1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_geometry_set.hh b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_geometry_set.hh
index b36d15578a7..66466e3972e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_geometry_set.hh
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_geometry_set.hh
@@ -357,6 +357,15 @@ struct GeometrySet {
                       GeometryOwnershipType ownership = GeometryOwnershipType::Owned);
   void replace_curve(CurveEval *curve,
                      GeometryOwnershipType ownership = GeometryOwnershipType::Owned);
+
+ private:
+  /* Utility to retrieve a mutable component without creating it. */
+  GeometryComponent *get_component_ptr(GeometryComponentType type);
+  template<typename Component> Component *get_component_ptr()
+  {
+    BLI_STATIC_ASSERT(is_geometry_component_v<Component>, "");
+    return static_cast<Component *>(get_component_ptr(Component::static_type));
+  }
 };
 
 /** A geometry component that can store a mesh. */