You remember correctly , Arjo . Not a big fan of anything
that makes me crawl in a very particular manner . I'm pro-
bably more of a Z-Brush kind of guy but I can't afford it.
The reason I'm concentrating on SDS now was simply to learn
how to "bake" lighting and textures for the new RS Viewer .
It's been anything , but fun . Weeks and weeks of it .
My (current) beef is with the texturing process that RS
has for SDS objects . I'm quite sure that if RS would take
a look at it , it could be greatly improved . Whatever .
I see lots of mails complaining about all sorts of issues.
Especially in the beta section of course. So don't think
we take things for granted.
Arjo .
Well , I hope so , and hope the service pack will solve most
of the simple issues . However , the trend we've seen in past
versions has always been to pile on the new features , and be
damned if they work correctly , or if the Doc's are updated .
I don't think that is ever going to change . I don't think
RS is very concerned about new users . I think they are coding
for a certain group of people who are more than willing to
learn all the workarounds and the tools that aren't documented
properly .
I think RS is content to be seen as a high-end app that is
keeping up with the "Big Boys" as far as toolsets go . They
are , but usability is suffering in the process .
The lack of complaints from the advanced users only helps
to fuel the fire for the big push forward , instead of a
little break to catch some breathe and take an assessment .
Enough about that , here's a question ----
RS applies suedo Catmull/Clark vertex/edge transforms via
pre-determined ...
1) Free
2) Semi-sharp
3) Sharp
4) Rounded
I'm not knowledgable enough to know if the transition from
"free" to "rounded" is a linear one , and it doesn't really
matter for my point anyway (below) .
Is there a patent that prevents the use of a "0-1"
'Slider Control' on the interface that would allow
a user to vary the amount of "roundness" ? To vary
the amount of "freeness" and "sharpness" ?
Could this not be applied as an option ? Why are we
"Locked" into an all-or-nothing mentality ? (yes , I
know there are many tricks to use to get this effect)
If the transition between _is_ actually a fairly linear
one , then why not a 5th option ? (see below)
5) Floating (may not be linear & is probably logarithmic)
0.0 - 'Super Free'
.25 - 'Free'
.50 - 'Rounded'
1.0 - 'Super Rounded'
cheers & thanks for your reply
garry
