Find a solution for viewport / render quality #82876

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Dalai Felinto · 2020-11-20T18:07:25+01:00

Dalai Felinto commented

2020-11-20 18:07:25 +01:00

It can be as simple as a switch in the tree. Buet we need to find a system that can be exposed to the modifier stack in a nice way

Dalai Felinto commented

2020-11-20 18:07:25 +01:00

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Pablo Vazquez self-assigned this 2020-11-30 15:21:24 +01:00

Pablo Vazquez commented

2021-01-31 18:07:05 +01:00

To update on this: after discussion with the team thinking of different options, the idea is to go with a dedicated node for visibility Is Viewport. A bit verbose but in the long run these will be the building blocks of more complex trees.

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The output is true or false so it can be used with boolean operation nodes. It also translates as 0 or 1 so it's possible to be used in attribute math nodes or even a switch node where input- [x] is the render value and input- [x] the viewport.

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To update on this: after discussion with the team thinking of different options, the idea is to go with a dedicated node for visibility `Is Viewport`. A bit verbose but in the long run these will be the building blocks of more complex trees. {[F9606335](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F9606335/image.png), size=full} The output is true or false so it can be used with boolean operation nodes. It also translates as 0 or 1 so it's possible to be used in attribute math nodes or even a switch node where `input- [x]` is the render value and `input- [x]` the viewport. {[F9607744](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F9607744/image.png), size=full}

John Cox commented

2021-01-31 19:34:28 +01:00

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John Cox commented

2021-01-31 19:34:28 +01:00

Would it also be possible to have other info -- I'm thinking "Camera Distance" or "View Distance"?

Colin Marmond commented

2021-01-31 20:19:49 +01:00

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Dimitri Bastos commented

2021-02-01 01:39:15 +01:00

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Dimitri Bastos commented

2021-02-01 01:39:15 +01:00

This looks good. Thanks.

I hope to see this envolving to support camera distance. It would be really nice.

This looks good. Thanks. I hope to see this envolving to support camera distance. It would be really nice.

DorianB commented

2021-02-01 12:35:58 +01:00

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DorianB commented

2021-02-01 12:35:58 +01:00

@pablovazquez Do you think we could use such switch node to also switch geometry?
In shader node, we can enable/disable specific path by using the switch by index nodegroup technique, currently impossible in geo node as we cannot "mix" geometry by factor

Example of a switch node group in shader node (GIF):

Such switch technique could be useful,
for example:

a user is sharing a procedural tree node, he could propose multiple species variation within a single node if he had the possibility to switch geometry from a given index

such switching technique is used a lot in shader node, to propose shader variation, for examples nodes containing IES light, when user switch index it will switch the IES light source,I saw a lot of content shared by users using such switch technique... so it's quite useful :-)

In the theme of the solution for viewport optimization, the switch can be used to display a low resolution proxy object instead within the viewport of the real mesh
Cheers

@pablovazquez Do you think we could use such switch node to also switch geometry? In shader node, we can enable/disable specific path by using the switch by index nodegroup technique, currently impossible in geo node as we cannot "mix" geometry by factor ![image.jpg](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F9607550/image.jpg) Example of a switch node group in shader node (GIF): ![animation gifgffdg.gif](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F9607560/animation_gifgffdg.gif) Such switch technique could be useful, for example: - a user is sharing a procedural tree node, he could propose multiple species variation within a single node if he had the possibility to switch geometry from a given index such switching technique is used a lot in shader node, to propose shader variation, for examples nodes containing IES light, when user switch index it will switch the IES light source,I saw a lot of content shared by users using such switch technique... so it's quite useful :-) In the theme of the solution for viewport optimization, the switch can be used to display a low resolution proxy object instead within the viewport of the real mesh Cheers

Dalai Felinto commented

2021-02-01 16:47:36 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Archived'

Dalai Felinto closed this issue

2021-02-01 16:47:36 +01:00

Dalai Felinto commented

2021-02-01 16:47:36 +01:00

Task closed since this is no longer in the agenda of the core geometry nodes team.

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Find a solution for viewport / render quality #82876