Smoothness : Options and Results

Access: Open this function from the following location:

  • Select Faces > Modify Faces > Smoothness from the menu bar.

Control the smoothness of the connections between stitched faces.

Required Step 1

  1. Pick the face(s) to be smoothed and <exit><exit>(middle mouse button).

The picked edges are marked with blue dots. Individual edges can be defined as follows:

Keep Slopes/Free Slopes/Free Edge: Keep existing slopes/edges or freely modify them.

Tangent: Same tangent on the common edge.

Curvature : Common edge curvature is identical.

The Accuracy parameter defines the quality of the result.

  1. Define the parameters for selected edges. In this example, one Open Edge, Inner Edge and Outer edge are selected.

The face edges are smoothed according to edge parameters.

Below is a zoomed-in view of the edges showing the smooth edges:

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Click OKOK or ApplyApply in the Feature Guide to complete the function.

When completed, the Smoothness feature will appear in the Feature Tree as follows:

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.