[Bf-committers] python nmesh setmode subsurf

[Ken Hughes]

Toni Alatalo wrote:
> On Tuesday 02 May 2006 01:08, Alexander Ewering wrote:
> 
>>On Mon, 1 May 2006, Ken Hughes wrote:
>>
>>>>how can one turn on subsurf using the new api ?
>>
>>I guess someone will add compatibility code that will add a subsurf
>>modifier for old scripts which try to turn this flag on, right?
> 
> So the equivalent behaviour for py api would perhaps be to make the getter for 
> the old subsurf flag to work, based on the modifier info, but have setting it 
> raise a DepracationError telling to use the modstack. All the scripts I have 
> heard of that have suffered from this problem were exporters that need to 
> check the subsurf setting. I guess scripts that create / modify objects and 
> set this setting are better ported to the 2.4 series anyway? Or would having 
> setting work be important for some reason?

Thought about this a little, and while at first glance it appears doable 
(adding/deleting a subsurf modifier), wasn't the subsurf setting stored 
in the mesh previously, while the modifier is stored with the object?

Ken