disable DEPTH AOV by default

__init__.py

@@ -33,14 +33,19 @@ def blendluxcore_exit():
 def luxcore_load_post(_):
     """ Note: the only argument Blender passes is always None """
 
-    # Update OpenCL devices if .blend is opened on a different computer than it was saved on
     for scene in bpy.data.scenes:
+        # Update OpenCL devices if .blend is opened on
+        # a different computer than it was saved on
         scene.luxcore.opencl.update_devices_if_necessary()
 
         if pyluxcore.GetPlatformDesc().Get("compile.LUXRAYS_DISABLE_OPENCL").GetBool():
             # OpenCL not available, make sure we are using CPU device
             scene.luxcore.config.device = "CPU"
 
+        # Disable depth pass by default
+        if not scene.luxcore.aovs.depth:
+            scene.render.layers.active.use_pass_z = False
+
     # Run converters for backwards compatibility
     compatibility.run()
 

properties/aovs.py

@@ -5,15 +5,22 @@
 
 # Note: currently attached to scene because we don't support render layers
 class LuxCoreAOVSettings(PropertyGroup):
+    def toggle_depth(self, context):
+        # Enable/disable Blender's Z pass along with our DEPTH AOV
+        # because we use the Blender-defined Z pass instead of a custom one
+        # (it is better integrated in the image editor)
+        context.scene.render.layers.active.use_pass_z = self.depth
+
     # Basic Information
     rgb = BoolProperty(name="RGB", default=False,
                        description="Raw RGB values (HDR)")
     rgba = BoolProperty(name="RGBA", default=False,
                        description="Raw RGBA values (HDR)")
     alpha = BoolProperty(name="Alpha", default=False,
                        description="Alpha value [0..1]")
-    depth = BoolProperty(name="Depth", default=True,
-                       description="Distance from camera (Z-Pass)")
+    depth = BoolProperty(name="Depth", default=False,
+                         description="Distance from camera (Z-Pass)",
+                         update=toggle_depth)
 
     # Material/Object Information
     material_id = BoolProperty(name="Material ID", default=False,