0000032: Retopo Groups Color Coding & Locking

(0000018)
Taros (administrator)
2010-10-25 13:05

The idea is nice.
In my opinion the text align should be always optional and defined by the user (text align: left, center, right).

(0000038)
haikalle (developer)
2010-12-08 10:52

Agree very nice feature. But I think text should be in the center as it is right now. If Andrew wants to add option for text alignment that's fine. But center should be the default. But color box idea is very good.

(0000356)
geothefaust (developer)
2011-02-27 07:41

Any word on this?

Agree with you guys on the text align. :)

(0000693)
webadministrator (administrator)
2011-06-07 09:36

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(0000869)
geothefaust (developer)
2011-09-03 04:54

This was added almost a year ago. Any word on this? I think that custom colors per retopo group/layer is a very good feature to have.

(0000887)
Taros (administrator)
2011-09-05 06:33

@Andrew: Can you give some status info about this feature request?

(0001456)
Bal (reporter)
2012-06-18 14:02

Still no news on this?

Feels like 3D-Coat is really lagging behind with topology just because of this problem, especially when working on a mesh that already has UVs.
Your retopo meshe ends up with some random ultra-saturated color with checkers over it, making it impossible to see the reference mesh underneath (even when tweaking the lighting settings).

Ideally I want the retopo mesh material to be almost completely transparent, just having a slider somewhere to determine the transparency would be enough (Topogun gives much better options for this for example).

(Posted a second screenshot just to illustrate the problem, hope that's ok).

(0001481)
philnolan3d (developer)
2012-07-09 04:17

Another theory I had, which is similar to what Javis said above, was to have a specific color palette that the user can set with whatever colors they want and save it as an ACO file like the other palettes. 3DC would look for a certain file name and use only those colors randomly, if that file name is not found it just uses the current method.

(0001685)
pixo (reporter)
2012-08-28 20:13

+1
I'm retopo-ing a character this time and i just find this color organisation is missing from 3D Coat.
Hope andrew want to integrate something similar at least.

(0002033)
carlosa (developer)
2012-11-18 11:21

+1
mark seams over a blue retopo give BIG troubles

(0002184)
ajz3d (reporter)
2013-01-04 14:11

This is absolutely a must. Sometimes the automatic colour 3D Coat assigns to retopo groups makes working in Retopo Room a nightmare for human eyes (e.g. black edges on dark blue faces).

(0002421)
carlosa (developer)
2013-02-12 11:00

absolutely must

Im doing a manual retopo over a WHITE retopo mesh :P

(0002422)
stry (reporter)
2013-02-12 13:42

+1!

(0002433)
Andrew (administrator)
2013-02-14 11:32

Each group can't have separate color because each cluster, not each group has own color. So this request can't be fulfilled exactly and still stays unresolved. I may do customization of palette used across all clusters. Will it be enough?

(0002434)
stry (reporter)
2013-02-14 11:37

That would be a big help.

(0002435)
Zeddicus (reporter)
2013-02-14 14:14

Select the mark seams button. Now you can use the drop down menu of the UV checker to load any bitmap you want. I have a number of custom ones, including a few 64x64 bitmaps of basic colors which come in handy, especially when making selections and marking seams (yellow on green is common and horrid).

Other ways to possibly aid visibility include the ambient and primary lighting controls, view menu, z-bias slider, opacity slider, the hide menu, and theme preferences to a degree.

None of that is an ideal solution compared to adding new features, but better than nothing if your having difficulty. I would love more control over wireframe and selection colors on the fly too.

(0002436)
carlosa (developer)
2013-02-14 14:53

customization of palette used across all clusters...
Will it be enough for sure !!

BIG BIG help. :D ty

(0002437)
digman (reporter)
2013-02-14 15:49
edited on: 2013-02-14 15:50

Please if all at possible add this to 3DCoat. I was helping a user through Skype and his retopo mesh was bright green in the area he was working on making it almost impossible to select the uv seams...

+1 on all the other reasons as well.

(0002562)
geothefaust (developer)
2013-02-25 22:41

Hi Andrew, what do you mean exactly by each cluster does so each group cannot? I'm not following exactly why each group cannot have their own colour as specified by the user, when each group already has it's own colour.

Thanks.

(0002716)
PalSan (developer)
2013-03-21 03:51

+1

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Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2010-10-25 05:58	geothefaust	New Issue
2010-10-25 05:58	geothefaust	File Added: RetopoGroups-ColorCoding-001.jpg
2010-10-25 13:02	Taros	Severity	tweak => feature
2010-10-25 13:02	Taros	Summary	[FEATURE REQUEST] Retopo Groups Color Coding & Locking => Retopo Groups Color Coding & Locking
2010-10-25 13:03	Taros	Additional Information Updated	View Revisions
2010-10-25 13:05	Taros	Note Added: 0000018
2010-12-08 10:52	haikalle	Note Added: 0000038
2010-12-09 08:52	geothefaust	Priority	normal => high
2011-02-27 07:41	geothefaust	Note Added: 0000356
2011-06-04 22:22	guest	Note Added: 0000691
2011-06-05 04:23	geothefaust	Note View State: 0000691: private
2011-06-05 04:27	geothefaust	Note Edited: 0000691	View Revisions
2011-06-05 04:27	geothefaust	Note Edited: 0000691	View Revisions
2011-06-05 05:17	guest	Note Edited: 0000691	View Revisions
2011-06-06 07:29	guest	Note Edited: 0000691	View Revisions
2011-06-07 09:20	guest	Note Edited: 0000691	View Revisions
2011-06-07 09:21	guest	Note Edited: 0000691	View Revisions
2011-06-07 09:21	guest	Note Added: 0000692
2011-06-07 09:28	guest	Note Edited: 0000691	View Revisions
2011-06-07 09:29	webadministrator	Note Deleted: 0000692
2011-06-07 09:31	webadministrator	Note Deleted: 0000691
2011-06-07 09:36	webadministrator	Note Added: 0000693
2011-09-03 04:54	geothefaust	Note Added: 0000869
2011-09-05 06:33	Taros	Note Added: 0000887
2011-09-05 06:33	Taros	Assigned To	=> Taros
2011-09-05 06:33	Taros	Status	new => feedback
2011-09-05 06:33	Taros	Assigned To	Taros => Andrew
2011-09-05 06:33	Taros	Status	feedback => assigned
2012-06-18 14:02	Bal	Note Added: 0001456
2012-06-18 14:02	Bal	File Added: 3dc_retopocolors.jpg
2012-07-09 04:17	philnolan3d	Note Added: 0001481
2012-08-28 20:13	pixo	Note Added: 0001685
2012-10-29 08:38	Taros	Project	3D-Coat 3.x => 3D-Coat v4
2012-11-18 11:21	carlosa	Note Added: 0002033
2013-01-04 14:11	ajz3d	Note Added: 0002184
2013-02-12 11:00	carlosa	Note Added: 0002421
2013-02-12 13:40	carlosa	File Added: RETOPOWHITE.jpg
2013-02-12 13:42	stry	Note Added: 0002422
2013-02-14 11:32	Andrew	Note Added: 0002433
2013-02-14 11:32	Andrew	Status	assigned => feedback
2013-02-14 11:37	stry	Note Added: 0002434
2013-02-14 14:14	Zeddicus	Note Added: 0002435
2013-02-14 14:53	carlosa	Note Added: 0002436
2013-02-14 15:49	digman	Note Added: 0002437
2013-02-14 15:50	digman	Note Edited: 0002437	View Revisions
2013-02-25 22:41	geothefaust	Note Added: 0002562
2013-02-25 22:41	geothefaust	Status	feedback => assigned
2013-03-21 03:51	PalSan	Note Added: 0002716

Notes
(0000018) Taros (administrator) 2010-10-25 13:05	The idea is nice. In my opinion the text align should be always optional and defined by the user (text align: left, center, right).

(0000038) haikalle (developer) 2010-12-08 10:52	Agree very nice feature. But I think text should be in the center as it is right now. If Andrew wants to add option for text alignment that's fine. But center should be the default. But color box idea is very good.

(0000356) geothefaust (developer) 2011-02-27 07:41	Any word on this? Agree with you guys on the text align. :)

(0000693) webadministrator (administrator) 2011-06-07 09:36	I have changed permission for guest user and have deleted post with spam links. Thanks for reporting.

(0000869) geothefaust (developer) 2011-09-03 04:54	This was added almost a year ago. Any word on this? I think that custom colors per retopo group/layer is a very good feature to have.

(0000887) Taros (administrator) 2011-09-05 06:33	@Andrew: Can you give some status info about this feature request?

(0001456) Bal (reporter) 2012-06-18 14:02	Still no news on this? Feels like 3D-Coat is really lagging behind with topology just because of this problem, especially when working on a mesh that already has UVs. Your retopo meshe ends up with some random ultra-saturated color with checkers over it, making it impossible to see the reference mesh underneath (even when tweaking the lighting settings). Ideally I want the retopo mesh material to be almost completely transparent, just having a slider somewhere to determine the transparency would be enough (Topogun gives much better options for this for example). (Posted a second screenshot just to illustrate the problem, hope that's ok).

(0001481) philnolan3d (developer) 2012-07-09 04:17	Another theory I had, which is similar to what Javis said above, was to have a specific color palette that the user can set with whatever colors they want and save it as an ACO file like the other palettes. 3DC would look for a certain file name and use only those colors randomly, if that file name is not found it just uses the current method.

(0001685) pixo (reporter) 2012-08-28 20:13	+1 I'm retopo-ing a character this time and i just find this color organisation is missing from 3D Coat. Hope andrew want to integrate something similar at least.

(0002033) carlosa (developer) 2012-11-18 11:21	+1 mark seams over a blue retopo give BIG troubles

(0002184) ajz3d (reporter) 2013-01-04 14:11	This is absolutely a must. Sometimes the automatic colour 3D Coat assigns to retopo groups makes working in Retopo Room a nightmare for human eyes (e.g. black edges on dark blue faces).

(0002421) carlosa (developer) 2013-02-12 11:00	absolutely must Im doing a manual retopo over a WHITE retopo mesh :P

(0002422) stry (reporter) 2013-02-12 13:42	+1!

(0002433) Andrew (administrator) 2013-02-14 11:32	Each group can't have separate color because each cluster, not each group has own color. So this request can't be fulfilled exactly and still stays unresolved. I may do customization of palette used across all clusters. Will it be enough?

(0002434) stry (reporter) 2013-02-14 11:37	That would be a big help.

(0002435) Zeddicus (reporter) 2013-02-14 14:14	Select the mark seams button. Now you can use the drop down menu of the UV checker to load any bitmap you want. I have a number of custom ones, including a few 64x64 bitmaps of basic colors which come in handy, especially when making selections and marking seams (yellow on green is common and horrid). Other ways to possibly aid visibility include the ambient and primary lighting controls, view menu, z-bias slider, opacity slider, the hide menu, and theme preferences to a degree. None of that is an ideal solution compared to adding new features, but better than nothing if your having difficulty. I would love more control over wireframe and selection colors on the fly too.

(0002436) carlosa (developer) 2013-02-14 14:53	customization of palette used across all clusters... Will it be enough for sure !! BIG BIG help. :D ty

(0002437) digman (reporter) 2013-02-14 15:49 edited on: 2013-02-14 15:50	Please if all at possible add this to 3DCoat. I was helping a user through Skype and his retopo mesh was bright green in the area he was working on making it almost impossible to select the uv seams... +1 on all the other reasons as well.

(0002562) geothefaust (developer) 2013-02-25 22:41	Hi Andrew, what do you mean exactly by each cluster does so each group cannot? I'm not following exactly why each group cannot have their own colour as specified by the user, when each group already has it's own colour. Thanks.

(0002716) PalSan (developer) 2013-03-21 03:51	+1

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