Dev:Ref/Release Notes/2.72/Modeling

Modeling

Selection

• Select non-manifold now has options to select specific types: Wire Edges, Boundary Edges, MultiFace-Edges (3+ faces), NonContiguous-Edges (flipped faces). 00cb9e5f1cfab14.

Tools

• Face split by edges: a tool to split selected faces by loose wire edges. dd9a33dc83f912c.
• Dissolve vertex now has option to tear boundaries rather than merging faces 1f55044617d167e.
• Bevel now has option to set the material of the newly created faces to the material in a given slot. Leaving the material index at -1 (default) keeps the current behavior, where the material is inherited from the nearest face. 70453c578dcdce5.
• Extend Vertex (Alt+D): Helps to easily add details to existing edges. Similar to the rip tool it depends on cursor location to choose the edge to extend along. 5861e528d649063.

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Editmesh Intersect

Edit-mode intersection tool

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A new Intersection Tool was added to quickly cut up geometry. It's a bit like Boolean Tool, but, does not calculate interior/exterior.

Access from: Mesh -> Face -> Intersect.

• Supports concave ngons.
• Supports non-flat faces.
• Custom-data, (UV's, vertex-colors... etc).
• Option to self-intersect or intersect between selected/unselected.

Demo video

Modifiers

• The Array Modifier got a 10-100x performance enhancement. (D443 commmitted in ab06ec7)
• The Bevel Modifier has the same new option for setting material as the bevel tool (see above).