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Ade_gp 0.0.87

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I have just sent GP_ADE Version 0.0.87 to Jon for inclusion in the next beta release. It contains a significant enhancement to the processing of polys.

Previously, when you added or deleted a vertex to/from a poly, or moved an individual vertex, the GP Editor display reverted to what it would have been had the poly just been created in that shape. This was of no consequence if a uniform texture had been applied. But, for patterned polys, this meant that your careful earlier placement on the texture sheet was discarded.

This "reset" will no longer occur. Now, when you add, delete or move vertices - in any combination - so long as at least two vertices are unchanged or moved together, ADE_GP will preserve the earlier placement for the unchanged vertices and will place the rest based on their relative geographic position with the unchanged ones.

You may still have to tweak the placement if the "natural" shape is not what you want, but you won't have to completely redo it.

Enjoy,
Don
 
I have a problem.

When I edit a poly, two GP Editor windows open with an incorrect shape and the system hangs clocking up cpu.





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Looks like someone was giving the new capability a workout.

My system does hang when I attempt to edit your poly - and that will be fixed. (I must say, however, I am more than a little surprised, since we tested much more complex polys than yours.)

However, I only get one GP Editor window. Since the GP editor is not recursive, you must have done something to ADE that made it call the editor again.

Don
 
Just so no one is taken by surprise, there's a second new capability in 0.0.87.

If you check your ADE beta folders, you'll find two new texture folders and two new texture-control files all suffixed with _Base. From now on, the ADE_GP base textures will be delivered in these folders/files.

On the first execution of ADE_GP on any system, the corresponding "work" files and folders will be created as copies of the _Base folders. Thereafter, your "work" files and folders will not be affected updates.

I haven't yet discussed with Jon whether there is a mechanism to advise users when additions are made to the _Base files/folders. If there isn't, you'll have to check them periodically to see if there's anything new of interest to you.

Don
 
When I edit a poly, two GP Editor windows open with an incorrect shape and the system hangs clocking up cpu.
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Editing problem found. The hanging was due too an index not being incremented. Then wrong shape was due to a low-index vertex being deleted.

Since I don't know when Jon will be able to post another ADE update, I'll post an updated version of ADE_GP when it's available.

Don
 
No not done and no time at the moment
 
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