Modifier: Normal Edit - needs documenting #43640

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Campbell Barton · 2015-02-12T08:54:04+01:00

Campbell Barton commented

2015-02-12 08:54:04 +01:00

This modifier needs initial docs and some example image:

See stub page:
https://developer.blender.org/diffusion/BM/browse/trunk/blender_docs/manual/modifiers/modify/normal_edit.rst

This modifier needs initial docs and some example image: See stub page: https://developer.blender.org/diffusion/BM/browse/trunk/blender_docs/manual/modifiers/modify/normal_edit.rst

Campbell Barton commented

2015-02-12 08:54:04 +01:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Campbell Barton commented

2015-02-12 08:54:04 +01:00

Added subscriber: @ideasman42

Bastien Montagne self-assigned this 2015-02-12 11:41:07 +01:00

Bastien Montagne commented

2015-02-13 15:58:42 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Bastien Montagne closed this issue

2015-02-13 15:58:42 +01:00

Bastien Montagne commented

2015-02-13 15:58:42 +01:00

Done (rBM244).

Todor Imreorov commented

2015-02-18 11:07:12 +01:00

Added subscriber: @TodorImreorov

Todor Imreorov commented

2015-02-18 11:07:12 +01:00

The official effort by the blender foundation for a normal edit modifier is not very useful and is very limited since you can only direct the normals of a mesh towards another object's position in space.

The unofficial normal edit modifier can TRANSFER the normals of one mesh onto another. That is a much better way of doing it- it takes much less effort and you can be very specific on how you want your normals.

Blender 2.71.1 + MOD_normaledit

Are there any plans of implementing a normals TRANSFER modifier?

The official effort by the blender foundation for a normal edit modifier is not very useful and is very limited since you can only direct the normals of a mesh towards another object's position in space. The unofficial normal edit modifier can TRANSFER the normals of one mesh onto another. That is a much better way of doing it- it takes much less effort and you can be very specific on how you want your normals. [Blender 2.71.1 + MOD_normaledit ](http://www.graphicall.org/1125) Are there any plans of implementing a normals TRANSFER modifier?

Bastien Montagne commented

2015-02-18 12:04:49 +01:00

This exists already, the data transfer modifier…

Todor Imreorov commented

2015-02-18 12:39:28 +01:00

apologies. I didnt know. You guys are absolutely awesome!!!

Now if we can keep the normals of imported meshes and stop blender from recalculating them, that would be great :D

apologies. I didnt know. You guys are absolutely awesome!!! Now if we can keep the normals of imported meshes and stop blender from recalculating them, that would be great :D

Bastien Montagne commented

2015-02-18 13:03:39 +01:00

That’s already the case for FBX. Other import addons need to be updated.

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