Modifiers: Simple Deform & Build, DerivedMesh → Mesh

This commit introduces `EditMeshData`. The fields in this struct are
extracted from `EditDerivedBMesh` into their own struct `EditMeshData`,
which can then also be used by the `Mesh` struct. This allows passing
deformed vertices efficiently to the draw routines.

The modifier code constructs a new Mesh instead of writing to ob->data;
even when ob->data is a CoW copy, it can still be used by different
objects and thus shouldn't be modified by a modifier.

11 files changed, 375 insertions, 184 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
index 25ea73827c9..f0b6522f525 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ struct Mesh *BKE_mesh_copy(struct Main *bmain, const struct Mesh *me);
 void BKE_mesh_update_customdata_pointers(struct Mesh *me, const bool do_ensure_tess_cd);
 void BKE_mesh_ensure_skin_customdata(struct Mesh *me);
 
+struct Mesh * BKE_mesh_from_template(
+        struct Mesh *me_src,
+        int numVerts, int numEdges, int numTessFaces,
+        int numLoops, int numPolys);
+
+bool BKE_mesh_ensure_edit_data(struct Mesh *me);
+bool BKE_mesh_clear_edit_data(struct Mesh *me);
+
 bool BKE_mesh_ensure_facemap_customdata(struct Mesh *me);
 bool BKE_mesh_clear_facemap_customdata(struct Mesh *me);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c
index c2e92136632..2c69bc90acb 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c
@@ -1162,7 +1162,10 @@ DerivedMesh *mesh_create_derived_for_modifier(
 	
 	if (mti->type == eModifierTypeType_OnlyDeform) {
 		int numVerts;
-		float (*deformedVerts)[3] = BKE_mesh_vertexCos_get(me, &numVerts);
+		/* Always get the vertex coordinates from the original mesh. Otherwise
+		 * there is the risk of deforming already-deformed coordinates. */
+		Mesh *mesh_orig_id = (Mesh *)DEG_get_original_id(&me->id);
+		float (*deformedVerts)[3] = BKE_mesh_vertexCos_get(mesh_orig_id, &numVerts);
 
 		modwrap_deformVerts(md, depsgraph, ob, NULL, deformedVerts, numVerts, 0);
 		dm = mesh_create_derived(me, deformedVerts);
@@ -1748,6 +1751,9 @@ static void mesh_calc_modifiers(
         DerivedMesh **r_deform, DerivedMesh **r_final)
 {
 	Mesh *me = ob->data;
+	/* Always get the vertex coordinates from the original mesh. Otherwise
+	 * there is the risk of deforming already-deformed coordinates. */
+	Mesh *mesh_orig_id = (Mesh *)DEG_get_original_id(&me->id);
 	ModifierData *firstmd, *md, *previewmd = NULL;
 	CDMaskLink *datamasks, *curr;
 	/* XXX Always copying POLYINDEX, else tessellated data are no more valid! */
@@ -1837,7 +1843,7 @@ static void mesh_calc_modifiers(
 
 			if (mti->type == eModifierTypeType_OnlyDeform && !sculpt_dyntopo) {
 				if (!deformedVerts)
-					deformedVerts = BKE_mesh_vertexCos_get(me, &numVerts);
+					deformedVerts = BKE_mesh_vertexCos_get(mesh_orig_id, &numVerts);
 
 				modwrap_deformVerts(md, depsgraph, ob, NULL, deformedVerts, numVerts, deform_app_flags);
 			}
@@ -1870,7 +1876,7 @@ static void mesh_calc_modifiers(
 		if (inputVertexCos)
 			deformedVerts = inputVertexCos;
 		else
-			deformedVerts = BKE_mesh_vertexCos_get(me, &numVerts);
+			deformedVerts = BKE_mesh_vertexCos_get(mesh_orig_id, &numVerts);
 	}
 
 
@@ -1967,7 +1973,7 @@ static void mesh_calc_modifiers(
 					dm->getVertCos(dm, deformedVerts);
 				}
 				else {
-					deformedVerts = BKE_mesh_vertexCos_get(me, &numVerts);
+					deformedVerts = BKE_mesh_vertexCos_get(mesh_orig_id, &numVerts);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -2467,6 +2473,11 @@ static void editbmesh_calc_modifiers(
 				*r_cage = dm;
 			}
 			else {
+				struct Mesh *mesh = ob->data;
+				if (mesh->id.tag & LIB_TAG_COPY_ON_WRITE) {
+					BKE_mesh_ensure_edit_data(mesh);
+					mesh->emd->vertexCos = MEM_dupallocN(deformedVerts);
+				}
 				*r_cage = getEditDerivedBMesh(
 				        em, ob, mask,
 				        deformedVerts ? MEM_dupallocN(deformedVerts) : NULL);
@@ -2504,6 +2515,13 @@ static void editbmesh_calc_modifiers(
 	}
 	else {
 		/* this is just a copy of the editmesh, no need to calc normals */
+		struct Mesh *mesh = ob->data;
+		if (mesh->id.tag & LIB_TAG_COPY_ON_WRITE) {
+			BKE_mesh_ensure_edit_data(mesh);
+			if (mesh->emd->vertexCos != NULL)
+				MEM_freeN((void *)mesh->emd->vertexCos);
+			mesh->emd->vertexCos = MEM_dupallocN(deformedVerts);
+		}
 		*r_final = getEditDerivedBMesh(em, ob, dataMask, deformedVerts);
 		deformedVerts = NULL;
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/editderivedmesh.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/editderivedmesh.c
index 1e211d1c4af..f5e5a37c7d7 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/editderivedmesh.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/editderivedmesh.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 #include "DNA_scene_types.h"
 #include "DNA_object_types.h"
+#include "DNA_mesh_types.h"
 
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
 
@@ -64,14 +65,7 @@ typedef struct EditDerivedBMesh {
 
 	BMEditMesh *em;
 
-	/** when set, \a vertexNos, polyNos are lazy initialized */
-	const float (*vertexCos)[3];
-
-	/** lazy initialize (when \a vertexCos is set) */
-	float const (*vertexNos)[3];
-	float const (*polyNos)[3];
-	/** also lazy init but dont depend on \a vertexCos */
-	const float (*polyCos)[3];
+	EditMeshData emd;
 } EditDerivedBMesh;
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -81,7 +75,7 @@ static void emDM_ensurePolyNormals(EditDerivedBMesh *bmdm);
 
 static void emDM_ensureVertNormals(EditDerivedBMesh *bmdm)
 {
-	if (bmdm->vertexCos && (bmdm->vertexNos == NULL)) {
+	if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos && (bmdm->emd.vertexNos == NULL)) {
 
 		BMesh *bm = bmdm->em->bm;
 		const float (*vertexCos)[3], (*polyNos)[3];
@@ -92,19 +86,19 @@ static void emDM_ensureVertNormals(EditDerivedBMesh *bmdm)
 
 		BM_mesh_elem_index_ensure(bm, BM_FACE);
 
-		polyNos = bmdm->polyNos;
-		vertexCos = bmdm->vertexCos;
+		polyNos = bmdm->emd.polyNos;
+		vertexCos = bmdm->emd.vertexCos;
 		vertexNos = MEM_callocN(sizeof(*vertexNos) * bm->totvert, __func__);
 
 		BM_verts_calc_normal_vcos(bm, polyNos, vertexCos, vertexNos);
 
-		bmdm->vertexNos = (const float (*)[3])vertexNos;
+		bmdm->emd.vertexNos = (const float (*)[3])vertexNos;
 	}
 }
 
 static void emDM_ensurePolyNormals(EditDerivedBMesh *bmdm)
 {
-	if (bmdm->vertexCos && (bmdm->polyNos == NULL)) {
+	if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos && (bmdm->emd.polyNos == NULL)) {
 		BMesh *bm = bmdm->em->bm;
 		const float (*vertexCos)[3];
 		float (*polyNos)[3];
@@ -117,7 +111,7 @@ static void emDM_ensurePolyNormals(EditDerivedBMesh *bmdm)
 
 		polyNos = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(*polyNos) * bm->totface, __func__);
 
-		vertexCos = bmdm->vertexCos;
+		vertexCos = bmdm->emd.vertexCos;
 
 		BM_ITER_MESH_INDEX (efa, &fiter, bm, BM_FACES_OF_MESH, i) {
 			BM_elem_index_set(efa, i); /* set_inline */
@@ -125,13 +119,13 @@ static void emDM_ensurePolyNormals(EditDerivedBMesh *bmdm)
 		}
 		bm->elem_index_dirty &= ~BM_FACE;
 
-		bmdm->polyNos = (const float (*)[3])polyNos;
+		bmdm->emd.polyNos = (const float (*)[3])polyNos;
 	}
 }
 
 static void emDM_ensurePolyCenters(EditDerivedBMesh *bmdm)
 {
-	if (bmdm->polyCos == NULL) {
+	if (bmdm->emd.polyCos == NULL) {
 		BMesh *bm = bmdm->em->bm;
 		float (*polyCos)[3];
 
@@ -141,9 +135,9 @@ static void emDM_ensurePolyCenters(EditDerivedBMesh *bmdm)
 
 		polyCos = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(*polyCos) * bm->totface, __func__);
 
-		if (bmdm->vertexCos) {
+		if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos) {
 			const float (*vertexCos)[3];
-			vertexCos = bmdm->vertexCos;
+			vertexCos = bmdm->emd.vertexCos;
 
 			BM_mesh_elem_index_ensure(bm, BM_VERT);
 
@@ -157,7 +151,7 @@ static void emDM_ensurePolyCenters(EditDerivedBMesh *bmdm)
 			}
 		}
 
-		bmdm->polyCos = (const float (*)[3])polyCos;
+		bmdm->emd.polyCos = (const float (*)[3])polyCos;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -193,9 +187,9 @@ static void emDM_calcLoopNormalsSpaceArray(
 	emDM_ensurePolyNormals(bmdm);
 	dm->dirty &= ~DM_DIRTY_NORMALS;
 
-	vertexCos = bmdm->vertexCos;
-	vertexNos = bmdm->vertexNos;
-	polyNos = bmdm->polyNos;
+	vertexCos = bmdm->emd.vertexCos;
+	vertexNos = bmdm->emd.vertexNos;
+	polyNos = bmdm->emd.polyNos;
 
 	loopNos = dm->getLoopDataArray(dm, CD_NORMAL);
 	if (!loopNos) {
@@ -247,7 +241,7 @@ static void emDM_calc_loop_tangents(
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const float (*poly_normals)[3] = bmdm->polyNos;
+	const float (*poly_normals)[3] = bmdm->emd.polyNos;
 	const float (*loop_normals)[3] = CustomData_get_layer(&dm->loopData, CD_NORMAL);
 	const float (*vert_orco)[3] = dm->getVertDataArray(dm, CD_ORCO);  /* can be NULL */
 	BKE_editmesh_loop_tangent_calc(
@@ -311,13 +305,13 @@ static void emDM_foreachMappedVert(
 	BMIter iter;
 	int i;
 
-	if (bmdm->vertexCos) {
-		const float (*vertexCos)[3] = bmdm->vertexCos;
+	if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos) {
+		const float (*vertexCos)[3] = bmdm->emd.vertexCos;
 		const float (*vertexNos)[3];
 
 		if (flag & DM_FOREACH_USE_NORMAL) {
 			emDM_ensureVertNormals(bmdm);
-			vertexNos = bmdm->vertexNos;
+			vertexNos = bmdm->emd.vertexNos;
 		}
 		else {
 			vertexNos = NULL;
@@ -346,14 +340,14 @@ static void emDM_foreachMappedEdge(
 	BMIter iter;
 	int i;
 
-	if (bmdm->vertexCos) {
+	if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos) {
 
 		BM_mesh_elem_index_ensure(bm, BM_VERT);
 
 		BM_ITER_MESH_INDEX (eed, &iter, bm, BM_EDGES_OF_MESH, i) {
 			func(userData, i,
-			     bmdm->vertexCos[BM_elem_index_get(eed->v1)],
-			     bmdm->vertexCos[BM_elem_index_get(eed->v2)]);
+			     bmdm->emd.vertexCos[BM_elem_index_get(eed->v1)],
+			     bmdm->emd.vertexCos[BM_elem_index_get(eed->v2)]);
 		}
 	}
 	else {
@@ -378,7 +372,7 @@ static void emDM_foreachMappedLoop(
 	BMFace *efa;
 	BMIter iter;
 
-	const float (*vertexCos)[3] = bmdm->vertexCos;
+	const float (*vertexCos)[3] = bmdm->emd.vertexCos;
 	int f_idx;
 
 	BM_mesh_elem_index_ensure(bm, BM_VERT);
@@ -411,11 +405,11 @@ static void emDM_foreachMappedFaceCenter(
 	int i;
 
 	emDM_ensurePolyCenters(bmdm);
-	polyCos = bmdm->polyCos;  /* always set */
+	polyCos = bmdm->emd.polyCos;  /* always set */
 
 	if (flag & DM_FOREACH_USE_NORMAL) {
 		emDM_ensurePolyNormals(bmdm);
-		polyNos = bmdm->polyNos;  /* maybe NULL */
+		polyNos = bmdm->emd.polyNos;  /* maybe NULL */
 	}
 	else {
 		polyNos = NULL;
@@ -444,9 +438,9 @@ static void emDM_getMinMax(DerivedMesh *dm, float r_min[3], float r_max[3])
 	int i;
 
 	if (bm->totvert) {
-		if (bmdm->vertexCos) {
+		if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos) {
 			BM_ITER_MESH_INDEX (eve, &iter, bm, BM_VERTS_OF_MESH, i) {
-				minmax_v3v3_v3(r_min, r_max, bmdm->vertexCos[i]);
+				minmax_v3v3_v3(r_min, r_max, bmdm->emd.vertexCos[i]);
 			}
 		}
 		else {
@@ -526,8 +520,8 @@ static void emDM_getVert(DerivedMesh *dm, int index, MVert *r_vert)
 	// ev = BM_vert_at_index(bm, index); /* warning, does list loop, _not_ ideal */
 
 	bmvert_to_mvert(bm, ev, r_vert);
-	if (bmdm->vertexCos)
-		copy_v3_v3(r_vert->co, bmdm->vertexCos[index]);
+	if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos)
+		copy_v3_v3(r_vert->co, bmdm->emd.vertexCos[index]);
 }
 
 static void emDM_getVertCo(DerivedMesh *dm, int index, float r_co[3])
@@ -540,8 +534,8 @@ static void emDM_getVertCo(DerivedMesh *dm, int index, float r_co[3])
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (bmdm->vertexCos) {
-		copy_v3_v3(r_co, bmdm->vertexCos[index]);
+	if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos) {
+		copy_v3_v3(r_co, bmdm->emd.vertexCos[index]);
 	}
 	else {
 		BMVert *ev;
@@ -564,9 +558,9 @@ static void emDM_getVertNo(DerivedMesh *dm, int index, float r_no[3])
 	}
 
 
-	if (bmdm->vertexCos) {
+	if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos) {
 		emDM_ensureVertNormals(bmdm);
-		copy_v3_v3(r_no, bmdm->vertexNos[index]);
+		copy_v3_v3(r_no, bmdm->emd.vertexNos[index]);
 	}
 	else {
 		BMVert *ev;
@@ -588,9 +582,9 @@ static void emDM_getPolyNo(DerivedMesh *dm, int index, float r_no[3])
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (bmdm->vertexCos) {
+	if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos) {
 		emDM_ensurePolyNormals(bmdm);
-		copy_v3_v3(r_no, bmdm->polyNos[index]);
+		copy_v3_v3(r_no, bmdm->emd.polyNos[index]);
 	}
 	else {
 		BMFace *efa;
@@ -665,11 +659,11 @@ static void emDM_copyVertArray(DerivedMesh *dm, MVert *r_vert)
 	BMIter iter;
 	const int cd_vert_bweight_offset = CustomData_get_offset(&bm->vdata, CD_BWEIGHT);
 
-	if (bmdm->vertexCos) {
+	if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos) {
 		int i;
 
 		BM_ITER_MESH_INDEX (eve, &iter, bm, BM_VERTS_OF_MESH, i) {
-			copy_v3_v3(r_vert->co, bmdm->vertexCos[i]);
+			copy_v3_v3(r_vert->co, bmdm->emd.vertexCos[i]);
 			normal_float_to_short_v3(r_vert->no, eve->no);
 			r_vert->flag = BM_vert_flag_to_mflag(eve);
 
@@ -873,9 +867,9 @@ static void emDM_getVertCos(DerivedMesh *dm, float (*r_cos)[3])
 	BMIter iter;
 	int i;
 
-	if (bmdm->vertexCos) {
+	if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos) {
 		BM_ITER_MESH_INDEX (eve, &iter, bm, BM_VERTS_OF_MESH, i) {
-			copy_v3_v3(r_cos[i], bmdm->vertexCos[i]);
+			copy_v3_v3(r_cos[i], bmdm->emd.vertexCos[i]);
 		}
 	}
 	else {
@@ -890,18 +884,18 @@ static void emDM_release(DerivedMesh *dm)
 	EditDerivedBMesh *bmdm = (EditDerivedBMesh *)dm;
 
 	if (DM_release(dm)) {
-		if (bmdm->vertexCos) {
-			MEM_freeN((void *)bmdm->vertexCos);
-			if (bmdm->vertexNos) {
-				MEM_freeN((void *)bmdm->vertexNos);
+		if (bmdm->emd.vertexCos) {
+			MEM_freeN((void *)bmdm->emd.vertexCos);
+			if (bmdm->emd.vertexNos) {
+				MEM_freeN((void *)bmdm->emd.vertexNos);
 			}
-			if (bmdm->polyNos) {
-				MEM_freeN((void *)bmdm->polyNos);
+			if (bmdm->emd.polyNos) {
+				MEM_freeN((void *)bmdm->emd.polyNos);
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (bmdm->polyCos) {
-			MEM_freeN((void *)bmdm->polyCos);
+		if (bmdm->emd.polyCos) {
+			MEM_freeN((void *)bmdm->emd.polyCos);
 		}
 
 		MEM_freeN(bmdm);
@@ -1006,7 +1000,7 @@ DerivedMesh *getEditDerivedBMesh(
 
 	bmdm->dm.release = emDM_release;
 
-	bmdm->vertexCos = (const float (*)[3])vertexCos;
+	bmdm->emd.vertexCos = (const float (*)[3])vertexCos;
 	bmdm->dm.deformedOnly = (vertexCos != NULL);
 
 	const int cd_dvert_offset = (data_mask & CD_MASK_MDEFORMVERT) ?
@@ -1434,7 +1428,7 @@ void BKE_editmesh_statvis_calc(
 		{
 			BKE_editmesh_color_ensure(em, BM_FACE);
 			statvis_calc_overhang(
-			            em, bmdm ? bmdm->polyNos : NULL,
+			            em, bmdm ? bmdm->emd.polyNos : NULL,
 			            statvis->overhang_min / (float)M_PI,
 			            statvis->overhang_max / (float)M_PI,
 			            statvis->overhang_axis,
@@ -1446,7 +1440,7 @@ void BKE_editmesh_statvis_calc(
 			const float scale = 1.0f / mat4_to_scale(em->ob->obmat);
 			BKE_editmesh_color_ensure(em, BM_FACE);
 			statvis_calc_thickness(
-			            em, bmdm ? bmdm->vertexCos : NULL,
+			            em, bmdm ? bmdm->emd.vertexCos : NULL,
 			            statvis->thickness_min * scale,
 			            statvis->thickness_max * scale,
 			            statvis->thickness_samples,
@@ -1457,7 +1451,7 @@ void BKE_editmesh_statvis_calc(
 		{
 			BKE_editmesh_color_ensure(em, BM_FACE);
 			statvis_calc_intersect(
-			            em, bmdm ? bmdm->vertexCos : NULL,
+			            em, bmdm ? bmdm->emd.vertexCos : NULL,
 			            em->derivedFaceColor);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1469,7 +1463,7 @@ void BKE_editmesh_statvis_calc(
 				emDM_ensurePolyNormals(bmdm);
 
 			statvis_calc_distort(
-			        em, bmdm ? bmdm->vertexCos : NULL, bmdm ? bmdm->polyNos : NULL,
+			        em, bmdm ? bmdm->emd.vertexCos : NULL, bmdm ? bmdm->emd.polyNos : NULL,
 			        statvis->distort_min,
 			        statvis->distort_max,
 			        em->derivedFaceColor);
@@ -1479,7 +1473,7 @@ void BKE_editmesh_statvis_calc(
 		{
 			BKE_editmesh_color_ensure(em, BM_VERT);
 			statvis_calc_sharp(
-			        em, bmdm ? bmdm->vertexCos : NULL,
+			        em, bmdm ? bmdm->emd.vertexCos : NULL,
 			        statvis->sharp_min,
 			        statvis->sharp_max,
 			        /* in this case they are vertex colors */
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c
index 484537eb35d..24a069a8ed1 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c
@@ -388,6 +388,36 @@ void BKE_mesh_ensure_skin_customdata(Mesh *me)
 	}
 }
 
+bool BKE_mesh_ensure_edit_data(struct Mesh *me)
+{
+	if (me->emd != NULL) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	me->emd = MEM_callocN(sizeof(EditMeshData), "EditMeshData");
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool BKE_mesh_clear_edit_data(struct Mesh *me)
+{
+	if (me->emd == NULL) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (me->emd->polyCos != NULL)
+		MEM_freeN((void *)me->emd->polyCos);
+	if (me->emd->polyNos != NULL)
+		MEM_freeN((void *)me->emd->polyNos);
+	if (me->emd->vertexCos != NULL)
+		MEM_freeN((void *)me->emd->vertexCos);
+	if (me->emd->vertexNos != NULL)
+		MEM_freeN((void *)me->emd->vertexNos);
+
+	MEM_SAFE_FREE(me->emd);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 bool BKE_mesh_ensure_facemap_customdata(struct Mesh *me)
 {
 	BMesh *bm = me->edit_btmesh ? me->edit_btmesh->bm : NULL;
@@ -481,6 +511,7 @@ void BKE_mesh_free(Mesh *me)
 	BKE_animdata_free(&me->id, false);
 
 	BKE_mesh_batch_cache_free(me);
+	BKE_mesh_clear_edit_data(me);
 
 	CustomData_free(&me->vdata, me->totvert);
 	CustomData_free(&me->edata, me->totedge);
@@ -580,6 +611,52 @@ void BKE_mesh_copy_data(Main *bmain, Mesh *me_dst, const Mesh *me_src, const int
 	}
 }
 
+static Mesh *mesh_from_template_ex(
+        Mesh *me_src,
+        int numVerts, int numEdges, int numTessFaces,
+        int numLoops, int numPolys,
+        CustomDataMask mask)
+{
+	const bool do_tessface = ((me_src->totface != 0) && (me_src->totpoly == 0)); /* only do tessface if we have no polys */
+
+	Mesh *me_dst = MEM_callocN(sizeof(struct Mesh), "Mesh");
+	BKE_mesh_init(me_dst);
+
+	me_dst->mat = MEM_dupallocN(me_src->mat);
+	me_dst->mselect = MEM_dupallocN(me_dst->mselect);
+
+	me_dst->totvert = numVerts;
+	me_dst->totedge = numEdges;
+	me_dst->totloop = numLoops;
+	me_dst->totpoly = numPolys;
+
+	CustomData_copy(&me_src->vdata, &me_dst->vdata, mask, CD_CALLOC, numVerts);
+	CustomData_copy(&me_src->edata, &me_dst->edata, mask, CD_CALLOC, numEdges);
+	CustomData_copy(&me_src->ldata, &me_dst->ldata, mask, CD_CALLOC, numLoops);
+	CustomData_copy(&me_src->pdata, &me_dst->pdata, mask, CD_CALLOC, numPolys);
+	if (do_tessface) {
+		CustomData_copy(&me_src->fdata, &me_dst->fdata, mask, CD_CALLOC, numTessFaces);
+	}
+	else {
+		mesh_tessface_clear_intern(me_dst, false);
+	}
+
+	BKE_mesh_update_customdata_pointers(me_dst, false);
+
+	return me_dst;
+}
+
+Mesh * BKE_mesh_from_template(Mesh *me_src,
+                              int numVerts, int numEdges, int numTessFaces,
+                              int numLoops, int numPolys)
+{
+	return mesh_from_template_ex(
+	            me_src,
+	            numVerts, numEdges, numTessFaces,
+	            numLoops, numPolys,
+	            CD_MASK_EVERYTHING);
+}
+
 Mesh *BKE_mesh_copy(Main *bmain, const Mesh *me)
 {
 	Mesh *me_copy;
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.c
index 8f372a8fa93..f7892e2f08b 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.c
@@ -863,11 +863,16 @@ void modifier_deformVerts(struct ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *depsgraph,
 		mti->deformVerts(md, depsgraph, ob, mesh, vertexCos, numVerts, flag);
 	}
 	else {
-		DerivedMesh *dm = CDDM_from_mesh(mesh);
+		DerivedMesh *dm = NULL;
+		if (mesh) {
+			dm = CDDM_from_mesh(mesh);
+		}
 
 		mti->deformVerts_DM(md, depsgraph, ob, dm, vertexCos, numVerts, flag);
 
-		dm->release(dm);
+		if (dm) {
+			dm->release(dm);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -881,11 +886,16 @@ void modifier_deformMatrices(struct ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *depsgrap
 		mti->deformMatrices(md, depsgraph, ob, mesh, vertexCos, defMats, numVerts);
 	}
 	else {
-		DerivedMesh *dm = CDDM_from_mesh(mesh);
+		DerivedMesh *dm = NULL;
+		if (mesh) {
+			dm = CDDM_from_mesh(mesh);
+		}
 
 		mti->deformMatrices_DM(md, depsgraph, ob, dm, vertexCos, defMats, numVerts);
 
-		dm->release(dm);
+		if (dm) {
+			dm->release(dm);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -899,11 +909,16 @@ void modifier_deformVertsEM(struct ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *depsgraph
 		mti->deformVertsEM(md, depsgraph, ob, editData, mesh, vertexCos, numVerts);
 	}
 	else {
-		DerivedMesh *dm = CDDM_from_mesh(mesh);
+		DerivedMesh *dm = NULL;
+		if (mesh) {
+			dm = CDDM_from_mesh(mesh);
+		}
 
 		mti->deformVertsEM_DM(md, depsgraph, ob, editData, dm, vertexCos, numVerts);
 
-		dm->release(dm);
+		if (dm) {
+			dm->release(dm);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -917,11 +932,16 @@ void modifier_deformMatricesEM(struct ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *depsgr
 		mti->deformMatricesEM(md, depsgraph, ob, editData, mesh, vertexCos, defMats, numVerts);
 	}
 	else {
-		DerivedMesh *dm = CDDM_from_mesh(mesh);
+		DerivedMesh *dm = NULL;
+		if (mesh) {
+			dm = CDDM_from_mesh(mesh);
+		}
 
 		mti->deformMatricesEM_DM(md, depsgraph, ob, editData, dm, vertexCos, defMats, numVerts);
 
-		dm->release(dm);
+		if (dm) {
+			dm->release(dm);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -985,14 +1005,20 @@ void modifier_deformVerts_DM_deprecated(struct ModifierData *md, struct Depsgrap
 		mti->deformVerts_DM(md, depsgraph, ob, dm, vertexCos, numVerts, flag);
 	}
 	else {
-		struct Mesh mesh;
-		BKE_mesh_init(&mesh);
-
-		DM_to_mesh(dm, &mesh, ob, CD_MASK_EVERYTHING, false);
+		/* TODO(sybren): deduplicate all the copies of this code in this file. */
+		Mesh *mesh = NULL;
+		if (dm != NULL) {
+			mesh = BKE_libblock_alloc_notest(ID_ME);
+			BKE_mesh_init(mesh);
+			DM_to_mesh(dm, mesh, ob, CD_MASK_EVERYTHING, false);
+		}
 
-		mti->deformVerts(md, depsgraph, ob, &mesh, vertexCos, numVerts, flag);
+		mti->deformVerts(md, depsgraph, ob, mesh, vertexCos, numVerts, flag);
 
-		BKE_mesh_free(&mesh);
+		if (mesh != NULL) {
+			BKE_mesh_free(mesh);
+			MEM_freeN(mesh);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1028,14 +1054,19 @@ void modifier_deformVertsEM_DM_deprecated(struct ModifierData *md, struct Depsgr
 		mti->deformVertsEM_DM(md, depsgraph, ob, editData, dm, vertexCos, numVerts);
 	}
 	else {
-		struct Mesh mesh;
-		BKE_mesh_init(&mesh);
-
-		DM_to_mesh(dm, &mesh, ob, CD_MASK_EVERYTHING, false);
+		Mesh *mesh = NULL;
+		if (dm != NULL) {
+			mesh = BKE_libblock_alloc_notest(ID_ME);
+			BKE_mesh_init(mesh);
+			DM_to_mesh(dm, mesh, ob, CD_MASK_EVERYTHING, false);
+		}
 
-		mti->deformVertsEM(md, depsgraph, ob, editData, &mesh, vertexCos, numVerts);
+		mti->deformVertsEM(md, depsgraph, ob, editData, mesh, vertexCos, numVerts);
 
-		BKE_mesh_free(&mesh);
+		if (mesh != NULL) {
+			BKE_mesh_free(mesh);
+			MEM_freeN(mesh);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1069,19 +1100,30 @@ struct DerivedMesh *modifier_applyModifier_DM_deprecated(struct ModifierData *md
 		return mti->applyModifier_DM(md, depsgraph, ob, dm, flag);
 	}
 	else {
-		struct Mesh mesh;
-		BKE_mesh_init(&mesh);
-
-		DM_to_mesh(dm, &mesh, ob, CD_MASK_EVERYTHING, false);
+		/* TODO(sybren): deduplicate all the copies of this code in this file. */
+		Mesh *mesh = NULL;
+		if (dm != NULL) {
+			mesh = BKE_libblock_alloc_notest(ID_ME);
+			BKE_mesh_init(mesh);
+			DM_to_mesh(dm, mesh, ob, CD_MASK_EVERYTHING, false);
+		}
 
-		struct Mesh *new_mesh = mti->applyModifier(md, depsgraph, ob, &mesh, flag);
+		struct Mesh *new_mesh = mti->applyModifier(md, depsgraph, ob, mesh, flag);
 
 		DerivedMesh *ndm = CDDM_from_mesh(new_mesh);
-
-		if(new_mesh != &mesh) {
-			BKE_mesh_free(&mesh);
-
-			/* XXX free new_mesh? */
+		if(new_mesh != mesh) {
+			/* Make a DM that doesn't reference new_mesh so we can free the latter. */
+			/* TODO(sybren): create CDDM_from_mesh_ex() that creates a copy directly. */
+			DerivedMesh *nonref_dm = CDDM_copy(ndm);
+			ndm->release(ndm);
+			ndm = nonref_dm;
+
+			BKE_mesh_free(new_mesh);
+			MEM_freeN(new_mesh);
+		}
+		if (mesh != NULL) {
+			BKE_mesh_free(mesh);
+			MEM_freeN(mesh);
 		}
 
 		return ndm;
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_cache_impl_mesh.c b/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_cache_impl_mesh.c
index bad860967ef..6f44e7afc83 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_cache_impl_mesh.c
+++ b/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_cache_impl_mesh.c
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ typedef struct MeshRenderData {
 	int loose_edge_len;
 
 	BMEditMesh *edit_bmesh;
+	struct EditMeshData *edit_data;
+
 	MVert *mvert;
 	MEdge *medge;
 	MLoop *mloop;
@@ -389,6 +391,7 @@ static MeshRenderData *mesh_render_data_create_ex(
 		BMesh *bm = embm->bm;
 
 		rdata->edit_bmesh = embm;
+		rdata->edit_data = me->emd;
 
 		int bm_ensure_types = 0;
 		if (types & (MR_DATATYPE_VERT)) {
@@ -426,6 +429,9 @@ static MeshRenderData *mesh_render_data_create_ex(
 		if (types & (MR_DATATYPE_DVERT)) {
 			bm_ensure_types |= BM_VERT;
 		}
+		if (rdata->edit_data != NULL) {
+			bm_ensure_types |= BM_VERT;
+		}
 
 		BM_mesh_elem_index_ensure(bm, bm_ensure_types);
 		BM_mesh_elem_table_ensure(bm, bm_ensure_types & ~BM_LOOP);
@@ -1359,9 +1365,19 @@ static void add_overlay_tri(
 	unsigned char vflag;
 
 	if (vbo_pos) {
-		for (uint i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-			const float *pos = bm_looptri[i]->v->co;
-			GWN_vertbuf_attr_set(vbo_pos, pos_id, base_vert_idx + i, pos);
+		/* TODO(sybren): deduplicate this and all the other places it's pasted to in this file. */
+		if (rdata->edit_data && rdata->edit_data->vertexCos) {
+			for (uint i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+				int vidx = BM_elem_index_get(bm_looptri[i]->v);
+				const float *pos = rdata->edit_data->vertexCos[vidx];
+				GWN_vertbuf_attr_set(vbo_pos, pos_id, base_vert_idx + i, pos);
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			for (uint i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+				const float *pos = bm_looptri[i]->v->co;
+				GWN_vertbuf_attr_set(vbo_pos, pos_id, base_vert_idx + i, pos);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1399,9 +1415,19 @@ static void add_overlay_loose_edge(
         const BMEdge *eed, const int base_vert_idx)
 {
 	if (vbo_pos) {
-		for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
-			const float *pos = (&eed->v1)[i]->co;
-			GWN_vertbuf_attr_set(vbo_pos, pos_id, base_vert_idx + i, pos);
+		/* TODO(sybren): deduplicate this and all the other places it's pasted to in this file. */
+		if (rdata->edit_data && rdata->edit_data->vertexCos) {
+			for (uint i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+				int vidx = BM_elem_index_get((&eed->v1)[i]);
+				const float *pos = rdata->edit_data->vertexCos[vidx];
+				GWN_vertbuf_attr_set(vbo_pos, pos_id, base_vert_idx + i, pos);
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
+				const float *pos = (&eed->v1)[i]->co;
+				GWN_vertbuf_attr_set(vbo_pos, pos_id, base_vert_idx + i, pos);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1428,8 +1454,16 @@ static void add_overlay_loose_vert(
         const BMVert *eve, const int base_vert_idx)
 {
 	if (vbo_pos) {
-		const float *pos = eve->co;
-		GWN_vertbuf_attr_set(vbo_pos, pos_id, base_vert_idx, pos);
+		/* TODO(sybren): deduplicate this and all the other places it's pasted to in this file. */
+		if (rdata->edit_data && rdata->edit_data->vertexCos) {
+			int vidx = BM_elem_index_get(eve);
+			const float *pos = rdata->edit_data->vertexCos[vidx];
+			GWN_vertbuf_attr_set(vbo_pos, pos_id, base_vert_idx, pos);
+		}
+		else {
+			const float *pos = eve->co;
+			GWN_vertbuf_attr_set(vbo_pos, pos_id, base_vert_idx, pos);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (vbo_nor) {
@@ -2095,8 +2129,18 @@ static Gwn_VertBuf *mesh_batch_cache_get_tri_pos_and_normals_ex(
 					}
 				}
 
-				for (uint t = 0; t < 3; t++) {
-					copy_v3_v3(GWN_vertbuf_raw_step(&pos_step), bm_looptri[t]->v->co);
+				/* TODO(sybren): deduplicate this and all the other places it's pasted to in this file. */
+				if (rdata->edit_data && rdata->edit_data->vertexCos) {
+					for (uint t = 0; t < 3; t++) {
+						int vidx = BM_elem_index_get(bm_looptri[t]->v);
+						const float *pos = rdata->edit_data->vertexCos[vidx];
+						copy_v3_v3(GWN_vertbuf_raw_step(&pos_step), pos);
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					for (uint t = 0; t < 3; t++) {
+						copy_v3_v3(GWN_vertbuf_raw_step(&pos_step), bm_looptri[t]->v->co);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_mesh_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_mesh_types.h
index 505b1f7157b..e8790a86fc5 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_mesh_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_mesh_types.h
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ struct Material;
 struct Mesh;
 struct Multires;
 
+#
+#
+typedef struct EditMeshData {
+	/** when set, \a vertexNos, polyNos are lazy initialized */
+	const float (*vertexCos)[3];
+
+	/** lazy initialize (when \a vertexCos is set) */
+	float const (*vertexNos)[3];
+	float const (*polyNos)[3];
+	/** also lazy init but dont depend on \a vertexCos */
+	const float (*polyCos)[3];
+} EditMeshData;
+
 typedef struct Mesh {
 	ID id;
 	struct AnimData *adt;		/* animation data (must be immediately after id for utilities to use it) */
@@ -87,6 +100,7 @@ typedef struct Mesh {
 
 	/* When the object is available, the preferred access method is: BKE_editmesh_from_object(ob) */
 	struct BMEditMesh *edit_btmesh;	/* not saved in file! */
+	struct EditMeshData *emd; /* not saved in file! */
 
 	struct CustomData vdata, edata, fdata;
 
diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_build.c b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_build.c
index 16b40f29cc1..26895e0f3ad 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_build.c
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_build.c
@@ -41,8 +41,13 @@
 #include "BLI_ghash.h"
 
 #include "DNA_meshdata_types.h"
+#include "DNA_mesh_types.h"
+#include "DNA_object_types.h"
+
+#include "DEG_depsgraph_query.h"
 
 #include "BKE_cdderivedmesh.h"
+#include "BKE_mesh.h"
 #include "BKE_modifier.h"
 #include "BKE_particle.h"
 #include "BKE_scene.h"
@@ -75,12 +80,11 @@ static bool dependsOnTime(ModifierData *UNUSED(md))
 	return true;
 }
 
-static DerivedMesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(depsgraph),
-                                  Object *UNUSED(ob), DerivedMesh *derivedData,
-                                  ModifierApplyFlag UNUSED(flag))
+static Mesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *depsgraph,
+                           Object *UNUSED(ob), struct Mesh *mesh,
+                           ModifierApplyFlag UNUSED(flag))
 {
-	DerivedMesh *dm = derivedData;
-	DerivedMesh *result;
+	Mesh *result;
 	BuildModifierData *bmd = (BuildModifierData *) md;
 	int i, j, k;
 	int numFaces_dst, numEdges_dst, numLoops_dst = 0;
@@ -93,16 +97,16 @@ static DerivedMesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(dep
 	GHash *vertHash = BLI_ghash_int_new("build ve apply gh");
 	/* maps edge indices in new mesh to indices in old mesh */
 	GHash *edgeHash = BLI_ghash_int_new("build ed apply gh");
+	/* maps edge indices in old mesh to indices in new mesh */
 	GHash *edgeHash2 = BLI_ghash_int_new("build ed apply gh");
 
-	const int numVert_src = dm->getNumVerts(dm);
-	const int numEdge_src = dm->getNumEdges(dm);
-	const int numPoly_src = dm->getNumPolys(dm);
-	MPoly *mpoly_src = dm->getPolyArray(dm);
-	MLoop *mloop_src = dm->getLoopArray(dm);
-	MEdge *medge_src = dm->getEdgeArray(dm);
-	MVert *mvert_src = dm->getVertArray(dm);
-
+	const int numVert_src = mesh->totvert;
+	const int numEdge_src = mesh->totedge;
+	const int numPoly_src = mesh->totpoly;
+	MPoly *mpoly_src = mesh->mpoly;
+	MLoop *mloop_src = mesh->mloop;
+	MEdge *medge_src = mesh->medge;
+	MVert *mvert_src = mesh->mvert;
 
 	vertMap = MEM_malloc_arrayN(numVert_src, sizeof(*vertMap), "build modifier vertMap");
 	edgeMap = MEM_malloc_arrayN(numEdge_src, sizeof(*edgeMap), "build modifier edgeMap");
@@ -112,13 +116,13 @@ static DerivedMesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(dep
 	range_vn_i(edgeMap, numEdge_src, 0);
 	range_vn_i(faceMap, numPoly_src, 0);
 
-	frac = (BKE_scene_frame_get(md->scene) - bmd->start) / bmd->length;
+	struct Scene *scene = DEG_get_input_scene(depsgraph);
+	frac = (BKE_scene_frame_get(scene) - bmd->start) / bmd->length;
 	CLAMP(frac, 0.0f, 1.0f);
-	
 	if (bmd->flag & MOD_BUILD_FLAG_REVERSE) {
 		frac = 1.0f - frac;
 	}
-	
+
 	numFaces_dst = numPoly_src * frac;
 	numEdges_dst = numEdge_src * frac;
 
@@ -126,7 +130,6 @@ static DerivedMesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(dep
 	if (numFaces_dst) {
 		MPoly *mpoly, *mp;
 		MLoop *ml, *mloop;
-		MEdge *medge;
 		uintptr_t hash_num, hash_num_alt;
 		
 		if (bmd->flag & MOD_BUILD_FLAG_RANDOMIZE) {
@@ -159,11 +162,10 @@ static DerivedMesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(dep
 		/* get the set of edges that will be in the new mesh (i.e. all edges
 		 * that have both verts in the new mesh)
 		 */
-		medge = medge_src;
 		hash_num = 0;
 		hash_num_alt = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < numEdge_src; i++, hash_num_alt++) {
-			MEdge *me = medge + i;
+			MEdge *me = medge_src + i;
 
 			if (BLI_ghash_haskey(vertHash, SET_INT_IN_POINTER(me->v1)) &&
 			    BLI_ghash_haskey(vertHash, SET_INT_IN_POINTER(me->v2)))
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ static DerivedMesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(dep
 				hash_num++;
 			}
 		}
+		BLI_assert(hash_num == BLI_ghash_len(edgeHash));
 	}
 	else if (numEdges_dst) {
 		MEdge *medge, *me;
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ static DerivedMesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(dep
 		/* get the set of edges that will be in the new mesh */
 		for (i = 0; i < numEdges_dst; i++) {
 			j = BLI_ghash_len(edgeHash);
-			
+
 			BLI_ghash_insert(edgeHash, SET_INT_IN_POINTER(j),
 			                 SET_INT_IN_POINTER(edgeMap[i]));
 			BLI_ghash_insert(edgeHash2,  SET_INT_IN_POINTER(edgeMap[i]),
@@ -229,11 +232,9 @@ static DerivedMesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(dep
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* now we know the number of verts, edges and faces, we can create
-	 * the mesh
-	 */
-	result = CDDM_from_template(dm, BLI_ghash_len(vertHash),
-	                            BLI_ghash_len(edgeHash), 0, numLoops_dst, numFaces_dst);
+	/* now we know the number of verts, edges and faces, we can create the mesh. */
+	result = BKE_mesh_from_template(mesh, BLI_ghash_len(vertHash), BLI_ghash_len(edgeHash),
+	                                0, numLoops_dst, numFaces_dst);
 
 	/* copy the vertices across */
 	GHASH_ITER (gh_iter, vertHash) {
@@ -243,45 +244,44 @@ static DerivedMesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(dep
 		int newIndex = GET_INT_FROM_POINTER(BLI_ghashIterator_getValue(&gh_iter));
 
 		source = mvert_src[oldIndex];
-		dest = CDDM_get_vert(result, newIndex);
+		dest = &result->mvert[newIndex];
 
-		DM_copy_vert_data(dm, result, oldIndex, newIndex, 1);
+		CustomData_copy_data(&mesh->vdata, &result->vdata, oldIndex, newIndex, 1);
 		*dest = source;
 	}
-	
+
 	/* copy the edges across, remapping indices */
 	for (i = 0; i < BLI_ghash_len(edgeHash); i++) {
 		MEdge source;
 		MEdge *dest;
 		int oldIndex = GET_INT_FROM_POINTER(BLI_ghash_lookup(edgeHash, SET_INT_IN_POINTER(i)));
-		
+
 		source = medge_src[oldIndex];
-		dest = CDDM_get_edge(result, i);
-		
+		dest = &result->medge[i];
+
 		source.v1 = GET_INT_FROM_POINTER(BLI_ghash_lookup(vertHash, SET_INT_IN_POINTER(source.v1)));
 		source.v2 = GET_INT_FROM_POINTER(BLI_ghash_lookup(vertHash, SET_INT_IN_POINTER(source.v2)));
-		
-		DM_copy_edge_data(dm, result, oldIndex, i, 1);
+
+		CustomData_copy_data(&mesh->edata, &result->edata, oldIndex, i, 1);
 		*dest = source;
 	}
 
-	mpoly_dst = CDDM_get_polys(result);
-	/* mloop_dst = */ ml_dst = CDDM_get_loops(result);
+	mpoly_dst = result->mpoly;
+	ml_dst = result->mloop;
 	
 	/* copy the faces across, remapping indices */
 	k = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < numFaces_dst; i++) {
 		MPoly *source;
 		MPoly *dest;
-		
+
 		source = mpoly_src + faceMap[i];
 		dest = mpoly_dst + i;
-		DM_copy_poly_data(dm, result, faceMap[i], i, 1);
-		
+		CustomData_copy_data(&mesh->pdata, &result->pdata, faceMap[i], i, 1);
+
 		*dest = *source;
 		dest->loopstart = k;
-		
-		DM_copy_loop_data(dm, result, source->loopstart, dest->loopstart, dest->totloop);
+		CustomData_copy_data(&mesh->ldata, &result->ldata, source->loopstart, dest->loopstart, dest->totloop);
 
 		ml_src = mloop_src + source->loopstart;
 		for (j = 0; j < source->totloop; j++, k++, ml_src++, ml_dst++) {
@@ -298,10 +298,7 @@ static DerivedMesh *applyModifier(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(dep
 	MEM_freeN(edgeMap);
 	MEM_freeN(faceMap);
 
-	if (dm->dirty & DM_DIRTY_NORMALS) {
-		result->dirty |= DM_DIRTY_NORMALS;
-	}
-
+	/* TODO(sybren): also copy flags & tags? */
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -319,14 +316,14 @@ ModifierTypeInfo modifierType_Build = {
 	/* deformMatrices_DM */ NULL,
 	/* deformVertsEM_DM */  NULL,
 	/* deformMatricesEM_DM*/NULL,
-	/* applyModifier_DM */  applyModifier,
+	/* applyModifier_DM */  NULL,
 	/* applyModifierEM_DM */NULL,
 
 	/* deformVerts */       NULL,
 	/* deformMatrices */    NULL,
 	/* deformVertsEM */     NULL,
 	/* deformMatricesEM */  NULL,
-	/* applyModifier */     NULL,
+	/* applyModifier */     applyModifier,
 	/* applyModifierEM */   NULL,
 
 	/* initData */          initData,
diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_simpledeform.c b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_simpledeform.c
index e6fbf6fd1b2..efe11ea7d9a 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_simpledeform.c
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_simpledeform.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
  *  \ingroup modifiers
  */
 
+#include "DNA_mesh_types.h"
 #include "DNA_meshdata_types.h"
 #include "DNA_object_types.h"
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "BLI_utildefines.h"
 
 #include "BKE_cdderivedmesh.h"
+#include "BKE_mesh.h"
 #include "BKE_library_query.h"
 #include "BKE_modifier.h"
 #include "BKE_deform.h"
@@ -180,11 +182,10 @@ static void simpleDeform_bend(const float factor, const int axis, const float dc
 
 
 /* simple deform modifier */
-static void SimpleDeformModifier_do(SimpleDeformModifierData *smd, struct Object *ob, struct DerivedMesh *dm,
+static void SimpleDeformModifier_do(SimpleDeformModifierData *smd, struct Object *ob, struct Mesh *mesh,
                                     float (*vertexCos)[3], int numVerts)
 {
 	const float base_limit[2] = {0.0f, 0.0f};
-
 	int i;
 	float smd_limit[2], smd_factor;
 	SpaceTransform *transf = NULL, tmp_transf;
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ static void SimpleDeformModifier_do(SimpleDeformModifierData *smd, struct Object
 		}
 	}
 
-	modifier_get_vgroup(ob, dm, smd->vgroup_name, &dvert, &vgroup);
+	modifier_get_vgroup_mesh(ob, mesh, smd->vgroup_name, &dvert, &vgroup);
 	const bool invert_vgroup = (smd->flag & MOD_SIMPLEDEFORM_FLAG_INVERT_VGROUP) != 0;
 	const uint *axis_map = axis_map_table[(smd->mode != MOD_SIMPLEDEFORM_MODE_BEND) ? deform_axis : 2];
 
@@ -384,43 +385,21 @@ static void updateDepsgraph(ModifierData *md, const ModifierUpdateDepsgraphConte
 }
 
 static void deformVerts(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(depsgraph),
-                        Object *ob, DerivedMesh *derivedData,
+                        Object *ob, struct Mesh *mesh,
                         float (*vertexCos)[3],
                         int numVerts,
                         ModifierApplyFlag UNUSED(flag))
 {
-	DerivedMesh *dm = derivedData;
-	CustomDataMask dataMask = requiredDataMask(ob, md);
-
-	/* we implement requiredDataMask but thats not really useful since
-	 * mesh_calc_modifiers pass a NULL derivedData */
-	if (dataMask)
-		dm = get_dm(ob, NULL, dm, NULL, false, false);
-
-	SimpleDeformModifier_do((SimpleDeformModifierData *)md, ob, dm, vertexCos, numVerts);
-
-	if (dm != derivedData)
-		dm->release(dm);
+	SimpleDeformModifier_do((SimpleDeformModifierData *)md, ob, mesh, vertexCos, numVerts);
 }
 
 static void deformVertsEM(ModifierData *md, struct Depsgraph *UNUSED(depsgraph),
-                          Object *ob, struct BMEditMesh *editData,
-                          DerivedMesh *derivedData,
+                          Object *ob, struct BMEditMesh *UNUSED(editData),
+                          struct Mesh *mesh,
                           float (*vertexCos)[3],
                           int numVerts)
 {
-	DerivedMesh *dm = derivedData;
-	CustomDataMask dataMask = requiredDataMask(ob, md);
-
-	/* we implement requiredDataMask but thats not really useful since
-	 * mesh_calc_modifiers pass a NULL derivedData */
-	if (dataMask)
-		dm = get_dm(ob, editData, dm, NULL, false, false);
-
-	SimpleDeformModifier_do((SimpleDeformModifierData *)md, ob, dm, vertexCos, numVerts);
-
-	if (dm != derivedData)
-		dm->release(dm);
+	SimpleDeformModifier_do((SimpleDeformModifierData *)md, ob, mesh, vertexCos, numVerts);
 }
 
 
@@ -438,16 +417,16 @@ ModifierTypeInfo modifierType_SimpleDeform = {
 
 	/* copyData */          copyData,
 
-	/* deformVerts_DM */    deformVerts,
+	/* deformVerts_DM */    NULL,
 	/* deformMatrices_DM */ NULL,
-	/* deformVertsEM_DM */  deformVertsEM,
+	/* deformVertsEM_DM */  NULL,
 	/* deformMatricesEM_DM*/NULL,
 	/* applyModifier_DM */  NULL,
 	/* applyModifierEM_DM */NULL,
 
-	/* deformVerts */       NULL,
+	/* deformVerts */       deformVerts,
 	/* deformMatrices */    NULL,
-	/* deformVertsEM */     NULL,
+	/* deformVertsEM */     deformVertsEM,
 	/* deformMatricesEM */  NULL,
 	/* applyModifier */     NULL,
 	/* applyModifierEM */   NULL,
diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_util.c b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_util.c
index 5b19bcf4817..79992e4868f 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_util.c
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_util.c
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@
 
 #include "DNA_image_types.h"
 #include "DNA_meshdata_types.h"
+#include "DNA_mesh_types.h"
 #include "DNA_modifier_types.h"
 #include "DNA_object_types.h"
 #include "DNA_scene_types.h"
+#include "DNA_scene_types.h"
 
 #include "BLI_utildefines.h"
 #include "BLI_math_vector.h"
@@ -229,6 +231,20 @@ void modifier_get_vgroup(Object *ob, DerivedMesh *dm, const char *name, MDeformV
 	}
 }
 
+/* TODO(sybren): replace the above function with this one, once we got rid of DerivedMesh for modifiers. */
+void modifier_get_vgroup_mesh(Object *ob, struct Mesh *mesh, const char *name, MDeformVert **dvert, int *defgrp_index)
+{
+	*defgrp_index = defgroup_name_index(ob, name);
+	*dvert = NULL;
+
+	if (*defgrp_index != -1) {
+		if (ob->type == OB_LATTICE)
+			*dvert = BKE_lattice_deform_verts_get(ob);
+		else if (mesh)
+			*dvert = mesh->dvert;
+	}
+}
+
 
 /* only called by BKE_modifier.h/modifier.c */
 void modifier_type_init(ModifierTypeInfo *types[])
diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_util.h b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_util.h
index 095d7c278df..f82b99165c9 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_util.h
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_util.h
@@ -51,5 +51,7 @@ struct DerivedMesh *get_dm(struct Object *ob, struct BMEditMesh *em, struct Deri
 struct DerivedMesh *get_dm_for_modifier(struct Object *ob, ModifierApplyFlag flag);
 void modifier_get_vgroup(struct Object *ob, struct DerivedMesh *dm,
                          const char *name, struct MDeformVert **dvert, int *defgrp_index);
+void modifier_get_vgroup_mesh(struct Object *ob, struct Mesh *mesh,
+                              const char *name, struct MDeformVert **dvert, int *defgrp_index);
 
 #endif /* __MOD_UTIL_H__ */