New script. Vertex to Face. Check Out.

[applegrew]

(Check out the previous post for details and demo on what's new)
Vert2Face 0.3

Here it is:-
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Oops it was '10000 characters' and I thought lines. Well I have uploaded that on zoo blender. Here is the link.

http://www.zoo-logique.org/3D.Blende...t2Face_0.3.zip

[jms]

Is it possible to make this like a function in a module so we can import it ?

[applegrew]

Sure. It needs just a mesh and the vertices in that to update. U can give it an NMesh object and it will return that object after updating it.

[applegrew]

Hi if u find this script useful then do post here an appreciation.

[scabootssca]

This Script Will Be Useful Because I Dont Have To Manually Fill All The Faces On A Bunch Of My Meshes Because Shift+F Dosn't Do A Very Good Job.

[grafix]

Very much improved. It can handle concave shapes better now. Great job.
It would be even nicer if the devs used this to replace the current method used by shift F altogether. Having to open the script window and look for it is slow.

[applegrew]

Hi thanks for the encouragement.

I myself would like to see this in blender. I would be great if somebody help me with this. I know the links to FAQ on developing blender, but I am too tierd (or too lazy) at the present to work any more on it right now.

If anyone is interested on implementing this in blender &/or trying to improve its performance, then I am ready to help him/her with the code of this.

[grafix]

One situation where the fill was less than ideal was when I created a grid mesh, deleted a line or column of vertices and ran your script to fill it back again. The results was not very pretty. I was expecting it to restore the orderly arrangement of edges, not a bunch of triangles. And it was very slow in doing that, too.
Try to look at the code of the bridge faces/edge loops script. I can trick it to fill the gap by extruding the end vertices of the line or column of facing edges in the gap, then move it along the z axis and reconnecting it to the start vertices of the lines, so I have two facing closed loops. I run the bridge faces/edge loops scripts and it fills the gap nicely. I then delete the extra vertices and it's done. The bridge faces/edge loops script is probably doing something right...

[applegrew]

My program is designed to work even in cases when there is no loop. I checked & it worked. In ur case maybe it is taking too long to work. Remember that the program needs quite a lot of optimization to make it work fatser. While a script is working then blender doesn't respond.

Check the console.
When the script has started then:-

========================================
Vertices to Faces v 0.3. Processing...

is displayed
when it is finished

Done!
========================================

is displayed.

[EDIT] grafix it seems that u have edited ur post. Well u r right it doesn't do a good job in ur pointed out case. This is not a bug. The script's algo needs to be polished even more. Maybe it requires a complete new approach. As for its slowness. Well it is. I hacked it while adding new features. The code needs to be rewritten.

[fab31]

Hi, first, thanks for this script !
I tested it a little and the "make quads" option is effectless, I get triangles as well. I can apply the script "triangles to quads" of course, maybe you can just import it and apply it ?

[applegrew]

Well in my test cases the make the quad was quite successful. Anyway can u post a pic of ur case. Better send me the blend file.

[Mohij]

As far as I see it this is a great script.
You should definitely try to get this natively (C++) into Blender.
I just remind you that this would perhaps be suitable for a Google SoC project.
Just keep going, this will be great.
Greetings,
Mohij

[applegrew]

Hi thanks. I have submitted it in Goolgle SoC. and I have got a pat from Ton, but Ton & Campbell Barton have complained that it is too short for a 2month project. Can u suggest anything to counter that. As for C implementation I will need help from u guys.

[dsp_418]

I've some trouble ... I'm getting this:

.blender\scripts\Vert2Face 0.3.py", line 54, in ?
import math, copy
ImportError: No module named copy

[BeBraw]

What if you integrated ideasman's bridge/loft tool too at the same time?

Use case:
The user would first select verts which to fill/bridge and then hits shift-f. If the verts selected would fit either only fill or bridge requirements, that function would be then executed. If not the user would be given a popup with those available choices.

[applegrew]

Originally Posted by BeBraw What if you integrated ideasman's bridge/loft tool too at the same time? Use case: The user would first select verts which to fill/bridge and then hits shift-f. If the verts selected would fit either only fill or bridge requirements, that function would be then executed. If not the user would be given a popup with those available choices.

I didn't get it u r accusing of plagrism or suggesting a possible way of implmentation. Anyway I have done it in my own way

[applegrew]

Originally Posted by dsp_418 I've some trouble ... I'm getting this: .blender\scripts\Vert2Face 0.3.py", line 54, in ? import math, copy ImportError: No module named copy

Oops. Please remove the ', copy' part. i.e. change

 import math, copy

to

 import math

the copy thing is not required. Maybe u have an old version of python which does not have the copy module hence u r getting the error.

Important: Use a text editor to edit the file. Don't use blender's internal text editor. It doesn't handle the tabs properly. U may get indentation error if u edit the script in blender.

[BeBraw]

You got me wrong. I was not accusing you of plagiarism. I was merely suggesting that you could get best out of both scripts. I would love to see these both scripts integrated and thought that it would be a good way to make your SoC project long enough. Both are useful yet a bit different, hence the duality mentioned in my message. (shift-f, two functions)

I am sorry for offending you.

[p00f]

thanks for the nice script!

I am adding to my Help menu for easy access 8)

[afecelis]

Thanks applegrew! great script with great results! Hope it becomes native.
@poof: how do you add it to your help menu?