# source-part-segmentation

Splits overlapping parts of a source image into named masks before any contour-to-mesh work starts.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 727 installs · ★ 125
- Author: RobLe3
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/RobLe3/cc-blender-skill/tree/HEAD/plugin/skills/source-part-segmentation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-12
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/source-part-segmentation

## What it does

The skill sits one step ahead of `contour-to-mesh`, for mascots, logos and templates whose designed parts touch or overlap. It picks the cleanest modality first — alpha, edge, dark-line, bright-on-dark, color-band or an atlas region — then extracts contours and hierarchy to find candidate objects, holes, nested details and strokes.

When components touch, marker watershed on the distance transform runs first. If that over- or under-splits, seeded segmentation takes over: you describe named parts as `bbox`, `polygon` or `seed_point` with an optional HSV tolerance, and `scripts/seeded_part_masks.py` turns the manifest into deterministic named masks plus a part inventory. Every mask gets a class — `structural`, `decorative`, `face_feature`, `aura_context` or `validation_only` — and structural ones go to `contour-to-mesh`, feature masks to `landmark-fit-repair`, atlas regions to `atlas-uv-fitting`.

Before the first Blender call the skill tells you to read `../text-to-blender/references/mcp-backends.md` and to keep the chosen backend for the whole task. Worth checking that your Blender MCP backend is already wired up, otherwise the segmentation step ends as a folder of masks. Symmetry is deliberately ignored: repeated parts are not inferred, only what the source actually shows gets segmented.

## Requirements
- Works with: Blender

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RobLe3/cc-blender-skill --skill source-part-segmentation -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/source-part-segmentation/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/source-part-segmentation/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RobLe3/cc-blender-skill --skill source-part-segmentation -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/source-part-segmentation/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RobLe3/cc-blender-skill --skill source-part-segmentation -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/source-part-segmentation/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install RobLe3/cc-blender-skill source-part-segmentation
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/source-part-segmentation/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RobLe3/cc-blender-skill --skill source-part-segmentation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/RobLe3/cc-blender-skill --path plugin/skills/source-part-segmentation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/source-part-segmentation/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RobLe3/cc-blender-skill --skill source-part-segmentation -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/RobLe3/cc-blender-skill/tree/HEAD/plugin/skills/source-part-segmentation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- split touching mascot parts into separate masks
- isolate structural parts from a texture atlas
- flag ambiguous overlaps instead of merging them
- get a part inventory with an expected count before meshing
- keep wireframe strokes apart from filled regions

## Example prompts
- Segment this logo into structural parts and save one mask per part
- The components touch — run watershed first, then fall back to seeds from the manifest
- Build a part inventory from the atlas and mark the ambiguous overlaps

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: source-part-segmentation
description: Segment overlapping visual parts from source images, wireframes, texture atlases, and decals before mesh reconstruction. Use when a mascot/logo/template contains touching or overlapping components and exact structural part masks are needed before contour-to-mesh, UV fitting, or landmark repair.
allowed-tools: Read Bash Glob Grep
---


## MCP backend

Use when: Overlapping part extraction, component masks, marker/watershed segmentation, contour hierarchy analysis, atlas part isolation, manual seed fallback for source-locked Blender reconstruction.

Before the first Blender call, read [../text-to-blender/references/mcp-backends.md](../text-to-blender/references/mcp-backends.md). Prefer official MCP for shared capabilities; preserve the selected backend for the whole task. Tool names in recipes are client/legacy examples: map them through that reference and its agent-host guide.
# Source Part Segmentation

Use this before `contour-to-mesh` when a source image contains overlapping or touching designed parts.
The output is not “nice masks”; it is a **source-of-truth part inventory** that downstream geometry must obey.

## Inputs

- source image, wireframe, decal, or texture atlas;
- optional manual seed manifest with named parts, polygons, seed points, rough rectangles, or HSV/color ranges;
- source manifest with structural/decorative/context classification and expected part count.

## Workflow

1. Choose the cleanest modality: alpha, edge, dark-line, bright-on-dark, color-band, or atlas region.
2. Extract contours and hierarchy to identify candidate objects, holes, nested details, and strokes.
3. If components touch, run distance-transform marker watershed first.
4. If watershed over/under-splits, switch to **seeded segmentation**:
   - create named part seeds (`bbox`, `polygon`, or `seed_point` + optional flood/HSV tolerance);
   - save one mask per named structural part;
   - mark ambiguous overlaps explicitly instead of merging them.
5. Classify masks as `structural`, `decorative`, `face_feature`, `aura_context`, or `validation_only`.
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