[Bf-python] FaceNormals

[Michel Selten]

Hi,

I don't see any problem with adding this to the NMesh module. Except for
one thing; The naming of the attribute should be 'normal', not 'no'.

With regards,
	Michel

On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 06:19, models at paposo.com wrote:
> I got tired of looking at the keystuff and was looking at the forums over at
> elysiun.  It looks like a few people were worried about accessing a face
> normal. How about this:
> 
> //NMesh.c
> float fNormal[3];
> 
> static PyObject *NMFace_getattr(PyObject *self, char *name)
> {
>      BPy_NMFace *mf = (BPy_NMFace *)self;
> .....
> 
>  if(strcmp(name, "no") == 0)
> {
>     CalcNormFloat( mf->v[0].co, mf->v[1].co, mf->v[2].co, fNormal)
>         return newVectorObject(fNormal, 3)
> 
> .....
>      return Py_FindMethod(NMFace_methods, (PyObject*)self, name);
> }
> 
> //NMesh.h
> typedef struct {
> ....
>  float normal                //new
> } BPy_NMFace; /* an NMesh face */
> 
> That way you could just do:
> myNormal = myFace.no
> 
> I haven't tested this yet but the concept is pretty simple. You would just
> return the normal for face just like any other variable