Extensions:2.4/Py/Scripts/Misc/Analytics
| UI location | Group: Misc | ||
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| Version | 1.0 | Author(s) | Fabian Fricke |
| Blender | 2.48 | License | GPL |
| File name | Analytics.py |
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| Links | http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=139141 |
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Information
General information:
- Please only use this script on one object at a time, so don't change objects while the script is
runing. Otherwise the materials that are created will probably not get removed correctly and you will
have to do it by hand.
- In case the script crashed for some reason you will also have to manually remove the materials.
- For this script to run it's necessary that there are at least 9 empty material slots in the object's
material list. (Every object can have a maximum of 16 materials at a time.)
- The colorpickers on the left apply for all functions.
The functions explained:
"Torsion angle": This check determines the torsion of quads (triangles will just be skipped as they are always planar) by calculating the angles between the triangles in which the quad could possibly be split up. This is especially useful for lowpoly objects where no subsurf modifier will be used.
Parameters: The number buttons beneath represent the angles for the respective color.
"Stretch": This will calculate the stretching of faces.
Parameters: The number buttons beneath represent the stretching values, starting at 1.0. The smaller the value, the stronger the stretching.
"Silhouette": Displays how much each face contributes to the silhouette of the model.
Parameters:
Inv: Displays colors in reversed order.
The number buttons beneath represent the angles for the respective color.
"Average area": This function will visualize the difference in the face areas regarding a source area:
- If no faces are selected in Edit Mode the source area is the average area of all faces contained in the mesh.
- As soon as one or more faces are selected the average of those is the source area. Selected faces will be displayed in a different color which you are able to pick yourself through the color picker next to the button. (default is white)
Support
- Python & Plugins forum at Blender Artists.
- go to Catalog | Misc
