Added per object control for Checker Map scale

Formerly controlled with the TexTools global resolution, now a Custom Property is added to every Object which has a Checker Map applied to tune the tiling (or projection Scale) of the Checker texture. For convenience, the value of this property for the Active Object is exposed in the Textools UI below the Checker Map button.
Now, the Viewport Shading Modes "Material Preview" or "Rendered" need to be in use to view the effect of the Checker Map Tiling.

__init__.py

@@ -929,6 +929,9 @@ def get_UDIM_image():
 			row.scale_y = 1.75
 			row.operator(op_texel_checker_map.op.bl_idname, text ="Checker Map", icon_value = icon_get("op_texel_checker_map"))
 			row.operator(op_texel_checker_map_cleanup.op.bl_idname, text ="", icon = 'TRASH')
+			if 'TT_CM_Scale' in context.active_object:
+				row = col.row(align = True)
+				row.prop(context.active_object, "TT_CM_Scale", text="Tiling")
 
 
 
@@ -1761,6 +1764,7 @@ def register():
 
 	# Register settings
 	bpy.types.Scene.texToolsSettings = PointerProperty(type=TexToolsSettings)
+	bpy.types.Object.TT_CM_Scale = bpy.props.FloatProperty(name="Tiling", description="Checker Map scale for the Active Object", default=1, min=0.0001, max=1000)
 
 	# GUI Utilities
 	utilities_ui.register()
@@ -1850,6 +1854,7 @@ def unregister():
 
 	# Unregister Settings
 	# del bpy.types.Scene.texToolsSettings
+	del bpy.types.Object.TT_CM_Scale
 
 	# GUI Utilities
 	utilities_ui.unregister()

op_texel_checker_map.py

@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ def execute(self, context):
 		premode = bpy.context.active_object.mode
 		utilities_uv.multi_object_loop(assign_checker_map)
 		bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode=premode)
-		# Change View mode to TEXTURED
+		# Change Viewport Shading Type to MATERIAL
 		for area in bpy.context.screen.areas:
 			if area.type == 'VIEW_3D':
 				for space in area.spaces:
 					if space.type == 'VIEW_3D':
-						if space.shading.type == 'SOLID':
-							space.shading.color_type = 'TEXTURE'
+						space.shading.type = 'MATERIAL'
+							#space.shading.color_type = 'TEXTURE'
 		# Force redraw of viewport to update texture
 		bpy.context.view_layer.update()
 		return {'FINISHED'}
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ def assign_checker_map():
 		obj.modifiers.new(name='TT-checker-override', type='NODES')
 		obj.modifiers.active.node_group = get_nodegroup('TT-checker-override-uvgrid')
 		obj.modifiers.active.show_render = False
+
 	bpy.ops.object.modifier_move_to_index(modifier='TT-checker-override', index=len(obj.modifiers)-1)
+	if 'TT_CM_Scale' not in obj:
+		obj.TT_CM_Scale = 1
 
 
 

op_texel_checker_map_cleanup.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def execute(self, context):
 				for m in obj.modifiers:
 					if m.name == 'TT-checker-override':
 						obj.modifiers.remove(m)
+			del obj['TT_CM_Scale']
 
 		for nodegroup in bpy.data.node_groups:
 			if nodegroup and 'TT-checker-override' in nodegroup.name: