[Soc-2017-dev] Weekly Report #02 - Normal Editing Tools

[Bastien Montagne]

Hi Rohan,

Did first check of the branch, had to move bmspacearr to be a pointer in 
BMesh struct, we really do not want to include headers into other 
headers if at all possible to avoid (as a bonus, fixes building of bmesh 
gtests, and allows for fully lazy initialization of those). I think you 
should rename them to 'lnor_spacearr' btw, we already know they are in 
BMesh struct, and 'spacearray' is a bit too generic of a name. :)

Also, please remember to merge master often in your branch (several 
times a week at least). Otherwise, you can end up with critical issues 
when branches diverge too much.

Did quick check of the 'rotate normals' (R-N) tool, seems to be working 
nicely! Think you could prepare a first small demo video already?

Keep up the good work,
Bastien

Le 09/06/2017 à 19:27, Rohan Rathi a écrit :
> What I did this week:
>
> Added generic structures and functions that will be used to initialize 
> the loop normals data required for editing tools. Other than that I've 
> added normal rotation. I'm also close to finishing my second feature, 
> point normals to target.
>
> Normal Rotation:
> Works by pressing R, then N. requires autosmooth to be active. Can be 
> constrained to either of three axes, can work by accepting num inputs 
> or accepting inputs from UI. In short, works exactly as standard 
> rotation. Though of course, the rotation center is local to each vertex.
>
> When I tested it, it did crash once, so definitely needs some bug testing.
>
>
> What I plan on doing next week:
> Finish point normals to target. Its a modal op, may require workflow 
> changes. Then begin work on Aligning normals. This is a big part, but 
> if possible I'd like to look back as well and think about how to make 
> lnor invalidation more cohesive with BMOps and practical.
>
>
> Links:
> My proposal: 
> https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:RohanRathi/GSoC_2017/Proposal 
> <https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:RohanRathi/GSoC_2017/Proposal>
> Git branch: 
> https://developer.blender.org/diffusion/B/browse/soc-2017-normal-tools/ 
> <https://developer.blender.org/diffusion/B/browse/soc-2017-normal-tools/>
> Blender Artists Thread: 
> https://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?427746-GSoC-2017-Normal-Editing-Tools
>
> Thank You,
>
> Rohan Rathi
>
>
>
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