Offset with edges

[thomthom]

Original report by me.

The original report had attachments: Screen Shot 2017-09-11 at 15.48.59 PM.png, Screen Shot 2017-09-11 at 16.11.08 PM.png

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http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=39442&view=unread#p625020

I've recently started learning to do quad modelling in other apps but these tools are great for doing stuff in sketchup! However there's a couple of tools I feel are missing which would be great to roundout QuadFaceTools:

1. Offset with edges. Basically just an offset tool but that builds all the connecting lines so you don't have to draw them in manually to preserve the quad topology, which is a drag. I tried looking at all offset plugins but none seems to do this relatively simple thing:

Screen Shot 2017-09-11 at 15.48.59 PM.png
Offset with edges

Above offset with edges; below regular offset. (I'm not sure how the intersections would be though, but at least for simple offsets it would be easy)

2. Quadify N-gon. Basically automatically divide any convex polygon into quads, being able to preview and choose division type before finalizing.

Screen Shot 2017-09-11 at 16.11.08 PM.png
Quadify

1st row is edge splitting but works with any N-gon, i suppose it would be nice to also make the extra loops.
2nd row is central but only works with N-gons divisible by two above N = 6
3rd row is grid splitting which is the best solution for large N values to avoid nasty poles.
4 and 5 provide other alternatives...

If these things could be added that would be awesome! Or if other plugins I don't know about already do this that would be nice too...