todolist

General information

Name : Cartoon ! (animation)
Dev : Blendman

Current Public version (beta) : 0.38
Date : 5 september 2021 (update the todolist with more features)

Current Dev version (beta) : 0.39

I) Todolist

AR = to be changed or improved

■ creation / shape tools
ok 0.01 – complexe shape
ok 0.03 – add pt (add point at the end of the curve of line)
ok 0.03 – delete point
ok 0.07 – circle/ellipse
ok 0.07 – rectangle/ square
ok 0.08 – line (clic+ctrl to add more point)
ok 0.08 – curve (clic+ctrl to add more point)
ok 0.09 – text
ok 0.09 – image
ok – round rectangle / square
ok – free drawing tool line
ok – free drawing tool curve
– other shape : triangle, start, polygon predefined

■ Transformations
ok 0.03 – move shape
ok 0.03 – add or delete shape
ok 0.04 – scale shape
ok 0.05 – Rotate shape
ok 0.07 need improvement – add center for rotation & scale
ok 0.07 – rotation by center
ok – scale by center
ok 0.08 – merge objet file : to add new object
ok 0.15 – move pts selected (several)
ok – scale selection points
ok – rotate selection of points
ok but need improvement (only shape and point for now) – mode edition : all/objet/shape/points
ok – insert a pt between two points selected
ok – tool miror for single shape or selection in center (horizontal and vertical)
- tool miror : with selection and boundingbox

■ UI (toolbar)
ok 0.06 – pan
ok 0.06 – zoom
ok 0.10 AR – offset : origin (=center), selection (boundingbox)
- offset : mouse cursor, selected shape
ok 0.10 – snap, snapX, snapY

■ File
ok 0.05 – merge shape file
ok 0.03 – save
ok 0.03 – saveAs
ok 0.04 AR – export image (object selected only)
ok 0.10 – export scene (camera x,y,w,h)
ok 0.12 – Export pb command processus
- Import pb command processus (?)
- Import SVG
ok 0.37 – Export SVG
- save images sequence of animation (from start to end frame) in png, jpg
- export animation in AVI (?)
ok – export option : size in %
- export option : all
ok 0.39.1 – export option : selected object only
ok – export option : by Layer
- export option : start – end frame for export (use the animation start /end or custom)

■ Edit
ok 0.07 – Copy / paste shape
ok 0.08 – select all shapes, deselect all shapes
ok 0.14 – set shape to bottom
ok 0.14 – set shape to top
ok 0.14 – set shape to origin
ok 0.14 – set shape to cursor
ok – set Origin to shape
ok – set origin to cursor

■ options
ok 0.09 – load options
ok 0.09 – save options
ok 0.13 – background color
ok 0.13 – background checker
ok – background image (+load, scale, alpha, crop)
ok – window background image ( to set x,y,w,h, crop…)

■ window (interface)
ok 0.01 – drawing (& shapekey)
- animation (dope sheet, lna)
- scene
- sequences
- compositing

■ layers (object)
ok 0.10 – ui layer
ok 0.10 – layer hide
ok 0.10 – layer LOCK
ok 0.10 – layer ADD
ok 0.10 – layer del
ok 0.10 – layer move up, down
ok 0.13 – layer position (X,Y)
ok 0.13 – layer size (w,h)
ok 0.13.5 AR – layer alpha
- layer typ ? (vector, camera, light, fx, image parameters, particles, sounds) ?
- merge with bottom object-layer
- merge all objects
- merge all visible
- duplicate layer
ok with saving – send object to library (bank)
- layer parenting (to another object)
- fix object to camera

■ text shape
ok 0.09 – change text
ok 0.09 – change font

■ Image
ok 0.07 – image tool
ok 0.07 – image alpha
ok 0.13.5 – image repeat
ok 0.13.5 – image w,h
ok 0.13.5 – image x,y
ok 0.14 – change image

■ Shape parameters
ok 0.04 – add path style : filled, line, dash, dot
ok 0.11 – Hide
ok 0.11 – lock
ok 0.11 – linked shape (to use the drawing mode “intersect”)
ok 0.12 – closepath
ok 0.16 – convert box to complexe shape
ok 0.16 – convert circle to complexe shape
wip – gradient color
- create gradient
- save gradient
- load gradient
- global Style/color for shape
ok 0.39 – joint several shapes in 1
- separate the shape in several shapes
ok – parenting : set parent from shape
ok but need improvement – unparenting
ok but need improvement – parenting : move parent → move children
- parenting : scale parent → scale children
- parenting : rotate parent→ rotate children

■ point parameter (for line, curve, complex shape)
ok 0.15 – set point hard
ok 0.15 – set point smooth

■ Style/ FX
ok 0.06 – btn add fx
ok 0.06 – style : filled, line, dash, dot
ok 0.06 – color, alpha, x,y
ok 0.06 AR – depth
ok 0.06 – depth back/front
ok 0.06 – export selected Fx chanel
ok 0.07 – file : save/load avec Fx
ok 0.07 – scale
ok 0.07 – preset save
ok 0.13 – preset load
- preset add
- size w,h
- global color for fx
- Gradient color fx
Premade fx : (?)
- stroke, size, back/front
- shadowExt, size, color, back/front
- reflet (rond ?), size, color, position, forme
- copy, paste Fx parameters
- save Fx (all parameters)
- clip : fx only draw in first shape

■ Timeline
ok 0.13.5 – buttons play, next, prev, currentframe, start/end frame, fps
ok 0.15 – set end frame
ok 0.15 – set FPS
ok 0.16 – canvas time & key
ok 0.16 – keyframe visible
ok 0.16 – select keyframe
ok 0.16 – move keyframe
ok 0.17 – hide layer
ok 0.17 – lock layer
ok 0.17 – move currentframe
ok 0.17 – set loop
- delete keyframe
- add keyframe automatic / manual
- copy/paste keyframe
- Add Animation layer
- move layer
- delete layer
- set end frame

■ Animation
ok 0.13.5 – play system & preview animation (no interpolation)
- preview animation with interpolation
- we can add keyframe
- we can move keyframes
- we can change shape parameters and animate it
- key interpolation
- animation move object / shape
- animation rotate (object / shape)
- animation scale (object / shape)
- animation transformation option (cursor / bouding box / origin)

■ Network
?? – add a netwrok feature, for render farm or other cool possibility
?? – work together on the same file ? Share file for team ??

II) BUGS

- layer : w & h : not at the good position with view\x – y
- rotation doesn’t work well with text