Entity connection visualization

[rebb]

Most likely already planned, but it would be nice to see entity connections visualized ( target/targetname etc ).

Some possible options ( changeable by the user ? ) from the top of my head :

• always show lines between them ( could cause "line spam" in the view if there are many connections )
• only display connection lines for currently selected entities, to cut down on possible "line spam" in the viewport

Edit :
Maybe it could be paired with highlighting the connected entities, showing through brushes, in case they are occluded by something. The way pointfile-lines are handled atm ( darker when occluded ) might be nice for the connection lines and this entity-highlighting too, imo.

Edit 2 :
Possibly even a way to show in which "direction" the connections go, by having them be arrows or shaded with a certain color gradient - so one could tell which the targeted entity is and which the "source" of the link etc. - Too gimmicky ?

[kduske]

It's on my mental todo list, but good to have it here.

[necros0]

Thanks for posting this. I was going to mention it myself soon.

Maybe it could be paired with highlighting the connected entities, showing through brushes, in case they are occluded by something. The way pointfile-lines are handled atm ( darker when occluded ) might be nice for the connection lines and this entity-highlighting too, imo.

I like this. There should be an option to show all connections for sure, but most of the time you probably only need to check a few things. This should be one of the options.

Possibly even a way to show in which "direction" the connections go, by having them be arrows or shaded with a certain color gradient - so one could tell which the targeted entity is and which the "source" of the link etc. - Too gimmicky ?

Not at all, this is needed for ease of use.

Other things that might be nice:

• Select target(s) (all, or cycle through them?)
• Goto target (moves camera)
• Connect entities (Click A, B, dialog asks for name (empty just uses "t##"), makes target -> targetname)