[Plugin] SplitUp

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.

simon le bon

Ah OK!

The explanation is very clear and makes sense. Thank you Massimo

The other tools I know which are able to subdivide are Artisan and FFD1 and FFD2

In this occurrence, SplitUp is widely the better one thank you Rich and TIG++

Simon

notareal

This is a neat little helper! Useful specially when preparing a model for rendering with displacement.

JGA

@massimo said:

Displacement needs subdivision of the mesh to work better ...
Thanks, got it now!

keyston

awesome script, thanks

nils-petter

thank you so much.