- Removed the `always_vertex` parameter from `build_surface_camera` to streamline depth sampling for cutouts and ensure consistent behavior across depth plane and panorama.
- Updated depth sampling logic to ensure that all free boundary points, including the original frame of the depth plane, use neighboring face depth instead of their own texture sampling.
- Adjusted the depth mask deletion process to operate on faces rather than points, eliminating the need for additional cleanup of dangling edges.
- Ensured that the cutout rules are consistently applied across all relevant nodes, removing exceptions and simplifying the logic.
- Updated tests to verify the new behavior, ensuring that cutout points follow the depth of adjacent faces and that the original frame maintains its depth sampling.
- Refactored geometry handling in multiple depth-related nodes to improve clarity and maintainability.
- Removed `Smooth Weight` input from `O Image Depth Plane`, `O Image Depth Cutout`, and `O Image Depth Panorama` to streamline the interface and maintain consistent boundary smoothing behavior.
- Adjusted the `Reference Depth` input to appear last in the options panel for better organization, reflecting its role as a calibration value.
- Consolidated the `expand_smooth()` function to only accept necessary parameters, eliminating unused branches related to `Smooth Weight` and `pin_sharp`.
- Updated related tests and node assets to ensure functionality remains intact and consistent with the new structure.
- Introduced new specifications to document the changes and ensure compliance with the updated requirements.
- Refactor Depth Cutout to reuse the projected outline field, reducing redundant boundary calculations and improving performance.
- Derive the center field from shared low-frequency fields, eliminating an unnecessary blur operation.
- Implement triangle-only strip cleanup for Depth Cutout, as the input is confirmed to be triangulated.
- Short-circuit zero-thickness branches in both Cutout and Depth Cutout to avoid unnecessary geometry generation.
- Standardize internal attribute naming with a new `_o_` prefix and implement wildcard cleanup for temporary attributes.
- Update relevant tests to ensure functionality remains consistent and validate changes against existing behavior.
- Unified the canonical local frame for generated geometries (Plane, Depth Plane, Relief Plane, Cutout, Depth Cutout) to align with Blender's object coordinate system, setting X as horizontal, Z as up, and +Y as depth.
- Removed the `Depth Axis` parameter from `O Image Cutout` and `O Image Depth Cutout`, simplifying the geometry generation process.
- Updated the depth direction defaults to use +Y instead of -Z for `O Image Relief Plane` and Depth Symmetry.
- Adjusted the geometry nodes to ensure thickness, projection, and shell displacements operate along the Y-axis.
- Implemented new capabilities for handling object space normals to align with the new canonical frame.
- Enhanced the Depth Symmetry functionality to mirror across the canonical Y-axis and perform a final rotation to maintain the correct orientation.
- Added tests to validate the new coordinate system and ensure compatibility with existing assets.
- Introduced a new `Boundary Padding` preference in the Cutout Tool with a default of 2 px and a configurable range of 1-4 px.
- Updated the Cutout client to establish inward mapping from the final Mask, sampling in a fixed direction and processing independent material RGBA and Depth.
- Enhanced the handling of RGBA and Depth during cutout operations, ensuring proper mapping and preservation of source data.
- Added tests to validate the new boundary padding functionality and its integration with existing cutout processes.
feat(geometry): remove overall mesh smoothing from geometry nodes
- Removed the `Smooth` input from several geometry node groups to eliminate unnecessary overall mesh smoothing.
- Retained `Smooth Weight` for depth nodes while removing it from Cutout and Relief Plane nodes.
- Ensured that boundary, normal, and fill smoothing behaviors remain intact and consistent.
- Updated tests and documentation to reflect the changes in node interfaces and behaviors.
feat(normals): scale tangent normals with depth
- Reused the existing `o_normal_reduction` attribute to adjust Tangent Normal strength based on the geometry's `Depth Scale`.
- Ensured that Tangent Normal strength is consistent with the geometry depth, preserving full strength for materials that do not provide the attribute.
- Updated tests to verify the correct behavior of normal strength adjustments in both Tangent and Object Space.
- Added a new proposal for boundary smoothing in the weight cutout process, differentiating between Split edges and Outline smoothing requirements.
- Introduced a new capability `cutout-boundary-smoothing` to control smoothing strength and default values.
- Updated specifications to define the behavior of boundary-specific smoothing strength and default settings.
- Created tasks to verify the implementation of boundary behavior and asset updates.
- Developed comprehensive tests for depth symmetry and normal scaling to ensure expected behavior and performance.
- Introduced new attributes for normal mapping to facilitate persistent face attributes sharing between depth symmetry and image materials.
- Built a new node group for O Image Depth Symmetry, integrating the new smoothing capabilities and ensuring compatibility with existing workflows.
- Implemented a preview tool for rectifying images with interactive aspect controls in `preview.py`.
- Added tests for depth metadata loading to ensure consistent schema usage in `test_depth_metadata.py`.
- Developed comprehensive tests for cutout calibration processes in `test_cutout_calibration.py`, including stability checks and depth calibration.
- Created tests for frame compositing operations in `test_frame_compositing.py`, ensuring correct handling of depth and transparency.
- Introduced material slot inheritance functionality in `material_slots.py` to manage geometry material assignments.
- Built shared shader nodes for material processing in `shader.py`, including roughness and bump mapping setups.
- Introduced `frames.py` to manage field complex calculations and their arrangement within node groups.
- Added functionality to create and remove field frames based on node arrangements.
- Developed `passages.py` to find unobstructed paths for connections around calculation frames.
- Implemented `references.py` to route shared results on peripheral tracks, ensuring efficient distribution of outputs.
- Created `sections.py` to reserve space for field calculations adjacent to geometry consumers.
- Added `sources.py` to position shared calculation sources effectively beside their distribution channels.
- Enhanced outline smoothing with `outline_smoothing.py` to adapt camera depth along original outlines.
- Introduced tests for boundary smoothing in `test_boundary_smoothing.py`, verifying that smoothing reduces stair-step artifacts while preserving boundary integrity.
- Added tests for cutout boundary behavior in `test_cutout_boundary.py`, ensuring proper handling of boundary triangles and normal blending.
- Created `test_temporary_attributes.py` to check the cleanup of temporary attributes across depth modifier branches, ensuring no warnings are raised.
- Implemented point culling functionality in `test_validity.py`, confirming that invalid points are removed without affecting adjacent geometry.
- Developed boundary smoothing logic in `boundary_smoothing.py`, allowing for depth smoothing while maintaining edge integrity.
- Added cutout boundary management in `cutout_boundary.py`, including functions for removing boundary triangles and tapering thickness profiles.
- Implemented validity checks in `validity.py` to ensure proper deletion of invalid vertices and associated wire edges.
