Curves: add operator to convert hair particle system to new curves

This creates a new curves object with the name of the particle system.
The generated curves match the current evaluated state of the active hair
particle system.

Attachment information is not transferred currently.

Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D14908

release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_particle.py

@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ class PARTICLE_MT_context_menu(Menu):
     bl_label = "Particle Specials"
     COMPAT_ENGINES = {'BLENDER_RENDER', 'BLENDER_EEVEE', 'BLENDER_WORKBENCH'}
 
-    def draw(self, _context):
+    def draw(self, context):
         layout = self.layout
+        psys = context.particle_system
+        experimental = context.preferences.experimental
 
         props = layout.operator(
             "particle.copy_particle_systems",
@@ -72,6 +74,11 @@ class PARTICLE_MT_context_menu(Menu):
         props.use_active = False
         props.remove_target_particles = True
 
+        if experimental.use_new_curves_type and psys.settings.type == 'HAIR':
+            layout.operator(
+                "curves.convert_from_particle_system",
+                text="Convert to Curves")
+
         layout.separator()
 
         layout.operator(

source/blender/editors/curves/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ set(INC
   ../../makesrna
   ../../windowmanager
   ../../../../intern/guardedalloc
+
+  # RNA_prototypes.h
+  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/source/blender/makesrna
 )
 
 set(SRC

source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_ops.cc

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "BKE_layer.h"
 #include "BKE_mesh.h"
 #include "BKE_mesh_runtime.h"
+#include "BKE_object.h"
 #include "BKE_paint.h"
 #include "BKE_particle.h"
 #include "BKE_report.h"
@@ -32,9 +33,11 @@
 #include "DNA_scene_types.h"
 
 #include "DEG_depsgraph.h"
+#include "DEG_depsgraph_query.h"
 
 #include "RNA_access.h"
 #include "RNA_define.h"
+#include "RNA_prototypes.h"
 
 /**
  * The code below uses a suffix naming convention to indicate the coordinate space:
@@ -315,6 +318,140 @@ static void CURVES_OT_convert_to_particle_system(wmOperatorType *ot)
   ot->flag = OPTYPE_UNDO | OPTYPE_REGISTER;
 }
 
+namespace convert_from_particle_system {
+
+static bke::CurvesGeometry particles_to_curves(Object &object, ParticleSystem &psys)
+{
+  ParticleSettings &settings = *psys.part;
+  if (psys.part->type != PART_HAIR) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  const bool transfer_parents = (settings.draw & PART_DRAW_PARENT) || settings.childtype == 0;
+
+  const Span<ParticleCacheKey *> parents_cache{psys.pathcache, psys.totcached};
+  const Span<ParticleCacheKey *> children_cache{psys.childcache, psys.totchildcache};
+
+  int points_num = 0;
+  Vector<int> curve_offsets;
+  Vector<int> parents_to_transfer;
+  Vector<int> children_to_transfer;
+  if (transfer_parents) {
+    for (const int parent_i : parents_cache.index_range()) {
+      const int segments = parents_cache[parent_i]->segments;
+      if (segments <= 0) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      parents_to_transfer.append(parent_i);
+      curve_offsets.append(points_num);
+      points_num += segments + 1;
+    }
+  }
+  for (const int child_i : children_cache.index_range()) {
+    const int segments = children_cache[child_i]->segments;
+    if (segments <= 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    children_to_transfer.append(child_i);
+    curve_offsets.append(points_num);
+    points_num += segments + 1;
+  }
+  const int curves_num = parents_to_transfer.size() + children_to_transfer.size();
+  curve_offsets.append(points_num);
+  BLI_assert(curve_offsets.size() == curves_num + 1);
+  bke::CurvesGeometry curves(points_num, curves_num);
+  curves.offsets_for_write().copy_from(curve_offsets);
+
+  const float4x4 object_to_world_mat = object.obmat;
+  const float4x4 world_to_object_mat = object_to_world_mat.inverted();
+
+  MutableSpan<float3> positions = curves.positions_for_write();
+
+  const auto copy_hair_to_curves = [&](const Span<ParticleCacheKey *> hair_cache,
+                                       const Span<int> indices_to_transfer,
+                                       const int curve_index_offset) {
+    threading::parallel_for(indices_to_transfer.index_range(), 256, [&](const IndexRange range) {
+      for (const int i : range) {
+        const int hair_i = indices_to_transfer[i];
+        const int curve_i = i + curve_index_offset;
+        const IndexRange points = curves.points_for_curve(curve_i);
+        const Span<ParticleCacheKey> keys{hair_cache[hair_i], points.size()};
+        for (const int key_i : keys.index_range()) {
+          const float3 key_pos_wo = keys[key_i].co;
+          positions[points[key_i]] = world_to_object_mat * key_pos_wo;
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+  if (transfer_parents) {
+    copy_hair_to_curves(parents_cache, parents_to_transfer, 0);
+  }
+  copy_hair_to_curves(children_cache, children_to_transfer, parents_to_transfer.size());
+
+  curves.update_curve_types();
+  curves.tag_topology_changed();
+  return curves;
+}
+
+static int curves_convert_from_particle_system_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *UNUSED(op))
+{
+  Main &bmain = *CTX_data_main(C);
+  ViewLayer &view_layer = *CTX_data_view_layer(C);
+  Depsgraph &depsgraph = *CTX_data_depsgraph_pointer(C);
+  Object *ob_from_orig = ED_object_active_context(C);
+  ParticleSystem *psys_orig = static_cast<ParticleSystem *>(
+      CTX_data_pointer_get_type(C, "particle_system", &RNA_ParticleSystem).data);
+  if (psys_orig == nullptr) {
+    psys_orig = psys_get_current(ob_from_orig);
+  }
+  if (psys_orig == nullptr) {
+    return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
+  }
+  Object *ob_from_eval = DEG_get_evaluated_object(&depsgraph, ob_from_orig);
+  ParticleSystem *psys_eval = nullptr;
+  LISTBASE_FOREACH (ModifierData *, md, &ob_from_eval->modifiers) {
+    if (md->type != eModifierType_ParticleSystem) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    ParticleSystemModifierData *psmd = reinterpret_cast<ParticleSystemModifierData *>(md);
+    if (!STREQ(psmd->psys->name, psys_orig->name)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    psys_eval = psmd->psys;
+  }
+
+  Object *ob_new = BKE_object_add(&bmain, &view_layer, OB_CURVES, psys_eval->name);
+  ob_new->dtx |= OB_DRAWBOUNDOX; /* TODO: Remove once there is actual drawing. */
+  Curves *curves_id = static_cast<Curves *>(ob_new->data);
+  BKE_object_apply_mat4(ob_new, ob_from_orig->obmat, true, false);
+  bke::CurvesGeometry::wrap(curves_id->geometry) = particles_to_curves(*ob_from_eval, *psys_eval);
+
+  DEG_relations_tag_update(&bmain);
+  WM_main_add_notifier(NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, nullptr);
+
+  return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
+}
+
+static bool curves_convert_from_particle_system_poll(bContext *C)
+{
+  return ED_object_active_context(C) != nullptr;
+}
+
+}  // namespace convert_from_particle_system
+
+static void CURVES_OT_convert_from_particle_system(wmOperatorType *ot)
+{
+  ot->name = "Convert Particle System to Curves";
+  ot->idname = "CURVES_OT_convert_from_particle_system";
+  ot->description = "Add a new curves object based on the current state of the particle system";
+
+  ot->poll = convert_from_particle_system::curves_convert_from_particle_system_poll;
+  ot->exec = convert_from_particle_system::curves_convert_from_particle_system_exec;
+
+  ot->flag = OPTYPE_UNDO | OPTYPE_REGISTER;
+}
+
 namespace snap_curves_to_surface {
 
 enum class AttachMode {
@@ -514,5 +651,6 @@ void ED_operatortypes_curves()
 {
   using namespace blender::ed::curves;
   WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_convert_to_particle_system);
+  WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_convert_from_particle_system);
   WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_snap_curves_to_surface);
 }