Drivers that use modified namespaces only work after reloading twice blender files with the same internal script #62195

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iszotic · 2019-03-05T00:58:23+01:00

iszotic commented

2019-03-05 00:58:23 +01:00

Operating system: Ubuntu 18.04.1
Graphics card: RX 480

Blender Version
Broken:
blender-2.80-3730d16347a5-2019-03-04, 16:04
Worked:
Open the file twice

Short description of error
Drivers that use modified namespaces only work after reloading twice blender files with the same internal script.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
I made an empty with saturation and hue object properties, these properties are later plugged into a light's RGB values using drivers, (in this case, for cycles and eevee), for this purpose a script is used that adds an entry to the driver's namespace to convert hue and saturation into RGB. I make sure this script is registered and that blender auto-runs python files.

Lights sync eevee and cycles.blend

Operating system: Ubuntu 18.04.1 Graphics card: RX 480 Blender Version Broken: blender-2.80-3730d16347a5-2019-03-04, 16:04 Worked: Open the file twice **Short description of error** Drivers that use modified namespaces only work after reloading twice blender files with the same internal script. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** I made an empty with saturation and hue object properties, these properties are later plugged into a light's RGB values using drivers, (in this case, for cycles and eevee), for this purpose a script is used that adds an entry to the driver's namespace to convert hue and saturation into RGB. I make sure this script is registered and that blender auto-runs python files. [Lights sync eevee and cycles.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F6762507/Lights_sync_eevee_and_cycles.blend)

iszotic commented

2019-03-05 00:58:23 +01:00

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Jacques Lucke commented

2019-03-05 11:05:58 +01:00

Added subscriber: @JacquesLucke

Jacques Lucke commented

2019-03-05 11:05:58 +01:00

I don't know what to do in this file exactly to see the issue.
Can you create an even simpler example? Maybe just a simple driver on the object location?

I don't know what to do in this file exactly to see the issue. Can you create an even simpler example? Maybe just a simple driver on the object location?

iszotic commented

2019-03-05 17:29:08 +01:00

I tried to make it as simply as possible, 3 drivers controlling the RGB channels of one light, with 2 properties in one empty and one script appending a function to the namespace, also appended a video.

Lights sync eevee and cycles.blend
Bug-demo.mkv

I tried to make it as simply as possible, 3 drivers controlling the RGB channels of one light, with 2 properties in one empty and one script appending a function to the namespace, also appended a video. [Lights sync eevee and cycles.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F6766938/Lights_sync_eevee_and_cycles.blend) [Bug-demo.mkv](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F6766925/Bug-demo.mkv)

Jacques Lucke commented

2019-03-05 17:45:19 +01:00

Added subscriber: @brecht

Jacques Lucke commented

2019-03-05 17:45:19 +01:00

The problem is that the depsgraph is build before your script executes. Both happens in wm_file_read_post, but in the "wrong" order.

I'm not aware of any non-hacky solution to solve this currently.
The cleanest solution would probably be to make the Register option for text blocks a bit more advanced. For example, allowing to run the script before or after depsgraph evaluation. Even more options like running a script on frame change etc. could be possible. All the event handlers we have basically.

@brecht, can you think of a case when it is useful to run the script after the depsgraph has been build? Setting up e.g. driver namespaces seems to be one of the most important use cases for this auto-run feature.

The problem is that the depsgraph is build before your script executes. Both happens in `wm_file_read_post`, but in the "wrong" order. I'm not aware of any non-hacky solution to solve this currently. The cleanest solution would probably be to make the `Register` option for text blocks a bit more advanced. For example, allowing to run the script before or after depsgraph evaluation. Even more options like running a script on frame change etc. could be possible. All the event handlers we have basically. @brecht, can you think of a case when it is useful to run the script after the depsgraph has been build? Setting up e.g. driver namespaces seems to be one of the most important use cases for this auto-run feature.

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2019-03-05 17:50:21 +01:00

This is probably the same as #61063 (Function from Python not being loaded for Driver when project opened),

blender-admin commented

2019-03-05 19:17:36 +01:00

This issue was referenced by d31b2f8549

This issue was referenced by d31b2f854954838fb849b5b0be0011d792eecb43

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2019-03-05 19:23:19 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Brecht Van Lommel closed this issue

2019-03-05 19:23:19 +01:00

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Drivers that use modified namespaces only work after reloading twice blender files with the same internal script #62195