If a node has exposed pins, it will now show up as 'fast path' when all of its pins are constant (as well as when it is actually using the fast path). If a node has no pins exposed it still does not show up as 'fast path', by design to reduce visual clutter.
#jira UE-184014
#rb Jurre.deBaare
[CL 26738604 by Thomas Sarkanen in 5.3 branch]
This was inadvertenly caused by CL 19250839 that renamed some generated properties to that of the same name as an anim node property (BlendSpace - they used to be called ObjectProperty). Then the code that expanded anim nodes to link up BP logic left a 'set struct member to null' behind because the generated member name matched the pin on the anim graph node.
This fix switches generated members to have a "__" prefix to avoid collisions with user properties, as well as fixing the code on expansion to check the correct property name, which will cause the 'set struct member to null' node to not be left in the exec path.
#ROBOMERGE-AUTHOR: thomas.sarkanen
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 19568495 via CL 19568548 via CL 19568614 via CL 19568625 via CL 19568631
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: UE5 (Release-Engine-Staging -> Main) (v937-19513599)
[CL 19568916 by thomas sarkanen in ue5-main branch]
This represents UE4/Main @17774255, Release-5.0 @17791557 and Dev-PerfTest @17789485
[CL 17794212 by aurel cordonnier in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
Fast path copies were unaffected as they defaulted to their generated BP logic, despite the fast path not being generated.
#jira UE-116370 - Property Access failing to bind under specific conditions
#rb Jurre.deBaare,Koray.Hagen
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 16445486 in //UE5/Main/... via CL 16445491
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Release-Engine-Test -> Release-Engine-Staging) (v814-16434418)
[CL 16445493 by thomas sarkanen in ue5-release-engine-staging branch]
Fast path copies were unaffected as they defaulted to their generated BP logic, despite the fast path not being generated.
#jira UE-116370 - Property Access failing to bind under specific conditions
#rb Jurre.deBaare,Koray.Hagen
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 16445486 in //UE5/Main/...
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Main -> Release-Engine-Test) (v814-16434418)
[CL 16445491 by thomas sarkanen in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
"Call function" anim node:
- Adds the ability to call functions at different points in the anim graph execution (and under different conditions, e.g. when a branch has started blending in). Only thread-safe functions are allowed to be called.
- Adds a thread-safe override point BlueprintThreadSafeUpdateAnimation, called on worker threads for the main instance and for linked instances when they are relevant in the graph (only one call per frame for linked layer instances).
Subsystems:
- Added new override points pre/post event graph(s) (moved override point for worker thread work to around the thread safe update function call).
Improves property access integration:
- Property access now shows (and allows the user to override) the call site of accesses. This is to allow users to see when their property access calls will be made, hopefully making its use less confusing for power users.
- Tweaked UX for property access nodes and dropdowns.
- Anim node pins now have property access bindings in-line on the pin.
Also adds the abilility for the anim graph to opt-in (via a config flag) to more stringent thread safety checks. Disabled by default for now as this requires content fixup.
#jira UE-115745 - Anim Blueprint Encapsulation
#rb Jurre.deBaare
[CL 16434092 by Thomas Sarkanen in ue5-main branch]
Per-node constant data is now held on a generated struct as part of sparse class data.
Per-node mutable data (i.e. pin links/property access mappings) is now held on a generated 'mutable data' struct that is compiled as part of the generated class.
The anim BP compiler is now extended more conventionally using UAnimBlueprintExtension, derived from UBlueprintExtension. This directly replaces the older 'compiler handler' pattern that was added in an emergency fashion for 4.26. Anim graph nodes now request their required extensions and these are held on the UAnimBlueprint in the UBlueprint::Extensions array. The Extensions array is potentially refreshed with any node addition or removal. The Extensions array is force-refreshed each time an anim BP is compiled for the first time to deal with newly added or removed requirements.
Const-corrected a bunch of UAnimInstance/FAnimInstanceProxy APIs that rely on (now truly) const data.
Added a split state/constant version of FInputScaleBiasClamp to allow some of its data to be split into constants.
Tweaked alignment/ordering of FPoseLinkBase to save a few bytes per pose link.
Deprecated FAnimNode_Base::OverrideAsset in favor of a more UAnimGraphNode_Base-based approach. Individual nodes can still have runtime overrides via specific accessors. The new approach will also give us the oppurtunity to override multiple assets per node if required in the future.
Moved property access into Engine module & removed event support from it - this was never used.
Reworked property access compilation API a little - construction/lifetime was a bit confusing previously.
Optimized path used to create UK2Node_StructMemberSet nodes in per-node custom events. When using mutable data, the structure used is large and very sparsely connected (i.e. only a few properties are written) so we only create pins that are actually going to be used, rather than creating all of them and conly connecting a few.
Patched the following nodes to use the new data approach:
- Asset players (sequences, blendspaces, aim offsets)
- Blend lists
- Ref poses
- Roots
#rb Jurre.deBaare, Martin.Wilson, Keith.Yerex
[CL 16090510 by Thomas Sarkanen in ue5-main branch]
Per-node constant data is now held on a generated struct as part of sparse class data.
Per-node mutable data (i.e. pin links/property access mappings) is now held on a generated 'mutable data' struct that is compiled as part of the generated class.
The anim BP compiler is now extended more conventionally using UAnimBlueprintExtension, derived from UBlueprintExtension. This directly replaces the older 'compiler handler' pattern that was added in an emergency fashion for 4.26. Anim graph nodes now request their required extensions and these are held on the UAnimBlueprint in the UBlueprint::Extensions array. The Extensions array is potentially refreshed with any node addition or removal. The Extensions array is force-refreshed each time an anim BP is compiled for the first time to deal with newly added or removed requirements.
Const-corrected a bunch of UAnimInstance/FAnimInstanceProxy APIs that rely on (now truly) const data.
Added a split state/constant version of FInputScaleBiasClamp to allow some of its data to be split into constants.
Tweaked alignment/ordering of FPoseLinkBase to save a few bytes per pose link.
Deprecated FAnimNode_Base::OverrideAsset in favor of a more UAnimGraphNode_Base-based approach. Individual nodes can still have runtime overrides via specific accessors. The new approach will also give us the oppurtunity to override multiple assets per node if required in the future.
Moved property access into Engine module & removed event support from it - this was never used.
Includes a thread-safety fix for 4.26 that hasnt made it over to 5.0 yet.
Reworked property access compilation API a little - construction/lifetime was a bit confusing previously.
Optimized path used to create UK2Node_StructMemberSet nodes in per-node custom events. When using mutable data, the structure used is large and very sparsely connected (i.e. only a few properties are written) so we only create pins that are actually going to be used, rather than creating all of them and conly connecting a few.
Patched the following nodes to use the new data approach:
- Asset players (sequences, blendspaces, aim offsets)
- Blend lists
- Ref poses
- Roots
#rb Jurre.deBaare, Martin.Wilson, Keith.Yerex
[CL 16071104 by Thomas Sarkanen in ue5-main branch]
