i think there was a script on scriptspot for doing that. you probably use 2009 then? Because in newer versions it works out of the box a quick search didnt turn anything up, though. i swear i've seen it somewhere :(
If available, look for a "face weighted normal" script for Blender. That will give you these sorts of results with really no effort on your part. Small faces count for less in the vertex normals so it looks like the second shot above.
if I run the script when I have a control vertex selected it does nothing. That's to be expected because a nurbs control vertex cannot be converted to a face. And a control vertex is not a transform - which is what the 'ls' command excludes.
You know Max 2014 would take a long time to open for me, but with 2017 it's like 3 seconds. I have practically the same scripts and plugins installed on both. Sorry I couldn't help more.
I personally prefer 3point, and if a future update includes a small tool for rendering out sequential frames from the viewport I will love them forever. I know its possible with other scripts but that's not the point :D
There are 2 of those folders. Some scripts/macros/plugs go in 1, and some in the other. I usually just drop in both or test and switch them. I'll post the exact path when I'm at the computer shortly.
Thanks for your rapid help! This script was a bit tricky (for me) but finally succes! The "trick" is the iterations slider - default in 0, but allowed to set down (like -1, -2, but not show in UI). So i repeat, thanks!
Ah thanks for that! As for the maya navigation, I am actually using Vaughan Smith's navigation script which from what I gather does something the same or similar as that option. Thank you again this really helps!
So Subdivison modeling is no longer a thing anymore? I did read somewhere that they're still there, but, much like the Split Polygon Tool, is hidden and only accessible by script. Unfortunately, it didn't mention how to access it. Is this true?
Another option is coronaSDK, just an alternative to cocos. I've used it a bit, very basic python script, big community and tutorials/examples. Full licence is $350, indie is $200. http://www.coronalabs.com/products/corona-sdk/