[Bf-funboard] proposal for new feature: Set Edge Length

[Karl Kühberger]

Hi Patrick!

This is a great piece of code, I really like it!
It brings Blender a step further to more precision functions
like in CAD-software.
And I hope, that we will see a align/snap-feature in the
near future, which should alow the user to put things
precisely together (edge by edge or face by face).

Thanks and enjoy your studies!

Regards, Karl



Am 08.01.2006 um 16:59 schrieb Patrik Andersson:

> Hi Jonathan
> Now I have updated the script, and at least two of your requests is  
> now supported, (available at http://www.linet.se/blender/sel)
>
> The only way I now to see the length for an edge is to enable the  
> button Edge Length under Editing(F9) -> Mesh Tools 1 probably you  
> already know it.  I don't know how to script it too, depending on  
> that I'm a newbie in Blender scripting.
>
> I have made a multi tool(I think to remove the parallel tool) and I  
> think it's works great but it have it's limits.
>
> I took a fast look at the Current Mode problem, and it's now solved.
>
> Now the school starts and I have a lot of work to be done there.  
> But it's still much left to code. I have plans of an "edge  
> dependent" system, where it automaticle can calculate how much each  
> vertex needs to move. Anyway now I need to take time to my studies  
> and therefor I will not have so much time to code.
>
> Thank you for response!
>
> Regards Patrik
>
> myselfhimself at free.fr wrote:
>
>> Hi again Patrik,
>> I've seen that you've change things to your script (though I  
>> haven't tried them
>> out yet).
>>
>> I'd have some requests for you to implement if it'd not require  
>> too much a work
>> to you. Those would be :
>>
>> ***To be able to see the length of one edge which is selected  
>> (without having to
>> press any button... just select the edge and read a value that has  
>> changed
>> automatically)..
>>
>> ***And to be able to set the edge length of multiple edges (I know  
>> that you can
>> do so for parallalel edges as for now... now what if I selected  
>> the edges I
>> want such as the top ones in a box...).
>>
>> ***When the script "fails to operate", it gives an error message  
>> in a small
>> popup, which is nice. However the object is then set back to  
>> Object Mode. Would
>> it be possible that one remains in the current mode (in my case  
>> that was Edit
>> Mode)?
>>
>> Thank you very much for you have done so far and don't feel  
>> obliged to fulfill
>> the things above.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> Selon Patrik Andersson <patrik at linet.se>:
>>
>>
>>> Hi
>>> I have always missed a tool to set the length of a side or an  
>>> edge. Now
>>> I have worked out a python script, but it is not 100% good.
>>>
>>> You can get the script at http://www.linet.se/blender/sel there I  
>>> also
>>> have published some screenshots.
>>>
>>> Try it out!
>>>
>>> Regards Patrik
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