[Bf-committers] PyNodes branch merge
It's finally happening, "PyNodes" branch (aka "custom nodes") ready for merge 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. For the next release (2.67) i will update the official wiki pages as well. The wiki node docs are totally outdated anyway (still on 2.49 level in many parts). I'd like to make a general section about common node editor tools. Docs about the python API and registration should probably go to the bpy reference docs as examples [4] Please report any possible bugs you encounter to the bug tracker [5]. Regards, Lukas Tönne [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/ [4] http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_66a_release/bpy.types.NodeTree.html [5] http://projects.blender.org/tracker/?atid=498&group_id=9&func=browse ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
Re: [Bf-committers] PyNodes branch merge
Made a temporary wiki page to collect API changes. Is there a preferred place to put this other than my personal pages? http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes/API_changes On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 5:35 PM, Lukas Tönne wrote: > It's finally happening, "PyNodes" branch (aka "custom nodes") ready > for merge 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. > > > For the next release (2.67) i will update the official wiki pages as > well. The wiki node docs are totally outdated anyway (still on 2.49 > level in many parts). I'd like to make a general section about common > node editor tools. Docs about the python API and registration should > probably go to the bpy reference docs as examples [4] > > Please report any possible bugs you encounter to the bug tracker [5]. > > Regards, > Lukas Tönne > > > [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/ > [4] > http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_66a_release/bpy.types.NodeTree.html > [5] http://projects.blender.org/tracker/?atid=498&group_id=9&func=browse ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
Re: [Bf-committers] PyNodes branch merge
Maybe add a page in the release notes: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Ref/Release_Notes/2.67 On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Lukas Tönne wrote: > Made a temporary wiki page to collect API changes. Is there a > preferred place to put this other than my personal pages? > > http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes/API_changes > > On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 5:35 PM, Lukas Tönne wrote: >> It's finally happening, "PyNodes" branch (aka "custom nodes") ready >> for merge 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. >> >> >> For the next release (2.67) i will update the official wiki pages as >> well. The wiki node docs are totally outdated anyway (still on 2.49 >> level in many parts). I'd like to make a general section about common >> node editor tools. Docs about the python API and registration should >> probably go to the bpy reference docs as examples [4] >> >> Please report any possible bugs you encounter to the bug tracker [5]. >> >> Regards, >> Lukas Tönne >> >> >> [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/ >> [4] >> http://www.blender.org/documentation/blender_python_api_2_66a_release/bpy.types.NodeTree.html >> [5] http://projects.blender.org/tracker/?atid=498&group_id=9&func=browse > ___ > Bf-committers mailing list > Bf-committers@blender.org > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
