[Bf-modeling] proper behavior for knife cut, midpoint snap mode

[metalliandy]

Ok, cool. :)
On 03/07/2014 04:24, Campbell Barton wrote:
> Think its fine to leave as it is now in master.
>
> On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 3:10 AM, metalliandy
> <metalliandy666 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> Technically I would expect the mid point snap to snap to all intermediate
>> points but I can also see the usefulness of the other option where the it
>> only snaps to the last edge at the midpoint.
>>
>> I wouldn't personally like to endorse the work around suggested as it would
>> be a laborious fix that only gets compounded as the face count increases. It
>> would be far faster to workaround the no midpoint snapping by subdividing
>> the starting and target edges and then cut a linear line between the newly
>> created verts.
>>
>> If we really don't want to add another hotkey (though perhaps something like
>> double CTRL press would work?) I would suggest keeping the snapping to
>> intermediate points option as it's much slower to workaround.
>>
>> Perhaps we could add a new addition to the constrain angle where the tool
>> gives an option to snap to midpoints instead of adding a new hotkey?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> -Andy
>>
>>
>>
>> On 02/07/2014 17:42, Howard Trickey wrote:
>>
>> We have conflicting opinions (in the form of bug reports) about what the
>> behavior should be when you have midpoint-snap on with Knife, and the line
>> crosses intermediate edges.
>>
>> See https://developer.blender.org/T39617
>> where the user complained that the 2.69 behavior was to snap to the middle
>> of the intermediate edges too. Though I kind of liked the newer behavior
>> (not snapping to the intermediate points), I agreed that this was a behavior
>> regression and so "fixed" it to the 2.69 behavior.
>>
>> Now there are complaints about that fix.
>> See https://developer.blender.org/T40805
>>
>> I lean towards reverting to the "don't snap to the middle of the
>> intermediate edges" method, because there is an easier workaround to get the
>> other mode: just click on each edge as you cross it while drawing the line
>> (in midpoint snap mode).  And the star example in the T40805 discussion is
>> compelling.  (But one could also say the that half-wheel example in T39617
>> is compelling.)
>>
>> What is the right answer?  I don't think this is important enough to make an
>> option or have different key stroke shortcuts for the two different
>> midpoint-snapping modes.
>>
>> - Howard
>>
>>
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