Added the abiity to tag and retrieve any anim graph node (similar to how we could reference linked anim graph nodes previously).
Ported linked anim graph nodes to use the new system
Added the ability to reference any anim graph node by tag (via a new custom node, spawnable from the context menu, with the appearance of an actor reference in a level blueprint)
Added tag display and editing in the bottom-right of anim graph nodes
Added new override point to SGraphNodeK2Var to allow for title widget parameters to be overriden by child classes
#jira UE-126286 - Anim node functions: Add anim node references
#rb Jurre.deBaare
#ROBOMERGE-AUTHOR: thomas.sarkanen
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 17472894 in //UE5/Main/...
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Main -> Release-Engine-Test) (v870-17433530)
[CL 17472913 by thomas sarkanen in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
Ordering of error reporting and functions switched
Incorporated debug vis for players & blendspaces into nodes
Fixed blendspace graphs not displaying functions
Also fixes regular BP composite nodes showing their error indicator in the title bar
Tweaked appearance of player nodes to incorporate their sliders
#rb Jurre.deBaare
#ROBOMERGE-AUTHOR: thomas.sarkanen
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 17437639 in //UE5/Main/...
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Main -> Release-Engine-Test) (v870-17433530)
[CL 17437665 by thomas sarkanen in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
Also fixes missing error when using a non-thread-safe function call on an anim node
Also exposes CreateNodeFunctionsWidget on base anim graph node widget so that non-derived types can use it
#jira UE-124986 - Users Can Change Anim Node Functions to Non-Thread Safe
#rb Jurre.deBaare
#ROBOMERGE-AUTHOR: thomas.sarkanen
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 17437637 in //UE5/Main/...
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Main -> Release-Engine-Test) (v870-17433530)
[CL 17437664 by thomas sarkanen in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
Added 'initial update' concept and a seperate tracker via node relevancy subsystem to track it.
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 17387331 in //UE5/Main/...
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Main -> Release-Engine-Test) (v865-17346139)
[CL 17387349 by thomas sarkanen in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
For now, removing these as their semantics are due to change
Also converting Update and Become Relevant functions to use more-devived-typed update context (less casting required)
#rb Jurre.deBaare
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 16771205 in //UE5/Main/...
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Main -> Release-Engine-Test) (v836-16769935)
[CL 16771237 by thomas sarkanen in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
Adds 'template' anim BP concept. These anim BPs have no TargetSkeleton and as such cannot have direct references to animations placed inside of their anim graphs
Adds function call support from anim nodes. All anim graph nodes can now call functions when initialized, updated, evaluated or when they first become relevant.
Relevancy is established using a new FAnimSubsystemInstance_NodeRelevancy which tracks nodes in a local map, per UAnimInstance, if nodes require it.
Functions are displayed on the node if bound, and in the details panel.
Added a new override point to FAnimSubsystemInstance to allow for WT init.
Moved FMemberReference customization into a public header so it can be used on anim node functions.
Wrapped functions up into FAnimNodeFunctionRef structure so they can be re-used more effectively. Converted CallFunction node to use them.
Added a couple of simple BP function libraries to demonstrate the use of the new FAnimNodeContext (this is intended to be a generic way of exposing FAnimNode_Base types to script without the node types themselves having to be known to script directly).
Added the ability to set exposed properties as 'always dynamic' so they appear in mutable data rather than being merged into constants. This allows for the anim node data API to be changed to be less strict (and more script friendly). Now values can be set in mutable data (via GET_MUTABLE_ANIM_NODE_DATA_PTR) and attempted sets to constant data can be ignored and reported to client code.
A few minor crash fixes with edge cases (inc when trying to open an asset editor fails because of a missing skeleton/cancellation).
Also fixes an issue where literal linked anim graph/control rig/custom poroperty node inputs didnt get copied
#rb Jurre.deBaare,Aaron.Cox
#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 16703644 in //UE5/Main/...
#ROBOMERGE-BOT: STARSHIP (Main -> Release-Engine-Test) (v835-16672529)
[CL 16703653 by thomas sarkanen in ue5-release-engine-test branch]
Binding workflow is now common with control rig
Bindings still show up on pins when bound, but the binding combobox is not displayed until bound
#rb Jurre.deBaare
[CL 16465796 by Thomas Sarkanen in ue5-main 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]
Tweaks to the rendering of blendspaces, including separating the graph from the buttons
Context menu changes for the sample details
Changes to AnimationBlueprintLibrary and AnimPose from Jurre to help get the poses during analysis
#jira UE-114512
#rb thomas.sarkanen
[CL 16356830 by danny chapman in ue5-main branch]
- Added animation notify mirroring functionality
- Extended IGraphMessage to allow users to create context data that is attached to notifies
- Notify, NotifyBegin, NotifyTick, and NotifyEnd methods have been extedned to take an FAnimNotifyEventReference that can provide generic data
- StateMachines can optionally attach active state information to notifies
- Added function libraries to query if a notify was triggered by a particular state or state machine
- Added support for detecting if a notify was generated by a mirrored animation
#github https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/pull/7204 Fredrik Lindh
#rb thomas.sarkanen, aaron.cox
#jira UE-111797
[CL 16099692 by timothy daoust 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]
