Remove unbaked object from viewlayer

mesh_baking/tool.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import bpy
-from bpy.types import Context, Object, Scene, Collection
+from bpy.types import Context, Object, Scene, Collection, ViewLayer, LayerCollection
 
 def get_first_collection_sharing_scene(scene: Scene, obj: Object):
     def collection_in_scene(collection: Collection, tree: Collection):
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ def get_first_collection_sharing_scene(scene: Scene, obj: Object):
         return any(collection_in_scene(collection, child) for child in tree.children)
     return next(candidate for candidate in obj.users_collection if collection_in_scene(candidate, scene.collection))
 
+def collection_to_layer_collection(view_layer: ViewLayer, collection: Collection) -> LayerCollection:
+    wl = [view_layer.layer_collection]
+    while len(wl):
+        lc = wl.pop()
+        if lc.collection == collection:
+            return lc
+        wl.extend(lc.children)
+
 def is_pc2_enabled():
     return hasattr(bpy.ops, "export_shape") and hasattr(bpy.ops.export_shape, "pc2")
 
@@ -31,7 +39,7 @@ def export_pc2(scene: Scene, obj: Object):
         bpy.ops.object.modifier_apply(modifier=modifier.name)
         bpy.context.view_layer.update()
 
-def create_proxy(scene: Scene, obj: Object):
+def create_proxy(view_layer: ViewLayer, scene: Scene, obj: Object):
     copy = obj.copy()
     copy.name = f"{obj.name}Bake"
     copy.data = copy.data.copy()
@@ -41,7 +49,14 @@ def create_proxy(scene: Scene, obj: Object):
     export_pc2(scene, copy)
     mod = copy.modifiers.new("Mesh Bake", "MESH_CACHE")
     mod.cache_format = "PC2"
-    mod.filepath = export_pc2_filepath(obj)
+    mod.filepath = export_pc2_filepath(copy)
+
+    c.objects.unlink(obj)
+    cc = bpy.data.collections.new(f"{obj.name}-unbaked")
+    cc.objects.link(obj)
+    c.children.link(cc)
+    lcc = collection_to_layer_collection(view_layer, cc)
+    lcc.exclude = True
 
 class BakeMeshOperator(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_idname = "object.bakemesh"
@@ -57,7 +72,7 @@ class BakeMeshOperator(bpy.types.Operator):
             return {'FINISHED'}
         scene = context.scene
         obj = context.active_object
-        create_proxy(scene, obj)
+        create_proxy(context.view_layer, scene, obj)
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
 def BakeMeshOperator_menu_func(self, context: Context):