[Bf-modeling] Procedural Modeling Tools

[Vlad MS]

You're correct Patrice.

You know with all the tools we have in blender if a modifier would be
available for each we could pretty much have the ability to build all our
stuff procedurally. Was it houdini that did that? Can't remember now.

So extrude, loop cut, bridge or whatever. You would be applying the changes
only to the modified mesh while the original one stays simple. Imagine the
possibilities. Now in the long run a node system would be the best,
especially for more complex models. But for simple cases a list of mods
works fine.

Now for one modifier idea was to not clutter the UI. You would have a
search box or drop down list to choose the tool. Then after choosing the
options underneath would change. Basic and effective. However that also
means that you would need a dynamic vertex group solution which is able to
record the things that were added at a certain step after the original
mesh(ex modifier loop cut after 3 other modifiers and without it being
present on the original mesh).

Vlad

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2014-10-11 9:02 GMT-07:00 Patrice <patrice.bertrand.eu at gmail.com>:

> Hi Noel,
>
> The benefits of a modifier versus an interactive tool are many:
> - you can adjust the settings at any time, as opposed to immediately
> after using the tool.
> - you can add keys or drivers to settings, so that the behaviour changes
> in time
> - if the original mesh changes for whatever reason (its own keys, other
> modifiers, hooks, whatever), the modifier is reapplied on the latest mesh.
> - and I probably forget a few more.
>
> And conversaly, there are very few disadvanges, since whenever you want
> you can apply it and you get what the tool gave you.   In other words
> whatever a tool gives you a modifier can give you, so most tools should
> have their modifier equivalent, in my opinion.
>
> The use cases of a remove-doubles modifiers have been discussed in
> https://developer.blender.org/T41748
> It's an ongoing discussion.
>
> Vlad, I'm not sure that grouping such stuff in a unique modifier would
> make sense.   To add to your list, it had been proposed to have a bisect
> modifier.
>
> Patrice.
>
>
>
> Le 11/10/2014 17:43, Noel Stoutenburg a écrit :
> > Vlad,
> >
> > I may have a suggestion in a moment, but first, a question. What is the
> > advantage of a modifier to remove doubles, over the present tool? Same
> > with the make circle: why a modifier? In the case of the make circle /
> > sphere, it would seem to me that a better place for this functionality
> > is in the "select similar" functionality, where the selection criterion
> > is where the selection is the set of all vertices where the distance
> > from a selected element is a particular value.
> >
> > ns
> >
> >
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