1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c
index 47ff0c9fd3c..f0d50985237 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_templates.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
 #include "ED_screen.h"
 #include "ED_undo.h"
 
+#include "RE_engine.h"
+
 #include "RNA_access.h"
 
 #include "WM_api.h"
@@ -6463,6 +6465,29 @@ void uiTemplateCacheFile(uiLayout *layout,
   row = uiLayoutRow(layout, false);
   uiItemR(row, &fileptr, "is_sequence", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
 
+  /* Only enable render procedural option if the active engine supports it. */
+  const struct RenderEngineType *engine_type = CTX_data_engine_type(C);
+
+  Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(C);
+  const bool engine_supports_procedural = RE_engine_supports_alembic_procedural(engine_type, scene);
+
+  if (!engine_supports_procedural) {
+    row = uiLayoutRow(layout, false);
+    /* For Cycles, verify that experimental features are enabled. */
+    if (BKE_scene_uses_cycles(scene) && !BKE_scene_uses_cycles_experimental_features(scene)) {
+      uiItemL(row,
+              "The Cycles Alembic Procedural is only available with the experimental feature set",
+              ICON_INFO);
+    }
+    else {
+      uiItemL(row, "The active render engine does not have an Alembic Procedural", ICON_INFO);
+    }
+  }
+
+  row = uiLayoutRow(layout, false);
+  uiLayoutSetActive(row, engine_supports_procedural);
+  uiItemR(row, &fileptr, "use_render_procedural", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
+
   row = uiLayoutRowWithHeading(layout, true, IFACE_("Override Frame"));
   sub = uiLayoutRow(row, true);
   uiLayoutSetPropDecorate(sub, false);