From fa06a705ef63c20ec214d91cc58141b9b6f5042e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Filippo Castelli <37574218+filippocastelli@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 19:29:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] added image --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9aea753..c853128 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,10 +1,13 @@ # SelectByVolume -Blender addon for volume-based selection +Blender +## Requirements +*SelectByVolume* can be installed on Blender > 2.80 ## Install - Download the latest release as a zip archive, in Blender go to **Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Install** and choose `SelectByVolume.zip`. -Ensure that you have activated the plugin and you're ready to go. +Ensure that you have activated the plugin by ticking its box and you're ready to go! + +![Install Screenshot](img/screenshot.PNG?raw=true "Title") ## Usage In the *3D Viewer* mode, opening the side tab, under *Tools* you should be able to find the *Select Objects by Volume* panel. @@ -12,8 +15,11 @@ In the *3D Viewer* mode, opening the side tab, under *Tools* you should be able You can choose a min and a max volume to bound your selection to and click on **Select by volume**: as simple as that. If you're dealing with a large file with lots of objects you can enable the multithreading by ticking **use multithreading** to make best use of your CPU cores. -Selection can be furter speed up by storing and re-using the volume calculations with the **use cached volumes**, but remember to do a run disabling the cache whenever you make changes to your meshes. +Selection can be furter speed up by storing and re-using the volume calculations with the **use cached volumes** button +## Notes +- **NOTE**: remember to do a run disabling the cache whenever you make changes to your objects. +- **NOTE**: by using the cache functionality you're adding a `sbv_volume` property to your objects, there are virtually no scenarios in which this creates problems but notice it's there. ## Planned Features - *Delete cache* button - Automatic cache reset on mesh changes From 8494fdebad1eef173b4d75506fbde0019556a489 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Filippo Castelli <37574218+filippocastelli@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 19:30:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update README.md --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c853128..1f8bb91 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # SelectByVolume -Blender +Blender addon for volume-based object selection. ## Requirements *SelectByVolume* can be installed on Blender > 2.80