Greetings! I'm curently using polysplit for all my polysplitting needs: tracing splits on a object OR by changing the tool options to be able to do Edge loop split*. The tool works well, but it gets a little tidious when you need to change the options by hand everytime I want a edge loop split*. I like to be able to have a node for each operation to make to process faster.
I'm pretty sure there's something I can do using the shelf to duplicate the polysplit tool with the edge loop split* options on..but how?
Thanks in advance!
***When I talk about options for performing a Edge loop split using Polysplit, I'm talking about changing “path type” to “QuadStrip” and checking the “Closepath” box in Polysplit parameters…just to make things clear.
Thanks for the awnser! The way I understand it, and I tested it, is that I can actually add a preset to the tool.
But idealy I'd like to have a separated tool to do the Edge loop split, so I would not even have to bother to go and activate a preset everytime. I know I can make the edge loop option as default, but then I have the same problem to acces the normal polysplit.
So I was wondering if there is a way to do it using the shelf. The best exemple for what I want to do is in the shelf “deform” tab; the twist, bend and taper tool which are actually the same tool but with different parameters setting, that exactly what I'm looking for.
I actually tryed to drag a Polysplit sop with the right setting in shelf. seem to work at first but, when I try to use it…well it creates the icon but something seems to be broken it doesn't work properly….
Maybe there is actually a way to do this with what you explained Circusmonkey, but I'd would need more details to understand… :roll:
Create yourself another Houdini Digital Asset from the polysplit tool with your own settings. As to the shelf , there is a open office document on this and tool building
