Refactor: Move part of vgroup handling code from ED_mesh/object_vgroup.c to BKE_object_deform.

Along with some minor cleanup and simplifications.

Reviewers: campbellbarton

Subscribers: sergey

Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D903

14 files changed, 635 insertions, 561 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object_deform.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object_deform.h
index 6de7ff9bc1c..0e5ad2d51c8 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object_deform.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object_deform.h
@@ -29,10 +29,47 @@
  *        used by painting and tools.
  */
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 struct Object;
+struct ID;
+struct MDeformVert;
+struct bDeformGroup;
+
+/* General vgroup operations */
+void BKE_object_defgroup_remap_update_users(struct Object *ob, int *map);
+
+bool BKE_object_defgroup_array_get(struct ID *id, struct MDeformVert **dvert_arr, int *dvert_tot);
+
+struct bDeformGroup *BKE_object_defgroup_add(struct Object *ob);
+struct bDeformGroup *BKE_object_defgroup_add_name(struct Object *ob, const char *name);
+struct MDeformVert  *BKE_object_defgroup_data_create(struct ID *id);
+
+bool BKE_object_defgroup_clear(struct Object *ob, struct bDeformGroup *dg, const bool use_selection);
+bool BKE_object_defgroup_clear_all(struct Object *ob, const bool use_selection);
+
+void BKE_object_defgroup_remove(struct Object *ob, struct bDeformGroup *defgroup);
+void BKE_object_defgroup_remove_all(struct Object *ob);
+
+
+/* Select helpers */
+enum eVGroupSelect;
+bool *BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(
+        struct Object *ob, enum eVGroupSelect subset_type, int *r_defgroup_tot, int *r_subset_count);
+void BKE_object_defgroup_subset_to_index_array(
+        const bool *defgroup_validmap, const int defgroup_tot, int *r_defgroup_subset_map);
+
+
+/* ********** */
+
+bool *BKE_object_defgroup_lock_flags_get(struct Object *ob, const int defbase_tot);
+bool *BKE_object_defgroup_validmap_get(struct Object *ob, const int defbase_tot);
+bool *BKE_object_defgroup_selected_get(struct Object *ob, int defbase_tot, int *r_dg_flags_sel_tot);
 
-bool *BKE_objdef_lock_flags_get(struct Object *ob, const int defbase_tot);
-bool *BKE_objdef_validmap_get(struct Object *ob, const int defbase_tot);
-bool *BKE_objdef_selected_get(struct Object *ob, int defbase_tot, int *r_dg_flags_sel_tot);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif  /* __BKE_OBJECT_DEFORM_H__ */
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c
index 0d029b161ff..bd357541256 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ static void calc_weightpaint_vert_array(Object *ob, DerivedMesh *dm, int const d
 		bool *defbase_sel = NULL;
 
 		if (draw_flag & CALC_WP_MULTIPAINT) {
-			defbase_sel = BKE_objdef_selected_get(ob, defbase_tot, &defbase_sel_tot);
+			defbase_sel = BKE_object_defgroup_selected_get(ob, defbase_tot, &defbase_sel_tot);
 		}
 
 		for (i = numVerts; i != 0; i--, wc++, dv++) {
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object_deform.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object_deform.c
index a3f5e56f4dc..e46929dde4a 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object_deform.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object_deform.c
@@ -27,18 +27,457 @@
 
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
 
+#include "BLF_translation.h"
+
 #include "BLI_utildefines.h"
 #include "BLI_ghash.h"
 #include "BLI_listbase.h"
 
+#include "DNA_armature_types.h"
+#include "DNA_cloth_types.h"
+#include "DNA_curve_types.h"
+#include "DNA_lattice_types.h"
+#include "DNA_meshdata_types.h"
+#include "DNA_mesh_types.h"
+#include "DNA_modifier_types.h"
+#include "DNA_object_types.h"
+#include "DNA_object_force.h"
+#include "DNA_particle_types.h"
+#include "DNA_scene_types.h"
+
 #include "BKE_action.h"
+#include "BKE_deform.h"
+#include "BKE_editmesh.h"
 #include "BKE_object_deform.h"  /* own include */
 #include "BKE_object.h"
 #include "BKE_modifier.h"
 
-#include "DNA_armature_types.h"
-#include "DNA_modifier_types.h"
-#include "DNA_object_types.h"
+/** \name Misc helpers
+ * \{ */
+
+static Lattice *object_defgroup_lattice_get(ID *id)
+{
+	Lattice *lt = (Lattice *)id;
+	BLI_assert(GS(id->name) == ID_LT);
+	return (lt->editlatt) ? lt->editlatt->latt : lt;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update users of vgroups from this object, according to given map.
+ *
+ * Use it when you remove or reorder vgroups in the object.
+ *
+ * \param map an array mapping old indices to new indices.
+ */
+void BKE_object_defgroup_remap_update_users(Object *ob, int *map)
+{
+	ModifierData *md;
+	ParticleSystem *psys;
+	int a;
+
+	/* these cases don't use names to refer to vertex groups, so when
+	 * they get removed the numbers get out of sync, this corrects that */
+
+	if (ob->soft) {
+		ob->soft->vertgroup = map[ob->soft->vertgroup];
+	}
+
+	for (md = ob->modifiers.first; md; md = md->next) {
+		if (md->type == eModifierType_Explode) {
+			ExplodeModifierData *emd = (ExplodeModifierData *)md;
+			emd->vgroup = map[emd->vgroup];
+		}
+		else if (md->type == eModifierType_Cloth) {
+			ClothModifierData *clmd = (ClothModifierData *)md;
+			ClothSimSettings *clsim = clmd->sim_parms;
+
+			if (clsim) {
+				clsim->vgroup_mass = map[clsim->vgroup_mass];
+				clsim->vgroup_bend = map[clsim->vgroup_bend];
+				clsim->vgroup_struct = map[clsim->vgroup_struct];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (psys = ob->particlesystem.first; psys; psys = psys->next) {
+		for (a = 0; a < PSYS_TOT_VG; a++) {
+			psys->vgroup[a] = map[psys->vgroup[a]];
+		}
+	}
+}
+/** \} */
+
+
+/** \name Group creation
+ * \{ */
+
+/**
+ * Add a vgroup of given name to object. *Does not* handle MDeformVert data at all!
+ */
+bDeformGroup *BKE_object_defgroup_add_name(Object *ob, const char *name)
+{
+	bDeformGroup *defgroup;
+
+	if (!ob || !OB_TYPE_SUPPORT_VGROUP(ob->type))
+		return NULL;
+
+	defgroup = BKE_defgroup_new(ob, name);
+
+	ob->actdef = BLI_listbase_count(&ob->defbase);
+
+	return defgroup;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Add a vgroup of default name to object. *Does not* handle MDeformVert data at all!
+ */
+bDeformGroup *BKE_object_defgroup_add(Object *ob) 
+{
+	return BKE_object_defgroup_add_name(ob, DATA_("Group"));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create MDeformVert data for given ID. Work in Object mode only.
+ */
+MDeformVert *BKE_object_defgroup_data_create(ID *id)
+{
+	if (GS(id->name) == ID_ME) {
+		Mesh *me = (Mesh *)id;
+		me->dvert = CustomData_add_layer(&me->vdata, CD_MDEFORMVERT, CD_CALLOC, NULL, me->totvert);
+		return me->dvert;
+	}
+	else if (GS(id->name) == ID_LT) {
+		Lattice *lt = (Lattice *)id;
+		lt->dvert = MEM_callocN(sizeof(MDeformVert) * lt->pntsu * lt->pntsv * lt->pntsw, "lattice deformVert");
+		return lt->dvert;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+/** \} */
+
+
+/** \name Group clearing
+ * \{ */
+
+/**
+ * Remove all verts (or only selected ones) from given vgroup. Work in Object and Edit modes.
+ *
+ * \param allverts If true, remove all vertices, else only selected ones.
+ * \return True if any vertex was removed, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool BKE_object_defgroup_clear(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *dg, const bool use_selection)
+{
+	MDeformVert *dv;
+	const int def_nr = BLI_findindex(&ob->defbase, dg);
+	bool changed = false;
+
+	if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
+		Mesh *me = ob->data;
+
+		if (me->edit_btmesh) {
+			BMEditMesh *em = me->edit_btmesh;
+			const int cd_dvert_offset = CustomData_get_offset(&em->bm->vdata, CD_MDEFORMVERT);
+
+			if (cd_dvert_offset != -1) {
+				BMVert *eve;
+				BMIter iter;
+
+				BM_ITER_MESH (eve, &iter, em->bm, BM_VERTS_OF_MESH) {
+					dv = BM_ELEM_CD_GET_VOID_P(eve, cd_dvert_offset);
+
+					if (dv && dv->dw && (!use_selection || BM_elem_flag_test(eve, BM_ELEM_SELECT))) {
+						MDeformWeight *dw = defvert_find_index(dv, def_nr);
+						defvert_remove_group(dv, dw); /* dw can be NULL */
+						changed = true;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			if (me->dvert) {
+				MVert *mv;
+				int i;
+
+				mv = me->mvert;
+				dv = me->dvert;
+
+				for (i = 0; i < me->totvert; i++, mv++, dv++) {
+					if (mv->flag & SELECT) {
+						if (dv->dw && (!use_selection || (mv->flag & SELECT))) {
+							MDeformWeight *dw = defvert_find_index(dv, def_nr);
+							defvert_remove_group(dv, dw);  /* dw can be NULL */
+							changed = true;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	else if (ob->type == OB_LATTICE) {
+		Lattice *lt = object_defgroup_lattice_get((ID *)(ob->data));
+
+		if (lt->dvert) {
+			BPoint *bp;
+			int i, tot = lt->pntsu * lt->pntsv * lt->pntsw;
+
+			for (i = 0, bp = lt->def; i < tot; i++, bp++) {
+				if (!use_selection || (bp->f1 & SELECT)) {
+					MDeformWeight *dw;
+
+					dv = &lt->dvert[i];
+
+					dw = defvert_find_index(dv, def_nr);
+					defvert_remove_group(dv, dw);  /* dw can be NULL */
+					changed = true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return changed;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove all verts (or only selected ones) from all vgroups. Work in Object and Edit modes.
+ *
+ * \param allverts If true, remove all vertices, else only selected ones.
+ * \return True if any vertex was removed, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool BKE_object_defgroup_clear_all(Object *ob, const bool use_selection)
+{
+	bDeformGroup *dg;
+	bool changed = false;
+
+	for (dg = ob->defbase.first; dg; dg = dg->next) {
+		if (BKE_object_defgroup_clear(ob, dg, use_selection)) {
+			changed = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return changed;
+}
+/** \} */
+
+
+/** \name Group removal
+ * \{ */
+
+static void object_defgroup_remove_update_users(Object *ob, const int idx)
+{
+	int i, defbase_tot = BLI_listbase_count(&ob->defbase) + 1;
+	int *map = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(int) * defbase_tot, "vgroup del");
+
+	map[idx] = map[0] = 0;
+	for (i = 1; i < idx; i++) {
+		map[i] = i;
+	}
+	for (i = idx + 1; i < defbase_tot; i++) {
+		map[i] = i - 1;
+	}
+
+	BKE_object_defgroup_remap_update_users(ob, map);
+	MEM_freeN(map);
+}
+
+static void object_defgroup_remove_common(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *dg, const int def_nr)
+{
+	object_defgroup_remove_update_users(ob, def_nr + 1);
+
+	/* Remove the group */
+	BLI_freelinkN(&ob->defbase, dg);
+
+	/* Update the active deform index if necessary */
+	if (ob->actdef > def_nr)
+		ob->actdef--;
+
+	/* remove all dverts */
+	if (BLI_listbase_is_empty(&ob->defbase)) {
+		if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
+			Mesh *me = ob->data;
+			CustomData_free_layer_active(&me->vdata, CD_MDEFORMVERT, me->totvert);
+			me->dvert = NULL;
+		}
+		else if (ob->type == OB_LATTICE) {
+			Lattice *lt = object_defgroup_lattice_get((ID *)(ob->data));
+			if (lt->dvert) {
+				MEM_freeN(lt->dvert);
+				lt->dvert = NULL;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	else if (ob->actdef < 1) {  /* Keep a valid active index if we still have some vgroups. */
+		ob->actdef = 1;
+	}
+}
+
+static void object_defgroup_remove_object_mode(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *dg)
+{
+	MDeformVert *dvert_array = NULL;
+	int dvert_tot = 0;
+	const int def_nr = BLI_findindex(&ob->defbase, dg);
+
+	BLI_assert(def_nr != -1);
+
+	BKE_object_defgroup_array_get(ob->data, &dvert_array, &dvert_tot);
+
+	if (dvert_array) {
+		int i, j;
+		MDeformVert *dv;
+		for (i = 0, dv = dvert_array; i < dvert_tot; i++, dv++) {
+			MDeformWeight *dw;
+
+			dw = defvert_find_index(dv, def_nr);
+			defvert_remove_group(dv, dw); /* dw can be NULL */
+
+			/* inline, make into a function if anything else needs to do this */
+			for (j = 0; j < dv->totweight; j++) {
+				if (dv->dw[j].def_nr > def_nr) {
+					dv->dw[j].def_nr--;
+				}
+			}
+			/* done */
+		}
+	}
+
+	object_defgroup_remove_common(ob, dg, def_nr);
+}
+
+static void object_defgroup_remove_edit_mode(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *dg)
+{
+	int i;
+	const int def_nr = BLI_findindex(&ob->defbase, dg);
+
+	BLI_assert(def_nr != -1);
+
+	/* Make sure that no verts are using this group - if none were removed, we can skip next per-vert update. */
+	if (!BKE_object_defgroup_clear(ob, dg, false)) {
+		/* Nothing to do. */
+	}
+	/* Else, make sure that any groups with higher indices are adjusted accordingly */
+	else if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
+		Mesh *me = ob->data;
+		BMEditMesh *em = me->edit_btmesh;
+		const int cd_dvert_offset = CustomData_get_offset(&em->bm->vdata, CD_MDEFORMVERT);
+
+		BMIter iter;
+		BMVert *eve;
+		MDeformVert *dvert;
+
+		BM_ITER_MESH (eve, &iter, em->bm, BM_VERTS_OF_MESH) {
+			dvert = BM_ELEM_CD_GET_VOID_P(eve, cd_dvert_offset);
+
+			if (dvert) {
+				for (i = 0; i < dvert->totweight; i++) {
+					if (dvert->dw[i].def_nr > def_nr) {
+						dvert->dw[i].def_nr--;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	else if (ob->type == OB_LATTICE) {
+		Lattice *lt = ((Lattice *)(ob->data))->editlatt->latt;
+		BPoint *bp;
+		MDeformVert *dvert = lt->dvert;
+		int a, tot;
+
+		if (dvert) {
+			tot = lt->pntsu * lt->pntsv * lt->pntsw;
+			for (a = 0, bp = lt->def; a < tot; a++, bp++, dvert++) {
+				for (i = 0; i < dvert->totweight; i++) {
+					if (dvert->dw[i].def_nr > def_nr) {
+						dvert->dw[i].def_nr--;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	object_defgroup_remove_common(ob, dg, def_nr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove given vgroup from object. Work in Object and Edit modes.
+ */
+void BKE_object_defgroup_remove(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *defgroup)
+{
+	if (BKE_object_is_in_editmode_vgroup(ob))
+		object_defgroup_remove_edit_mode(ob, defgroup);
+	else
+		object_defgroup_remove_object_mode(ob, defgroup);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove all vgroups from object. Work in Object and Edit modes.
+ */
+void BKE_object_defgroup_remove_all(Object *ob)
+{
+	bDeformGroup *dg = (bDeformGroup *)ob->defbase.first;
+	const bool edit_mode = BKE_object_is_in_editmode_vgroup(ob);
+
+	if (dg) {
+		while (dg) {
+			bDeformGroup *next_dg = dg->next;
+
+			if (edit_mode)
+				object_defgroup_remove_edit_mode(ob, dg);
+			else
+				object_defgroup_remove_object_mode(ob, dg);
+
+			dg = next_dg;
+		}
+	}
+	else {  /* ob->defbase is empty... */
+		/* remove all dverts */
+		if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
+			Mesh *me = ob->data;
+			CustomData_free_layer_active(&me->vdata, CD_MDEFORMVERT, me->totvert);
+			me->dvert = NULL;
+		}
+		else if (ob->type == OB_LATTICE) {
+			Lattice *lt = object_defgroup_lattice_get((ID *)(ob->data));
+			if (lt->dvert) {
+				MEM_freeN(lt->dvert);
+				lt->dvert = NULL;
+			}
+		}
+		/* Fix counters/indices */
+		ob->actdef = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get MDeformVert vgroup data from given object. Should only be used in Object mode.
+ *
+ * \return True if the id type supports weights.
+ */
+bool BKE_object_defgroup_array_get(ID *id, MDeformVert **dvert_arr, int *dvert_tot)
+{
+	if (id) {
+		switch (GS(id->name)) {
+			case ID_ME:
+			{
+				Mesh *me = (Mesh *)id;
+				*dvert_arr = me->dvert;
+				*dvert_tot = me->totvert;
+				return true;
+			}
+			case ID_LT:
+			{
+				Lattice *lt = object_defgroup_lattice_get(id);
+				*dvert_arr = lt->dvert;
+				*dvert_tot = lt->pntsu * lt->pntsv * lt->pntsw;
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	*dvert_arr = NULL;
+	*dvert_tot = 0;
+	return false;
+}
+/** \} */
 
 /* --- functions for getting vgroup aligned maps --- */
 
@@ -46,7 +485,7 @@
  * gets the status of "flag" for each bDeformGroup
  * in ob->defbase and returns an array containing them
  */
-bool *BKE_objdef_lock_flags_get(Object *ob, const int defbase_tot)
+bool *BKE_object_defgroup_lock_flags_get(Object *ob, const int defbase_tot)
 {
 	bool is_locked = false;
 	int i;
@@ -66,11 +505,11 @@ bool *BKE_objdef_lock_flags_get(Object *ob, const int defbase_tot)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-bool *BKE_objdef_validmap_get(Object *ob, const int defbase_tot)
+bool *BKE_object_defgroup_validmap_get(Object *ob, const int defbase_tot)
 {
 	bDeformGroup *dg;
 	ModifierData *md;
-	bool *vgroup_validmap;
+	bool *defgroup_validmap;
 	GHash *gh;
 	int i, step1 = 1;
 	//int defbase_tot = BLI_listbase_count(&ob->defbase);
@@ -80,7 +519,7 @@ bool *BKE_objdef_validmap_get(Object *ob, const int defbase_tot)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	gh = BLI_ghash_str_new_ex("BKE_objdef_validmap_get gh", defbase_tot);
+	gh = BLI_ghash_str_new_ex(__func__, defbase_tot);
 
 	/* add all names to a hash table */
 	for (dg = ob->defbase.first; dg; dg = dg->next) {
@@ -115,23 +554,23 @@ bool *BKE_objdef_validmap_get(Object *ob, const int defbase_tot)
 		}
 	}
 
-	vgroup_validmap = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(*vgroup_validmap) * defbase_tot, "wpaint valid map");
+	defgroup_validmap = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(*defgroup_validmap) * defbase_tot, "wpaint valid map");
 
 	/* add all names to a hash table */
 	for (dg = ob->defbase.first, i = 0; dg; dg = dg->next, i++) {
-		vgroup_validmap[i] = (BLI_ghash_lookup(gh, dg->name) != NULL);
+		defgroup_validmap[i] = (BLI_ghash_lookup(gh, dg->name) != NULL);
 	}
 
 	BLI_assert(i == BLI_ghash_size(gh));
 
 	BLI_ghash_free(gh, NULL, NULL);
 
-	return vgroup_validmap;
+	return defgroup_validmap;
 }
 
 /* Returns total selected vgroups,
  * wpi.defbase_sel is assumed malloc'd, all values are set */
-bool *BKE_objdef_selected_get(Object *ob, int defbase_tot, int *r_dg_flags_sel_tot)
+bool *BKE_object_defgroup_selected_get(Object *ob, int defbase_tot, int *r_dg_flags_sel_tot)
 {
 	bool *dg_selection = MEM_mallocN(defbase_tot * sizeof(bool), __func__);
 	bDeformGroup *defgroup;
@@ -158,3 +597,86 @@ bool *BKE_objdef_selected_get(Object *ob, int defbase_tot, int *r_dg_flags_sel_t
 
 	return dg_selection;
 }
+
+
+/**
+ * Return the subset type of the Vertex Group Selection
+ */
+bool *BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(
+        Object *ob, eVGroupSelect subset_type, int *r_defgroup_tot, int *r_subset_count)
+{
+	bool *defgroup_validmap = NULL;
+	*r_defgroup_tot = BLI_listbase_count(&ob->defbase);
+
+	switch (subset_type) {
+		case WT_VGROUP_ACTIVE:
+		{
+			const int def_nr_active = ob->actdef - 1;
+			defgroup_validmap = MEM_mallocN(*r_defgroup_tot * sizeof(*defgroup_validmap), __func__);
+			memset(defgroup_validmap, false, *r_defgroup_tot * sizeof(*defgroup_validmap));
+			if ((def_nr_active >= 0) && (def_nr_active < *r_defgroup_tot)) {
+				*r_subset_count = 1;
+				defgroup_validmap[def_nr_active] = true;
+			}
+			else {
+				*r_subset_count = 0;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		case WT_VGROUP_BONE_SELECT:
+		{
+			defgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_selected_get(ob, *r_defgroup_tot, r_subset_count);
+			break;
+		}
+		case WT_VGROUP_BONE_DEFORM:
+		{
+			int i;
+			defgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_validmap_get(ob, *r_defgroup_tot);
+			*r_subset_count = 0;
+			for (i = 0; i < *r_defgroup_tot; i++) {
+				if (defgroup_validmap[i] == true) {
+					*r_subset_count += 1;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		case WT_VGROUP_BONE_DEFORM_OFF:
+		{
+			int i;
+			defgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_validmap_get(ob, *r_defgroup_tot);
+			*r_subset_count = 0;
+			for (i = 0; i < *r_defgroup_tot; i++) {
+				defgroup_validmap[i] = !defgroup_validmap[i];
+				if (defgroup_validmap[i] == true) {
+					*r_subset_count += 1;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		case WT_VGROUP_ALL:
+		default:
+		{
+			defgroup_validmap = MEM_mallocN(*r_defgroup_tot * sizeof(*defgroup_validmap), __func__);
+			memset(defgroup_validmap, true, *r_defgroup_tot * sizeof(*defgroup_validmap));
+			*r_subset_count = *r_defgroup_tot;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return defgroup_validmap;
+}
+
+/**
+ * store indices from the defgroup_validmap (faster lookups in some cases)
+ */
+void BKE_object_defgroup_subset_to_index_array(
+        const bool *defgroup_validmap, const int defgroup_tot, int *r_defgroup_subset_map)
+{
+	int i, j = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < defgroup_tot; i++) {
+		if (defgroup_validmap[i]) {
+			r_defgroup_subset_map[j++] = i;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/SkinInfo.cpp b/source/blender/collada/SkinInfo.cpp
index 75928f9d189..71875d6274a 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/SkinInfo.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/SkinInfo.cpp
@@ -38,13 +38,16 @@
 #include "BLI_math.h"
 #include "BLI_compiler_attrs.h"
 
-#include "BKE_object.h"
 #include "DNA_armature_types.h"
 #include "DNA_modifier_types.h"
 #include "DNA_scene_types.h"
+
+#include "BKE_action.h"
+#include "BKE_object.h"
+#include "BKE_object_deform.h"
+
 #include "ED_mesh.h"
 #include "ED_object.h"
-#include "BKE_action.h"
 
 #include "SkinInfo.h"
 #include "collada_utils.h"
@@ -263,7 +266,7 @@ void SkinInfo::link_armature(bContext *C, Object *ob, std::map<COLLADAFW::Unique
 			name = bc_get_joint_name(joint_by_uid[(*it).joint_uid]);
 		}
 
-		ED_vgroup_add_name(ob, (char *)name);
+		BKE_object_defgroup_add_name(ob, name);
 	}
 
 	// <vcount> - number of joints per vertex - joints_per_vertex
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_skinning.c b/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_skinning.c
index 15f75ada060..3dec7ea48f6 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_skinning.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_skinning.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "BKE_action.h"
 #include "BKE_armature.h"
 #include "BKE_deform.h"
+#include "BKE_object_deform.h"
 #include "BKE_report.h"
 #include "BKE_subsurf.h"
 #include "BKE_modifier.h"
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ static int vgroup_add_unique_bone_cb(Object *ob, Bone *bone, void *UNUSED(ptr))
 	 */
 	if (!(bone->flag & BONE_NO_DEFORM)) {
 		if (!defgroup_find_name(ob, bone->name)) {
-			ED_vgroup_add_name(ob, bone->name);
+			BKE_object_defgroup_add_name(ob, bone->name);
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ static int dgroup_skinnable_cb(Object *ob, Bone *bone, void *datap)
 			
 			if (!wpmode || ((arm->layer & bone->layer) && (bone->flag & BONE_SELECTED)))
 				if (!(defgroup = defgroup_find_name(ob, bone->name)))
-					defgroup = ED_vgroup_add_name(ob, bone->name);
+					defgroup = BKE_object_defgroup_add_name(ob, bone->name);
 			
 			if (data->list != NULL) {
 				hgroup = (bDeformGroup ***) &data->list;
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ static void add_verts_to_dgroups(ReportList *reports, Scene *scene, Object *ob,
 	if (numbones == 0)
 		return;
 	
-	if (ED_vgroup_data_create(ob->data) == false)
+	if (BKE_object_defgroup_data_create(ob->data) == false)
 		return;
 
 	/* create an array of pointer to bones that are skinnable
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_mesh.h b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_mesh.h
index 63362b0638b..8eb7fdf0c40 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_mesh.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_mesh.h
@@ -220,14 +220,8 @@ void ED_mesh_mirrtopo_free(MirrTopoStore_t *mesh_topo_store);
 #define WEIGHT_SUBTRACT 3
 
 bool                 ED_vgroup_sync_from_pose(struct Object *ob);
-struct bDeformGroup *ED_vgroup_add(struct Object *ob);
-struct bDeformGroup *ED_vgroup_add_name(struct Object *ob, const char *name);
-void                 ED_vgroup_delete(struct Object *ob, struct bDeformGroup *defgroup);
-void                 ED_vgroup_clear(struct Object *ob);
 void                 ED_vgroup_select_by_name(struct Object *ob, const char *name);
-bool                 ED_vgroup_data_create(struct ID *id);
 void                 ED_vgroup_data_clamp_range(struct ID *id, const int total);
-bool                 ED_vgroup_array_get(struct ID *id, struct MDeformVert **dvert_arr, int *dvert_tot);
 bool                 ED_vgroup_array_copy(struct Object *ob, struct Object *ob_from);
 bool                 ED_vgroup_parray_alloc(struct ID *id, struct MDeformVert ***dvert_arr, int *dvert_tot,
                                             const bool use_vert_sel);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_object.h b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_object.h
index 39586039e8f..900da3ee07c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_object.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_object.h
@@ -209,12 +209,6 @@ bool ED_object_multires_update_totlevels_cb(struct Object *ob, void *totlevel_v)
 /* object_select.c */
 void ED_object_select_linked_by_id(struct bContext *C, struct ID *id);
 
-
-bool *ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(struct Object *ob, enum eVGroupSelect subset_type,
-                                        int *r_vgroup_tot, int *r_subset_count);
-void ED_vgroup_subset_to_index_array(const bool *vgroup_validmap, const int vgroup_tot,
-                                     int *r_vgroup_subset_map);
-
 struct EnumPropertyItem *ED_object_vgroup_selection_itemf_helper(
         const struct bContext *C,
         struct PointerRNA *ptr,
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/object/object_modifier.c b/source/blender/editors/object/object_modifier.c
index cec5c683221..7ef8bb13de3 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/object/object_modifier.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/object/object_modifier.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include "BKE_multires.h"
 #include "BKE_report.h"
 #include "BKE_object.h"
+#include "BKE_object_deform.h"
 #include "BKE_ocean.h"
 #include "BKE_paint.h"
 #include "BKE_particle.h"
@@ -1667,7 +1668,7 @@ static void skin_armature_bone_create(Object *skin_ob,
 		BLI_snprintf(bone->name, sizeof(bone->name), "Bone.%.2d", endx);
 
 		/* add bDeformGroup */
-		if ((dg = ED_vgroup_add_name(skin_ob, bone->name))) {
+		if ((dg = BKE_object_defgroup_add_name(skin_ob, bone->name))) {
 			ED_vgroup_vert_add(skin_ob, dg, parent_v, 1, WEIGHT_REPLACE);
 			ED_vgroup_vert_add(skin_ob, dg, v, 1, WEIGHT_REPLACE);
 		}
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/object/object_vgroup.c b/source/blender/editors/object/object_vgroup.c
index 672dcb47d92..3fb0132f81b 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/object/object_vgroup.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/object/object_vgroup.c
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@
 #include "object_intern.h"
 
 /************************ Exported Functions **********************/
-static void vgroup_remap_update_users(Object *ob, int *map);
-static void vgroup_delete_edit_mode(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *defgroup);
-static void vgroup_delete_object_mode(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *dg);
-static void vgroup_delete_all(Object *ob);
-
 static bool vertex_group_use_vert_sel(Object *ob)
 {
 	if (ob->mode == OB_MODE_EDIT) {
@@ -126,71 +121,6 @@ bool ED_vgroup_sync_from_pose(Object *ob)
 	return false;
 }
 
-bDeformGroup *ED_vgroup_add_name(Object *ob, const char *name)
-{
-	bDeformGroup *defgroup;
-
-	if (!ob || !OB_TYPE_SUPPORT_VGROUP(ob->type))
-		return NULL;
-
-	defgroup = BKE_defgroup_new(ob, name);
-
-	ob->actdef = BLI_listbase_count(&ob->defbase);
-
-	return defgroup;
-}
-
-bDeformGroup *ED_vgroup_add(Object *ob) 
-{
-	return ED_vgroup_add_name(ob, DATA_("Group"));
-}
-
-void ED_vgroup_delete(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *defgroup) 
-{
-	BLI_assert(BLI_findindex(&ob->defbase, defgroup) != -1);
-
-	if (BKE_object_is_in_editmode_vgroup(ob))
-		vgroup_delete_edit_mode(ob, defgroup);
-	else
-		vgroup_delete_object_mode(ob, defgroup);
-}
-
-void ED_vgroup_clear(Object *ob)
-{
-	bDeformGroup *dg = (bDeformGroup *)ob->defbase.first;
-	int edit_mode = BKE_object_is_in_editmode_vgroup(ob);
-
-	while (dg) {
-		bDeformGroup *next_dg = dg->next;
-
-		if (edit_mode)
-			vgroup_delete_edit_mode(ob, dg);
-		else
-			vgroup_delete_object_mode(ob, dg);
-
-		dg = next_dg;
-	}
-}
-
-bool ED_vgroup_data_create(ID *id)
-{
-	/* create deform verts */
-
-	if (GS(id->name) == ID_ME) {
-		Mesh *me = (Mesh *)id;
-		me->dvert = CustomData_add_layer(&me->vdata, CD_MDEFORMVERT, CD_CALLOC, NULL, me->totvert);
-		return true;
-	}
-	else if (GS(id->name) == ID_LT) {
-		Lattice *lt = (Lattice *)id;
-		lt->dvert = MEM_callocN(sizeof(MDeformVert) * lt->pntsu * lt->pntsv * lt->pntsw, "lattice deformVert");
-		return true;
-	}
-	else {
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * Removes out of range MDeformWeights
  */
@@ -455,34 +385,6 @@ void ED_vgroup_parray_remove_zero(MDeformVert **dvert_array, const int dvert_tot
 	}
 }
 
-/* returns true if the id type supports weights */
-bool ED_vgroup_array_get(ID *id, MDeformVert **dvert_arr, int *dvert_tot)
-{
-	if (id) {
-		switch (GS(id->name)) {
-			case ID_ME:
-			{
-				Mesh *me = (Mesh *)id;
-				*dvert_arr = me->dvert;
-				*dvert_tot = me->totvert;
-				return true;
-			}
-			case ID_LT:
-			{
-				Lattice *lt = (Lattice *)id;
-				lt = (lt->editlatt) ? lt->editlatt->latt : lt;
-				*dvert_arr = lt->dvert;
-				*dvert_tot = lt->pntsu * lt->pntsv * lt->pntsw;
-				return true;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	*dvert_arr = NULL;
-	*dvert_tot = 0;
-	return false;
-}
-
 /* matching index only */
 bool ED_vgroup_array_copy(Object *ob, Object *ob_from)
 {
@@ -501,7 +403,7 @@ bool ED_vgroup_array_copy(Object *ob, Object *ob_from)
 	ED_vgroup_parray_alloc(ob_from->data, &dvert_array_from, &dvert_tot_from, false);
 	ED_vgroup_parray_alloc(ob->data, &dvert_array, &dvert_tot, false);
 
-	if ((dvert_array == NULL) && (dvert_array_from != NULL) && ED_vgroup_data_create(ob->data)) {
+	if ((dvert_array == NULL) && (dvert_array_from != NULL) && BKE_object_defgroup_data_create(ob->data)) {
 		ED_vgroup_parray_alloc(ob->data, &dvert_array, &dvert_tot, false);
 		new_vgroup = true;
 	}
@@ -513,7 +415,7 @@ bool ED_vgroup_array_copy(Object *ob, Object *ob_from)
 
 		if (new_vgroup == true) {
 			/* free the newly added vgroup since it wasn't compatible */
-			vgroup_delete_all(ob);
+			BKE_object_defgroup_remove_all(ob);
 		}
 
 		/* if true: both are 0 and nothing needs changing, consider this a success */
@@ -531,7 +433,7 @@ bool ED_vgroup_array_copy(Object *ob, Object *ob_from)
 		for (i = 0; i <= defbase_tot_from; i++) remap[i] = i;
 		for (; i <= defbase_tot; i++) remap[i] = 0;  /* can't use these, so disable */
 
-		vgroup_remap_update_users(ob, remap);
+		BKE_object_defgroup_remap_update_users(ob, remap);
 		MEM_freeN(remap);
 	}
 
@@ -672,7 +574,7 @@ static void vgroup_normalize_active(Object *ob, eVGroupSelect subset_type)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	vgroup_validmap = ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
+	vgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
 	defvert_normalize_subset(dvert_act, vgroup_validmap, vgroup_tot);
 	MEM_freeN((void *)vgroup_validmap);
 
@@ -693,7 +595,7 @@ static void vgroup_copy_active_to_sel(Object *ob, eVGroupSelect subset_type)
 	BMEditMesh *em = me->edit_btmesh;
 	MDeformVert *dvert_act;
 	int i, vgroup_tot, subset_count;
-	const bool *vgroup_validmap = ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
+	const bool *vgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
 
 
 	if (em) {
@@ -915,7 +817,7 @@ static bool ed_vgroup_transfer_weight(Object *ob_dst, Object *ob_src, bDeformGro
 	}
 
 	/* Create data in memory when nothing there.*/
-	if (!me_dst->dvert) ED_vgroup_data_create(&me_dst->id);
+	if (!me_dst->dvert) BKE_object_defgroup_data_create(&me_dst->id);
 
 	/* Get vertex group for destination mesh */
 	ED_vgroup_parray_alloc(&me_dst->id, &dv_array_dst, &dv_tot_dst, use_vert_sel);
@@ -952,7 +854,7 @@ static bool ed_vgroup_transfer_weight(Object *ob_dst, Object *ob_src, bDeformGro
 			    dv_array_src == NULL || dv_array_dst == NULL)
 			{
 				if (is_dg_dst_new) {
-					ED_vgroup_delete(ob_dst, dg_dst);
+					BKE_object_defgroup_remove(ob_dst, dg_dst);
 				}
 
 				if (dv_array_src) MEM_freeN(dv_array_src);
@@ -1165,7 +1067,7 @@ static void ED_vgroup_nr_vert_add(Object *ob,
 	int tot;
 
 	/* get the vert */
-	ED_vgroup_array_get(ob->data, &dvert, &tot);
+	BKE_object_defgroup_array_get(ob->data, &dvert, &tot);
 	
 	if (dvert == NULL)
 		return;
@@ -1251,8 +1153,8 @@ void ED_vgroup_vert_add(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *dg, int vertnum, float weight,
 
 		/* if there's no deform verts then create some,
 		 */
-		if (ED_vgroup_array_get(ob->data, &dv, &tot) && dv == NULL)
-			ED_vgroup_data_create(ob->data);
+		if (BKE_object_defgroup_array_get(ob->data, &dv, &tot) && dv == NULL)
+			BKE_object_defgroup_data_create(ob->data);
 
 		/* call another function to do the work
 		 */
@@ -1277,7 +1179,7 @@ void ED_vgroup_vert_remove(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *dg, int vertnum)
 		/* get the deform vertices corresponding to the
 		 * vertnum
 		 */
-		ED_vgroup_array_get(ob->data, &dvert, &tot);
+		BKE_object_defgroup_array_get(ob->data, &dvert, &tot);
 
 		if (dvert) {
 			MDeformVert *dv = &dvert[vertnum];
@@ -1488,86 +1390,6 @@ static void vgroup_duplicate(Object *ob)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * Return the subset type of the Vertex Group Selection
- */
-bool *ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(Object *ob, eVGroupSelect subset_type, int *r_vgroup_tot, int *r_subset_count)
-{
-	bool *vgroup_validmap = NULL;
-	*r_vgroup_tot = BLI_listbase_count(&ob->defbase);
-
-	switch (subset_type) {
-		case WT_VGROUP_ACTIVE:
-		{
-			const int def_nr_active = ob->actdef - 1;
-			vgroup_validmap = MEM_mallocN(*r_vgroup_tot * sizeof(*vgroup_validmap), __func__);
-			memset(vgroup_validmap, false, *r_vgroup_tot * sizeof(*vgroup_validmap));
-			if ((def_nr_active >= 0) && (def_nr_active < *r_vgroup_tot)) {
-				*r_subset_count = 1;
-				vgroup_validmap[def_nr_active] = true;
-			}
-			else {
-				*r_subset_count = 0;
-			}
-			break;
-		}
-		case WT_VGROUP_BONE_SELECT:
-		{
-			vgroup_validmap = BKE_objdef_selected_get(ob, *r_vgroup_tot, r_subset_count);
-			break;
-		}
-		case WT_VGROUP_BONE_DEFORM:
-		{
-			int i;
-			vgroup_validmap = BKE_objdef_validmap_get(ob, *r_vgroup_tot);
-			*r_subset_count = 0;
-			for (i = 0; i < *r_vgroup_tot; i++) {
-				if (vgroup_validmap[i] == true) {
-					*r_subset_count += 1;
-				}
-			}
-			break;
-		}
-		case WT_VGROUP_BONE_DEFORM_OFF:
-		{
-			int i;
-			vgroup_validmap = BKE_objdef_validmap_get(ob, *r_vgroup_tot);
-			*r_subset_count = 0;
-			for (i = 0; i < *r_vgroup_tot; i++) {
-				vgroup_validmap[i] = !vgroup_validmap[i];
-				if (vgroup_validmap[i] == true) {
-					*r_subset_count += 1;
-				}
-			}
-			break;
-		}
-		case WT_VGROUP_ALL:
-		default:
-		{
-			vgroup_validmap = MEM_mallocN(*r_vgroup_tot * sizeof(*vgroup_validmap), __func__);
-			memset(vgroup_validmap, true, *r_vgroup_tot * sizeof(*vgroup_validmap));
-			*r_subset_count = *r_vgroup_tot;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return vgroup_validmap;
-}
-
-/**
- * store indices from the vgroup_validmap (faster lookups in some cases)
- */
-void ED_vgroup_subset_to_index_array(const bool *vgroup_validmap, const int vgroup_tot,
-                                     int *r_vgroup_subset_map)
-{
-	int i, j = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < vgroup_tot; i++) {
-		if (vgroup_validmap[i]) {
-			r_vgroup_subset_map[j++] = i;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static void vgroup_normalize(Object *ob)
 {
 	MDeformWeight *dw;
@@ -2042,7 +1864,7 @@ static void vgroup_normalize_all(Object *ob,
 
 	if (dvert_array) {
 		const int defbase_tot = BLI_listbase_count(&ob->defbase);
-		bool *lock_flags = BKE_objdef_lock_flags_get(ob, defbase_tot);
+		bool *lock_flags = BKE_object_defgroup_lock_flags_get(ob, defbase_tot);
 
 		if ((lock_active == true) &&
 		    (lock_flags != NULL) &&
@@ -2195,7 +2017,7 @@ static void vgroup_blend_subset(Object *ob, const bool *vgroup_validmap, const i
 
 	BLI_SMALLSTACK_DECLARE(dv_stack, MDeformVert *);
 
-	ED_vgroup_subset_to_index_array(vgroup_validmap, vgroup_tot, vgroup_subset_map);
+	BKE_object_defgroup_subset_to_index_array(vgroup_validmap, vgroup_tot, vgroup_subset_map);
 	ED_vgroup_parray_alloc(ob->data, &dvert_array, &dvert_tot, false);
 	memset(vgroup_subset_weights, 0, sizeof(*vgroup_subset_weights) * subset_count);
 
@@ -2715,298 +2537,13 @@ cleanup:
 
 }
 
-static void vgroup_remap_update_users(Object *ob, int *map)
-{
-	ExplodeModifierData *emd;
-	ModifierData *md;
-	ParticleSystem *psys;
-	ClothModifierData *clmd;
-	ClothSimSettings *clsim;
-	int a;
-
-	/* these cases don't use names to refer to vertex groups, so when
-	 * they get deleted the numbers get out of sync, this corrects that */
-
-	if (ob->soft)
-		ob->soft->vertgroup = map[ob->soft->vertgroup];
-
-	for (md = ob->modifiers.first; md; md = md->next) {
-		if (md->type == eModifierType_Explode) {
-			emd = (ExplodeModifierData *)md;
-			emd->vgroup = map[emd->vgroup];
-		}
-		else if (md->type == eModifierType_Cloth) {
-			clmd = (ClothModifierData *)md;
-			clsim = clmd->sim_parms;
-
-			if (clsim) {
-				clsim->vgroup_mass = map[clsim->vgroup_mass];
-				clsim->vgroup_bend = map[clsim->vgroup_bend];
-				clsim->vgroup_struct = map[clsim->vgroup_struct];
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	for (psys = ob->particlesystem.first; psys; psys = psys->next) {
-		for (a = 0; a < PSYS_TOT_VG; a++)
-			psys->vgroup[a] = map[psys->vgroup[a]];
-	}
-}
-
-
-static void vgroup_delete_update_users(Object *ob, int id)
-{
-	int i, defbase_tot = BLI_listbase_count(&ob->defbase) + 1;
-	int *map = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(int) * defbase_tot, "vgroup del");
-
-	map[id] = map[0] = 0;
-	for (i = 1; i < id; i++) map[i] = i;
-	for (i = id + 1; i < defbase_tot; i++) map[i] = i - 1;
-
-	vgroup_remap_update_users(ob, map);
-	MEM_freeN(map);
-}
-
-
-static void vgroup_delete_object_mode(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *dg)
-{
-	MDeformVert *dvert_array = NULL;
-	int dvert_tot = 0;
-	const int def_nr = BLI_findindex(&ob->defbase, dg);
-
-	BLI_assert(def_nr != -1);
-
-	ED_vgroup_array_get(ob->data, &dvert_array, &dvert_tot);
-
-	if (dvert_array) {
-		int i, j;
-		MDeformVert *dv;
-		for (i = 0, dv = dvert_array; i < dvert_tot; i++, dv++) {
-			MDeformWeight *dw;
-
-			dw = defvert_find_index(dv, def_nr);
-			defvert_remove_group(dv, dw); /* dw can be NULL */
-
-			/* inline, make into a function if anything else needs to do this */
-			for (j = 0; j < dv->totweight; j++) {
-				if (dv->dw[j].def_nr > def_nr) {
-					dv->dw[j].def_nr--;
-				}
-			}
-			/* done */
-		}
-	}
-
-	vgroup_delete_update_users(ob, def_nr + 1);
-
-	/* Remove the group */
-	BLI_freelinkN(&ob->defbase, dg);
-
-	/* Update the active deform index if necessary */
-	if (ob->actdef > def_nr)
-		ob->actdef--;
-	if (ob->actdef < 1 && ob->defbase.first)
-		ob->actdef = 1;
-
-	/* remove all dverts */
-	if (BLI_listbase_is_empty(&ob->defbase)) {
-		if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
-			Mesh *me = ob->data;
-			CustomData_free_layer_active(&me->vdata, CD_MDEFORMVERT, me->totvert);
-			me->dvert = NULL;
-		}
-		else if (ob->type == OB_LATTICE) {
-			Lattice *lt = ob->data;
-			if (lt->dvert) {
-				MEM_freeN(lt->dvert);
-				lt->dvert = NULL;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-/* only in editmode */
-/* removes from active defgroup, if allverts==0 only selected vertices */
-static bool vgroup_active_remove_verts(Object *ob, const bool allverts, bDeformGroup *dg)
-{
-	MDeformVert *dv;
-	const int def_nr = BLI_findindex(&ob->defbase, dg);
-	bool changed = false;
-
-	if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
-		Mesh *me = ob->data;
-
-		if (me->edit_btmesh) {
-			BMEditMesh *em = me->edit_btmesh;
-			const int cd_dvert_offset = CustomData_get_offset(&em->bm->vdata, CD_MDEFORMVERT);
-
-			if (cd_dvert_offset != -1) {
-				BMVert *eve;
-				BMIter iter;
-
-				BM_ITER_MESH (eve, &iter, em->bm, BM_VERTS_OF_MESH) {
-					dv = BM_ELEM_CD_GET_VOID_P(eve, cd_dvert_offset);
-
-					if (dv && dv->dw && (allverts || BM_elem_flag_test(eve, BM_ELEM_SELECT))) {
-						MDeformWeight *dw = defvert_find_index(dv, def_nr);
-						defvert_remove_group(dv, dw); /* dw can be NULL */
-						changed = true;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		else {
-			if (me->dvert) {
-				MVert *mv;
-				int i;
-
-				mv = me->mvert;
-				dv = me->dvert;
-
-				for (i = 0; i < me->totvert; i++, mv++, dv++) {
-					if (mv->flag & SELECT) {
-						if (dv->dw && (allverts || (mv->flag & SELECT))) {
-							MDeformWeight *dw = defvert_find_index(dv, def_nr);
-							defvert_remove_group(dv, dw); /* dw can be NULL */
-							changed = true;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	else if (ob->type == OB_LATTICE) {
-		Lattice *lt = vgroup_edit_lattice(ob);
-		
-		if (lt->dvert) {
-			BPoint *bp;
-			int i, tot = lt->pntsu * lt->pntsv * lt->pntsw;
-				
-			for (i = 0, bp = lt->def; i < tot; i++, bp++) {
-				if (allverts || (bp->f1 & SELECT)) {
-					MDeformWeight *dw;
-
-					dv = &lt->dvert[i];
-
-					dw = defvert_find_index(dv, def_nr);
-					defvert_remove_group(dv, dw); /* dw can be NULL */
-					changed = true;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return changed;
-}
-
-static void vgroup_delete_edit_mode(Object *ob, bDeformGroup *dg)
-{
-	int i;
-	const int dg_index = BLI_findindex(&ob->defbase, dg);
-
-	BLI_assert(dg_index != -1);
-
-	/* Make sure that no verts are using this group */
-	if (vgroup_active_remove_verts(ob, true, dg) == false) {
-		/* do nothing */
-	}
-	/* Make sure that any verts with higher indices are adjusted accordingly */
-	else if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
-		Mesh *me = ob->data;
-		BMEditMesh *em = me->edit_btmesh;
-		const int cd_dvert_offset = CustomData_get_offset(&em->bm->vdata, CD_MDEFORMVERT);
-
-		BMIter iter;
-		BMVert *eve;
-		MDeformVert *dvert;
-
-		BM_ITER_MESH (eve, &iter, em->bm, BM_VERTS_OF_MESH) {
-			dvert = BM_ELEM_CD_GET_VOID_P(eve, cd_dvert_offset);
-
-			if (dvert)
-				for (i = 0; i < dvert->totweight; i++)
-					if (dvert->dw[i].def_nr > dg_index)
-						dvert->dw[i].def_nr--;
-		}
-	}
-	else if (ob->type == OB_LATTICE) {
-		Lattice *lt = vgroup_edit_lattice(ob);
-		BPoint *bp;
-		MDeformVert *dvert = lt->dvert;
-		int a, tot;
-
-		if (dvert) {
-			tot = lt->pntsu * lt->pntsv * lt->pntsw;
-			for (a = 0, bp = lt->def; a < tot; a++, bp++, dvert++) {
-				for (i = 0; i < dvert->totweight; i++) {
-					if (dvert->dw[i].def_nr > dg_index)
-						dvert->dw[i].def_nr--;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	vgroup_delete_update_users(ob, dg_index + 1);
-
-	/* Remove the group */
-	BLI_freelinkN(&ob->defbase, dg);
-
-	/* Update the active deform index if necessary */
-	if (ob->actdef > dg_index)
-		ob->actdef--;
-	if (ob->actdef < 1 && ob->defbase.first)
-		ob->actdef = 1;
-
-	/* remove all dverts */
-	if (BLI_listbase_is_empty(&ob->defbase)) {
-		if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
-			Mesh *me = ob->data;
-			CustomData_free_layer_active(&me->vdata, CD_MDEFORMVERT, me->totvert);
-			me->dvert = NULL;
-		}
-		else if (ob->type == OB_LATTICE) {
-			Lattice *lt = vgroup_edit_lattice(ob);
-			if (lt->dvert) {
-				MEM_freeN(lt->dvert);
-				lt->dvert = NULL;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-static void vgroup_delete(Object *ob)
+static void vgroup_delete_active(Object *ob)
 {
 	bDeformGroup *dg = BLI_findlink(&ob->defbase, ob->actdef - 1);
 	if (!dg)
 		return;
 
-	if (BKE_object_is_in_editmode_vgroup(ob))
-		vgroup_delete_edit_mode(ob, dg);
-	else
-		vgroup_delete_object_mode(ob, dg);
-}
-
-static void vgroup_delete_all(Object *ob)
-{
-	/* Remove all DVerts */
-	if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
-		Mesh *me = ob->data;
-		CustomData_free_layer_active(&me->vdata, CD_MDEFORMVERT, me->totvert);
-		me->dvert = NULL;
-	}
-	else if (ob->type == OB_LATTICE) {
-		Lattice *lt = vgroup_edit_lattice(ob);
-		if (lt->dvert) {
-			MEM_freeN(lt->dvert);
-			lt->dvert = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-	
-	/* Remove all DefGroups */
-	BLI_freelistN(&ob->defbase);
-	
-	/* Fix counters/indices */
-	ob->actdef = 0;
+	BKE_object_defgroup_remove(ob, dg);
 }
 
 /* only in editmode */
@@ -3051,7 +2588,7 @@ static void vgroup_assign_verts(Object *ob, const float weight)
 			int i;
 
 			if (!me->dvert) {
-				ED_vgroup_data_create(&me->id);
+				BKE_object_defgroup_data_create(&me->id);
 			}
 
 			mv = me->mvert;
@@ -3075,7 +2612,7 @@ static void vgroup_assign_verts(Object *ob, const float weight)
 		int a, tot;
 
 		if (lt->dvert == NULL)
-			ED_vgroup_data_create(&lt->id);
+			BKE_object_defgroup_data_create(&lt->id);
 
 		dv = lt->dvert;
 
@@ -3093,22 +2630,6 @@ static void vgroup_assign_verts(Object *ob, const float weight)
 	}
 }
 
-/* only in editmode */
-/* removes from all defgroup, if allverts==0 only selected vertices */
-static bool vgroup_remove_verts(Object *ob, int allverts)
-{
-	bool changed = false;
-	/* To prevent code redundancy, we just use vgroup_active_remove_verts, but that
-	 * only operates on the active vgroup. So we iterate through all groups, by changing
-	 * active group index
-	 */
-	bDeformGroup *dg;
-	for (dg = ob->defbase.first; dg; dg = dg->next) {
-		changed |= vgroup_active_remove_verts(ob, allverts, dg);
-	}
-	return changed;
-}
-
 /********************** vertex group operators *********************/
 
 static int vertex_group_poll(bContext *C)
@@ -3216,7 +2737,7 @@ static int vertex_group_add_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *UNUSED(op))
 {
 	Object *ob = ED_object_context(C);
 
-	ED_vgroup_add(ob);
+	BKE_object_defgroup_add(ob);
 	DAG_id_tag_update(&ob->id, OB_RECALC_DATA);
 	WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_GEOM | ND_VERTEX_GROUP, ob->data);
 	WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, ob);
@@ -3244,9 +2765,9 @@ static int vertex_group_remove_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 	Object *ob = ED_object_context(C);
 
 	if (RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "all"))
-		vgroup_delete_all(ob);
+		BKE_object_defgroup_remove_all(ob);
 	else
-		vgroup_delete(ob);
+		vgroup_delete_active(ob);
 
 	DAG_id_tag_update(&ob->id, OB_RECALC_DATA);
 	WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_GEOM | ND_VERTEX_GROUP, ob->data);
@@ -3311,7 +2832,7 @@ static int vertex_group_assign_new_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 {
 	/* create new group... */
 	Object *ob = ED_object_context(C);
-	ED_vgroup_add(ob);
+	BKE_object_defgroup_add(ob);
 	
 	/* assign selection to new group */
 	return vertex_group_assign_exec(C, op);
@@ -3343,14 +2864,14 @@ static int vertex_group_remove_from_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 	Object *ob = ED_object_context(C);
 
 	if (use_all_groups) {
-		if (vgroup_remove_verts(ob, 0) == false) {
+		if (BKE_object_defgroup_clear_all(ob, true) == false) {
 			return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
 		}
 	}
 	else {
 		bDeformGroup *dg = BLI_findlink(&ob->defbase, ob->actdef - 1);
 
-		if ((dg == NULL) || (vgroup_active_remove_verts(ob, use_all_verts, dg) == false)) {
+		if ((dg == NULL) || (BKE_object_defgroup_clear(ob, dg, !use_all_verts) == false)) {
 			return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3476,7 +2997,7 @@ static int vertex_group_levels_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 	int subset_count, vgroup_tot;
 
-	const bool *vgroup_validmap = ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
+	const bool *vgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
 	vgroup_levels_subset(ob, vgroup_validmap, vgroup_tot, subset_count, offset, gain);
 	MEM_freeN((void *)vgroup_validmap);
 	
@@ -3542,7 +3063,7 @@ static int vertex_group_normalize_all_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 	int subset_count, vgroup_tot;
 
-	const bool *vgroup_validmap = ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
+	const bool *vgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
 	vgroup_normalize_all(ob, vgroup_validmap, vgroup_tot, subset_count, lock_active);
 	MEM_freeN((void *)vgroup_validmap);
 
@@ -3664,7 +3185,7 @@ static int vertex_group_invert_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 	int subset_count, vgroup_tot;
 
-	const bool *vgroup_validmap = ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
+	const bool *vgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
 	vgroup_invert_subset(ob, vgroup_validmap, vgroup_tot, subset_count, auto_assign, auto_remove);
 	MEM_freeN((void *)vgroup_validmap);
 
@@ -3705,7 +3226,7 @@ static int vertex_group_blend_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 	int subset_count, vgroup_tot;
 
-	const bool *vgroup_validmap = ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
+	const bool *vgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
 	vgroup_blend_subset(ob, vgroup_validmap, vgroup_tot, subset_count, fac);
 	MEM_freeN((void *)vgroup_validmap);
 
@@ -3781,7 +3302,7 @@ static int vertex_group_clean_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 	int subset_count, vgroup_tot;
 
-	const bool *vgroup_validmap = ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
+	const bool *vgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
 	vgroup_clean_subset(ob, vgroup_validmap, vgroup_tot, subset_count, limit, keep_single);
 	MEM_freeN((void *)vgroup_validmap);
 
@@ -3822,7 +3343,7 @@ static int vertex_group_quantize_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 	int subset_count, vgroup_tot;
 
-	const bool *vgroup_validmap = ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
+	const bool *vgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
 	vgroup_quantize_subset(ob, vgroup_validmap, vgroup_tot, subset_count, steps);
 	MEM_freeN((void *)vgroup_validmap);
 
@@ -3860,7 +3381,7 @@ static int vertex_group_limit_total_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 	int subset_count, vgroup_tot;
 
-	const bool *vgroup_validmap = ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
+	const bool *vgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
 	int remove_tot = vgroup_limit_total_subset(ob, vgroup_validmap, vgroup_tot, subset_count, limit);
 	MEM_freeN((void *)vgroup_validmap);
 
@@ -4287,7 +3808,7 @@ static int vgroup_do_remap(Object *ob, const char *name_array, wmOperator *op)
 	else {
 		int dvert_tot = 0;
 
-		ED_vgroup_array_get(ob->data, &dvert, &dvert_tot);
+		BKE_object_defgroup_array_get(ob->data, &dvert, &dvert_tot);
 
 		/*create as necessary*/
 		if (dvert) {
@@ -4304,7 +3825,7 @@ static int vgroup_do_remap(Object *ob, const char *name_array, wmOperator *op)
 		sort_map[i]++;
 
 	sort_map_update[0] = 0;
-	vgroup_remap_update_users(ob, sort_map_update);
+	BKE_object_defgroup_remap_update_users(ob, sort_map_update);
 
 	BLI_assert(sort_map_update[ob->actdef] >= 0);
 	ob->actdef = sort_map_update[ob->actdef];
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/physics/dynamicpaint_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/physics/dynamicpaint_ops.c
index 637af5d6536..d864934171b 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/physics/dynamicpaint_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/physics/dynamicpaint_ops.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "BKE_blender.h"
 #include "BKE_context.h"
 #include "BKE_deform.h"
+#include "BKE_object_deform.h"
 #include "BKE_depsgraph.h"
 #include "BKE_dynamicpaint.h"
 #include "BKE_global.h"
@@ -235,11 +236,11 @@ static int output_toggle_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 		/* Vertex Weight Layer */
 		else if (surface->type == MOD_DPAINT_SURFACE_T_WEIGHT) {
 			if (!exists) {
-				ED_vgroup_add_name(ob, name);
+				BKE_object_defgroup_add_name(ob, name);
 			}
 			else {
 				bDeformGroup *defgroup = defgroup_find_name(ob, name);
-				if (defgroup) ED_vgroup_delete(ob, defgroup);
+				if (defgroup) BKE_object_defgroup_remove(ob, defgroup);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.c b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.c
index 75bef040d2e..376d3d3099c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static int wpaint_mirror_vgroup_ensure(Object *ob, const int vgroup_active)
 		}
 
 		/* curdef should never be NULL unless this is
-		 * a  lamp and ED_vgroup_add_name fails */
+		 * a  lamp and BKE_object_defgroup_add_name fails */
 		return mirrdef;
 	}
 
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ static bool wpaint_ensure_data(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 	/* if nothing was added yet, we make dverts and a vertex deform group */
 	if (!me->dvert) {
-		ED_vgroup_data_create(&me->id);
+		BKE_object_defgroup_data_create(&me->id);
 		WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_GEOM | ND_DATA, me);
 	}
 
@@ -2174,7 +2174,7 @@ static bool wpaint_ensure_data(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 				if (pchan) {
 					bDeformGroup *dg = defgroup_find_name(ob, pchan->name);
 					if (dg == NULL) {
-						dg = ED_vgroup_add_name(ob, pchan->name);  /* sets actdef */
+						dg = BKE_object_defgroup_add_name(ob, pchan->name);  /* sets actdef */
 					}
 					else {
 						int actdef = 1 + BLI_findindex(&ob->defbase, dg);
@@ -2186,7 +2186,7 @@ static bool wpaint_ensure_data(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 		}
 	}
 	if (BLI_listbase_is_empty(&ob->defbase)) {
-		ED_vgroup_add(ob);
+		BKE_object_defgroup_add(ob);
 	}
 
 	/* ensure we don't try paint onto an invalid group */
@@ -2236,9 +2236,9 @@ static bool wpaint_stroke_test_start(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, const float UN
 	/* set up auto-normalize, and generate map for detecting which
 	 * vgroups affect deform bones */
 	wpd->defbase_tot = BLI_listbase_count(&ob->defbase);
-	wpd->lock_flags = BKE_objdef_lock_flags_get(ob, wpd->defbase_tot);
+	wpd->lock_flags = BKE_object_defgroup_lock_flags_get(ob, wpd->defbase_tot);
 	if (ts->auto_normalize || ts->multipaint || wpd->lock_flags) {
-		wpd->vgroup_validmap = BKE_objdef_validmap_get(ob, wpd->defbase_tot);
+		wpd->vgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_validmap_get(ob, wpd->defbase_tot);
 	}
 
 	/* painting on subsurfs should give correct points too, this returns me->totvert amount */
@@ -2318,7 +2318,7 @@ static void wpaint_stroke_update_step(bContext *C, struct PaintStroke *stroke, P
 
 	/* *** setup WeightPaintInfo - pass onto do_weight_paint_vertex *** */
 	wpi.defbase_tot =        wpd->defbase_tot;
-	wpi.defbase_sel = BKE_objdef_selected_get(ob, wpi.defbase_tot, &wpi.defbase_tot_sel);
+	wpi.defbase_sel = BKE_object_defgroup_selected_get(ob, wpi.defbase_tot, &wpi.defbase_tot_sel);
 	if (wpi.defbase_tot_sel == 0 && ob->actdef > 0) {
 		wpi.defbase_tot_sel = 1;
 	}
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_buttons.c b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_buttons.c
index 899be6359ee..a58eff3ffff 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_buttons.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_buttons.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include "BKE_editmesh.h"
 #include "BKE_deform.h"
 #include "BKE_object.h"
+#include "BKE_object_deform.h"
 
 #include "WM_api.h"
 #include "WM_types.h"
@@ -844,7 +845,7 @@ static void view3d_panel_vgroup(const bContext *C, Panel *pa)
 
 		col = uiLayoutColumn(bcol, true);
 
-		vgroup_validmap = ED_vgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
+		vgroup_validmap = BKE_object_defgroup_subset_from_select_type(ob, subset_type, &vgroup_tot, &subset_count);
 		for (i = 0, dg = ob->defbase.first; dg; i++, dg = dg->next) {
 			bool locked = dg->flag & DG_LOCK_WEIGHT;
 			if (vgroup_validmap[i]) {
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c
index e6714bbe433..5f39f0c3d73 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include "BKE_editmesh.h"
 #include "BKE_group.h" /* needed for BKE_group_object_exists() */
 #include "BKE_object.h" /* Needed for BKE_object_matrix_local_get() */
+#include "BKE_object_deform.h"
+
 #include "RNA_access.h"
 #include "RNA_define.h"
 #include "RNA_enum_types.h"
@@ -1389,7 +1391,7 @@ static void rna_Object_boundbox_get(PointerRNA *ptr, float *values)
 
 static bDeformGroup *rna_Object_vgroup_new(Object *ob, const char *name)
 {
-	bDeformGroup *defgroup = ED_vgroup_add_name(ob, name);
+	bDeformGroup *defgroup = BKE_object_defgroup_add_name(ob, name);
 
 	WM_main_add_notifier(NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, ob);
 
@@ -1404,7 +1406,7 @@ static void rna_Object_vgroup_remove(Object *ob, ReportList *reports, PointerRNA
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ED_vgroup_delete(ob, defgroup);
+	BKE_object_defgroup_remove(ob, defgroup);
 	RNA_POINTER_INVALIDATE(defgroup_ptr);
 
 	WM_main_add_notifier(NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, ob);
@@ -1412,7 +1414,7 @@ static void rna_Object_vgroup_remove(Object *ob, ReportList *reports, PointerRNA
 
 static void rna_Object_vgroup_clear(Object *ob)
 {
-	ED_vgroup_clear(ob);
+	BKE_object_defgroup_remove_all(ob);
 
 	WM_main_add_notifier(NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, ob);
 }
diff --git a/source/blenderplayer/bad_level_call_stubs/stubs.c b/source/blenderplayer/bad_level_call_stubs/stubs.c
index 66af7fa97dd..606409e1cb8 100644
--- a/source/blenderplayer/bad_level_call_stubs/stubs.c
+++ b/source/blenderplayer/bad_level_call_stubs/stubs.c
@@ -462,12 +462,9 @@ bool ED_mesh_color_remove_named(struct Mesh *me, const char *name) RET_ZERO
 bool ED_mesh_uv_texture_remove_named(struct Mesh *me, const char *name) RET_ZERO
 void ED_object_constraint_dependency_update(struct Main *bmain, struct Object *ob) RET_NONE
 void ED_object_constraint_update(struct Object *ob) RET_NONE
-struct bDeformGroup *ED_vgroup_add_name(struct Object *ob, const char *name) RET_NULL
 void ED_vgroup_vert_add(struct Object *ob, struct bDeformGroup *dg, int vertnum, float weight, int assignmode) RET_NONE
 void ED_vgroup_vert_remove(struct Object *ob, struct bDeformGroup *dg, int vertnum) RET_NONE
 float ED_vgroup_vert_weight(struct Object *ob, struct bDeformGroup *dg, int vertnum) RET_ZERO
-void ED_vgroup_delete(struct Object *ob, struct bDeformGroup *defgroup) RET_NONE
-void ED_vgroup_clear(struct Object *ob) RET_NONE
 int ED_mesh_mirror_topo_table(struct Object *ob, char mode) RET_ZERO
 int ED_mesh_mirror_spatial_table(struct Object *ob, struct BMEditMesh *em, const float co[3], char mode) RET_ZERO