Bump version, tweak distribute function, fix LOD & empty child creati…

…on ignoring collections

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [v0.0.13](https://github.com/chark/blender-skunk/compare/v0.0.12...v0.0.13) - 2024-XX-XX
+
+### Added
+
+- Option to choose on which axis to distribute objects on.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Default child name suffix from `Child` to `LOD0`.
+- Increased min and max sizes when distributing objects.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Collections not being maintained when creating LODs or empty parents.
+
 ## [v0.0.12](https://github.com/chark/blender-skunk/compare/v0.0.11...v0.0.12) - 2024-12-03
 
 ### Added

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Blender Skunk
 
-Blender add-on, which provides a set of tools for bulk 3D model processing. This add-on is designed to be used with how Unity so that LODs are imported automatically (see [Import Mesh with LOD settings](https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.0/Documentation/Manual/importing-lod-meshes.html)).
+Blender add-on, which provides a set of tools for bulk 3D model processing. This add-on is designed to be used with Unity, so that LODs are imported automatically (see [Import Mesh with LOD settings](https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.0/Documentation/Manual/importing-lod-meshes.html)).
 
 <p align="center">
   <img src="screenshot.png" />

__init__.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     'tracker_url': 'https://github.com/chark/blender-skunk',
     'doc_url': 'https://github.com/chark/blender-skunk',
     'support': 'COMMUNITY',
-    'version': (0, 0, 12),
+    'version': (0, 0, 13),
     'blender': (4, 3, 0),
     'category': 'Object',
 }
@@ -23,10 +23,21 @@ class OpDistributeObjects(bpy.types.Operator):
 
     distance: bpy.props.IntProperty(
         name='Distance',
-        description='Distance between objects on X axis',
+        description='Distance between objects on selected Axis',
         default=10,
-        min=0,
-        max=100
+        min=-1000,
+        max=1000
+    )
+
+    axis: bpy.props.EnumProperty(
+        name='Axis',
+        description='Axis to distribute objects along',
+        items=[
+            ('X', 'X Axis', 'Distribute along the X axis'),
+            ('Y', 'Y Axis', 'Distribute along the Y axis'),
+            ('Z', 'Z Axis', 'Distribute along the Z axis'),
+        ],
+        default='X'
     )
 
     def invoke(self, context, event):
@@ -50,17 +61,22 @@ def execute(self, context):
 
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def distribute_objects(objects, distance=10):
-        offset_x = 0
+    def distribute_objects(self, objects, distance=10):
+        offset = 0
 
         for object in objects:
             if object.parent:
                 continue
 
-            (object_x, object_y, object_z) = object.location.copy()
-            object.location = (offset_x, object_y, object_z)
-            offset_x = offset_x + distance
+            loc = object.location.copy()
+            if self.axis == 'X':
+                object.location = (offset, loc.y, loc.z)
+            elif self.axis == 'Y':
+                object.location = (loc.x, offset, loc.z)
+            elif self.axis == 'Z':
+                object.location = (loc.x, loc.y, offset)
+
+            offset += distance
 
 
 class OpCreateEmptyParents(bpy.types.Operator):
@@ -72,7 +88,7 @@ class OpCreateEmptyParents(bpy.types.Operator):
     child_name_suffix: bpy.props.StringProperty(
         name='Child Name Suffix',
         description='Suffix appended to child names',
-        default='Child'
+        default='LOD0'
     )
 
     def invoke(self, context, event):
@@ -108,6 +124,14 @@ def create_empty_parent(object):
         bpy.ops.object.add(type='EMPTY')
         parent_object = bpy.context.object
 
+        # Clear parent object collections
+        for collection in parent_object.users_collection:
+            collection.objects.unlink(parent_object)
+
+        # Move parent to the same collections as child
+        for collection in object.users_collection:
+            collection.objects.link(parent_object)
+
         # Move parent
         object_location = object.location.copy()
         parent_object.location = object_location
@@ -522,7 +546,8 @@ def create_lod(object, lod_index, decimate_ratio):
         object_copy.data = object.data.copy()
         object_copy.location = object.location
 
-        bpy.context.collection.objects.link(object_copy)
+        for collection in object.users_collection:
+            collection.objects.link(object_copy)
 
         # Naming
         if object.name.endswith('_LOD0'):