The Insert edgeloop tool is an idea borrowed from Autodesk's Maya. It allows the user to insert an edge and slide it in one operation, in a very interactive and intuitive manner.
Check out an early alpha demonstration of the tool. Check back soon for updates!
Motivation:
With the introduction of the new edge loop tools in Maya, the 3ds Max community began asking for a custom tool that behaves in a similar fashion. There are several plugins, both free and commercial that handle this functionality, but none I know of that replicate the interactive one step process users were after. I set out to fill that gap.
Solution:
The implementation is pretty straight forward and makes use of Max's connect and preview connect functionality. The challenge became anticipating the connect tool's slide direction. Feel free to check out my cgtalk thread on the subject.