== Limit Distance Constraint ==

Added a new constraint, "Limit Distance". This constraint defines a 'virtual sphere' around the target which the owner can be made to stay inside, outside, or on the surface of it. 

This constraint is best used when applied using the Ctrl-Alt-C hotkey, as the radius is set correctly that way. 
One usage, is to prevent the target of an IK-chain from straying away from the chain. Care should be taken to not use a member of the IK-chain as the target though.

Description of Variables:
* 'Dist' - Radius of virtual sphere
* 'R' - Click on this to recalculate the 'Dist' value (note: like the 'R' button in the StretchTo constraint, this is currently buggy)
' Mode' - This menu gives different options for how the limiting sphere should act. The mode names are self explanatory.
* 'Soft' and 'SoftDistance' - currently not functional (so settings are hidden). These are used to define a smaller radius around the sphere of influence where a non-linear relationship between input and resulting locations occurs to prevent the owner 'crashing' into the sphere.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/src/editconstraint.c b/source/blender/src/editconstraint.c
index ac5129dd021..ba73767387e 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/editconstraint.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/editconstraint.c
@@ -364,21 +364,21 @@ void add_constraint (short only_IK)
 	else {
 		if (pchanact) {
 			if (pchansel)
-				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to Active Bone%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|Stretch To%x7|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
+				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to Active Bone%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|Limit Distance%x21|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|Stretch To%x7|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
 			else if ((obsel) && (obsel->type==OB_CURVE))
-				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to Active Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|Follow Path%x6|Clamp To%x17|Stretch To%x7|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
+				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to Active Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|Limit Distance%x21|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|Follow Path%x6|Clamp To%x17|Stretch To%x7|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
 			else if (obsel)
-				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to Active Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|Stretch To%x7|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
+				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to Active Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|Limit Distance%x21|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|Stretch To%x7|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
 			else
-				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to New Empty Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|Stretch To%x7|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
+				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to New Empty Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|Limit Distance%x21|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|Stretch To%x7|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
 		}
 		else {
 			if ((obsel) && (obsel->type==OB_CURVE))
-				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to Active Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|Follow Path%x6|Clamp To%x17|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
+				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to Active Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|Limit Distance%x21|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|Follow Path%x6|Clamp To%x17|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
 			else if (obsel)
-				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to Active Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
+				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to Active Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|Limit Distance%x21|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
 			else
-				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to New Empty Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
+				nr= pupmenu("Add Constraint to New Empty Object%t|Child Of%x19|Transformation%x20|%l|Copy Location%x1|Copy Rotation%x2|Copy Scale%x8|%l|Limit Location%x13|Limit Rotation%x14|Limit Scale%x15|Limit Distance%x21|%l|Track To%x3|Floor%x4|Locked Track%x5|%l|Action%x16|Script%x18");
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ void add_constraint (short only_IK)
 			}
 		}
 		else if (nr==20) con = add_new_constraint(CONSTRAINT_TYPE_TRANSFORM);
+		else if (nr==21) con = add_new_constraint(CONSTRAINT_TYPE_DISTLIMIT);
 		
 		if (con==NULL) return;	/* paranoia */