Hello! I've been using Export Paper Model for pepakura blueprints. Your add-on has been filling out a lot of what I wished was available to me while working with the latter. I do however find it difficult to navigate the Zamboni interface, and would prefer seeing the Edges while defining regions, which has also been a problem when I can't (or don't know how to) hotkey the command. Your work looks very promising for low-poly and small projs, but after working with it, there's room to fill to cater larger meshes such as one I'm working on.
One key difference from Export Paper Model was the lack of notice about 'twisted polygons': faces that would curve if it were on paper. I haven't ever printed my works yet but that might be a concern, yes?
Everything aside, your work is great! High hopes for this passion project of yours
The mesh edge visibility is an issue. I do not know how to render lines infront of mesh faces but behind edges (like seams are rendered by Blender). My solution is to draw dotted lines so you can still see the mesh edge behind it. You can adjust the dotted line length to your liking in the PolyZamboni Render Settings Panel. The colored regions can also be hidden there, in case they annoy you.
I assume 'twisted polygons' are faces that are not planar. The Addon warns you if very twisted faces are present when starting the unfolding process. I chose a somewhat arbitrary threshhold that might be a bit to lax at the moment. Maybe an operator that gives you some kind of planarity score would be a nice feature to add here.
Thanks again for the feedback! I plan on making a tutorial video soon. Maybe it will clarify some things further. If you have any suggestions on how to improve this addon (also for larger projects) im happy to hear from you :)
Hello! I've been using Export Paper Model for pepakura blueprints. Your add-on has been filling out a lot of what I wished was available to me while working with the latter. I do however find it difficult to navigate the Zamboni interface, and would prefer seeing the Edges while defining regions, which has also been a problem when I can't (or don't know how to) hotkey the command. Your work looks very promising for low-poly and small projs, but after working with it, there's room to fill to cater larger meshes such as one I'm working on.
One key difference from Export Paper Model was the lack of notice about 'twisted polygons': faces that would curve if it were on paper. I haven't ever printed my works yet but that might be a concern, yes?
Everything aside, your work is great! High hopes for this passion project of yours