1 files changed, 18 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/scene/3d/mesh_instance_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/mesh_instance_3d.cpp
index a76f4dd0d5..b0503c9c02 100644
--- a/scene/3d/mesh_instance_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/mesh_instance_3d.cpp
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ void MeshInstance3D::_mesh_changed() {
 	update_gizmos();
 }
 
-void MeshInstance3D::create_debug_tangents() {
+MeshInstance3D *MeshInstance3D::create_debug_tangents_node() {
 	Vector<Vector3> lines;
 	Vector<Color> colors;
 
 	Ref<Mesh> mesh = get_mesh();
 	if (!mesh.is_valid()) {
-		return;
+		return nullptr;
 	}
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < mesh->get_surface_count(); i++) {
@@ -457,15 +457,23 @@ void MeshInstance3D::create_debug_tangents() {
 		MeshInstance3D *mi = memnew(MeshInstance3D);
 		mi->set_mesh(am);
 		mi->set_name("DebugTangents");
-		add_child(mi, true);
-#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+		return mi;
+	}
 
-		if (is_inside_tree() && this == get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root()) {
-			mi->set_owner(this);
-		} else {
-			mi->set_owner(get_owner());
-		}
-#endif
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+void MeshInstance3D::create_debug_tangents() {
+	MeshInstance3D *mi = create_debug_tangents_node();
+	if (!mi) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	add_child(mi, true);
+	if (is_inside_tree() && this == get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root()) {
+		mi->set_owner(this);
+	} else {
+		mi->set_owner(get_owner());
 	}
 }
 
@@ -495,8 +503,6 @@ void MeshInstance3D::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_blend_shape_value", "blend_shape_idx", "value"), &MeshInstance3D::set_blend_shape_value);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("create_debug_tangents"), &MeshInstance3D::create_debug_tangents);
-	ClassDB::set_method_flags("MeshInstance3D", "create_debug_tangents", METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT | METHOD_FLAG_EDITOR);
-
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "mesh", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Mesh"), "set_mesh", "get_mesh");
 	ADD_GROUP("Skeleton", "");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "skin", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Skin"), "set_skin", "get_skin");