[Nuke]

PCS2 messes up the submobels when saving and then reloading POF->COB->POF (For rescaling)
(Try to export mjolnair (beamsaber.pof) to cob and then opening the cob,the grind02a submodel gets messed up)

i think a scaling tool would be good for this kinda thing. you could convert the model to pmf, scale, and recompile to pof internally without any additional saving or any new files. the point of pmf is to provide an easily editable format to work with.  theres really no reason to go back through cob to edit stuff. thats just another unnecessary conversion process which could lead to errors. scaleing should be available at any level of heirarchy from global to individual subobjects to groups of subobjects. any data chunks such as docks and gunpoints connected to those should also be scaled where applicable. same should apply to rotation and translation. not really something i need as i like to do as little editing in pcs2 as possible, but just something that uses existing capabilities.

[Kazan]

scaling in the tool is planned.  Please check the first post of this thread: http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=41648.0

[x3110]

People like me would still need cob format for rescalling ships as it's easy(for the most part) unless there is a conversion scaling factor for dae too,or probably for internal pmf format.
It might be a good idea to add a feature to rescale the ships(or even better adjust length,breadth & height separately)

[Kazan]

please check the thread i linked - that's the official roadmap. i've updated it in the last few days.  Model rescaling in PCS2 (That would be in the PMF format) is supported.

[chief1983]

And I'm hoping that handles _everything_?  Rescaling all coordinates, including paths, glowpoints, subobjects, shield meshes, etc?

[Kazan]

its not implemented yet, but that was the plan

[FUBAR-BDHR]

-The long delays when many objects exist and double repaints.  Try putting a couple hundred dock points on a ship and you will see what I mean. 
-Global import imports MOI data if not already set.
-Global import imports rotation and axis
-Ability to auto generate a single path instead of all
-Ability to auto generate paths for subobjects with $special=subsystem
-it's already been said but resize
-again already said but that dang splash screen taking focus
-points shown at actual size/position.  These seem to scale and/or drift with either ship size or distance from center.  If your trying to place a special point on a large model where and how big it shows in PCS2 isn't what you get in game.  Same with thrusters and glow points.
-Don't minimize trees when switching between branches.  For instance between docking points and paths. 
-This might be better then the above.  Allow multiple tree views so you can list things like docking points and paths side by side for easy editing.  For weapons you could have subobject, turret, and path trees for quick copy/pasting of coordinates.



I personally love the current layout it's just some functionality that has issues.

[chief1983]

-points shown at actual size/position.  These seem to scale and/or drift with either ship size or distance from center.  If your trying to place a special point on a large model where and how big it shows in PCS2 isn't what you get in game.  Same with thrusters and glow points.

I think I discussed the same bug earlier with Kaz on IRC.

[x3110]

Also,
The ability to rotate submodels by an angle,
like if you import some submodel from another model and it is not at the right angle which you would like!

[Nuke]

Also,
The ability to rotate submodels by an angle,
like if you import some submodel from another model and it is not at the right angle which you would like!

rotation shouldnt be any more difficult than scale.

[Quanto]

The main things I want to change are
1) The GLCanvas grabbing focus whenever the mouse is over it

This, a thousand times this.

One thing I would like to see is being able to select multiple subobjects (turrets) at once for easy editing. (Manually having to select the Movement type and Axis from a drop down menu for 20+ turrets gets old rather fast)

*edit: stupid typo

Two Million Times THIS

Having to change each thruster and weapon orientation one-by-one is easily one of the most tedious and time consuming part in model importation.

[Droid803]

Use copy-paste?
That's what I do for turret/thruster orientation.

Still, the functionality would be nice.

[Dragon]

I'd like to be able to edit shields in PCS2 (that's pretty much the only reason I still use Modelview).
Modelview also has another interesting feature, converting missile banks to guns and the other way around.
That would also come in handy from time to time, doing it "by hand" is boring and involves a lot of copypasting.
As for bugfixes, PCS2 sometimes takes cursor out of the text box I'd like to edit, it becomes a bit frustrating to have it suddenly do that in the middle of writing (if I move the mouse, cursor returns, but sometimes it happen a few times in a row).

[Droid803]

Oh right, yeah also, if your mouse isn't over the right hand sidebar, trying to type in the textboxes there doesn't work, so you have to make sure your mouse is there. If you bump it off, then you have to retype what you just tried to type...

Minor thing, but hey, we're improving the UI right?

[The E]

Actually, that was one of the very first things I fixed.... (If you look upthread, you'll see me talking about "the GLCanvas focus grabbing" issue, that's basically that. As soon as you move the mouse over the area where the ship is rendered, that control gets mouse focus (i.e. it gets treated as if you clicked in it), which of course means that all other controls lose focus.

[Droid803]

Ah, nice to see that it's fixed

[Talon 1024]

Here's a little idea I came up with...

Instead of:

What about this? (mockup)

[Aardwolf]

 

At least, unless/until we get support for generic-axis rotation, or stuff other than rotation.

[The E]

It makes sense, even if we do get that, as it simplifies the default layout.

[Kobrar44]

Ability to manually set rotation lines for any kind of an object. I hate when my turret rotates in other way than the one I desire.