[Bf-funboard] Visual aid for constraint during transform

[Mal]

alex wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Jason Saunders wrote:
>
>> that is a nice idea.
>> It might be good to have the snap grid lighter than the regular grid;
>> that would help make it stand out more IMO.
>>
>> Also for rotation, there could be a "pie" overlay; a bunch of lines
>> radiating out from the center of rotation; each line representing a
>> step. If this is too cluttered, every other line could be drawn
>> transparent or a color closer to the 3dview background.
>> If we want to get really fancy, each "pie slice" of constrained
>> rotation could be highlited and fill up as you rotate ;)
>
>
> I propose a rotating rotation widget, that rotatingly rotates around the
> center of rotation, using SDL for sound output for each step of rotation.

Good idea actually ;) A visual set of cogs would be very cool!

> It could make a "beep" as soon as you snap to a step, and a "berp" if
> you confirm the transform.

I think, after the "OOH AAAH" got pulled from adding Suzanne, that 
sounds should be on strike in Blender. ;)

Mal