[Soc-2005-dev] Sketch based modeling

[Ton Roosendaal]

Hi Pablo,

Also thanks for the Wiki doc!
http://wiki.blender.org/bin/view.pl/Blenderdev/SketchBasedModelling

I really miss in the current doc implementation/design information of  
how it is going to work... it is probably summarized in the "3.1 Tasks"  
section, I think the most important part to know more of!

If you want to introduce a new modeling method in Blender, it's  
important to also try to fit in the current conventions for 'object  
mode' and 'edit mode'... and find a way for efficient storage of the  
data.

- Why not define a new object type "Sketch", which can store the raw  
curve data and all relevant stuff that needs to be saved in files.

- This object type then can go into EditMode, which then will allow the  
methods as you describe to paint. I really think that's much better  
than turning the 3d window into 'sketch mode'... that's not how things  
work in Blender. :)

- Then make a displist.c function, which continuously 'converts' the  
curve data into the proper format for displaying.

- As option, the ALT+C conversion then can make this a Mesh (or  
Surface?).

-Ton-


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