Edge to point
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I'm sure this all makes perfect sense to you but I think you better draw the rest of us a picture.
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@sdmitch said:
I'm sure this all makes perfect sense to you but I think you better draw the rest of us a picture.
+1
I also struggle to comprehend what the request is.
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I got some similar feature in Vertex Tools, let you collapse vertices close to each other. But it's not a free plugins though, $20.
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29636#p259700
http://www.thomthom.net/software/vertex_tools/Trying to think of alternatives, but I can't remember from the top of my head right now. Maybe someone else here has suggestions.
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@thomthom said:
I got some similar feature in Vertex Tools, let you collapse vertices close to each other. But it's not a free plugins though, $20.
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29636#p259700
http://www.thomthom.net/software/vertex_tools/Trying to think of alternatives, but I can't remember from the top of my head right now. Maybe someone else here has suggestions.
Collapsing close lines and vertices is very useful feature to clean up mesh form small faces appeared form some operations. Could be some special toolbox for cleanup with different such tools.
But my wish is not realated only with close lines. My suggested tool could help also to conect vertices as in other 3d modeling applications. You just draw line between them and use such "colapser" no mater how far vertices are from each other. It could be very useful in modeling unregular, organic, dirt models... bodies, faces, cars, because it would save lot of time. -
@janx said:
You just draw line between them and use such "colapser" no mater how far vertices are from each other. It could be very useful in modeling unregular, organic, dirt models... bodies, faces, cars, because it would save lot of time.
In v1.1 there is a function to collapse all to a point, but it's an average point. I got in development the next version which has a Merge/Collapse to Point where you pick the point where you want the selected vertices to merge to.
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I've created a short screencast with:
- move tool
- vertex tools
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@thomthom said:
@janx said:
You just draw line between them and use such "colapser" no mater how far vertices are from each other. It could be very useful in modeling unregular, organic, dirt models... bodies, faces, cars, because it would save lot of time.
In v1.1 there is a function to collapse all to a point, but it's an average point. I got in development the next version which has a Merge/Collapse to Point where you pick the point where you want the selected vertices to merge to.
This could be made also as option to Eraser. For example, with holding ctrl+alt+mouse I select lines must be collapsed and with releasing they collapse at average point. If selected lines/goups of lines are not connected with each other, they collapse in their own average point. Anyway, for comfortable use it must be tool which You can shortcut on keyboard.
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@janx said:
This could be made also as option to Eraser. For example, with holding ctrl+alt+mouse I select lines must be collapsed and with releasing they collapse at average point. If selected lines/goups of lines are not connected with each other, they collapse in their own average point. Anyway, for comfortable use it must be tool which You can shortcut on keyboard.
you can already do this with vertex tools (though there's no eraser involved.)
using vertex tool's select tool (various window select options which work in combination with a normal click for a single vertex), just go around selecting all the vertices you want to collapse then 'merge vertices'
it doesn't matter how close or far they are apart or if there are unselected vertices in between selected vertices..
the 'merge close vertices' feature you saw in the video is a different feature in which you can select a larger group of vertices then filter their merge behavior depending on the distance between them..
[as in-- everything you seem to be asking for is already available in vertex tools.. (but hey, i could be missing something?)]
[well, you can't select lines per se.. you have to select the vertexes on each end]
Understand You. Topic updated. I mixed edge with guide 
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