[REQ] Panel maker

Mra

Hi,

I was wondering if it were possible or if anyone knew how to make this script?

I have made this script in Maya but am not familiar enough with Ruby code to be able to do something this simple.

Basically, I was wondering if there was a script that you could select a face, enter in a dimension and the script should offset the face and extrude it a little (like in the below screenshot on the two panels on the right). I know this can be done with existing tools, but when you have thousands of panels to make a script would be really cool!

Thanks.

jolran

Hi!

I will have some paneling features in "Hatchfaces"-plugin, soonish. Been busy with other stuff.

Back to subject.. Does sounds like you only want to pushpull each face and scale it down a little to get an beveled edge? Not really paneling, then?

Anyway, did some experimenting with pushpulls. And there could be issues of getting hold of the original face when pushpulled?(if I remembered correctly). To fix that I assigned a temp material to the face (so I could get a hold of it later on).
That material can be discarded later on.

Just some observations for anyone involved doing this plugins.

Mra

@jolran said:

Hi!

I will have some paneling features in "Hatchfaces"-plugin, soonish. Been busy with other stuff.

Hi jolran, sounds good!

@jolran said:

Hi!

Back to subject.. Does sounds like you only want to pushpull each face and scale it down a little to get an beveled edge? Not really paneling, then?

Yes, that is correct. It is almost a cheat, not really made up of individual panels, but the method gives off that illusion. I just honestly have no idea about Ruby but it seems this would be a simple process.

Thanks for the reply

jolran

Hi!

I understand your request. However to select each face and run a specialized plugin (in your case 1000 times) will be quite slow as well

Hatchfaces will run on only 1 face, but you will be able to do some tiling.

Doing a plugin for your request would only need a pushpull(in face-normal direction) and some scaling with a simple dialog. That way multiple faces could be altered in 1 go.
Not to difficult to do, I think?

I'm swamped with things to do so I can't help you right now. But maybe later if nobody else is interested.

sdmitch

mra, give my Bevel Maker plugin a try. I think it might do what you want.

jolran

Hey! There you go

Did not notice that plugin cause you have it on your blogg, Sdmitch. Sorry

Indeed seams to be able to meet the requirements in this request.