[Plugin] Soften/Unsoften

[CadFather]

is it possible to define an action (by icon or shortcut key) which unsoftens a selection in one go without having to go to smooth/soften and move the slider all the way down?

and is the reverse (one click soften)?

SOLVED - PLUGIN CREATED BY MATT

PLEASE USE THIS LINK FOR THE MOST RECENT VERSION

[file contains script and folder with icons - drop both into the plugins directory]

[Pixero]

If I remember correct this free plugin has it: http://www.cadspan.com/tools

[Matt666]

A script was created to do what you want, here !

[CadFather]

THANKS GUYS!!!

Pixero for a new interesting plugin

Matt for a genius 'back to the future plugin' - works just great even for groups and all!
(and it's much easier for quick smooth/unsmooth)

will see if i can create a toolbar to the commands..

[CadFather]

small update for whoever likes this idea:

tweaked Matt's plugin so i get 2 icons (if you ever needed) enable in view > toolbars > soften
(i removed menus in plugins)

now it is a quick step!

icons.png

Thanks Matt!

[Matt666]

This plugin will help someone, finally...

As always, great icons CadFather !

[CadFather]

Thanks Matt - and i even learned how to create toolbar items (by copying Jim's scripts)..

[___olo]

CadFather, can you post this Ruby again. Because, I did down it , but it may has a mistake.
Thanks

[CadFather]

done - look up for new download

[Matt666]

Hi CadFather !
I updated the code, with another tool. It softens edges whose angle normal faces is below 20 degrees.
So now you've got three tools :

Mildly Soft edges
Completely Soft edges
Unsoft edges

You forgot a bit of code at the end...

Code: Select all

if (not file_loaded?("Soften.rb"))

Now the tool will be loaded just one time !

and the code is also changed following the RickW notices (I hope )

Good luck for the next icon

EDIT : Version 1.1

[CadFather]

[chango70]

Wow this answered my prayers!

[watkins]

Dear Matthieu,

I have downloaded and installed the plugin. When I open SU I find a toolbar but no Icons. Is this an oversight?

Kind regards,
Bob

[CadFather]

Hi Matt, i have a problem with the new version: nothing happens

still works with the old one

i have updated the script with the 3 icons (changed the name for the new command icon)

[CadFather]

Bob, you need both the plug in and the folder called smooze (with the icons)

[watkins]

Dear CadFather,

Many thanks for that. As an aside, are you Italian? I ask because I spent a very happy year at the University of Trento.

Kind regards,
Bob

[watkins]

Dear Matthieu and Cadfather,

I am a little confused about what to download. I have the icons showing, but nothing works. The last thing I downloaded and tried is the very last .zip file posted by Cadfather.

Regards,
Bob

[CadFather]

will post a working final version from Matt very soon - need to finish a couple of things first.

Bob, yes one of those...

[watkins]

Thanks!

[publied]

oh my hero, my savior! this plugin is very useful for me! thanks!

[tedvitale]

Does anybody know of a plugin that allows me to soften multiple grouped objects? I have a lot of 3DS models that i import that need to be smoothed and cleaned up, but I have to open each group and soften them individually, which is quite painstaking. Any Suggestions?

[massimo]

viewtopic.php?t=22920

[shri]

very handy tool..thanks alot

[rv1974]

I can't find a way to assign shortcuts for these tools. Does the needs to be updated, or it's me missing something?

[TIG]

Remember that this script is ~10 years old !
Because it only makes a toolbar there are no menu items to shortcut onto !
However, the native smooth/soften toolset is easily accessed via a shortcut, as that has context and menu items...
Why do you need this tool in preference to the built-in native one - the old code uses the very slow 'typename' entity checker, the native one also has more controls over what is changed... ?