[Plugin] QuadFaceTools

thomthom · 1 Jul 2016, 17:08

I'll try to find a fix that doesn't break other extensions. The challenge with this is that is happening inside of TT_Lib2 - which is shared my most of my other extensions.

thomthom · 27 Jul 2016, 09:09

Hi everyone

I have uploaded a new version of QFT - 0.10.0. It doesn't have new end-user features, but I implemented the error handler which Solid Inspector, SUbD and Vertex Tools already use. This means that if you run into Ruby errors you will get a dialog that let you submit it back to me.

Please upgrade and make sure you hit submit when you run into errors. I'm trying to map out the various bugs in the extension. "Got to catch them all!"

plot-paris · 30 Jul 2016, 07:54

Hey guys,

I run into this problem quite often, where I model a shape, making sure, every surface is a quad.

But when I use SUbD to subdivide, it looks wrong.

When I then use the "Flip Triangulation Tool" of QuadFaceTools, I can see that some faces (marked red in the model below) are not being recognized as quads.

Does any one know how this happens? And more importantly, how to fix it?

Cheers,
Jakob

QuadProblem_v01.skp

Box · 30 Jul 2016, 08:09

Sometimes you just need to tell it to make quads.

plot-paris · 31 Jul 2016, 08:33

haha, I could have sworn I tried that. But obviously I didn't.

Thanks a lot

thomthom · 31 Jul 2016, 18:37

That reminds me - I had this idea for a function that would automatically color the faces as you modelled. I added an issue to track this: https://bitbucket.org/thomthom/quadface-tools/issues/98/live-quad-validation

thomthom · 31 Jul 2016, 20:40

Just need an icon...

thomthom · 1 Aug 2016, 21:06

Version 0.11.0 is out.

numerobis · 2 Aug 2016, 12:29

cotty · 2 Aug 2016, 14:53

and

pbacot · 2 Aug 2016, 17:40

Nice!

ithil · 4 Aug 2016, 16:11

Very cool!!!
Thank you!

plot-paris · 12 Aug 2016, 07:35

Working nicely! Very valuable tool for quick and clean quad face modelling.

Could you make it so, that the green / red color is removed when disabling Live Mesh Analysis?
That would show clearly, if the system is switched on or off.

thomthom · 16 Aug 2016, 19:01

@plot-paris said:

Could you make it so, that the green / red color is removed when disabling Live Mesh Analysis?
That would show clearly, if the system is switched on or off.

hm... yea, that's not a bad idea. All though - it would remove the materials completely. It would not restore any materials that might previously been there as it's not being tracked and isn't easily trackable either.

Logged in issue tracker: https://bitbucket.org/thomthom/quadface-tools/issues/100/remove-analysis-material-after-toggling-it

Carto · 19 Aug 2016, 05:13

Hello ThomThom,

I'm currently attempting to size a UV texture using the UV Mapping tool with standard measurements (i.e inches 12", 12") but the value is ignored when typed. Did I type the values correctly or miss something else? Thanks.

Regards

thomthom · 19 Aug 2016, 07:28

Hm... can you share a sample model? Maybe it's related to model units or something. (which version of QFT do you have?)

Carto · 19 Aug 2016, 19:23

Hello ThomThom,

See attached model. I have the latest version 0.11.0

UV_Example.skp

thomthom · 22 Aug 2016, 13:35

Oh, I see now. The input is accepting input as relative scale - not model units. The input currently represent how many times the texture tiles across the X and Y UV axes.

Carto · 23 Aug 2016, 16:32

Hello ThomThom,

Thank you for looking at this. I was just converting from metric to standard, but it would be convenient if you could enter the actual model units. Thanks again for a great plugin.

Regards

thomthom · 30 Aug 2016, 18:39

Version 0.12.0

Made OBJ importer create groups from OBJ groups.
Made OBJ importer correct SketchUp's "auto-orientation" of faces which was some times confused by internal faces.