Animation and Asset Pipeline Progress Report 2023 June to July

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Meeting Summary - July 21, 2023

Animation Updates

• AnimatedSprite
  • Bug fixes and improvements in SpriteFrames editor PR #79692
  • Make animation name list scroll to new animation in SpriteEditor PR #79743
• AnimationTree
  • Fix AnimationNodeTransition with negative time scale PR #79403
  • Add useful functions to FilterEdit in AnimationBlendTreeEditor PR #76654
  • Implement LoopModeOverride to AnimationNodeAnimation to properly manage the loop state for each AnimationTree PR #79400
• Progress report
  • Ongoing implementation of AnimationPlayerBase class to share blending process between AnimationPlayer and AnimationTree Proposal #5972
  • Major refactoring expected with significant compatibility breaks.

Asset Pipeline Updates

• General
  • Improvements in material editing in scene importer Proposal #7238
  • Improve LOD in the scene importer Proposal #7339
  • Discussion on generative LOD types.
• GLTF
  • Various updates on import and export processes.
  • Proposal for a new repository on the Godot organization for extra GLTF extensions written in GDScript Proposal #7231

Meeting Summary - June 23, 2023

Agenda Review

• Discussion on team needs, release blockers for Godot Engine 4.1, and roadmaps for animation and asset pipeline enhancements.

Animation Updates

• Roadmap/Vision
  • Plans to implement new NBoneIK3D in 4.2 and unify the animation system.
  • Discussion on IK3D rollback in 4.0 and implementation of AnimationManager as base class of AnimationPlayer/Tree Proposal #5972
• Project Needs
  • Need for a solution to blend Bezier tracks and Property tracks Issue #49431

Asset Pipeline Updates

• Roadmap/Vision
  • Discussion on improving the advanced importer and handling large project editing and runtime efficiently Gist
  • Review of Reduz's todo list for the Asset Pipeline Google Sheets
• Project Needs
  • Feedback on import issues in the 4.1 milestone and resolution of LOD bugs Issue #57416