[Plugin][WIP][OpenSource] Bezier Surface

utiler · 24 Nov 2010, 23:08

Good question. I have an idea for how to do so - I'm just not sure how it'll work performance wise. (Backup plan would be to add CPoints in the positions of the control points - so SU's infere3nce engine will find them. But I hope I don't have to resort to that. I want to make a custom inference engine that prioritize the control points over the normal inference.)

Thanks Thom, looking forward to seeing the end result.

Edson · 25 Nov 2010, 11:07

xrok1 · 28 Feb 2011, 21:47

how's it going

chloesdad · 28 Feb 2011, 22:50

ThomThom,
I can't wait for this. Your plugins are well written and thought out. I have confidence in your efforts. I've been wanting this kind of capability for a long time. I think I may have said this once before: Quality plugins take time and effort, and creativity to develop. Reasonable fees for them are completely appropriate, IMHO.

Thanks in advance!

xrok1 · 28 Feb 2011, 22:53

maybe this could become part of vertex tools to make it more attractive now that artisan has added vertex tools.

Rich O Brien · 28 Feb 2011, 23:24

Thom's Vertex Tools has a wider range of selection modes than Artisan's. They are similar but also slighty different. Albeit both are excellent!

xrok1 · 1 Mar 2011, 00:12

@unknownuser said:

Thom's Vertex Tools has a wider range of selection modes than Artisan's. They are similar but also slighty different. Albeit both are excellent!

agreed. i'm just dreaming or maybe hinting.

in fact i was just playing and compared to TT's vertex tools the ones in artisan are almost unusable

#1 TT tool with 24" soft select #2 artisan with 24" soft select both moving along green axis

thomthom · 1 Mar 2011, 07:36

@xrok1 said:

maybe this could become part of vertex tools to make it more attractive now that artisan has added vertex tools.

The two products will be kept separate. Vertex Editing and Bezier Patches are two completely concepts and mixing it them would just complicate the plugins and make them more difficult to market.

Vertex Tools will be getting an update before I fully focus on Bezier Surface.

Lately I've not had time to work on either. I've had to take care of non-computer related stuff. (a.k.a. real life)

Gaieus · 1 Mar 2011, 10:45

@thomthom said:

Lately I've not had time to work on either. I've had to take care of non-computer related stuff. (a.k.a. real life)

Shame you have a real life, too.

thomthom · 1 Mar 2011, 11:09

On occasions it feels very surreal...

thomthom · 26 Apr 2011, 15:56

Added a Work in Progress screenshot to the first post:

jason_maranto · 26 Apr 2011, 16:00

You are such a tease

Rich O Brien · 26 Apr 2011, 16:00

thomthom · 26 Apr 2011, 16:05

@jason_maranto said:

You are such a tease

Yup! I felt I needed to slip a tease in order to keep up the pressure of working on it. I've had a quiet period for a while now. But it ain't easy with summer coming up 'n stuff.

pilou · 26 Apr 2011, 16:26

Cool tool for laidies' tailor

jeff hammond · 26 Apr 2011, 16:30

@thomthom said:

Added a Work in Progress screenshot to the first post

excellent!

mitcorb · 26 Apr 2011, 16:33

I anticipate this innovation with great anticipation. No redundancy intended

thomthom · 26 Apr 2011, 19:18

@bob james said:

Sort of Vertex Tools on steroids. Love your use of the gizmo (I still have problems with Vertex Tools getting them to move in a fixed direction - any chance of slipping gizmos into VT?)

The Gizmo will be ported to Vertex Tools when it's done.

Bob James · 26 Apr 2011, 19:19

Looking good

Sort of Vertex Tools on steroids. Love your use of the gizmo.
I still have problems with Vertex Tools getting them to move in a fixed direction - any chance of slipping gizmos into VT? Or do you see BS (unfortunate abbreviation ) as a replacement for VT?

Bob James · 26 Apr 2011, 19:20

You must have had your finger on the Reply trigger during my edit