I like the suggestion by mdesign above to use Folders as a grouping mechanism. Seems like it would fit in well with the existing UI.
For example, I'm currently modeling a car in MoI. Each wheel has 56 spokes, a rim, a hub, a cap and a tire. Sixty objects, currently assigned to 5 colors.
Would be great to group those into a Folder called Wheel. Ability to Lock/Unlock & Hide/Unhide as usual. If un-locked, any Alignment Tool applied to the Folder would automatically default to "Move as Group".
If we had sub-folders, each of the 4 wheel folders could be in a folder called Wheels.
And as mdesign suggested, folders would be great for consolidating and holding extrusion curves, cutting objects, trimming curves, etc.
In Rhino forum one guy posted script for mating: https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-align-two-objects/121132/32 You can see also how it works in video here.
It`s quite short and simple script. Your method is wonderful I`m only sharing it because it`s in same topic as we talked previously. Maybe it will help somebody to write similar script for MoI (if it will be needed of course).
Yes with only 2 Points as Start and 2 Points as Target + Helpers lines you can make anything you want with the fabulous Line-Line !
( + some parameters if you want Uniform, Stretch, None) , Copy or not )
1.I would like to see the ability to apply a materials to an object like its done in sketchup...not rendered as in keyshot etc but as a sketch would be more than usefull to me.
2.Parametric style editing if possible...sometime if I need to change something that is already done it is not easy.
I would love to see the introduction of a simple clipping plane (section plane) for sectional analysis of a model, would be hugely beneficial as it is in SketchUp
I am very interest to see the following in the new update of V5.
1) The introduction of GUMBALL into 3Dmoi because is very effective and easy way to manipulating the NURBS curves to change the orientation of points that you need to create.
2) The introduction of Orient command in 3 points (ORIENT3Pt). This orient command is very effective of 3 points to align an object to another object more easy way.
3) The introduction of essential SubD geometry Tools commands. They are very amaze creations that you can do with them.
4) I like to see an introduction of plug-ins in the 3Dmoi environment to have more abilities in 3D.
These are what I am thinking to see for the next creation of V5.
