Mirror Whole trueSpace4.3 plug.

Here's one answer to Boolean ops. While it's not as useful as a pure Boolean, it works when a Boolean won't. If you have half an object, and want a complete one, just select the object, turn on the Mirror Whole extension, point at the connecting face, and click. Now you have a whole, new object. When you're done, click on the extension to turn it off. Here is a set of before and after shots to see what I mean.


Bob the demo head before...	Bob the demo head after!

Installation.

There is no installation program. Just download the file to your system, and copy it to your tsx directory. There are two versions available for download. One is compressed with Win98, and one is uncompressed since some older unzips don't seem to be able to unzip these files. Either way, it's small (around 60k uncompressed).

Options.

Right clicking on the extension button brings up the about/options box. The first option is for leaving the new points selected when the tool is turned off. Next is delete the first object. This keeps you from leaving extras around if you don't want them. Third is the directory indicating where to save the temp files, so you can revert back later. These files are cleaned when the tool is turned off. Finally, a button to make all objects created by the extension go away, and restore to the original one. (Undo with extreme prejudice!) You can still retrieve the original object up until the tool is turned off. This makes it handy for doing a couple of other things, like smoothing, to see how things are progressing, and then reverting back to the original to continue modeling.

System Requirements.

This software is developed for trueSpace 4.3.

Misc.

Quirks? Yup, it's got em, and until you get used to them, or I find and fix them, save your scene first. The main thing to watch for is the famous disappearing object! This has happened once during testing, but I havn't been able to reproduce it. Since it happens in the extension, undo won't recover the object. The only way to get it back is to reload the scene. Bugs? Well, maybe. This is my "Hello World!" extension, although, a little more useful than a 3D "Hello World!". If you find a bug, please send an email to tsxbug@datalync.com describing the bug and what you did to produce it. This will better allow me to place the blame firmly at your feet, and possibly fix the bug. If you just want to send a comment about the software, please send email to tsxcomment@datalync.com.

Legal.

This stuff should go without saying, but let me say it anyway!

Licensing - You may use the Mirror Whole software on each computer for which you own a valid license for trueSpace software. You may not re-distribute the Mirror Whole software in any form.