Changelog

This page tracks the changes and improvements made to the Fondant Stylized Normals Helper addon across different versions.

v2.0.0

Face Proxy Normals System

Complete new workflow for controlling face normals using rigged bezier curves

Face Proxy Normals Modifier for transferring curve-based normals to face geometry
Face Proxy Curves Modifier for generating curves from rig data
Integrated proxy rig system with alignment, curve handle, and normal bones
Support for shape key integration with MeshRig
Automatic boundary masking for face-only application
Debug materials and geometry visualization tools

New Feature: Added Boundary Extrapolation to address bends in shading towards the boundaries of the mesh
Improved Structure: Restructured the modifier to use Node Groups. Improves modularity, and makes it easier to make custom alterations
Optimization: Moved Apply Object Transforms to the very end of the order of operations to avoid having to perform them multiple times
Performance: Greatly improved performance by storing more commonly used attributes
New Option: Added an internal option 'Triangulate to Boundary Corners'. When triangulating boundary corner quads (3 boundary vertices), will always connect an edge to the vertex at the corner so that it has a non-boundary edge. Improves boundary extrapolation calculations. Enabled by default, but can be disabled on the PrepareGeo group.