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[nxakt (Shaw Kaake)]

Really appreciate this new capability in analysis. I’ve integrated it into our project for helmet design and explored the different methods, integrating them into the touch menu system.

Surface Analysis Tools Rhino 9 WIP

The latest surface evaluation methods in Rhino make curvature inspection—especially for complex forms like helmets—far more intuitive. Using a hybrid touch/encoder interface, we’re exploring shapes in real time, blending hands-on control with precise feedback.

A short montage of the tools, then a live OBS capture. Less constraint, more iteration.

[Rhino_Bulgaria (Bobi)]

Hint: I can’t see a button named “Export mapping” when the Zebra analysis is active. That will let the users export the current custom mapping applied by the zebra analysis to create an artwork for painting with the corresponding unwrap coordinates.

[stevebaer]

The new zebra is written as logic directly inside a GPU shader. It is not a mapping of an image.

[Rhino_Bulgaria (Bobi)]

This leaves the possibility to have such a functionality in Rhino 10.

[Rhino_Bulgaria (Bobi)]

Will these 5 weaknesses be fixed in Rhino 9? If so, I’m buying it at day 1.

[riki71]

Rhino 28? De quelle version avez-vous ce panneau complet?
Merci du retour.

[Rhino_Bulgaria (Bobi)]

Просто се шегувах. Съмнява ме дори и Rhino 28 да притежава чак толкова добре развит “Blend surface”.

[riki71]

j’ai honte de m’être fait avoir!

[theoutside (Kyle Houchens)]

Wanted to respond to each point here with my thoughts- see below in bold

@Rhino_Bulgaria

When it comes to control point editing, there are a few weaknesses of Rhino:

1. Missing arrow handles directly on the control polygon, in a similar fashion like the ones in Alias and ICEM. Control point manipulation is a real pain in Rhino, because the Drag modes are not convenient to use. “MoveUVN” is nice, but not enough;

Drag mode is hotkeyable, including different hotkeys for each mode.
for instance _dragmode controlpolygon gets you to the control polygon drag mode. In v9 you can assign this to a singlestroke hotkey. for instance an alias of dc can invoke this, and dw gets you back to world. Ideally this make drag modes much more accessible.

2. “MoveUVN” lacks:
   a) Its own Undo button inside the pop-up panel;

ctrl z works now to undo a move without cancelling the dialog…

b) Snappy sliders, which is essential in cases where the user wants to move the former at equal distances to left or right;

if you set the scale to a number, say 1, then drag all the way right or left, it moves by that value. if you want to move 10 units, change the scale to 10.

c) Ability to cancel the movement of the slider by right-clicking while still dragging it with the left mouse button (other Rhino commands already take advantage of this feature);

can you clarify this with a use case? I’m not sure I’m understanding this one..

3. The Gumball must have additional handles for Drag strength (see post #96 in the link below).

drag strength is hotkeyable and you can even set differnt values for it in that hotkey-
for instance -dragstrength 50 enter assigned to a singlestroke hotkey like 5 will get you a drag strength of 50% simply change the number for each value you want and assign to a new key

I’m happy to show you the Gumball of Rhino 9 which has optional extra handles for Drag strength while maintaining the original ones for the full strength. smiling_face_with_three_hearts Since they are customizable, the user could show or hide any of them separately. For example, the user could opt to show only the Drag strength handles for Move, while those for Rotate and Scale remain hidden. Also, the user could choose whether the Drag strength handles are always visible (no need to activate …

4. Inability to switch between “Snappy dragging” and “Smooth dragging” by tapping the Tab key while dragging some of its handles (see post #99 in the same topic linked above).

Tab is reserved for subd smooth/ box mode at the moment.

5. Missing “U” and “V” labels next to the edges of the edited surface. May also include some arrow to mark the direction of the edges all the time, instead of the need to run a separate command for this.

I have been asking for this for a long time…

[Rhino_Bulgaria (Bobi)]

I will reply to every of your points in a few days when I’m free. I believe that having the aforementioned issues sorted out will massively improve the workflow of many Rhino users.

[jj1]

Hi Kyle- can you make a youtube video on where you showcase all the differenet ways of using dragmode options, like you discribed in point 1. ? and Show a workflow how it can actually be used in real life? I tried so many times and never really got it…
That would be a big help!

[theoutside (Kyle Houchens)]

great idea! I’ll do some thinking on how to do that effectively.

stay tuned!

[mdesign (Marcin)]

Should we expect something to “sculpt” control points better/faster in Rhino 9?

[skysurfer]

Check this:

Rhino 9 Feature: UVN Gumball

Hi all, In the Rhino 9 WIP we’ve made the gumball align to the control polygon when control points are selected in object mode. This alignment matches the directions used by the MoveUVN panel. When the “UVN gumball” is manipulated each selected control point will move along its respective control polygon directions or extensions. The new alignment makes adjusting the flow of a surface easier without having move back and forth between the view and a panel. The gumball UVN directions can also hel…

[Lagom]

So, it’s just like DragMode UVN/ControlPolygon in V8?

[Joshua_Kennedy]

Drag mode along the control polygon doesn’t drag along the extensions whereas this does. For some the gumball is a nicer interface. What kind of control point sculpting issues are you having that you think need addressed?

[Lagom]

I’d like CV adjustment options akin to what Alias/ICEM/Catia offer.

[Cadworx]

Already a hot topic over here: https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-9-feature-uvn-gumball/208729/37

[Lagom]

Sure, but please don’t look there, look here - you got ShrinkWrap