Amapi 8 wishlist - Page 2 - Polyloop

Butch · 3rd February 2007, 18:18

Maybe to use shif key for constrains (like ortho mode in many programs) and space for validate...

Thomas · 3rd February 2007, 18:20

Shift is already used for constraint and snaps

laughingnome · 3rd February 2007, 22:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sketchy

We should be able to discuss the wishes instead of just list them. If not, then this message should just, at least, be moved somewhere in other areas of the forum, instead of deleting it in oblivion.

hi Sketchy,
this is the "wishlist" not a discussion thread

theres no problems if you want to post a new thread in the main forum regarding new tool requests, you guys can discuss them there all you want

post a link to the particular message in this thread if you want, its not a huge problem to anyone else

stu

Butch · 5th February 2007, 16:02

Quote:

Shift is already used for constraint and snaps

This things should be all customazible, so that user can deside what fits him the best...

polistra · 11th February 2007, 05:28

Ditto Shoeach on more flexible extruding of grouped shapes.

And ditto Tunesy on maintaining original vertex order
through all possible operations!

One new item: I'd like a better way to specify Materials
and Groups in the same workspace. It would
be really helpful if I could switch to 'usemtl' mode and
see which facets belong to each Material, then switch
to 'g' mode and see which facets belong to each Group.

It would be good to have a switch for automatically closing
all extrusions, and a switch to tesselate the endcaps
automatically. I want extrusions closed about 90% of
the time, so an open-ended extrusion should be the
non-default choice, requiring extra effort.

Butch · 11th February 2007, 13:15

As for grouping goes, yes I think its should be more fluent...hit group comand, select objects and thats that...not in curent way...select, then it isolates, then back...confusing!

Thomas · 11th February 2007, 13:17

select objets, then pick the group tool and it's grouped (yet in AP8)

Butch · 11th February 2007, 16:30

Yes :-)

Butch · 11th February 2007, 16:31

Thomas can we maybe expect an video clip showing us whats new in Amapi 8?
Would be a good advertisment for the upcoming release!

Thomas · 11th February 2007, 16:41

yes, but later (in a month I think. It's too early now, to much stuff to fix on the UI, display, etc.

And I will open a devlopper blog like we did for Hex, like this, everything will be on the same place.
I already have the domain name... Amapi.net

Pete Exxtreme · 11th February 2007, 17:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas

I already have the domain name... Amapi.net

YEAHHH ! Back to business !!!

polistra · 11th February 2007, 21:27

Well, I wasn't really suggesting easier grouping....
The grouping method isn't the problem.

I was suggesting a way to handle Material zones
in parallel with Groups, in the same workspace.
Perhaps separate scene trees for Material and Group?

Butch · 12th February 2007, 02:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas

yes, but later (in a month I think. It's too early now, to much stuff to fix on the UI, display, etc.

And I will open a devlopper blog like we did for Hex, like this, everything will be on the same place.
I already have the domain name... Amapi.net

Great!

Butch · 15th February 2007, 12:46

AlsoI would like that you have a more easier way of copy comand!
copy...select objects...copy from point A to point B!

juanmanuel · 15th February 2007, 17:43

1. NURBS topology brush. This would be breathtaking.
2. Better Autocad and DXF import. As it is, not everything that should import, does. Of course, hatches etc are unnecessary to import, but other things are.
And it seems every new Autocad version changes the file format, which must be frustrating for non-Autodesk software developers!
3. (Ok, this could be a bit farfetched) L-systems parser. So all kind of tree thingies can be modeled.

Thomas · 15th February 2007, 17:55

Humpf... NURBS topology brush may not be an easy tool to do.. I'll ask anyway.
The DWG import has been rewritten, it even support the NURBS import now!
Why a L system in Amapi?
Butch: CTRL+Click on the Snap/Align tool pick the starting point on your original object, click on the destination point, you have your copy

juanmanuel · 15th February 2007, 18:14

L Systems, or some type of nurnies/greebles is essential for cityscapes, pseudo details for spaceships, etc. And of course, for trees. But you are probably right, this could be more the work for a plugin than a "core" feature.

corzair · 20th February 2007, 17:04

better graphics tablet / tabel pc support, and better handeling of curves eg like moi?

Thomas · 20th February 2007, 17:12

Corzair: drawing tools are in our priority list, as snaps, constraints & more.
The improvement of the support of the pen tablets may not be in the 8.0 release, but perhaps in a 8.x one. We have some great ideas around this!

Wася · 22nd February 2007, 09:03

1) If you have some ideas about SpaceMouse, SpaceTraveler, Space* support like in Hexagon, it will be good also.
3dconnexion now offers not very expensive models, so...

2) If Shade integration would be two-ways, it will be great.
I mean, of course, not only meshes, but at least spline curves and NURBS based on spline curves.

3rd February 2007, 18:20	#22 (permalink)
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11th February 2007, 13:17	#27 (permalink)
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11th February 2007, 16:41	#30 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,319	yes, but later (in a month I think. It's too early now, to much stuff to fix on the UI, display, etc. And I will open a devlopper blog like we did for Hex, like this, everything will be on the same place. I already have the domain name... Amapi.net __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

15th February 2007, 17:43	#35 (permalink)
juanmanuel Madly in love Join Date: May 2006 Location: Puebla, Mexico Posts: 241	1. NURBS topology brush. This would be breathtaking. 2. Better Autocad and DXF import. As it is, not everything that should import, does. Of course, hatches etc are unnecessary to import, but other things are. And it seems every new Autocad version changes the file format, which must be frustrating for non-Autodesk software developers! 3. (Ok, this could be a bit farfetched) L-systems parser. So all kind of tree thingies can be modeled. __________________ passionately alive This is my blog This is my portfolio

15th February 2007, 17:55	#36 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,319	Humpf... NURBS topology brush may not be an easy tool to do.. I'll ask anyway. The DWG import has been rewritten, it even support the NURBS import now! Why a L system in Amapi? Butch: CTRL+Click on the Snap/Align tool pick the starting point on your original object, click on the destination point, you have your copy __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

3rd February 2007, 18:18	#21 (permalink)
Butch Extrusion Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 171	Maybe to use shif key for constrains (like ortho mode in many programs) and space for validate...

11th February 2007, 05:28	#25 (permalink)
polistra Vertex Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8	Ditto Shoeach on more flexible extruding of grouped shapes. And ditto Tunesy on maintaining original vertex order through all possible operations! One new item: I'd like a better way to specify Materials and Groups in the same workspace. It would be really helpful if I could switch to 'usemtl' mode and see which facets belong to each Material, then switch to 'g' mode and see which facets belong to each Group. It would be good to have a switch for automatically closing all extrusions, and a switch to tesselate the endcaps automatically. I want extrusions closed about 90% of the time, so an open-ended extrusion should be the non-default choice, requiring extra effort.

11th February 2007, 13:15	#26 (permalink)
Butch Extrusion Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 171	As for grouping goes, yes I think its should be more fluent...hit group comand, select objects and thats that...not in curent way...select, then it isolates, then back...confusing!

11th February 2007, 16:30	#28 (permalink)
Butch Extrusion Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 171	Yes :-)

11th February 2007, 16:31	#29 (permalink)
Butch Extrusion Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 171	Thomas can we maybe expect an video clip showing us whats new in Amapi 8? Would be a good advertisment for the upcoming release!

11th February 2007, 21:27	#32 (permalink)
polistra Vertex Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8	Well, I wasn't really suggesting easier grouping.... The grouping method isn't the problem. I was suggesting a way to handle Material zones in parallel with Groups, in the same workspace. Perhaps separate scene trees for Material and Group?

15th February 2007, 12:46	#34 (permalink)
Butch Extrusion Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 171	AlsoI would like that you have a more easier way of copy comand! copy...select objects...copy from point A to point B!

15th February 2007, 18:14	#37 (permalink)
juanmanuel Madly in love Join Date: May 2006 Location: Puebla, Mexico Posts: 241	L Systems, or some type of nurnies/greebles is essential for cityscapes, pseudo details for spaceships, etc. And of course, for trees. But you are probably right, this could be more the work for a plugin than a "core" feature. __________________ passionately alive This is my blog This is my portfolio

20th February 2007, 17:04	#38 (permalink)
corzair Cube Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Manchester, England, UK Posts: 81	better graphics tablet / tabel pc support, and better handeling of curves eg like moi? __________________ "If the universe is like an ocean, then humans have only just set foot on the beach."

20th February 2007, 17:12	#39 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,319	Corzair: drawing tools are in our priority list, as snaps, constraints & more. The improvement of the support of the pen tablets may not be in the 8.0 release, but perhaps in a 8.x one. We have some great ideas around this! __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

22nd February 2007, 09:03	#40 (permalink)
Wася Misinterpreted signal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 400	1) If you have some ideas about SpaceMouse, SpaceTraveler, Space* support like in Hexagon, it will be good also. 3dconnexion now offers not very expensive models, so... 2) If Shade integration would be two-ways, it will be great. I mean, of course, not only meshes, but at least spline curves and NURBS based on spline curves. __________________ (Vista 64-bit, Intel Q6700, 8GB, GeForce 8800GTS) Last edited by Wася; 22nd February 2007 at 09:57.

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