[Bf-committers] Bevel function

[Pol]

Screenshots wanted :)

On Sun, 7 Dec 2003 18:59:55 +0100 (CET)
Alexander Ewering <blender@instinctive.de> wrote:

> 
> 
> Should there be any questions about the algorithm itself,
> here's the basic way it works (developped in a sleepless
> night :)
> 
> 1. Split all faces so that they are "floating" unconnected
> 
> 2. Search for edges that lie exactly on top of each other.
>    Make a quad between them.
> 
> 3. Search for more than 2 vertices which lie exactly on
>    the same point. Make lists of lists of these.
> 
> 4. Shrink all original faces (i.e., excluding the new quads)
>    using an algorithm that moves a face's edge towards the
>    face's center independantly of the shape of the face.
>    This algorithm has originally been inspired by #math on
>    Dalnet, theeth has later integrated a simpler, faster
>    version.
> 
> 5. Take the list of lists of vertices, and make n-gons between
>    each of the "clusters".
>    n-gons are made by calculating the Boundbox and extruding
>    all outer edges towards the center, merging in the middle.
> 
> Any questions on this wonderful algo? ;-)
> 
> 
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