Edit Mesh Mode: Add a facing falloff effect

This let the user keep track of the shape by fading the center of the object.
An Opacity parameter is yet to be added.

6 files changed, 67 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_facedot_frag.glsl b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_facedot_frag.glsl
index 9b3fe6286e8..6dcbc097468 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_facedot_frag.glsl
+++ b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_facedot_frag.glsl
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 
 flat in int isSelected;
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+in float facing;
+#endif
 
 out vec4 FragColor;
 
@@ -9,4 +12,8 @@ void main()
 		FragColor = colorFaceDot;
 	else
 		FragColor = colorWireEdit;
+
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+	FragColor.a *= 1.0 - abs(facing) * 0.4;
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_facedot_vert.glsl b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_facedot_vert.glsl
index 3e6f0ead04c..b27a4bba4ca 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_facedot_vert.glsl
+++ b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_facedot_vert.glsl
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ in vec4 norAndFlag;
 
 flat out int isSelected;
 
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+uniform mat4 ProjectionMatrix;
+uniform mat4 ModelViewMatrix;
+uniform mat3 NormalMatrix;
+uniform vec3 eye;
+
+in vec3 vnor;
+out float facing;
+#endif
+
 void main()
 {
 	gl_Position = ModelViewProjectionMatrix * vec4(pos, 1.0);
@@ -13,4 +23,11 @@ void main()
 	gl_Position.z -= 0.0002;
 	gl_PointSize = sizeFaceDot;
 	isSelected = int(norAndFlag.w);
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+	vec3 view_normal = normalize(NormalMatrix * norAndFlag.xyz);
+	vec3 view_vec = (ProjectionMatrix[3][3] == 0.0)
+		? normalize((ModelViewMatrix * vec4(pos, 1.0)).xyz)
+		: vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+	facing = dot(view_vec, view_normal);
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_frag.glsl b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_frag.glsl
index 8ae7a9e3ab5..d7f96695d0e 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_frag.glsl
+++ b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_frag.glsl
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ flat in int clipCase;
 #ifdef VERTEX_SELECTION
 in vec3 vertexColor;
 #endif
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+in float facing;
+#endif
 
 /* We use a vec4[2] interface to pass edge data
  * (without fragmenting memory accesses)
@@ -198,6 +201,10 @@ void main()
 	}
 #endif
 
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+	FragColor.a *= 1.0 - abs(facing) * 0.4;
+#endif
+
 	/* don't write depth if not opaque */
 	if (FragColor.a == 0.0) discard;
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_geom_edge.glsl b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_geom_edge.glsl
index 5e3ecd59cb4..7d71e1540d5 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_geom_edge.glsl
+++ b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_geom_edge.glsl
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ uniform vec2 viewportSize;
 in vec4 vPos[];
 in vec4 pPos[];
 in ivec4 vData[];
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+in float vFacing[];
+#endif
 
 /* these are the same for all vertices
  * and does not need interpolation */
@@ -25,6 +28,9 @@ flat out int clipCase;
 #ifdef VERTEX_SELECTION
 out vec3 vertexColor;
 #endif
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+out float facing;
+#endif
 
 /* See fragment shader */
 noperspective out vec4 eData1;
@@ -79,6 +85,10 @@ void doVertex(int v, vec4 pos)
 	vertexColor = getVertexColor(v);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+	facing = vFacing[v];
+#endif
+
 	gl_Position = pos;
 
 	EmitVertex();
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_geom_tri.glsl b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_geom_tri.glsl
index afd1e5a74a8..f83402e3869 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_geom_tri.glsl
+++ b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_geom_tri.glsl
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ uniform vec2 viewportSize;
 in vec4 vPos[];
 in vec4 pPos[];
 in ivec4 vData[];
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+in float vFacing[];
+#endif
 
 /* these are the same for all vertices
  * and does not need interpolation */
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ flat out int clipCase;
 #ifdef VERTEX_SELECTION
 out vec3 vertexColor;
 #endif
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+out float facing;
+#endif
 
 /* See fragment shader */
 noperspective out vec4 eData1;
@@ -103,6 +109,10 @@ void doVertex(int v, vec4 pos)
 	vertexColor = getVertexColor(v);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+	facing = vFacing[v];
+#endif
+
 	gl_Position = pos;
 
 	EmitVertex();
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_vert.glsl b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_vert.glsl
index 5bc9a8bef85..6da9b0a0e86 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_vert.glsl
+++ b/source/blender/draw/modes/shaders/edit_mesh_overlay_vert.glsl
@@ -15,9 +15,25 @@ out vec4 vPos;
 out vec4 pPos;
 out ivec4 vData;
 
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+uniform mat4 ProjectionMatrix;
+uniform mat3 NormalMatrix;
+uniform vec3 eye;
+
+in vec3 vnor;
+out float vFacing;
+#endif
+
 void main()
 {
 	vPos = ModelViewMatrix * vec4(pos, 1.0);
 	pPos = ModelViewProjectionMatrix * vec4(pos, 1.0);
 	vData = data;
+#ifdef VERTEX_FACING
+	vec3 view_normal = normalize(NormalMatrix * vnor);
+	vec3 view_vec = (ProjectionMatrix[3][3] == 0.0)
+		? normalize(vPos.xyz)
+		: vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+	vFacing = dot(view_vec, view_normal);
+#endif
 }