Well here are some things that I think would benefit the workflow in wings
-Interactive options for tools. Many times, I will do something like create a cylinder with x sides and then realize that I wanted something different. I can to hit ctrl z a few times and then bring up the tool again. It would be so much easier if there was a panel where we could just adjust it and it would update in real time. This would represent such an evolutionary leap for wings.
Some sort of system where different panels could be docked would be awesome. Being able to customize your work space and make it feel like "yours" would be great.
-Manipulators and widgets. Again, I find myself accidentally moving or roating something on the wrong axis and having to go back and repeat the command. This would help to clear up the menu as well as you would be able to remove several of the options. Currently, right clicking brings up a giant list of options which to this day still proves a little overwhelming.
-More intuitive sculpting. Should be done similar to other modelling apps such as modo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftey4p2WScM
With the aforementioned real time adjustment of tools, you get a world of new possibilities. Brush size, hardness, symmetry across different axes, etc.
-Modo also has some really cool tools for aligning vertices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6QL05Vf4YI
New ways of selecting things such as "select every other face" would save a lot of time as well.
Model instancing would be nice too
What about an option to draw out tubes when its chosen from the menu?
-The UI could be be cleaned up quite a bit to make it simpler. For instance. The geometry graph and outliner could be combined which would also save quite a bit of screen real estate. The plug in manager could be combined with plugin preferences as well. There could just be an options button beside each plugin (those that had options that is.) An option to delete plugins would be nice as well. Camera settings could be moved over to the camera tab in preferences. All the "n gons" could be combined into one option. Same for the different planes. Maybe with all these organised more efficiently, all the options could fit under under menu without the need for an additional "more" sub menu.
-Last but not least an update to the UIs look would really help. Wings is pretty lacking here. It seems as if the look hasnt really changed since it first came out many years ago. Wings really looks a little date right now. Things like more rounded corners and perhaps a new color picker with something like a color wheel would help to make wings feel a little more modern. Modo 501s color picked is very neat. It introduces something called color rules that allow you to select anologous, complimentary, etc colors. Would love to have swatches that allow you to easily change an objects color (eg click object then click swatch and it changes to the new color.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjPlHfPG8NQ
Just a few. Would really help to give wings a more natural, intuitive workflow.
-Interactive options for tools. Many times, I will do something like create a cylinder with x sides and then realize that I wanted something different. I can to hit ctrl z a few times and then bring up the tool again. It would be so much easier if there was a panel where we could just adjust it and it would update in real time. This would represent such an evolutionary leap for wings.
Some sort of system where different panels could be docked would be awesome. Being able to customize your work space and make it feel like "yours" would be great.
-Manipulators and widgets. Again, I find myself accidentally moving or roating something on the wrong axis and having to go back and repeat the command. This would help to clear up the menu as well as you would be able to remove several of the options. Currently, right clicking brings up a giant list of options which to this day still proves a little overwhelming.
-More intuitive sculpting. Should be done similar to other modelling apps such as modo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftey4p2WScM
With the aforementioned real time adjustment of tools, you get a world of new possibilities. Brush size, hardness, symmetry across different axes, etc.
-Modo also has some really cool tools for aligning vertices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6QL05Vf4YI
New ways of selecting things such as "select every other face" would save a lot of time as well.
Model instancing would be nice too
What about an option to draw out tubes when its chosen from the menu?-The UI could be be cleaned up quite a bit to make it simpler. For instance. The geometry graph and outliner could be combined which would also save quite a bit of screen real estate. The plug in manager could be combined with plugin preferences as well. There could just be an options button beside each plugin (those that had options that is.) An option to delete plugins would be nice as well. Camera settings could be moved over to the camera tab in preferences. All the "n gons" could be combined into one option. Same for the different planes. Maybe with all these organised more efficiently, all the options could fit under under menu without the need for an additional "more" sub menu.
-Last but not least an update to the UIs look would really help. Wings is pretty lacking here. It seems as if the look hasnt really changed since it first came out many years ago. Wings really looks a little date right now. Things like more rounded corners and perhaps a new color picker with something like a color wheel would help to make wings feel a little more modern. Modo 501s color picked is very neat. It introduces something called color rules that allow you to select anologous, complimentary, etc colors. Would love to have swatches that allow you to easily change an objects color (eg click object then click swatch and it changes to the new color.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjPlHfPG8NQ
Just a few. Would really help to give wings a more natural, intuitive workflow.