I asked for the same request for any kind of object (especially empties). The answer I had from Campbell was : "super easy to do, nobody has time to do it" :)
that was a year ago, and I doubt the status changed :p 2011/12/15 Jace Priester <[email protected]> > Hi everyone, > > I'd like to request a feature added (or fixed?), which is colored point > clouds. As-is, if I import a point cloud via PLY or some other format with > vertex colors specified, they simply show as black. This is because vertex > colors are only supported for faces. I had a hacked together script that > takes a PLY and converts vertices to small tetrahedrons, and then vertex > colors display properly. This is terrible for file size, memory, and speed > reasons, plus the tetrahedrons don't display as "nicely" as pure verts do. > > So basically, I'd like Blender fixed or otherwise modified so that vertex > colors display for verts not connected to faces. It would save me a fair > amount of time and headache if this were patched sooner rather than later, > and I know everyone is busy, so if someone could make the modification (and > maybe make me a Windows build??) I'd be willing to pay for this. I'd be > happy to assist in any way I can. I've done plenty of software development > but never on Blender, and I'm occupied with other stuff at the moment. > > Here are some test files for anyone that wants to check out the current > state: > http://www.threespaceimaging.com/dl/shoe_part_verts_only.ply (5MB) > http://www.threespaceimaging.com/dl/shoe_part_tetrahedrons.ply (27MB) > > When importing tetrahedrons, add a material to the object and check > Shadeless as well as Vertex Color Paint. You should see whites, grays, and > pink sections. You can do the same with the verts-only version and confirm > that it does not work as expected. > > Thanks everyone - feel free to contact with any questions. > > -- > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jace Priester > [email protected] > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > -- ____________________ François Tarlier www.francois-tarlier.com www.linkedin.com/in/francoistarlier _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
