Average Edge Loop Tool

[bradon]

been wondering about this for awhile. Is there a way to insert an edge loop while averaging the newly created loop between the adjacent loops?

I made a picture more clearly describing what im looking for. I usually just insert eh edge loop and then scale it out but sometimes with complex bending shapes (loops bending in more than one direction) scaling the new shape doesnt give the average "in-beween" loops.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg54/br...bb/edgeloop.jpg

[gmask]

if you convert the selection to vertices you can move along the normal to scale it out

[gmask]

I dunno I just played around with this and it may not work as you want it to

[bradon]

hmmm yea thats not a bad suggestion though.. it kind of does what im looking for. well also seems like i can maybe get something close this using a bevel function. not sure though ill have to play around with it more. thanks for the ideas

also seems like there is a curve input offset in the "poly split ring" history node that can be used simmilar to what im trying to do.

well now i found another way to well sort of do the opposite.. im wondering if there is a way to invert this action. by creating a new edgeloop then converting the new edges to vertices then using the "average vertices" function it kind of pushes the new verts inward to average them... but im wondering how to well push them outward in a simmilar fasion. i tried flipping the normals but that didnt work.

[joojaa]

If you use edit mesh -> insert edge loop (wich is same as edge ring and split). Open the attribute editor find the node turn multi on, set amount to 1 and adjust the ramp widget. Please note while it works in this case not all surfaces are so uniform in nature.

There was a meltool that moved them along splines (its just nor easy to know what the spline is tough, heres its self eveident but not in all cases).

But here ist quite easy just split and move the loop to place then enable move tool switch it to local movement and move along normal.

Anyway remember theres several edge loop splitting tools

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well now i found another way to well sort of do the opposite.. im wondering if there is a way to invert this action.

not in the way you think. But yes you can do it like his duplicate aveage duplicate blend the original with avarage and put in a negative blend value.

And yes avarage is the not what yorur after tour after. Average of next point is not up but down as you may have noted. And average of the next to each other are off course smack on line.