[Bf-modeling] Show Front Edges Only

[Jonathan Williamson]

This is great Campbell! As I said on IRC, it works perfectly and is a huge
improvement.

What would it take to make it work in Object Mode? This is certainly lower
priority, but would be nice.

As for the solid mode only, I have an alternate proposal. Since *Hidden Line
* is an option to the user, and they must make a conscious choice to enable
it, then I think it should still work in Edit Mode.

Does enabling it in Edit Mode actually disrupt some tools ability to
function, or does it simply alter the workflow for users?


Jonathan Williamson
http://cgcookie.com


On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 6:20 PM, Campbell Barton <ideasman42 at gmail.com>wrote:

> heres a patch which may do what your after.
>
> http://www.graphicall.org/ftp/ideasman42/hidden_line_r57741.diff
>
> - Only works in edit-mode
> - Must be solid mode (note - it could work in wire mode but so many
> tools assume backfacing verts/edges are visible, I chose not to do
> this)
> - To give the behavior suggested, you must enable xray (for the moment).
>
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Sean Olson <seanolson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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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