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    [Plugin][WIP][OpenSource] Bezier Surface

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    • shuraS Offline
      shura
      last edited by

      Woohoo! Go Thomas, go!
      You are in hall of fame already, what are you heading for now?

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      • Chris FullmerC Offline
        Chris Fullmer
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        Looks great Thom! It'll be fun to play with this one,

        Chris

        Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
        All my Plugins I've written

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        • pilouP Offline
          pilou
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          Why not coons surfaces, seems that is very similar? πŸ˜‰

          Does it possible to have more than 4 sides?
          (And free or pay for ?)

          Frenchy Pilou
          Is beautiful that please without concept!
          My Little site :)

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          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            πŸ‘
            This is going to be great for all those who model ships for instance...

            (Need a test forum, Thom? πŸ˜‰ )

            Gai...

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            • J Offline
              jonorman
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              sweet.. πŸ˜„

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
                last edited by

                πŸ˜„ So I take it there is an interest for such a tool then - and not just me coding into oblivion. phew

                @unknownuser said:

                Why not coons surfaces, seems that is very similar? πŸ˜‰

                Until right now I'd never heard of coons surfaces...

                @unknownuser said:

                Does it possible to have more than 4 sides?

                No, there will be Tri and Quad Patches - these are combined into various configurations to create one surface. Like you do in 3DSMax's patch modelling.

                @unknownuser said:

                (And free or pay for ?)

                Most probable pay. This plugin is becoming rather complex. So I expect it to be something in the lines of Vertex Tools.

                @gaieus said:

                (Need a test forum, Thom? πŸ˜‰ )

                When time is ready, yes. Before that there will be a new round of Vertex Tools. πŸ˜‰

                @gaieus said:

                This is going to be great for all those who model ships for instance...

                mhm. And airplanes, cars, product designs and whatnot.

                The parametric nature of it makes it easy to model in low subdivision and then just apply a model wide multiplier right before you export your final image or render. I'm thinking it should also be possible to have a LOD setting that will adjust the subdivisions of the meshes depending on the current viewport. (components will be a challenge here...)

                Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
                  last edited by

                  @thomthom said:

                  When time is ready, yes. Before that there will be a new round of Vertex Tools. πŸ˜‰

                  OK, let me know. And wow, new vertex tools, too!
                  πŸ‘

                  @thomthom said:

                  mhm. And airplanes, cars, product designs and whatnot.

                  I don't care for cars and aeroplanes but like ships. Old ships especially.
                  πŸ˜„

                  Gai...

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                  • C Offline
                    chloesdad
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                    I purchased Vertex Tools, because it works, and I want to support the efforts of those of you who create quality plugins. It is, what makes SU a more powerful, useful product. I can't wait for Bezier Surface to become available. Fantastic, thanks in advance for your efforts!

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                    • thomthomT Offline
                      thomthom
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                      @gaieus said:

                      I don't care for cars and aeroplanes but like ships. Old ships especially.
                      πŸ˜„

                      How about old cars? πŸ˜„

                      @chloesdad said:

                      I purchased Vertex Tools, because it works, and I want to support the efforts of those of you who create quality plugins. It is, what makes SU a more powerful, useful product. I can't wait for Bezier Surface to become available. Fantastic, thanks in advance for your efforts!

                      Cheers! πŸ˜„ πŸ‘

                      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
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                        @thomthom said:

                        How about old cars? πŸ˜„

                        Well, they are nice, indeed. πŸ˜†

                        Gai...

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                        • pilouP Offline
                          pilou
                          last edited by

                          About coons surface πŸ˜‰
                          And scroll you have even the code (button "Show code" πŸ˜‰

                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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                          • boofredlayB Offline
                            boofredlay
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                            Looking forward to this one Thomas.

                            http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                            • jason_marantoJ Offline
                              jason_maranto
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                              Wow, that looks like a cross between SDS and Sketchy FFD, I can see this useful for many things but especially cloth modelling. 😍

                              Best,
                              Jason.

                              I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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                              • PixeroP Offline
                                Pixero
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                                Looks great. I have the old Bezier patch plugin by Victor Liu but this looks so much better.

                                Just at the end after watching it two times I realised something... 😲 ...a transform gizmo!!!
                                Wow! Cant you make a version of the move, rotate and scale tools that uses the gizmo? πŸ‘

                                P.S. I just hope you haven't given up on the UV Tools plugin... πŸ˜’

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                                • thomthomT Offline
                                  thomthom
                                  last edited by

                                  @pixero said:

                                  a transform gizmo!!!
                                  Wow! Cant you make a version of the move, rotate and scale tools that uses the gizmo? πŸ‘

                                  Yup - the gizmo will find its way into Vertex Tools 1.1.

                                  Wikii got a gizmo plugin available (I've not tried it) - though it says it'll work only until 2011.
                                  In any case - once the gizmo is done (need to make the rotate, scale3d, scale2d and scale1d functions) it'd be easy to make a standalone gadget.

                                  Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                  • thomthomT Offline
                                    thomthom
                                    last edited by

                                    @pixero said:

                                    P.S. I just hope you haven't given up on the UV Tools plugin... πŸ˜’

                                    Nope - but it also needs this manupulator gizmo. Once that is done I hope to get a first release out.
                                    Vertex Tools, UV Tools and Bezier Surface share some reusable components so work on one often means benefit for the other. For instance, UV Tools will be of use for Bezier Surface as bezier surfaces are predictable surfaces that makes them easier to map.

                                    Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                    • W Offline
                                      Whaat
                                      last edited by

                                      Looks awesome Thomthom!

                                      SketchUp Plugins for Professionals

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                                      • mitcorbM Offline
                                        mitcorb
                                        last edited by

                                        I guess this is an inevitable next step after Vertex Tools. You have proven you are a master, already.

                                        I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                                        • Bob JamesB Offline
                                          Bob James
                                          last edited by

                                          Sign me up

                                          Gizmos in Vertex Tools πŸŽ‰

                                          i7-4930K 3.4Ghz, 2x GTX780 6GB, 32GB DDR3-1600 ECC, OCZ Vertex 4 500GB, WD Black 3TB, 32TB NAS, 4x 27" Monitors, SpaceMouse Pro, X-keys XK-60

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                                          • P Offline
                                            Panga
                                            last edited by

                                            As a vertex tool user, I'm also looking forward for this plugin !! Thanks in advance for this one !!

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