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Overview
The Bevel++ software is a Modeler plug-in. It is a beveling tool with some extended functions.
Anti-Overlapping allows you to avoid the problem of overlapping polygons when beveling polygons with sharp edges.
Group Mode treats the selected polygons as a group.
Interactive Guide allows you to design a profile interactively to generate several bevel operations freely in a single step.
Preset Shelf is available to save and load guides instantly. Note: Unfortunately, Anti-Overlapping and Group Mode can not operate simultaneously.
<Anti-Overlapping>
<Group Mode>
<Interactive Guide>
<Preset Shelf>
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Requirements
LightWave3D ver 6.5b or higher, Windows |
Installation
Copy the "bevelpp.p" file to your plug-in directory. (e.g., C:\LightWave\Programs\Plugins\Model)
Start up Modeler, choose "Create->Modeler->Plug-ins->Add Plug-ins", and select "bevelpp.p".
For information on adding plug-ins, refer to your LightWave 3D documentation.
Choose "Construct->Additional", and it will appear as "Bevel++".
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Usage
Operation of Bevel++ is the same as that of the standard Bevel.
Select polygons.
Drag your pointer after activating the "Bevel++" plug-in. When "Draw Guide" is activated, please refer to the following.
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Mouse Operation on Draw Guide
Select Spline or Line at "Draw Guide"
LMB click anywhere on viewport. This position will be a origin of guide line.
- LMB drag the circular handles.
- CTRL+RMB click to add a circular handle inside.
- SHIFT+RMB click to add a circular handle outside.
- LMB double click a circular handle to delete the handle.
RMB click to accept and bigin again.
Operation for Multiple Selection
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Interface (the numeric panel)
 
"Mode"
Each : Beveling is applied to each selected polygon individually.
Group: Beveling is applied to the selected polygons as a group.
"Group Inset" (Only "Mode -> Group")
Similar: Inset is applied as keeping the appearance similar.
Edges : This method is same as that of an usual inset.
"Shift(+/-)", "Inset(+/-)", "New Surface" and "Edges"
These functions are equal to the standard "Bevel" command.
"Segments"
The number of bevel operations in a single step.
"Invert Dragging"
Dragging vertically allows you to interactively change the Shift amount.
Dragging horizontally allows you to interactively change the Inset amount.
"Anti-Overlapping" (Only "Mode -> Each")
The function to avoid the problem of overlapping polygons will be activated.
"Keep Polygons"
When beveling polygons, one-point polygons will be kept.
"Draw Guide"
The function to design a profile interactively will be activated.
You can select spline or line.
"View Axis"
The editing axes of Guide.
"Size"
The simple function that resize a guide.
"Subdivide"
The function increases the detail of guide profile.
"Straightness Limit"
When subdividing a guide, if segment's straightness exceeds the limit, it is non-line.
"Select Invert", "Contiguous", "Stretch" and "Center Link"
Refer to Operation for Multiple Selection
"Add Preset" and "Add Preset As"
The function saves a profile instantly.
"Interactive/Apply"
The profile is interactively applied to geometry.
Please select Off if the object is too complicated to operate interactively.
"About Bevel++"
Version information and LicenseID.
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Demo version
The demo version is available for evaluation purposes without charge.
The demo limits objects to 50 polygons and disables Preset function
Here it is as a self-extracting zip file:
bevelpp42demo.exe (v4.2demo/159KB/Aug 14, 2003)
Here it is as a zip file:
bevelpp42demo.zip (v4.2demo/131KB/Aug 14, 2003)
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Registration
Bevel++ can be ordered now at a license fee of 3,600 yen per Lightwave dongle.
The registration will entitle you to free future upgrades.
Payments are processed through PayPal.
(3,600 yen = around US$33)
Order Page
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Bugs & Limitations
<Anti-Overlappping>
A calculation error causes overlapping polygons rarely.
<Group Mode>
In the case of an oval sphere, some waves are caused at "Method-Edges".
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Changelog
v4.2 (Aug 14, 2003)
- Added "Size" that is easy to resize a guide.
- Fixed a bug that could not refresh view when loading a preset.
- Improved the handling of discontinuous vmap at "Each mode".
- Added the turn of handles into preset data. It improves repeatability of loaded guide when reducing segments.
v4.1 (Mar 12, 2003)
- Fixed a crash in a certain setting of Lightwave.
- Fixed a vmap bug at Group/Edges.
v4.0 (Mar 08, 2003)
- Added "PresetShelf", "Subdivide" and "MultipleSelection".
- Added "Shift+RMB Click" for adding a handle outside.
- Fixed a bug leaked memory.
- Fixed a crash when closing the numeric panel and Bevel++.
- Improved a function retains the setting.(A limited account is available.)
- Fixed a vmap bug at Outer/Each and Group when adding segments.
- Fixed a problem that forced selecting a morph map when some morph maps existed.
v3.0 (Sep 22, 2002)
- Added Interactive Guide function.
v2.3 (Sep 07, 2002)
- Added a function that can retain the setting of "Mode".
v2.2 (Aug 16, 2002)
- Fixed a problem that caused a flipped polygon.
- Fixed a discontinuous vmap bug at Group Mode.
v2.1 (Aug 08, 2002)
- Fixed #447error and some minor bugs.
v2.0 (Jul 29, 2002)
- Added "Group Mode".
v1.1 (Jul 18, 2002)
- Fixed an inclination of inset[+/-] and shift[+/-].
v1.0 (Jul 05, 2002)
- Full Release version
Beta 0.9 (Jun 30, 2002)
- Added support for outer setting.
- Added support for negative inset.
- Improved the core algorithm.
Beta 0.8 (Jun 23, 2002)
- Added support for a shared point.
Beta 0.7 (May 06, 2002)
- Fixed #173, #187 and #217 errors.
- Improved the algorithm for text.
- Improved an unstable problem when using complicated geometry.
Beta 0.6 (Apr 25, 2002)
- Fixed #191 Error.
- Allowed for a non-planar polygon.
Beta 0.5 (Apr 13, 2002)
- Fixed a crash problem when using complicated geometry.
Beta 0.4 (Mar 28, 2002)
- Added support for a shared point (at "Anti-Overlapping" OFF).
- Improved the core algorithm.
Beta 0.3 (Mar 16, 2002)
- Fixed a crash problem which was sometimes caused.
Beta 0.2 (Mar 11, 2002)
- Fixed a VMAP problem of the point merged in beveling.
Beta 0.1 (Mar 09, 2002)
- The First Edition
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