update_tag() tags for depsgraph update only, update() executes normal recalculation and creates edge data.

there are some known issues with this but much easier to fix bugs in the one place.

from Lawrence D'Oliveiro (ldo)

READ THIS TO AVOID A LOT OF WORK!

New way of linking to tracker pages: just use the parameter "aid" (artifact ID),
to avoid a lot of manual updates later in wiki and svn.

Example:
=========

OLD WAY TO LINK TO TRACKER
-----------------------------

Complete url of a script in Upload
http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=25349&group_id=153&atid=467

If we move this in contrib this url will become
http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=25349&group_id=153&atid=468
467 becomes 468, so we have to update this in wiki page.

Later on, when this moves into Trunk, the url will become
http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=25349&group_id=153&atid=469
468 becomes 469, so we have to update the url in wiki page and svn.

Annoying!

NEW WAY TO LINK TO TRACKER
-----------------------------

Best way to link to tracker page is using:
http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=25349

Use "func=detail"
Use "aid"            (which is the "artifact ID")

DON'T use "group_id" (which is the project ID, bf-extensions is project 153)
DON'T use "atid"     (which is the "artifacts tracker ID")

Like this, the url is unique, and we will avoid to update wiki pages and svn after moving pages
 


[[Split portion of a mixed commit.]]

rev: 32411

scripts tested as working

by Filiciss Muhgue (filiciss). Thanks a lot!

Part 2: Extensions

new: spherical mesh, strata functions, interactive update, shade
smooth.

- comforming after my commit in bf-blender:
  - removed the categories from addons names
  - made 'version' a tuple of integers
  - added 'api' field
  - formatted wiki and trackers pages and added where needed (empty pages are yet to be written by the authors though)

- more conforming:
  - 1 tab = 4 spaces

- please check everything is fine in case I made some gross mistake

- mesh_surface_sketch.py
- render_renderfarmfi.py
- space_view3d_align_tools.py
- object_cloud_gen.py

also move bl_addon_info to the top for faster parsing.

These scritps still need changes related to parent classes
- mesh_surface_sketch.py
- render_renderfarmfi.py
- space_view3d_align_tools.py
- object_cloud_gen.py

port of script by Jimmy Hazevoet
thanks to ideasman for the noise module.