[Plugin] SplitUp

Rich O Brien

Thanks to TIG for the code. I only bugged him to make it happen

driven

Excellento...

I've been waiting for this one, cheers to bringing it to fruition. [and/or bugging TIG]

john

ktslambieng

woa... thank u verry much.
I have found,
I asked,
I have now found

massimo

Thanks Rich&TIG. Will test it.

numerobis

looks VERY useful! Thanks!

andybot

THANK YOU!!! I've been doing this manually for the longest time. This is perfect!!!

JGA

Thanks for sharing the ruby & providing the clear video, but can I ask what this would be used for?
I thought the mantra for SKUP was to minimise the numbers of edges & faces.

massimo

From Rich's first post...

@unknownuser said:

Here's a tool you might find useful for displacement.

Rich O Brien

You could also use it for crosswords or sudoku. It has a myriad of uses

massimo

JGA

Still none the wiser though...

massimo

Well JGA it's useful if you want to subdivide a surface in order to use it in a rendering software which supports displacement.

Rich O Brien

@massimo said:

Well JGA it's useful if you want to subdivide a surface in order to use it in a rendering software which supports displacement.

...and displacement is like bumps on steroids.

TIG

I know nothing...
I was only acting on orders.

massimo

Rich O Brien

He's been a good pupil. Bit cranky but certainly has potential.

Fletch

Very nice, thank you gentlemen!

Panga

Thanks a lot for this one !!!

simon le bon

Hi Rich and all,

Your ruby tools collection is growing very nicely (I'm using your pen tools for a little while and like it a lot )

Concerning SplitUp, I am in limbo
I know what is a displacement map but I can't figure out how SplitUp can help
Could you give the idea ?

Cheers,
Simon

massimo

Displacement needs subdivision of the mesh to work better since it does a real "shift" of the geometry. It's something like, for example, the Smoove tool in SU which needs subdivisions in order to work properly. The Thea mat preview is already subdivided. This plugin is useful when you have to apply displacement to a face (lets say a wall or a roof) which in SU is a single and not subdivided surface.