Sculpt mode - double entry Auto-Masking

[ReinerBforartists]

Sculpt mode - double entry Auto-Masking

[Draise14]

When you tick any of the props in that panel, it is on. There is no global on/off toggle.

[Draise14]

Yeah, not a great UX at all, but hopefully the label helps. I'm documenting it now.

[ReinerBforartists]

I'm green with these changes. Please merge :)

[ReinerBforartists]

Not solveable by us. We have two different independent toolsets with independent operators here. And it is not clear which ones are now affecting the brush.

Reporting ...

[ReinerBforartists]

Reported here: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/114068

[ReinerBforartists]

Okay, the one in the header is global settings. And the per brush setting is per brush. But there is no way to switch to global settings from what i can see. The brush will always use the brush settings.

[ReinerBforartists]

This feature is around for much longer. Already exists in 3.6.2. And i cannot find the connected commit so far.

[ReinerBforartists]

Closed as works by design. And no answer to my question how this feature can be used.

[ReinerBforartists]

@Draise14 do you have an idea here? What is the trick to use the global settings instead of the local brush settings? What do i overlook here?

[Draise14]

Yeah. Tested:

1. Global Automasking overrides all brush advanced settings regardless
2. Bursh Automasking sets the advanced settings, so when global is off, it's advanced settings preserve

Example:

1. I have a brush that paints over face set borders
2. I turn on the Global Automasking, now the face set borders are respected
3. I turn the Global Automasking off, now the brush paints over the border
4. Unless I turn on Face Set Automasking on the brush to store that behaviour in the brush.

Facesets set

Automask Facesets global on (or local advanced on)

Automasking Facesets off

[Draise14]

So technically, this is no double entry - but may need better documentation or labeling.

[Draise14]

Something like this...

Gonna commit and document to avoid future confusion.

[ReinerBforartists]

Okay, and where do you turn on global?

[ReinerBforartists]

Woah i would have never thought of this :D

Many thanks. Remains the question if we should leave it as is or if we should improve here.

[Draise14]

Yeah, in python one is a scene level, the other is a brush level.

[ReinerBforartists]

Thanks.

Hmm. We could add some info in the tooltip. Other than that i don't know how we could make it more obvious.

EDIT or we add a info string at the bottom.

[Draise14]

Both could help? Label and tooltip expansion?

[ReinerBforartists]

Lemme just check if tooltip is even possible or if it is the same.

Is this a one by one operator or does ticking any of the checkboxes override the defaults? And i still don't understand how this crazy system is meant to work. You might want to have a checkbox off instead of on, globally ...

[ReinerBforartists]

One tooltip. And i don't see any way to separate it. Means a hint would also show in the tooltip of the local version.

Remains the solution with a info string in the panel. Suggestions?

[Draise14]

Yeah, the global checkbox would override any brush advanced checkbox. Let me make a mockup.

[Draise14]

Something like this?

I noticed the hidden content was also inconsistent.

[Draise14]

Ok, made a branch with the mockup.

Done

• Documented the Global Auto Masking (same Sidebar chapter)
• Added a note that it will override brush settings
• Added note icon
• Changed title of header drop down to "Global Auto Masking"
• Made the toggles consistent with hidden content

Branch: https://github.com/Bforartists/Bforartists/compare/isseu%233901

bforartists_k49nQWG3cs.mp4

[Draise14]

Will let you review @ReinerBforartists, but code and documentation is good to go.