GSoC 2021: Knife Tool Improvements: Feedback

So my post about snapping for knife tool posted in thread was hidden “… as inappropriate : the community feels it is offensive, abusive, or a violation … due to flags from the community”. Well done “community”, thank u kindly!!!

I don’t see anything “offensive, abusive or violent” in pointing on fact that knife need ability to snap to things outside of currently edited mesh. Lack of such snapping not only make knife almost useless tool in many cases, but it also cut out most of other 3d software users as potential new Blender users. I know what I talk about - I was working in team of 5-6 3D Max users almost 6 years. They all looked at me working in Blender as if it is some “alien technologies”. None of them switch to Blender even in minor tasks despite the fact that they all almost admired on me doing magic in Blender. One of major reason is this damn snapping for knife, lack of such snapping.

All this angle snaps, axis constraints has no sense if u can’t just snap your cut to some point on neighbour model… it all seems like people who develop knife was never working with anythings more than single test box in test scene.

Okay, I will post here just link to RCS suggestion.

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