This is a kind of simplification/cleanup tool which joins adjacent faces and edges based on the angle.
I've written this as an exercise (since I havnt written a bmesh operator before), and because quite a few users were asking for the dissolve operator to be extended, but I think this kind of functionality needs its own operator.
access from specials menu and mesh menu.
notes
* this exposed a bug in angle_v3v3v3(). will merge fix into trunk after release.
* added utility function BM_vert_edge_angle(), to get the angle between 2 connecting edges of a vert.
`_set` suffix was used in two ways (confusing)
* to set a flag to be enabled.
* to set a value passed as an argument.
now use enable/disable rather then set/clear for functions which change flags.
also remove BME_weld.c, the file didnt contain much code and the current extrude works well
- 2 new navmesh operators, reset and clear navmesh data.
- rename operators to be more consistent with existing names.
- some minor edits to draw function, was getting the custom data for every index when it already had the array.
New "face marks" and "edge marks" have been introduced in mesh data
blocks. In the edit mode of a mesh object, face marks can be put
to selected faces by choosing Mesh >> Faces >> Mark Freestyle Face
from the menu of a 3D View window or Ctrl-F >> Mark Freestyle Face
from the context menu. Similarly, edge marks can be put to selected
edges by Mesh >> Edges >> Mark Freestyle Edge or Ctrl-E >> Mark
Freestyle Edge. These marks should work fine with the Subdivision
surface modifier.
Moreover, two new conditions for feature edge selection have been
added to the Parameter Editor mode as described below:
1. The Selection by Edge Types option has now the new Edge Mark type,
which can be used to (de)select feature edges having edge marks.
This option can be used to add to (or remove from) the view map
arbitrary edges of mesh objects.
2. Selection by Face Marks option has been newly introduced, in which
face marks are used for feature edge selection in two ways. One
option is called "One Face" which is to (de)select feature edges if
one of faces on the left and right of each feature edge has a face
mark. The other option is "Both Faces" to (de)select feature edges
if both faces on the left and right have a face mark.
and select loose verts/edges:
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Split select by number of vertices and select
loose verts/edges into seperate functions.
Previously select by number of vertices was
also accessed through two different UI items,
"Select Quads" and "Select Triangles". Now
it is one function with a integer property
for selecting the size of the face you want
selected.
Also added an option to modify the behavior
of the selection. Can now select whether you
want to select faces that have vertices
equal to, less than or greater than the number
of vertices in operator property.
1. Removed pinning, at least until after trunk
reintegration (it's a usefull feature, but
incomplete).
2. Ripped out the subclassing code I originally
wrote so bmesh would be more usable for modifiers
(I ended up improving CDDM instead).
3. Inlined some of the macros in bmesh.h, still need to
do the macros in bmesh_operator_api.h.
4. Removed the BMESH_ITER_*** macros (except for BMESH_ITER_INDEX).
They were too clunkly to be worth it.
Multires interpolation. It's quite usable yet; I wanted to avoid
subsurfing the multires data and ray tracing original/new
topology. The result is kindof like trunk's interpolation.
I'll see how much better I can get it. I might have to go with
the full-on ray tracing solution. Right now, it's not very good.
Also made it so trunk files with multires open correctly.
Bevel! Implemented bevel (from scratch). Man is
this tool way cooler then I thought it was. Note that
uv/vcol interpolation is working (loop level data) but
vert/edge data (like vgroups) likely still needs
work.
Implemented a new "super knife". Activate with k. Holding CTRL
will allow extended cutting ala old lines mode. Confirm with enter
and escape. You cannot cancel, btw, you can only confirm (and undo
later if you want). Hopefully I'll support undo within the tool soon.
* Supports cutting edges, into faces, etc. You can pretty much do whatever
you want. Will snap to vertices too.
* Note that if you cut into a face, it must be valid topologically when
you press enter to confirm.
* It's pretty and graphical :)
* You can only cut visible geometry.
* UVs/vcols are a little buggy still
Now, thou shalt all cease and desist all lack of motivation for
testing! No longer shall users put off testing until "it's cooler"!
:P
http://www.vrchannel.de/blender/cylinder_rename.png
Mesh Tube > Mesh Cylinder
NURBS Tube > NURBS Cylinder
Metaball Cylinder > Metaball Capsule
I know that naming is something not everyone agrees on, but these terms look geometrically correct.
This was the old Ctrl + FKEY in object mode, now it's in
edit mode and is part of the Ctrl + FKEY menu (Faces).
I also assing this to the Ctrl + Alt + FKEY, but Matt please
check this and feel free to change (or tell me and I will change).
Still there is no "reverse" function, but I commit now to finish
in my home.
Added back the 'corner cut pattern' as an operator property for subdivide operator.
Not added for knife yet, since operator redo doesn't seem to be working at all -
already logged in the tracker.
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Correct problems with edgetag_context_set(), edgetag_shortest_path(),
minmax_tface(); parameters were missing or of incorrect type.
Joseph: please review these changes.
