[Bf-funboard] Remove doubles issue & use for UV

[Campbell Barton]

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 6:02 AM, Campbell Barton <ideasman42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 1:03 AM, Julio Iglesias <j at zafio.com> wrote:
>>> Interested to know why it only worked `Good enough`? - Did it work
>>> with the example image you posted, how should it work better?
>>
>> I hope I didn't offend you! It is just that using unselected as target
>> leaves little control in some situations where you have two nearby
>> loops at the same distance and you only want to merge one. But we can
>> always slide away the other loop as workaround, it doesn't hurt much.
>
> Not offended at all :), but I like to know any problems with current solution.
>
> Its often good to submit a blend file (rather then just an image or
> text description), otherwise devs have to guess that it solves the
> problem a user describes.
>
> But I see what you are talking about now,
>
> For the specific task of joining loops I think remove-doubles is too
> generic a tool,
> Though there is one change that could be made so it works better in
> your case - Selected->Unselected could have an option to enforce a 1:1
> match (where 2+ selected vertices never merge into one unselected
> vertex).
> Though as Alberto points out - this is getting closer to being a bridge tool.
>
> So suggest the following:
>
> * Remove doubles (Unselected) option is generic and doesn't care about
> loops/topology, I prefer to keep it this way.
> ... When geometry mostly overlaps but you want to choose to merge one
> part into another I found this quite handy.
> ... If you have multiple edge loops that it may merge into, you can
> simply hide one of them so its not taken into account.
>
> * Alberto's suggestion of using bridge is good and can use used as-is,
> collapsing after is a bit cumbersome but OK.
> ... Rather then extend remove doubles it may be better to add option
> to bridge without face creation (which simply joins), this could have
> a `Factor` 0-1, where 0.5 merges in the center.

Committed merged-bridge (Option for bridge tool & factor to slide between loops)
http://blender.markmail.org/thread/vdfegqlhtto6igqc

>> Anyway, what I really miss is an option to merge at center rather than
>> just at the unselected position.



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- Campbell