5th August 2006, 01:06 PM | #1 |
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PLUGIN: Twister
Here is my first attempt at an AC3D plugin. I thought I would do something not too complicated in the first instance.
I only have access to Windows systems so this plugin was developed using the VisualStudio Express C++. If someone wants to port to Linux, feel free. The plugin implements a "twist around an axis" operation which can be used to create some wierd and sometimes useful shapes. I would be grateful for any feedback on the plugin -- is there anything I have done wrong or should be doing that I haven't? The plugin is here. This plugin owes a debt to Dennis' many examples without which I would have been completely at sea. Cheers, Steve. |
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Thanks Steve.
I'm downloading it right now and will post some feedbacks.
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5th August 2006, 02:48 PM | #3 |
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It works very well.
No problem at all on my side, the GUI is clean, as well as your webpage. I won't say I will use that plugin often, but as you said it could be useful in some case. Many thanks !
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Excellent plugin Steve --- AC3D has been missing a twist function. *Extremely* nice for a first plugin, too!
Now, if you're interested in doing a "Bend" plugin, I'll have practically no reason to load up LightWave Modeler ... |
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Bend and taper were on my list, but I'm not sure quite how to implement them in a way that is intuitive and useful. My immediate next project was going to be to try to do Blobs/Metaballs. I was planning on using selected vertices as the potentials, but for proper metaballs one should be able to scale the field strength .. anyway I am a long way from having to worry about that. I need to get the isosurface extraction working first. Steve. |
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7th August 2006, 04:24 AM | #9 |
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Hi Steve.
I have installed the Twister files(.p and .tcl) in the Plugins directory of AC3D but it doesn't show up in the Tools or Plugin menu when I start AC3D. Any idea why this is happening? |
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Are you running under Linux (and which version) or Windows? Could you have installed the wrong kind of .p file e.g. a Linux one on Windows or vice versa? I can't think of anything else obvious, but I am no expert. Steve. |
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