I have added two more options, the ability to write the Pivot Point location to the active object in the form of three custom properties (the only way I know how):
This means you can now store a PP location for each object so it can be easily recalled for geometric modifications, without the need to remember where that point was, or to use the 3D Cursor, or move the object’s origin. PP Write requires user confirmation to proceed - my very first @classmethod
I have uploaded this version to my website (as linked before, this forum now asks me if I really want to link it millions of times) and added a Help page for the Pivot Point functions as a first try, if this is deemed appropriate I will do more for the other sections.
Reading through your CAD proposal already gives a bit more info on how to use your add-on.
I have to remap my mind a bit from the Rhino command-line, but I guess one can get used to the abbreviated commands.
Maybe for the future it’d be nice if your command input could do some form of autocompletion and use full-name commands instead. But I guess with a bit of practice your add-on can be a very nice way of doing CAD-style drawing.
I don’t know if you are already aware of it, but I tried your addon (today’s release) and doing nothing, just opening the menus, it puts the CPU at 40% consumption, and I also had a crash, I have tried it on the latest alpha blender build 2.81 on windows
Not sure why you have the problem… this is official 2.80 for Mac
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Spinning the view around as fast as I can takes CPU up to 11.1% with the Pivot Point displayed, this is updated all the time it is displayed by every event as there is an event watcher to keep it updated. Do you have PP switched on?
There is nothing running in the background for this add-on, only if you have the Pivot Point on, but that is just redrawing the simple graphics. I don’t know what to say…
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So, I removed the Add-on and looked at the monitor, same blend file:
I’m trying to investigate, even starting blender 2.81 with a factory reset, enabling your addon, and simply clicking on the tab “view” I had a crash …
now I will try with the official blender 2.80 and let you know.
edit:
on blender 2.80 official seems to work without problems …
it is on blender 2.81 that at the moment your addon conflicts with something.
ok, I went even deeper, I backed up my blender 2.81 configuration folder and I created a new one with only your addon and so it works without problems … probably goes into conflict with some other addon or something similar … the strange thing is that the crash does it by starting blender 2.81 with a factory reset.
