Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/Mesh/RelaxLHC

RelaxLHC
Smoothes a mesh while retaining its features as good as possible.

UI location	3D View with mesh in editor mode -> W -> Relax LHC
Usage	Works like "smooth" but will retain the volume and details as good as possible.
Version	1.1	Author(s)	Tobias Oelgarte
Blender	2.6.3	License	GPL
Category	Mesh	Distribution	Contrib

Executable information

File name	mesh_relaxlhc2.py
Current version download	http://projects.blender.org/tracker/download.php/153/467/32021/21372/mesh_relaxlhc2.py

Links	http://www.blendpolis.de/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=40059

Options

top left: original
top right: Mix of Laplacian and HC releaxiation
bottom left: only Laplacian relaxiation
bottom right: only HC relaxiation

Strength

Defines how strong the relaxiation is. The default value is 1.0 which usually gives good results. In some cases you might want to reduce the strength.

HC Factor

Blends between Laplacian (L) and HC relaxiation. While Laplacian tends to lose no volume, HC gives smoother results while loosing a little bit of volume, especially in sharp corner cases. Usually a mix with slight HC relaxiation gives the best results, but it may depend on the use case. The default is 0.0, meaning only Laplacian relaxiation.

Todo

• Add support for mirror modifier and x-mirror option (center vertices)