modal operation for bevel and inset:

This commit adds some first building blocks for the two operators to work modally based on mouse input. To make their function easier, two hotkeys are introduced, Ctrl+B for bevel and I for inset.

TODO:
After discussion with Campbell, we would like to add scale-style line indicators for the operators. This is already done for transform operators but a new interface for mesh operations may have to be written using pieces from that code since, strictly speaking bevel and inset are not exactly "transform" operators.

Also, a better input method for inset is needed and more options exposed. The method implemented right now uses mouse move for thickness and ctrl-mouse move for depth. These are calculated using the distance of the selection center in screen space and the mouse position. While that may work and prevents abrupt changes in values when switching from thickness tweak mode to depth tweak mode, it limits the magnitude of values that can be put into the tool especially in small or large scale. 

Alternatives until a better method is written include:

* use relative offset (works but may give strange results)
* tweak manually after the operation.

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_mesh.h b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_mesh.h
index 71d37d5c6ea..7e84962b154 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_mesh.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_mesh.h
@@ -267,6 +267,18 @@ void ED_mesh_mirrtopo_init(struct Mesh *me, const int ob_mode, MirrTopoStore_t *
                            const short skip_em_vert_array_init);
 void ED_mesh_mirrtopo_free(MirrTopoStore_t *mesh_topo_store);
 
+/* mesh backup */
+typedef struct BMBackup {
+	struct BMesh *bmcopy;
+} BMBackup;
+
+/* save a copy of the bmesh for restoring later */
+struct BMBackup EDBM_redo_state_store(struct BMEditMesh *em);
+/* restore a bmesh from backup */
+void EDBM_redo_state_restore(struct BMBackup, struct BMEditMesh *em, int recalctess);
+/* delete the backup, optionally flushing it to an editmesh */
+void EDBM_redo_state_free(struct BMBackup *, struct BMEditMesh *em, int recalctess);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_transform.h b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_transform.h
index 30d49748626..1cc82f19515 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/ED_transform.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/ED_transform.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ enum {
  * returns 1 if successful, 0 otherwise (usually means there's no selection)
  * (if 0 is returns, *vec is unmodified)
  * */
-int calculateTransformCenter(struct bContext *C, int centerMode, float *vec);
+int calculateTransformCenter(struct bContext *C, int centerMode, float *cent3d, int *cent2d);
 
 struct TransInfo;
 struct ScrArea;