[Plugin] Quadrilateralizer v1.1 20110215

Gaieus

Some quads are created from tris in a way that they have co-linear edges. This may not be an issue in many apps but SDS2's smooth tool cannot handle these, Pete.

TIG: still great tool, thanks!

TIG

@gaieus said:

Some quads are created from tris in a way that they have co-linear edges. This may not be an issue in many apps but SDS2's smooth tool cannot handle these, Pete.
TIG: still great tool, thanks!

Most quads will not have co-linear sides [although thin slivers of triangles do approach co-linearity] - but those that do you can manually Move a vertex as desired.
The subdivision can produce unoptimized quads anyway that would benefit from some adjustments to some vertex locations...

This is only v1.0, I only starting thinking about writing it a couple of hours ago

Any feedback or suggestions on improvements welcomed...

chloesdad

Thank you very much TIG.

TIG

I can envisage another tool to optimize selected coplanar quads...
It tests a faces for their vertices' 'concave-ness'/co-linearity and adjusts the concave/linear vertex location until it is just convex... I suspect this might involve a lot of tail-chasing as one faces concave vertex could be its neighbor's convex vertex

Alternatively if any of the Quadrilateralized faces have co-linear or concave vertices select all and Quadrilateralize them a second time - that should fix them - although the mesh will then be much finer BUT there's no such thing as as a free lunch...

CAntonis

Thanks so much TIG!
One question though: Is this gonna help exporting a model to other modelers with greater detail, is it just because quad faced geometry is better or both?
Downloaded already and I ll be checking for updates!!!!
Again THANKS A BOUNCH!

Didier Bur

Hi TIG,

When translating into french, I came across this (line 82):

return nil if UI.messagebox("Quadrilateralizer;\n\nThe Selected Faces are NOT\nALL of the Connected Faces.\nDo you want to Continue ?",MB_YESNO)==7

Isn't this message confusing or wrong ?

TIG

@didier bur said:

Hi TIG,

When translating into french, I came across this (line 82):

return nil if UI.messagebox("Quadrilateralizer;\n\nThe Selected Faces are NOT\nALL of the Connected Faces.\nDo you want to Continue ?",MB_YESNO)==7

Isn't this message confusing or wrong ?

The selected-faces are not ALL of the connected-faces.
Do you want to continue?

Les choisir-faces ne sont pas tous les relier-faces.
Voulez-vous continuer ?

Didier Bur

Les faces choisies ne font PAS TOUTES partie des faces connectées

TIG

@didier bur said:

Les faces choisies ne font PAS TOUTES partie des faces connectées

I couldn't have put it better myself!
Je n'aurais pas pu mieux dire moi-même!

Krisidious

you Rock Tig...

Ben Ritter

TIG, thank you.

EarthMover

Thanks bro!

Rich O Brien

Thanks TIG....any chance of a progress bar?

TIG

Here's v1.1 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=309120#p309120
More info and percentage progress now reported in the Status Bar.

Rich O Brien

That was quick

TIG

Sorry it took so long I was at the corner-shop buying some milk when you posted

Rich O Brien

Now that you're around and idle, how about this

Gaieus

Thanks TIG. The more I think about this plugin, the more I like it. It can have so many areas to use.

dedmin

@tig said:

Sorry it took so long I was at the corner-shop buying some milk when you posted

So, if I drink more milk maybe I can start writing wonderful plugins as You do?

Gaieus

Or eat more cookies (look at ThomThom).
Maybe both - but if you drink more beer, you will grow a red beard like Rich has (or a belly like me).