Add "Blending" modifier and improve render level export.

This matches us up more closely with what PlasmaMAX does and allows us
to really fix x-raying effects by properly forcing objects into the
correct render pass.

korman/exporter/mesh.py

@@ -40,16 +40,12 @@ class _RenderLevel:
     _MINOR_MASK = ((1 << _MAJOR_SHIFT) - 1)
 
     def __init__(self, bo, pass_index, blend_span=False):
-        self.level = 0
+        if blend_span:
-        if pass_index > 0:
+            self.level = self._determine_level(bo, blend_span)
-            self.major = self.MAJOR_FRAMEBUF
-            self.minor = pass_index * 4
         else:
-            self.major = self.MAJOR_BLEND if blend_span else self.MAJOR_OPAQUE
+            self.level = 0
-
+        # Gulp... Hope you know what you're doing...
-        # We use the blender material's pass index (which we stashed in the hsGMaterial) to increment
+        self.minor += pass_index * 4
-        # the render pass, just like it says...
-        self.level += pass_index
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return self.level == other.level
@@ -60,15 +56,38 @@ class _RenderLevel:
     def _get_major(self):
         return self.level >> self._MAJOR_SHIFT
     def _set_major(self, value):
-        self.level = ((value << self._MAJOR_SHIFT) & 0xFFFFFFFF) | self.minor
+        self.level = self._calc_level(value, self.minor)
     major = property(_get_major, _set_major)
 
     def _get_minor(self):
         return self.level & self._MINOR_MASK
     def _set_minor(self, value):
-        self.level = ((self.major << self._MAJOR_SHIFT) & 0xFFFFFFFF) | value
+        self.level = self._calc_level(self.major, value)
     minor = property(_get_minor, _set_minor)
 
+    def _calc_level(self, major : int, minor : int=0) -> int:
+        return ((major << self._MAJOR_SHIFT) & 0xFFFFFFFF) | minor
+
+    def _determine_level(self, bo : bpy.types.Object, blend_span : bool) -> int:
+        mods = bo.plasma_modifiers
+        if mods.test_property("draw_framebuf"):
+            return self._calc_level(self.MAJOR_FRAMEBUF)
+        elif mods.test_property("draw_opaque"):
+            return self._calc_level(self.MAJOR_OPAQUE)
+        elif mods.test_property("draw_no_defer"):
+            blend_span = False
+
+        blend_mod = mods.blend
+        if blend_mod.enabled and blend_mod.has_dependencies:
+            level = self._calc_level(self.MAJOR_FRAMEBUF)
+            for i in blend_mod.iter_dependencies():
+                level = max(level, self._determine_level(i, blend_span))
+            return level + 4
+        elif blend_span:
+            return self._calc_level(self.MAJOR_BLEND)
+        else:
+            return self._calc_level(self.MAJOR_DEFAULT)
+
 
 class _DrawableCriteria:
     def __init__(self, bo, geospan, pass_index):
@@ -96,12 +115,12 @@ class _DrawableCriteria:
     def _face_sort_allowed(self, bo):
         # For now, only test the modifiers
         # This will need to be tweaked further for GUIs...
-        return not any((i.no_face_sort for i in bo.plasma_modifiers.modifiers))
+        return not bo.plasma_modifiers.test_property("no_face_sort")
 
     def _span_sort_allowed(self, bo):
         # For now, only test the modifiers
         # This will need to be tweaked further for GUIs...
-        return not any((i.no_face_sort for i in bo.plasma_modifiers.modifiers))
+        return not bo.plasma_modifiers.test_property("no_face_sort")
 
     @property
     def span_type(self):
@@ -118,7 +137,6 @@ class _GeoData:
         self.vertices = []
 
 
-
 class _MeshManager:
     def __init__(self, report=None):
         if report is not None:

korman/idprops.py

@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ def poll_animated_objects(self, value):
 def poll_camera_objects(self, value):
     return value.type == "CAMERA"
 
+def poll_drawable_objects(self, value):
+    return value.type == "MESH" and any(value.data.materials)
+
 def poll_empty_objects(self, value):
     return value.type == "EMPTY"
 

korman/properties/modifiers/__init__.py

@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ class PlasmaModifiers(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
             setattr(cls, i.pl_id, bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=i))
         bpy.types.Object.plasma_modifiers = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=cls)
 
+    def test_property(self, property : str) -> bool:
+        """Tests a property on all enabled Plasma modifiers"""
+        return any((getattr(i, property) for i in self.modifiers))
+
 
 class PlasmaModifierSpec(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
     pass

korman/properties/modifiers/base.py

@@ -30,10 +30,30 @@ class PlasmaModifierProperties(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
     def destroyed(self):
         pass
 
+    @property
+    def draw_opaque(self):
+        """Render geometry before the avatar"""
+        return False
+
+    @property
+    def draw_framebuf(self):
+        """Render geometry after the avatar but before other blended geometry"""
+        return False
+
+    @property
+    def draw_no_defer(self):
+        """Disallow geometry being sorted into a blending span"""
+        return False
+
     @property
     def enabled(self):
         return self.display_order >= 0
 
+    @property
+    def face_sort(self):
+        """Indicates that the geometry's faces should be sorted by the engine"""
+        return False
+
     def harvest_actors(self):
         return ()
 

korman/properties/modifiers/render.py

@@ -25,6 +25,98 @@ from ...exporter import utils
 from ...exporter.explosions import ExportError
 from ... import idprops
 
+class PlasmaBlendOntoObject(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
+    blend_onto = PointerProperty(name="Blend Onto",
+                                 description="Object to render first",
+                                 options=set(),
+                                 type=bpy.types.Object,
+                                 poll=idprops.poll_drawable_objects)
+    enabled = BoolProperty(name="Enabled",
+                           default=True,
+                           options=set())
+
+
+class PlasmaBlendMod(PlasmaModifierProperties):
+    pl_id = "blend"
+
+    bl_category = "Render"
+    bl_label = "Blending"
+    bl_description = "Advanced Blending Options"
+
+    render_level = EnumProperty(name="Render Pass",
+                                description="Suggested render pass for this object.",
+                                items=[("AUTO", "(Auto)", "Let Korman decide when to render this object."),
+                                       ("OPAQUE", "Before Avatar", "Prefer for the object to draw before the avatar."),
+                                       ("FRAMEBUF", "Frame Buffer", "Prefer for the object to draw after the avatar but before other blended objects."),
+                                       ("BLEND", "Blended", "Prefer for the object to draw after most other geometry in the blended pass.")],
+                                options=set())
+    sort_faces = EnumProperty(name="Sort Faces",
+                              description="",
+                              items=[("AUTO", "(Auto)", "Let Korman decide if faces should be sorted."),
+                                     ("ALWAYS", "Always", "Force the object's faces to be sorted."),
+                                     ("NEVER", "Never", "Force the object's faces to never be sorted.")],
+                              options=set())
+
+    dependencies = CollectionProperty(type=PlasmaBlendOntoObject)
+    active_dependency_index = IntProperty(options={"HIDDEN"})
+
+    def export(self, exporter, bo, so):
+        # What'er you lookin at?
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    def draw_opaque(self):
+        return self.render_level == "OPAQUE"
+
+    @property
+    def draw_framebuf(self):
+        return self.render_level == "FRAMEBUF"
+
+    @property
+    def draw_no_defer(self):
+        return self.render_level != "BLEND"
+
+    @property
+    def face_sort(self):
+        return self.sort_faces == "ALWAYS"
+
+    @property
+    def no_face_sort(self):
+        return self.sort_faces == "NEVER"
+
+    @property
+    def has_dependencies(self):
+        return bool(self.dependencies)
+
+    @property
+    def has_circular_dependency(self):
+        return self._check_circular_dependency()
+
+    def _check_circular_dependency(self, objects=None):
+        if objects is None:
+            objects = set()
+        elif self.name in objects:
+            return True
+        objects.add(self.name)
+
+        for i in self.iter_dependencies():
+            # New deep copy of the set for each dependency, so an object can be reused as a
+            # dependant's dependant.
+            this_branch = set(objects)
+            sub_mod = i.plasma_modifiers.blend
+            if sub_mod.enabled and sub_mod._check_circular_dependency(this_branch):
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def iter_dependencies(self):
+        for i in (j.blend_onto for j in self.dependencies if j.blend_onto is not None and j.enabled):
+            yield i
+
+    def sanity_check(self):
+        if self.has_circular_dependency:
+            raise ExportError("'{}': Circular Render Dependency detected!".format(self.name))
+
+
 class PlasmaDecalManagerRef(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
     enabled = BoolProperty(name="Enabled",
                            default=True,

korman/ui/modifiers/render.py

@@ -18,6 +18,36 @@ import bpy
 from .. import ui_list
 from ...exporter.mesh import _VERTEX_COLOR_LAYERS
 
+class BlendOntoListUI(bpy.types.UIList):
+    def draw_item(self, context, layout, data, item, icon, active_data, active_property, index=0, flt_flag=0):
+        if item.blend_onto is None:
+            layout.label("[No Object Specified]", icon="ERROR")
+        else:
+            layout.label(item.blend_onto.name, icon="OBJECT_DATA")
+        layout.prop(item, "enabled", text="")
+
+
+def blend(modifier, layout, context):
+    # Warn if there are render dependencies and a manual render level specification -- this
+    # could lead to unpredictable results.
+    layout.alert = modifier.render_level != "AUTO" and bool(modifier.dependencies)
+    layout.prop(modifier, "render_level")
+    layout.alert = False
+    layout.prop(modifier, "sort_faces")
+
+    layout.separator()
+    layout.label("Render Dependencies:")
+    ui_list.draw_modifier_list(layout, "BlendOntoListUI", modifier, "dependencies",
+                              "active_dependency_index", rows=2, maxrows=4)
+    try:
+        dependency_ref = modifier.dependencies[modifier.active_dependency_index]
+    except:
+        pass
+    else:
+        layout.alert = dependency_ref.blend_onto is None
+        layout.prop(dependency_ref, "blend_onto")
+
+
 class DecalMgrListUI(bpy.types.UIList):
     def draw_item(self, context, layout, data, item, icon, active_data, active_property, index=0, flt_flag=0):
         if item.name: