mesh_relax.py

# mesh_relax.py Copyright (C) 2010, Fabian Fricke
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# Relaxes selected vertices while retaining the shape as much as possible
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bl_addon_info = {
    'name': 'Mesh: Relax',
    'author': 'Fabian Fricke',
    'version': '1.1  2010/04/22',
    'blender': (2, 5, 3),
    'location': 'View3D > Specials > Relax ',
    'description': 'Relax the selected verts while retaining the shape',
    'wiki_url': 'http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.5/Py/' \
	    'Scripts/Modeling/Relax',
    'tracker_url': 'https://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?'\
        'func=detail&aid=21421&group_id=153&atid=469',
    'category': 'Mesh'}

"""

Usage:

Launch from "W-menu" or from "Mesh -> Vertices -> Relax"


Additional links:
    Author Site: http://frigi.designdevil.de
    e-mail: frigi.f {at} gmail {dot} com

"""


import bpy
from bpy.props import IntProperty

def relax_mesh(context):

    # deselect everything that's not related
    for obj in context.selected_objects:
        obj.selected = False

    # get active object
    obj = context.active_object

    # duplicate the object so it can be used for the shrinkwrap modifier
    obj.selected = True # make sure the object is selected!
    bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
    bpy.ops.object.duplicate()
    target = context.active_object

    # remove all other modifiers from the target
    for m in range(0, len(target.modifiers)):
        target.modifiers.remove(target.modifiers[0])

    context.scene.objects.active = obj
    
    sw = obj.modifiers.new(type='SHRINKWRAP', name='relax_target')
    sw.target = target
    
    # run smooth operator to relax the mesh
    bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='EDIT')
    bpy.ops.mesh.vertices_smooth()
    bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')

    # apply the modifier
    bpy.ops.object.modifier_apply(modifier='relax_target')
    
    # delete the target object
    obj.selected = False
    target.selected = True
    bpy.ops.object.delete()
    
    # go back to initial state
    obj.selected = True
    bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='EDIT')

class Relax(bpy.types.Operator):
    '''Relaxes selected vertices while retaining the shape as much as possible'''
    bl_idname = 'mesh.relax'
    bl_label = 'Relax'
    bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}

    iterations = IntProperty(name="Relax iterations",
                default=1, min=0, max=100, soft_min=0, soft_max=10)

    def poll(self, context):
        obj = context.active_object
        return (obj and obj.type == 'MESH')

    def execute(self, context):
        for i in range(0,self.properties.iterations):
            relax_mesh(context)
        return {'FINISHED'}

menu_func = (lambda self, context: self.layout.operator(Relax.bl_idname, text="Relax"))

def register():
    bpy.types.register(Relax)
    bpy.types.VIEW3D_MT_edit_mesh_specials.append(menu_func)
    bpy.types.VIEW3D_MT_edit_mesh_vertices.append(menu_func)

def unregister():
    bpy.types.unregister(Relax)
    bpy.types.VIEW3D_MT_edit_mesh_specials.remove(menu_func)
    bpy.types.VIEW3D_MT_edit_mesh_vertices.remove(menu_func)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    register()