Refactor depth surface and image cutout nodes for improved functionality and clarity

- Removed deprecated tests and code related to shell wall connections and coincident sheets.
- Updated attribute handling in depth surface and image cutout groups, including new vector attribute functions.
- Enhanced the inflation logic in the image depth cutout group to better manage shell and balloon behaviors.
- Improved parameter naming and descriptions for clarity in the user interface.
- Streamlined the geometry processing logic to ensure better performance and maintainability.

tools/nodes/common/nodes.py

@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ def read_float_attribute(group, name):
     return node.outputs["Attribute"]
 
 
+def read_vector_attribute(group, name):
+    node = group.nodes.new("GeometryNodeInputNamedAttribute")
+    node.data_type = "FLOAT_VECTOR"
+    node.inputs["Name"].default_value = name
+    return node.outputs["Attribute"]
+
+
 def store_float_attribute(group, geometry, name, value, domain="POINT"):
     node = group.nodes.new("GeometryNodeStoreNamedAttribute")
     node.domain, node.data_type = domain, "FLOAT"
@@ -150,6 +157,15 @@ def store_float_attribute(group, geometry, name, value, domain="POINT"):
     return node.outputs["Geometry"]
 
 
+def store_vector_attribute(group, geometry, name, value, domain="POINT"):
+    node = group.nodes.new("GeometryNodeStoreNamedAttribute")
+    node.domain, node.data_type = domain, "FLOAT_VECTOR"
+    node.inputs["Name"].default_value = name
+    group.links.new(geometry, node.inputs["Geometry"])
+    group.links.new(value, node.inputs["Value"])
+    return node.outputs["Geometry"]
+
+
 def evaluate_field(group, value, data_type, domain):
     """Evaluate a field on an explicit domain before downstream adaptation."""
     node = group.nodes.new("GeometryNodeFieldOnDomain")
@@ -184,26 +200,12 @@ def store_boolean_attribute(group, geometry, name, value, domain="POINT"):
     return node.outputs["Geometry"], read.outputs["Attribute"]
 
 
-def remove_attributes(group, geometry, *names, enabled=None):
-    """Remove only the explicitly owned temporary attributes."""
-    original = geometry
-    for name in names:
-        node = group.nodes.new("GeometryNodeRemoveAttribute")
-        node.inputs["Name"].default_value = name
-        group.links.new(geometry, node.inputs["Geometry"])
-        geometry = node.outputs["Geometry"]
-    if enabled is not None:
-        choose = group.nodes.new("GeometryNodeSwitch")
-        choose.input_type = "GEOMETRY"
-        group.links.new(enabled, choose.inputs["Switch"])
-        group.links.new(original, choose.inputs["False"])
-        group.links.new(geometry, choose.inputs["True"])
-        geometry = choose.outputs["Output"]
-    return geometry
-
-
 def remove_attribute_pattern(group, geometry, pattern):
-    """Remove every attribute matching an internal wildcard pattern."""
+    """Remove every attribute matching an internal wildcard pattern.
+
+    Always clean internal attributes with a pattern: naming an attribute that a
+    branch never stored makes the Remove Named Attribute node warn.
+    """
     node = group.nodes.new("GeometryNodeRemoveAttribute")
     node.inputs["Name"].default_value = pattern
     node.pattern_mode = "WILDCARD"