New Editmesh Tool: Extend Vertex, (Alt+D) D512

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.

release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py

@@ -2160,6 +2160,7 @@ class VIEW3D_MT_edit_mesh_vertices(Menu):
         layout.operator("mesh.merge")
         layout.operator("mesh.rip_move")
         layout.operator("mesh.rip_move_fill")
+        layout.operator("mesh.rip_edge_move")
         layout.operator("mesh.split")
         layout.operator_menu_enum("mesh.separate", "type")
         layout.operator("mesh.vert_connect", text="Connect")

source/blender/editors/mesh/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ set(SRC
 	editmesh_loopcut.c
 	editmesh_path.c
 	editmesh_rip.c
+	editmesh_rip_edge.c
 	editmesh_select.c
 	editmesh_tools.c
 	editmesh_utils.c

source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_rip_edge.c

@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+/*
+ * ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * ***** END GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ */
+
+/** \file blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_rip_edge.c
+ *  \ingroup edmesh
+ *
+ * based on mouse cursor position, split of vertices along the closest edge.
+ */
+
+#include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
+
+#include "DNA_object_types.h"
+
+#include "BLI_math.h"
+
+#include "BKE_context.h"
+#include "BKE_report.h"
+#include "BKE_editmesh.h"
+
+#include "RNA_define.h"
+#include "RNA_access.h"
+
+#include "WM_types.h"
+
+#include "ED_mesh.h"
+#include "ED_screen.h"
+#include "ED_transform.h"
+#include "ED_view3d.h"
+
+#include "bmesh.h"
+
+#include "mesh_intern.h"  /* own include */
+
+/* uses total number of selected edges around a vertex to choose how to extend */
+#define USE_TRICKY_EXTEND
+
+static int edbm_rip_edge_invoke(bContext *C, wmOperator *UNUSED(op), const wmEvent *event)
+{
+	ARegion *ar = CTX_wm_region(C);
+	RegionView3D *rv3d = CTX_wm_region_view3d(C);
+	Object *obedit = CTX_data_edit_object(C);
+	BMEditMesh *em = BKE_editmesh_from_object(obedit);
+	BMesh *bm = em->bm;
+	BMIter viter;
+	BMVert *v;
+	const float mval_fl[2] = {UNPACK2(event->mval)};
+	float cent_sco[2];
+	int cent_tot;
+
+	/* mouse direction to view center */
+	float mval_dir[2];
+
+	float projectMat[4][4];
+
+	if (bm->totvertsel == 0)
+		return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
+
+	ED_view3d_ob_project_mat_get(rv3d, obedit, projectMat);
+
+	zero_v2(cent_sco);
+	cent_tot = 0;
+
+	/* clear tags and calc screen center */
+	BM_ITER_MESH (v, &viter, bm, BM_VERTS_OF_MESH) {
+		BM_elem_flag_disable(v, BM_ELEM_TAG);
+
+		if (BM_elem_flag_test(v, BM_ELEM_SELECT)) {
+			float v_sco[2];
+			ED_view3d_project_float_v2_m4(ar, v->co, v_sco, projectMat);
+
+			add_v2_v2(cent_sco, v_sco);
+			cent_tot += 1;
+		}
+	}
+	mul_v2_fl(cent_sco, 1.0f / (float)cent_tot);
+
+	/* not essential, but gives more expected results with edge selection */
+	if (bm->totedgesel) {
+		/* angle against center can give odd result,
+		 * try re-position the center to the closest edge */
+		BMIter eiter;
+		BMEdge *e;
+		float dist_sq_best = len_squared_v2v2(cent_sco, mval_fl);
+
+		BM_ITER_MESH (e, &eiter, bm, BM_EDGES_OF_MESH) {
+			if (BM_elem_flag_test(e, BM_ELEM_SELECT)) {
+				float e_sco[2][2];
+				float cent_sco_test[2];
+				float dist_sq_test;
+
+				ED_view3d_project_float_v2_m4(ar, e->v1->co, e_sco[0], projectMat);
+				ED_view3d_project_float_v2_m4(ar, e->v2->co, e_sco[1], projectMat);
+
+				closest_to_line_segment_v2(cent_sco_test, mval_fl, e_sco[0], e_sco[1]);
+				dist_sq_test = len_squared_v2v2(cent_sco_test, mval_fl);
+				if (dist_sq_test < dist_sq_best) {
+					dist_sq_best = dist_sq_test;
+
+					/* we have a new screen center */
+					copy_v2_v2(cent_sco, cent_sco_test);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	sub_v2_v2v2(mval_dir, mval_fl, cent_sco);
+	normalize_v2(mval_dir);
+
+	/* operate on selected verts */
+	BM_ITER_MESH (v, &viter, bm, BM_VERTS_OF_MESH) {
+		BMIter eiter;
+		BMEdge *e;
+		float v_sco[2];
+
+		if (BM_elem_flag_test(v, BM_ELEM_SELECT) &&
+		    BM_elem_flag_test(v, BM_ELEM_TAG) == false)
+		{
+			/* Rules for */
+			float angle_best = FLT_MAX;
+			BMEdge *e_best = NULL;
+
+#ifdef USE_TRICKY_EXTEND
+			/* first check if we can select the edge to split based on selection-only */
+			int tot_sel = 0, tot = 0;
+
+			BM_ITER_ELEM (e, &eiter, v, BM_EDGES_OF_VERT) {
+				if (!BM_elem_flag_test(e, BM_ELEM_HIDDEN)) {
+					if (BM_elem_flag_test(e, BM_ELEM_SELECT)) {
+						e_best = e;
+						tot_sel += 1;
+					}
+					tot += 1;
+				}
+			}
+			if (tot_sel != 1) {
+				e_best = NULL;
+			}
+
+			/* only one edge selected, operate on that */
+			if (e_best) {
+				goto found_edge;
+			}
+			/* none selected, fall through and find one */
+			else if (tot_sel == 0) {
+				/* pass */
+			}
+			/* selection not 0 or 1, do nothing */
+			else  {
+				goto found_edge;
+			}
+#endif
+			ED_view3d_project_float_v2_m4(ar, v->co, v_sco, projectMat);
+
+			BM_ITER_ELEM (e, &eiter, v, BM_EDGES_OF_VERT) {
+				if (!BM_elem_flag_test(e, BM_ELEM_HIDDEN)) {
+					BMVert *v_other = BM_edge_other_vert(e, v);
+					float v_other_sco[2];
+					float angle_test;
+
+					ED_view3d_project_float_v2_m4(ar, v_other->co, v_other_sco, projectMat);
+
+					/* avoid comparing with view-axis aligned edges (less then a pixel) */
+					if (len_squared_v2v2(v_sco, v_other_sco) > 1.0f) {
+						float v_dir[2];
+
+						sub_v2_v2v2(v_dir, v_other_sco, v_sco);
+						normalize_v2(v_dir);
+
+						angle_test = angle_normalized_v2v2(mval_dir, v_dir);
+
+						if (angle_test < angle_best) {
+							angle_best = angle_test;
+							e_best = e;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+#ifdef USE_TRICKY_EXTEND
+found_edge:
+#endif
+			if (e_best) {
+				const bool e_select = BM_elem_flag_test_bool(e_best, BM_ELEM_SELECT);
+				BMVert *v_new;
+				BMEdge *e_new;
+
+				v_new = BM_edge_split(bm, e_best, v, &e_new, 0.0f);
+
+				BM_vert_select_set(bm, v, false);
+				BM_edge_select_set(bm, e_new, false);
+
+				BM_vert_select_set(bm, v_new, true);
+				if (e_select) {
+					BM_edge_select_set(bm, e_best, true);
+				}
+				BM_elem_flag_enable(v_new, BM_ELEM_TAG);  /* prevent further splitting */
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	BM_select_history_clear(bm);
+
+	BM_mesh_select_mode_flush(bm);
+
+	EDBM_update_generic(em, true, true);
+
+	return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
+}
+
+
+void MESH_OT_rip_edge(wmOperatorType *ot)
+{
+	/* identifiers */
+	ot->name = "Extend Vertex";
+	ot->idname = "MESH_OT_rip_edge";
+	ot->description = "Extend vertices along the edge closest to the cursor";
+
+	/* api callbacks */
+	ot->invoke = edbm_rip_edge_invoke;
+	ot->poll = EDBM_view3d_poll;
+
+	/* flags */
+	ot->flag = OPTYPE_REGISTER | OPTYPE_UNDO;
+
+	/* to give to transform */
+	Transform_Properties(ot, P_PROPORTIONAL | P_MIRROR_DUMMY);
+}

source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_intern.h

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ void MESH_OT_loopcut(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 
 /* *** editmesh_rip.c *** */
 void MESH_OT_rip(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
+void MESH_OT_rip_edge(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 
 
 /* *** editmesh_select.c *** */

source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_ops.c

@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ void ED_operatortypes_mesh(void)
 	WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_noise);
 	WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_flip_normals);
 	WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_rip);
+	WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_rip_edge);
 	WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_blend_from_shape);
 	WM_operatortype_append(MESH_OT_shape_propagate_to_all);
 	
@@ -239,6 +240,13 @@ void ED_operatormacros_mesh(void)
 	RNA_enum_set(otmacro->ptr, "proportional", 0);
 	RNA_boolean_set(otmacro->ptr, "mirror", false);
 
+	ot = WM_operatortype_append_macro("MESH_OT_rip_edge_move", "Rip Edge", "Rip polygons and move the result",
+	                                  OPTYPE_UNDO | OPTYPE_REGISTER);
+	WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "MESH_OT_rip_edge");
+	otmacro = WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_translate");
+	RNA_enum_set(otmacro->ptr, "proportional", 0);
+	RNA_boolean_set(otmacro->ptr, "mirror", false);
+
 	ot = WM_operatortype_append_macro("MESH_OT_extrude_region_move", "Extrude Region and Move",
 	                                  "Extrude region and move result", OPTYPE_UNDO | OPTYPE_REGISTER);
 	otmacro = WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "MESH_OT_extrude_region");
@@ -372,6 +380,8 @@ void ED_keymap_mesh(wmKeyConfig *keyconf)
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "MESH_OT_rip_move", VKEY, KM_PRESS, 0, 0);
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "MESH_OT_rip_move_fill", VKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_ALT, 0);
 
+	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "MESH_OT_rip_edge_move", DKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_ALT, 0);
+
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "MESH_OT_merge", MKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_ALT, 0);
 
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "TRANSFORM_OT_shrink_fatten", SKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_ALT, 0);