Closes #528, removing the long outdated Composite Normal Textures fun…

…ction that doesn't do anything.

io_xplane2blender/xplane_config.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # The current data model version, incrementing every time xplane_constants, xplane_props, or xplane_updater
 # changes. Builds earlier than 3.4.0-beta.5 have and a version of 0.
 # When merging, take the higher data model version of the two branches and add one
-CURRENT_DATA_MODEL_VERSION = 103
+CURRENT_DATA_MODEL_VERSION = 104
 
 # The build number, hardcoded by the build script when there is one, otherwise it is xplane_constants.BUILD_NUMBER_NONE
 CURRENT_BUILD_NUMBER = xplane_constants.BUILD_NUMBER_NONE

io_xplane2blender/xplane_props.py

@@ -1439,12 +1439,6 @@ class XPlaneSceneSettings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
         ]
     )
 
-    compositeTextures: bpy.props.BoolProperty(
-        name = "Compile Normal-Textures",
-        description = "Will automatically create and use corrected normal textures",
-        default = True
-    )
-
     # This list of version histories the .blend file has encountered,
     # from the earliest
     xplane2blender_ver_history: bpy.props.CollectionProperty(

io_xplane2blender/xplane_types/xplane_header.py

@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@
     logger,
     resolveBlenderPath,
 )
-from ..xplane_image_composer import (
-    combineSpecularAndNormal,
-    getImageByFilepath,
-    normalWithoutAlpha,
-    specularToGrayscale,
-)
 from .xplane_attribute import XPlaneAttribute
 from .xplane_attributes import XPlaneAttributes
 
@@ -508,88 +502,6 @@ def _init(self):
         for attr in self.xplaneFile.options.customAttributes:
             self.attributes.add(XPlaneAttribute(attr.name, attr.value))
 
-    def _compositeNormalTextureNeedsRecompile(self, compositePath, sourcePaths):
-        compositePath = resolveBlenderPath(compositePath)
-
-        if not os.path.exists(compositePath):
-            return True
-        else:
-            compositeTime = os.path.getmtime(compositePath)
-
-            for sourcePath in sourcePaths:
-                sourcePath = resolveBlenderPath(sourcePath)
-
-                if os.path.exists(sourcePath):
-                    sourceTime = os.path.getmtime(sourcePath)
-
-                    if sourceTime > compositeTime:
-                        return True
-
-        return False
-
-    def _getCompositeNormalTexture(self, textureNormal, textureSpecular):
-        normalImage = None
-        specularImage = None
-        texture = None
-        image = None
-        filepath = None
-        channels = 4
-
-        if textureNormal:
-            normalImage = getImageByFilepath(textureNormal)
-
-        if textureSpecular:
-            specularImage = getImageByFilepath(textureSpecular)
-
-        # only normals, no specular
-        if normalImage and not specularImage:
-            filename, extension = os.path.splitext(textureNormal)
-            filepath = texture = filename + "_nm" + extension
-            channels = 3
-
-            if self._compositeNormalTextureNeedsRecompile(filepath, (textureNormal)):
-                image = normalWithoutAlpha(normalImage, normalImage.name + "_nm")
-
-        # normal + specular
-        elif normalImage and specularImage:
-            filename, extension = os.path.splitext(textureNormal)
-            filepath = texture = filename + "_nm_spec" + extension
-            channels = 4
-
-            if self._compositeNormalTextureNeedsRecompile(
-                filepath, (textureNormal, textureSpecular)
-            ):
-                image = combineSpecularAndNormal(
-                    specularImage, normalImage, normalImage.name + "_nm_spec"
-                )
-
-        # specular only
-        elif not normalImage and specularImage:
-            filename, extension = os.path.splitext(textureSpecular)
-            filepath = texture = filename + "_spec" + extension
-            channels = 1
-
-            if self._compositeNormalTextureNeedsRecompile(filepath, (textureSpecular)):
-                image = specularToGrayscale(specularImage, specularImage.name + "_spec")
-
-        if image:
-            savepath = resolveBlenderPath(filepath)
-
-            color_mode = bpy.context.scene.render.image_settings.color_mode
-            if channels == 4:
-                bpy.context.scene.render.image_settings.color_mode = "RGBA"
-            elif channels == 3:
-                bpy.context.scene.render.image_settings.color_mode = "RGB"
-            elif channels == 1:
-                bpy.context.scene.render.image_settings.color_mode = "BW"
-            image.save_render(savepath, bpy.context.scene)
-            image.filepath = filepath
-
-            # restore color_mode
-            bpy.context.scene.render.image_settings.color_mode = color_mode
-
-        return texture
-
     def get_path_relative_to_dir(self, res_path: str, export_dir: str) -> str:
         """
         Returns the resource path relative to the exported OBJ

io_xplane2blender/xplane_ui.py

@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ def empty_layout(layout: bpy.types.UILayout, empty_obj: bpy.types.Object):
 def scene_layout(layout: bpy.types.UILayout, scene: bpy.types.Scene):
     layout.row().operator("scene.export_to_relative_dir", icon="EXPORT")
     layout.row().prop(scene.xplane, "version")
-    layout.row().prop(scene.xplane, "compositeTextures")
 
     xp2b_ver = xplane_helpers.VerStruct.current()
     if (