[Bf-python] Vertex Influence for no-armatured objs

[Gilbert, Joseph]

That's what I was thinking too!! So, although, I know im not a developer or
anything, I am working on this now. (have mercy) :o
I was thinking something like this:
-Select group by name/index, 
-Adding/removing a named group, 
-Adding/removing a list of vertex points to/from a group, 
-Returning a list of vertices (dVerts) from a group. 
I added group selection to nmesh, but it wasn't complete because you need to
enter editmode through python first.(it works on objects in editmode
already) I am also trying to document editdeform.c and editmesh.c to help me
in my quest (attached is work in progress on annotation). My dilemma is that
this (or someof it) might be more appropriate as part of the object module
than the nmesh module because although deform verts are part of the mesh
data(and it's associated object) the deform groups are part of the object
the mesh is linked to. //i.e. you can't select deform groups when no object
is associated with a mesh data block ('cause they 'aint there), although you
could assign groups to dVerts in the mesh (but the groups don't really exist
if there is no object for the mesh data).  So it's probably better in the
object module than in nmesh.
I'm still chuggin along though :)  If someone else does it too/first that's
also o.k. with me :) Just trying to contribute is all!!


-----Original Message-----
From: Carlos López [mailto:klopes at posta.unizar.es] 
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 5:05 AM
To: bf-python at blender.org
Subject: [Bf-python] Vertex Influence for no-armatured objs

Hi guys!
I always though that vertex groups would be a great python feature, beyond
be used for armature parenting: classifing vertex by name is a great way to
'select' which of them must be used in a script. But I see that
getVertexInfluence just give non-Empty values when vertex groups are
"linked" to bones. Could be possible give access to groups always, although
they weren't associated to bones?

Thanks
Klópes
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