (md->type==eModifierType_Array) {
-			height = 186;
+			height = 182;
 		}
 
 							/* roundbox 4 free variables: corner-rounding, nop, roundbox type, shade */
@@ -1512,6 +1512,8 @@ static void draw_modifier(uiBlock *block, Object *ob, ModifierData *md, int *xco
 			ArmatureModifierData *amd = (ArmatureModifierData*) md;
 			uiDefIDPoinBut(block, modifier_testArmatureObj, ID_OB, B_CHANGEDEP, "Ob: ", lx, (cy-=19), buttonWidth,19, &amd->object, "Armature object to deform with");
 			
+			but=uiDefBut(block, TEX, B_MODIFIER_RECALC, "VGroup: ",				  lx, (cy-=19), buttonWidth,19, &amd->defgrp_name, 0.0, 31.0, 0, 0, "Vertex Group name to control overall armature influence");
+			uiButSetCompleteFunc(but, autocomplete_vgroup, (void *)ob);
 			uiDefButBitS(block, TOG, ARM_DEF_VGROUP, B_ARM_RECALCDATA, "Vert.Groups",	lx,cy-=19,buttonWidth/2,20, &amd->deformflag, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Enable VertexGroups defining deform");
 			uiDefButBitS(block, TOG, ARM_DEF_ENVELOPE, B_ARM_RECALCDATA, "Envelopes",	lx+buttonWidth/2,cy,(buttonWidth + 1)/2,20, &amd->deformflag, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Enable Bone Envelopes defining deform");
 			

source/gameengine/Converter/BL_SkinDeformer.cpp

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void BL_SkinDeformer::Update(void)
 		for (int v =0; v<m_bmesh->totvert; v++)
 			VECCOPY(m_transverts[v], m_bmesh->mvert[v].co);
 
-		armature_deform_verts( par_arma, m_objMesh, NULL, m_transverts, m_bmesh->totvert, ARM_DEF_VGROUP );
+		armature_deform_verts( par_arma, m_objMesh, NULL, m_transverts, m_bmesh->totvert, ARM_DEF_VGROUP, NULL );
 		RecalcNormals();
 
 		/* Update the current frame */