[Bf-modeling] Improving the Vert Connect Tool

[Howard Trickey]

Isn't this really just asking for the knife tool code to run with a faster
to use interface for the case where two verts are selected?


On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Campbell Barton <ideasman42 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Jonathan,
>
> This can be made to work, but I'm interested to know how smart you
> would expect/want this to be.
>
> If there are multiple edges to cut across, just intersecting the most
> direct line makes sense I suppose.
> But what if there are multiple faces in-between? Would you expect this to
> work?
>
> http://www.graphicall.org/ftp/ideasman42/join_example_tricky.png
>
> There is also the case of joining multiple faces at once. Which is
> currently supported.
> http://www.graphicall.org/ftp/ideasman42/join_multi.png
>
> So I think this might internally be 2 tools,
> - Keep the current join for 3+ vertices.
> - Add a second join tool which can only handle 2 verts but can cut
> across edges as you suggest.
>
> (both can be accessed via the Jkey, just as Fkey accesses multiple
> creation functions).
>
> I'm mainly interested to know if you would expect this to do some
> clever trick tracing a line over the faces and then cutting those, or
> if cutting across a single edge is enough.
>
> Is this at a "It would be cool but not necessary?" level or... "it
> must work or don't bother"?
>
> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 5:05 AM, Jonathan Williamson
> <jonathan at cgcookie.com> wrote:
> > Hey Campbell,
> >
> > I use the Vertex Connect tool (J) constantly. However, it has one major
> > fallback with filling in larger areas. It cannot cut through existing
> edges.
> >
> > For example, see this screenshot where I'm beginning to fill a grid on an
> > NGon: http://cl.ly/PkTD
> >
> > It would be great if I could cut through an existing edge like
> illustrated
> > in the screenshot. I can do this with the Knife tool, but I find it a bit
> > slow and cumbersome. I much prefer to just quickly cut an edge at a time
> > with the J key.
> >
> > Jonathan Williamson
> > http://cgcookie.com
> >
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>
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