1 files changed, 52 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/intern/cycles/render/alembic.cpp b/intern/cycles/render/alembic.cpp
index c1817016955..81f47256739 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/render/alembic.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/render/alembic.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ NODE_DEFINE(AlembicObject)
   SOCKET_STRING(path, "Alembic Path", ustring());
   SOCKET_NODE_ARRAY(used_shaders, "Used Shaders", Shader::get_node_type());
 
+  SOCKET_BOOLEAN(ignore_subdivision, "Ignore Subdivision", true);
+
   SOCKET_INT(subd_max_level, "Max Subdivision Level", 1);
   SOCKET_FLOAT(subd_dicing_rate, "Subdivision Dicing Rate", 1.0f);
 
@@ -470,6 +472,33 @@ void AlembicObject::load_data_in_cache(CachedData &cached_data,
 
   cached_data.clear();
 
+  if (this->get_ignore_subdivision()) {
+    PolyMeshSchemaData data;
+    data.topology_variance = schema.getTopologyVariance();
+    data.time_sampling = schema.getTimeSampling();
+    data.positions = schema.getPositionsProperty();
+    data.face_counts = schema.getFaceCountsProperty();
+    data.face_indices = schema.getFaceIndicesProperty();
+    data.num_samples = schema.getNumSamples();
+    data.velocities = schema.getVelocitiesProperty();
+    data.shader_face_sets = parse_face_sets_for_shader_assignment(schema, get_used_shaders());
+
+    read_geometry_data(proc, cached_data, data, progress);
+
+    if (progress.get_cancel()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    /* Use the schema as the base compound property to also be able to look for top level
+     * properties. */
+    read_attributes(
+        proc, cached_data, schema, schema.getUVsParam(), get_requested_attributes(), progress);
+
+    cached_data.invalidate_last_loaded_time(true);
+    data_loaded = true;
+    return;
+  }
+
   SubDSchemaData data;
   data.time_sampling = schema.getTimeSampling();
   data.num_samples = schema.getNumSamples();
@@ -781,6 +810,19 @@ void AlembicProcedural::generate(Scene *scene, Progress &progress)
 
   const chrono_t frame_time = (chrono_t)((frame - frame_offset) / frame_rate);
 
+  /* Clear the subdivision caches as the data is stored differently. */
+  for (Node *node : objects) {
+    AlembicObject *object = static_cast<AlembicObject *>(node);
+
+    if (object->schema_type != AlembicObject::SUBD) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (object->ignore_subdivision_is_modified()) {
+      object->clear_cache();
+    }
+  }
+
   build_caches(progress);
 
   foreach (Node *node, objects) {
@@ -967,13 +1009,13 @@ void AlembicProcedural::read_mesh(AlembicObject *abc_object, Abc::chrono_t frame
 
 void AlembicProcedural::read_subd(AlembicObject *abc_object, Abc::chrono_t frame_time)
 {
-  CachedData &cached_data = abc_object->get_cached_data();
-
-  if (abc_object->subd_max_level_is_modified() || abc_object->subd_dicing_rate_is_modified()) {
-    /* need to reset the current data is something changed */
-    cached_data.invalidate_last_loaded_time();
+  if (abc_object->get_ignore_subdivision()) {
+    read_mesh(abc_object, frame_time);
+    return;
   }
 
+  CachedData &cached_data = abc_object->get_cached_data();
+
   /* Update sockets. */
 
   Object *object = abc_object->get_object();
@@ -988,6 +1030,11 @@ void AlembicProcedural::read_subd(AlembicObject *abc_object, Abc::chrono_t frame
     return;
   }
 
+  if (abc_object->subd_max_level_is_modified() || abc_object->subd_dicing_rate_is_modified()) {
+    /* need to reset the current data is something changed */
+    cached_data.invalidate_last_loaded_time();
+  }
+
   Mesh *mesh = static_cast<Mesh *>(object->get_geometry());
 
   /* Make sure shader ids are also updated. */