[Bf-modeling] Show Front Edges Only

[Sean Olson]

I think it would save me a lot of headaches in trying to visualize my
retopo work.  Also +1

-Sean


On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 8:36 PM, metalliandy
<metalliandy666 at googlemail.com>wrote:

>  Sounds like a good solution to me. +1
> On 26/06/2013 00:37, Jonathan Williamson wrote:
>
>  A current problem we have while retopologizing a surface is keeping
> track of the new geometry, while also being able to see the original form
> clearly.
>
>  I've just discussed the issue with Campbell on IRC and we've come to the
> conclusion that a straight-forward solution to this is a Display option for
> the viewport for "Show Front Edges Only."
>
>  Here's the current problem: http://cl.ly/PsEh
>
>  As you can see, while in shaded mode, you practically can't see your new
> geometry.
>
>  An ideal display mode would look like this: http://cl.ly/Pt54
>
>  This allows you to view the original form in shaded mode, and yet see
> the new mesh in a wireframe, while also hiding all back edges and vertices.
>
>  Currently there's two main ways to do this. One is Xray, which gives you
> this: http://cl.ly/PtGQ, and then Shrinkwrap. Neither option is good.
>
>  Having a "Front Edges Only" option for the Viewport, which would work on
> the currently selected object would be ideal. This would allow you to
> easily see what you're working on while also allowing you to work on
> multiple objects easily.
>
>
>
>  Jonathan Williamson
> http://cgcookie.com
>
>
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