diff --git a/io_import_images_as_planes.py b/io_import_images_as_planes.py
index 50a562382cd80c744eb017b0ccc6772cd6c3ebb5..ef63ec5230fc9ffc66de11193bd10f7e3aaefeae 100644
--- a/io_import_images_as_planes.py
+++ b/io_import_images_as_planes.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
bl_info = {
"name": "Import Images as Planes",
- "author": "Florian Meyer (tstscr), mont29, matali, Ted Schundler (SpkyElctrc)",
- "version": (3, 4, 0),
+ "author": "Florian Meyer (tstscr), mont29, matali, Ted Schundler (SpkyElctrc), mrbimax",
+ "version": (3, 5, 0),
"blender": (2, 91, 0),
"location": "File > Import > Images as Planes or Add > Mesh > Images as Planes",
"description": "Imports images and creates planes with the appropriate aspect ratio. "
@@ -718,6 +718,34 @@ class IMPORT_IMAGE_OT_to_plane(Operator, AddObjectHelper):
name="Strength", min=0.0, default=1.0, soft_max=10.0,
step=100, description="Brightness of Emission Texture")
+ use_transparency: BoolProperty(
+ name="Use Alpha", default=True,
+ description="Use alpha channel for transparency")
+
+ BLEND_METHODS = (
+ ('BLEND',"Blend","Render polygon transparent, depending on alpha channel of the texture"),
+ ('CLIP', "Clip","Use the alpha threshold to clip the visibility (binary visibility)"),
+ ('HASHED', "Hashed","Use noise to dither the binary visibility (works well with multi-samples)"),
+ ('OPAQUE', "Opaque","Render surface without transparency"),
+ )
+ blend_method: EnumProperty(name="Blend Mode", items=BLEND_METHODS, default='BLEND', description="Blend Mode for Transparent Faces")
+
+ SHADOW_METHODS = (
+ ('CLIP', "Clip","Use the alpha threshold to clip the visibility (binary visibility)"),
+ ('HASHED', "Hashed","Use noise to dither the binary visibility (works well with multi-samples)"),
+ ('OPAQUE',"Opaque","Material will cast shadows without transparency"),
+ ('NONE',"None","Material will cast no shadow"),
+ )
+ shadow_method: EnumProperty(name="Shadow Mode", items=SHADOW_METHODS, default='CLIP', description="Shadow mapping method")
+
+ use_backface_culling: BoolProperty(
+ name="Backface Culling", default=False,
+ description="Use back face culling to hide the back side of faces")
+
+ show_transparent_back: BoolProperty(
+ name="Show Backface", default=True,
+ description="Render multiple transparent layers (may introduce transparency sorting problems)")
+
overwrite_material: BoolProperty(
name="Overwrite Material", default=True,
description="Overwrite existing Material (based on material name)")
@@ -729,9 +757,20 @@ class IMPORT_IMAGE_OT_to_plane(Operator, AddObjectHelper):
# ------------------
# Properties - Image
- use_transparency: BoolProperty(
- name="Use Alpha", default=True,
- description="Use alpha channel for transparency")
+ INTERPOLATION_MODES = (
+ ('Linear', "Linear", "Linear interpolation"),
+ ('Closest', "Closest", "No interpolation (sample closest texel)"),
+ ('Cubic', "Cubic", "Cubic interpolation"),
+ ('Smart', "Smart", "Bicubic when magnifying, else bilinear (OSL only)"),
+ )
+ interpolation: EnumProperty(name="Interpolation", items=INTERPOLATION_MODES, default='Linear', description="Texture interpolation")
+
+ EXTENSION_MODES = (
+ ('CLIP', "Clip", "Clip to image size and set exterior pixels as transparent"),
+ ('EXTEND', "Extend", "Extend by repeating edge pixels of the image"),
+ ('REPEAT', "Repeat", "Cause the image to repeat horizontally and vertically"),
+ )
+ extension: EnumProperty(name="Extension", items=EXTENSION_MODES, default='CLIP', description="How the image is extrapolated past its original bounds")
t = bpy.types.Image.bl_rna.properties["alpha_mode"]
alpha_mode_items = tuple((e.identifier, e.name, e.description) for e in t.enum_items)
@@ -766,27 +805,53 @@ class IMPORT_IMAGE_OT_to_plane(Operator, AddObjectHelper):
box.label(text="Compositing Nodes:", icon='RENDERLAYERS')
box.prop(self, "compositing_nodes")
-
+ layout = self.layout
+ box = layout.box()
box.label(text="Material Settings:", icon='MATERIAL')
+ box.label(text="Material Type")
row = box.row()
row.prop(self, 'shader', expand=True)
if self.shader == 'EMISSION':
box.prop(self, "emit_strength")
+ box.label(text="Blend Mode")
+ row = box.row()
+ row.prop(self, 'blend_method', expand=True)
+ if self.use_transparency and self.alpha_mode != "NONE" and self.blend_method == "OPAQUE":
+ box.label(text="'Opaque' does not support alpha", icon="ERROR")
+ if self.blend_method == 'BLEND':
+ row = box.row()
+ row.prop(self, "show_transparent_back")
+
+ box.label(text="Shadow Mode")
+ row = box.row()
+ row.prop(self, 'shadow_method', expand=True)
+
+ row = box.row()
+ row.prop(self, "use_backface_culling")
+
engine = context.scene.render.engine
if engine not in ('CYCLES', 'BLENDER_EEVEE', 'BLENDER_WORKBENCH'):
box.label(text="%s is not supported" % engine, icon='ERROR')
box.prop(self, "overwrite_material")
-
+ layout = self.layout
+ box = layout.box()
box.label(text="Texture Settings:", icon='TEXTURE')
+ box.label(text="Interpolation")
+ row = box.row()
+ row.prop(self, 'interpolation', expand=True)
+ box.label(text="Extension")
+ row = box.row()
+ row.prop(self, 'extension', expand=True)
row = box.row()
row.prop(self, "use_transparency")
- sub = row.row()
- sub.active = self.use_transparency
- sub.prop(self, "alpha_mode", text="")
- box.prop(self, "use_auto_refresh")
+ if self.use_transparency:
+ sub = row.row()
+ sub.prop(self, "alpha_mode", text="")
+ row = box.row()
+ row.prop(self, "use_auto_refresh")
def draw_spatial_config(self, context):
# --- Spatial Properties: Position, Size and Orientation --- #
@@ -970,6 +1035,8 @@ class IMPORT_IMAGE_OT_to_plane(Operator, AddObjectHelper):
tex_image = node_tree.nodes.new('ShaderNodeTexImage')
tex_image.image = img_spec.image
tex_image.show_texture = True
+ tex_image.interpolation = self.interpolation
+ tex_image.extension = self.extension
self.apply_texture_options(tex_image, img_spec)
return tex_image
@@ -985,8 +1052,13 @@ class IMPORT_IMAGE_OT_to_plane(Operator, AddObjectHelper):
material = bpy.data.materials.new(name=name_compat)
material.use_nodes = True
- if self.use_transparency:
- material.blend_method = 'BLEND'
+
+ material.blend_method = self.blend_method
+ material.shadow_method = self.shadow_method
+
+ material.use_backface_culling = self.use_backface_culling
+ material.show_transparent_back = self.show_transparent_back
+
node_tree = material.node_tree
out_node = clean_node_tree(node_tree)