[REQ] Panel maker

Mra · 29 Feb 2012, 22:51

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 · 1 Mar 2012, 08:22

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 · 5 Mar 2012, 00:14

@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 · 5 Mar 2012, 21:06

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 · 7 Mar 2012, 02:05

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

jolran · 7 Mar 2012, 15:59

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.