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Version 0.2
Major Improvements and New Features:
Sidebar UI: All operations are now accessible from a dedicated “flippen” tab in the 3D View sidebar for a more intuitive and persistent workflow.
Multiple Flipping Methods:
Flip: Smart neighbor-consistency check for flipping only wrongly oriented faces.
Persistent Flip: Runs the neighbor-based method multiple times to catch stubborn cases.
Exterior Heuristic Flip: Uses ray casting to orient boundary faces based on exposure to empty space, robust for both exteriors and interior rooms.
Flood Flip: Flood-fills from a point outside the mesh, propagating correct orientation to all connected faces.
Hybrid Flip: Combines Persistent Flip with Blender’s “Recalculate Outside” for maximum coverage.
AO Flip: Uses ambient occlusion analysis to flip faces that are likely inward-facing based on occlusion.
Manual Align: (Optional) Lets the user select a “correct” face and propagates orientation to all connected faces.
Other Features
Batch Processing: All methods work on the active mesh object, and the main Flip operator supports batch processing of selected objects.
Automatic Mode Handling: Operators automatically switch to Edit Mode if needed.
User Guidance: Clear instructions and tooltips are provided in the sidebar for each method.
Bug Reporting: Direct link to the GitHub repository for feedback and bug reports in the Addon Preferences.
Version 0.2 is a major leap in flexibility and precision, offering a toolbox of advanced and hybrid methods for fixing normals in architectural and complex models. The new methods address edge cases that previous versions and standard Blender tools could not, making it easier than ever to achieve perfect normal orientation with minimal manual cleanup.
Full Changelog: flippen...v0.2