[Bf-funboard] Strong Node-Based architecture

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:01:13 +0200

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Matt Ebb wrote:

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>
> On 14 Jul 2004, at 12:12 AM, Konrad Haenel wrote:
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>     A GUI that enables link creation by dragging lines from object to
>     object is obviously the ideal way to handel these node-based
>     systems. Thoug I'm not really certain about it I think that the
>     Blender-Core would allow for a fair amount of this functionality.
>     It is object-oriented after all, isn't it? I just wish the GUI'd
>     allow to harvest more of it.
>
>
> >From what I understand, although the internals of Blender work on an 
> object-oriented system, it's not set up at all for a node-based 
> workflow. The OOPS in Blender is more about linking the datablocks 
> (texture to a material to an object), not about a flow of information 
> between them. As a big fan of Shake, I know how incredibly powerful 
> and useful a node-based workflow can be, but as far as I know, it's 
> not a feasible topic for the Blender 2.X architecture.
>
> Matt
>
As this list is meant to discuss GUI related thing here comes my small 
request:

- enhancement of the OOPS schematic as far as possible

It'd be already nice to make it a little more usable than it is right 
now without adding too much to it. Linking datablocks more nicely and 
easily is something I'd look forward to.

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Matt Ebb wrote:
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On 14 Jul 2004, at 12:12 AM, Konrad Haenel wrote:
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  <blockquote> A GUI that enables link creation by dragging lines from
object to object is obviously the ideal way to handel these node-based
systems. Thoug I'm not really certain about it I think that the
Blender-Core would allow for a fair amount of this functionality. It
is object-oriented after all, isn't it? I just wish the GUI'd allow to
harvest more of it.
    <br>
  </blockquote>
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&gt;From what I understand, although the internals of Blender work on
an
object-oriented system, it's not set up at all for a node-based
workflow. The OOPS in Blender is more about linking the datablocks
(texture to a material to an object), not about a flow of information
between them. As a big fan of Shake, I know how incredibly powerful
and useful a node-based workflow can be, but as far as I know, it's
not a feasible topic for the Blender 2.X architecture.
  <br>
  <br>
Matt
  <br>
  <br>
</blockquote>
As this list is meant to discuss GUI related thing here comes my small
request:<br>
<br>
- enhancement of the OOPS schematic as far as possible<br>
<br>
It'd be already nice to make it a little more usable than it is right
now without adding too much to it. Linking datablocks more nicely and
easily is something I'd look forward to.<br>
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