start work on texture atlas structures

start of something big

.vscode/settings.json

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+{
+    "python.analysis.extraPaths": [
+        "D:\\SteamLibrary\\steamapps\\common\\Blender\\4.3\\scripts\\addons",
+        "C:\\Users\\Onan\\AppData\\Roaming\\Blender Foundation\\Blender\\4.3\\extensions\\user_default\\",//C:/Users/Onan/AppData/Roaming/Blender Foundation/Blender/4.0/scripts/addons
+        "D:\\blender stuff\\blendercodestuff\\4.3"
+    ],
+    "python.analysis.diagnosticSeverityOverrides": {
+        "reportInvalidTypeForm": "none"
+    },
+    "python.REPL.enableREPLSmartSend": false,
+}

core/properties.py

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+from bpy.types import Scene, PropertyGroup, Object, Material, TextureNode
+from bpy.props import BoolProperty, EnumProperty, FloatProperty, IntProperty, CollectionProperty, StringProperty, FloatVectorProperty, PointerProperty
+from bpy.utils import register_class
+
+
+
+def register_properties():
+    class Material_Texture_Atlas_PropertyGroup(PropertyGroup):
+        normal: PointerProperty(type=TextureNode)
+        albedo: PointerProperty(type=TextureNode)
+        emission: PointerProperty(type=TextureNode)
+        ambient_occlusion: PointerProperty(type=TextureNode)
+        height: PointerProperty(type=TextureNode)
+        
+
+    register_class(Material_Texture_Atlas_PropertyGroup)
+    Material.texture_atlas = PointerProperty(type=Material_Texture_Atlas_PropertyGroup)
+
+    class Texture_Atlas_PropertyGroup(PropertyGroup):
+        materials: CollectionProperty(type=Material)
+
+    Scene.texture_atlas_properties = PointerProperty(type=Texture_Atlas_PropertyGroup)
+
+
+    

functions/texture_atlas.py

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+import bpy
+from typing import List, Optional
+from bpy.types import Operator, Context, Object, TextureNode
+from ..core.register import register_wrap
+from ..core.common import get_armature, simplify_bonename
+
+@register_wrap
+class Atlas_Textures(Operator):
+    bl_idname = "avatar_toolkit.atlas_textures"
+    bl_label = "Atlas Textures"
+    bl_description = """Combines materials and their textures to optimize the model.
+Although this combines materials, it may not reduce your VRAM usage. Other tools
+like Tuxedo can vastly reduce your VRAM usage as well as many other optimizations,
+rather than just duct taping the textures together like material combiner and this tool.
+"""
+    bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
+
+    def execute(self, context: Context) -> set:
+
+        
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
+