[Bf-committers] Bevel function
Pol
bf-committers@blender.org
Sun, 7 Dec 2003 19:04:30 +0100
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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