Panel Cutter - Non Destructive Panel Cuts (Subd Ready)

by hodgson3d in Addons


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  • Bruce
    4 months ago

    Saves heaps of time - thanks!

  • Josh
    4 months ago

    Works great, thanks

  • Valentin
    4 months ago

    does not work right. Trying to add panel lines to Suzanne and it either turns parts invisible or only gives the subtle hint of something happening. No proper lines ever show. Also lacks creasing despite the demonstration making it seem like it has creased edges. And the panel line settings are global for the whole object. I can't separate for different parts. So even if it would work, it is super limited and basic

    • Nicholas Hodgson

      4 months ago

      I would try the following suggestions to fix your issues. If you find they help please reconsider 1 star as most of what you are describing is user error.

      1) Its turning parts invisible because you need any least 2 polygons between panel lines as this uses vertex groups to drive the masking (this is mentioned on the product page). So if you are working on very low poly geo you may have issues.
      2) You only see subtle panel lines when you first run the tool because you haven't enabled thickness / increased the bevel segments so you wont see any smoothing information on your mesh. (try 4 segments with thickness enabled and you will get the results you are after.
      3) The addon doesn't use creasing, it uses support loops which are added when you increase the bevel count to 4 (or add a subD modifier under the panel cutter settings)
      4) This is a non destructive tool designed to help concept panel lines before committing anything to topology. If you want separated panels, collapse the modifier stack down and split them out manually.

      -Nick

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Dev Fund Contributor
Published 5 months ago
Software Version 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 3.0
Extension Type Add-on
License GPL