1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_geometry_set.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_geometry_set.h
index ac42674654f..08b4a25d946 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_geometry_set.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_geometry_set.h
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ struct Collection;
 struct GeometrySet;
 struct Object;
 
+/* Each geometry component has a specific type. The type determines what kind of data the component
+ * stores. Functions modifying a geometry will usually just modify a subset of the component types.
+ */
+typedef enum GeometryComponentType {
+  GEO_COMPONENT_TYPE_MESH = 0,
+  GEO_COMPONENT_TYPE_POINT_CLOUD = 1,
+  GEO_COMPONENT_TYPE_INSTANCES = 2,
+  GEO_COMPONENT_TYPE_VOLUME = 3,
+} GeometryComponentType;
+
 void BKE_geometry_set_free(struct GeometrySet *geometry_set);
 
 bool BKE_geometry_set_has_instances(const struct GeometrySet *geometry_set);