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New Point Editing Rules: New build 1143
CrashDrive:
Ya I guess you're right.
ronaldefarmer:
I really like the changes in point-edit in build 1146--especially the paint-select. There is just one thing I want to mention: I have noticed that only faces can be selected in smooth shaded view, and points can only be selected in wireframe (except when using drag select). This makes perfect sense for meshes, but when editing subdivisions, I think that it would be useful to be able to select points and edges in all views, as it can be difficult to make out the shape of the subdivision from the wireframe alone.
Steve:
ronaldefarmer: The idea is that you can only select what you can see. In Flat and Smooth shaded views if you have points and edges disabled (see the File->ConfigureUI dialog) they can't be selected. I usually enable points and edges for Flat shading and leave them disabled for Smooth. I then toggle between those two modes to edit (Flat) and view (Smooth).
In a related note, none of the back-facing Points, Edges or Faces are selectable in Flat and Smooth modes because you can't see them. But in Wireframe you can see them so they can be selected. Of course you can always disable back-facing or front-facing with the [Front] and [Back] buttons in the left-hand toolbar.
ronaldefarmer:
Sorry, I thought those were turned on in the configuration--should have checked before I posted. Everything looks great now.
ronaldefarmer:
Steve: I brought up a similar question earlier, but I had not done my homework so I didn't really get my point across. What I'm thinking is that when working with subdivisions, there are two different types of lines--those that can be used to manipulate the shape of the object, and the ones that just adhere to the surface of the object. Sometimes, it would be much better if the surface lines were not present in the solid view while the other lines were visible and could be selected. Is it possible to allow turning off just the surface lines in solid view for subdivisions?
Of course I realize that it is possible to toggle between solid and flat as you said.
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