I think that terms like ObData don't help newbies, either. A new Blender user won't care about object transform and object data; they'll just want to make cool stuff.
"Pivot" is used in other packages-- anyone coming over from Maya, for example, would understand immediately. And as far as "origin" goes, if I hear it I think of the scene's origin, not the object's. I think that "Center Pivot" is one of the few things Maya got right. :) Blender could add "Center Mesh" and "Pivot to Cursor". ~ C On 2009-11-28, at 6:26 PM, Samuel Nicholas <[email protected]> wrote: > tbh I dont really like naming discussions, I would people would use > correct > terms for what things are, and I see that you are trying > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centroid > > The use of centroid here is incorrect, it sounds cool, but that > has no > value compared to that of associative knowledge, in other words, you > are > doing newbies a disservice by teaching them incorrect meanings of > words, and > confusing knowledgeable people :) > > some other words I have seen around for this concept are, root, > origin, > pivot > > But I think origin best describes the purpose best > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_%28geometry%29 > > hopefully you will find this clearer. 'centre' in the below > description does > not take into consideration the centre of mass, but is used instead > of the > correct term 'centroid' for clearer reading (if i have my meanings > right) > > "ObData to Origin", "Move the object data to the object origin" > "Origin to ObData", "Move the object origin to the centre of object > data" > "Origin to 3D Cursor", "Move the object origin to the position of > the 3d > cursor" > > And I apologise for putting my nose in when I am not a developer, I > hope the > detail in my email mitigates that fact. > > Cheers > Enetheru > > 2009/11/29 Erwin Coumans <[email protected]> > >> -1 >> >> Centroid is not as clear as Object Center. >> >> On Nov 28, 2009, at 4:04, Thomas Dinges <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey William, >>> easier to understand? I prefer Center. This is easier to >>> understand! ;-) >>> >>> So -1 on that. >>> >>> And there is a small typo: >>> >>> ObData to Centroi"D" >>> >>> Regards, >>> Thomas >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Am 28.11.2009 12:34, schrieb William Reynish: >>>> Revision: 24964 >>>> >> http://projects.blender.org/plugins/scmsvn/viewcvs.php?view=rev&root=bf-blender&revision=24964 >>>> Author: billrey >>>> Date: 2009-11-28 12:34:04 +0100 (Sat, 28 Nov 2009) >>>> >>>> Log Message: >>>> ----------- >>>> Rename 'Object Center' to 'Centroid'. This makes the Center/Center >>>> Cursor etc popup menu much easier to understand. >>>> >>>> Modified Paths: >>>> -------------- >>>> trunk/blender/source/blender/editors/object/object_transform.c >>>> >>>> Modified: trunk/blender/source/blender/editors/object/ >>>> object_transform.c >>>> =================================================================== >>>> --- trunk/blender/source/blender/editors/object/ >>>> object_transform.c 2009-11-28 11:32:09 UTC (rev 24963) >>>> +++ trunk/blender/source/blender/editors/object/ >>>> object_transform.c 2009-11-28 11:34:04 UTC (rev 24964) >>>> @@ -695,9 +695,9 @@ >>>> /********************* Set Object Center ************************/ >>>> >>>> static EnumPropertyItem prop_set_center_types[] = { >>>> - {0, "CENTER", 0, "ObData to Center", "Move object data around >>>> Object center"}, >>>> - {1, "CENTER_NEW", 0, "Center New", "Move Object center to >>>> center of object data"}, >>>> - {2, "CENTER_CURSOR", 0, "Center Cursor", "Move Object Center >>>> to position of the 3d cursor"}, >>>> + {0, "CENTER", 0, "ObData to Centroi", "Move object data to >>>> Object centroid"}, >>>> + {1, "CENTER_NEW", 0, "Centroid to ObData", "Move Object >>>> centroid to center of object data"}, >>>> + {2, "CENTER_CURSOR", 0, "Centroid to 3D Cursor", "Move Object >>>> centroid to position of the 3d cursor"}, >>>> {0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL} >>>> }; >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Bf-blender-cvs mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-blender-cvs >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bf-committers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers >> _______________________________________________ >> Bf-committers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers >> > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
