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trucker2000 · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:23 pm Post subject: create vertex

I have been studying a book on the torque engine, and in it, the writer teaches modeling with milkshape. (gag retch) There is one thing (other than the motion center) that I would love to see implemented in Deled.
For the record, DeleD is much simpler to work with.
In Milkshape, you can go into vertex mode, click in one of the views, and place a vertice point. Once you have all your points, you can go into face mode and make those points into faces.
To do this, you place your points in vertex mode, go into face mode, the click on 3 points counter clockwise. This creates 1 face. It's an easy way to make a complex model, and it's quick. (eccept milkshape likes to make things inside out)
Here is a screenshot showing what I am talking about.
If Deled had this feature, and an animation studio, there would be no other program made that could touch it.
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Daaark · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:27 pm Post subject:

You could do the same with Polyline. It's the same idea only you connect as you draw.
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trucker2000 · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject:

Ok, I'll have to give that a try. Thanks. Smile

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CMe · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:47 am Post subject:

Daaark · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:58 am Post subject:

trucker2000 · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:06 pm Post subject:

Blender...nevermind. No.

Back on topic tho, I tried DeleDs polyline function. It's ok, but milkshapes setting vertice points and joining them is much smoother.
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Mr.Fletcher · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:53 pm Post subject:

I also used Milkshape before DeleD (I'm using it still, though) and I would also like to see such a feature in DeleD.
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Daaark · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:18 pm Post subject:

nextdoorscat · DeleD PRO user Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 187

I like the Milkshape idea. Can you adjust the position of the vertices before switching to face mode?

Also it would be great if you could select and connect your verts to create your own quads too as an alternative to it automatically creating triangular faces... useful for subdivision later on.

Jeroen · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject:

nextdoorscat · DeleD PRO user Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 187

I meant joining Trucker's collection of unconnected newly created verts - Razz

The 1.4 connect function is, by the way, very cool. Wink

trucker2000 · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:53 pm Post subject:

Daaark · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:48 pm Post subject:

Jeroen · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject:

One advantage the MS method has, is that you are able to decide how triangles are actually formed. You can decide to use triangles, quads, whatever. DeleD, using polylines, always uses earclipping triangulation to come up with the final result.

I actually want DeleD to feature single vertices too but I'm facing one problem: every object in DeleD must have vertices, edges and polygons - our drawing routines want it like that. Of course we can rewrite this, it just means a LOT of work for something I would like to up front if it really has advantages or not. This thread shows me that some of you really like the idea and others are less enthousiastic. Me? I'm not sure.

Daaark · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:39 pm Post subject: