OSX - Where is the AA settings?

tfdesign · 18 May 2010, 20:12

Oh yes, I too have just bought a Mac Mini late 2009- just like you.

Edson · 18 May 2010, 20:15

AA as in antialiasing?

thomthom · 18 May 2010, 20:16

@edson said:

AA as in antialiasing?

Yes

Edson · 18 May 2010, 20:31

I am afraid on macs all Open GL settings you get are the ones that appear below.

thomthom · 18 May 2010, 20:36

So how do you control AA??

Edson · 18 May 2010, 20:38

I never do it in sketchup. I do it in podium when I render a scene.

edit: of course, if I do it in podium I am doing it in sketchup. what I meant to say is the sketchup by itself does not seem to offer any way to control AA.

thomthom · 18 May 2010, 20:45

Does OSX SU not have the option of AA edges in the viewport?

Edson · 18 May 2010, 20:48

I never saw it.

tfdesign · 18 May 2010, 21:49

Ah Anti Aliasing!

Yes.

You can find it when you export to a Quicktime movie, on that page, and you can also find it in Model Info under the Window menu.

jeff hammond · 18 May 2010, 21:51

AA only upon 2D exporting.

tfdesign · 18 May 2010, 21:56

@unknownuser said:

AA only upon 2D exporting.

Really? Then how come I have it when exporting in 3D?

Edson · 18 May 2010, 21:59

@tfdesign said:

Ah Anti Aliasing!

Yes.

You can find it when you export to a Quicktime movie, on that page, and you can also find it in Model Info under the Window menu.

indeed: window>model info>rendering

thomthom · 18 May 2010, 22:00

I don't mean AA for textures and exports.

But AA for the edges in the SU viewport itself.

jeff hammond · 18 May 2010, 22:03

@tfdesign said:

@unknownuser said:

AA only upon 2D exporting.

Really? Then how come I have it when exporting in 3D?

QuickTime etc are just a bunch of 2D frames. I think thom wants realtime antialiasing in the SU window itself which afaik, isn't possible on mac

tfdesign · 18 May 2010, 22:06

Oh yes, I think I see what you mean. I've never needed this option.

jeff hammond · 18 May 2010, 22:10

@tfdesign said:

Oh yes, I think I see what you mean. I've never needed this option.

I've never really used sketchup on a pc but it sounds as if you can de-rasterize the lines in the sketchup viewport. I dunno, it sounds pretty cool.

alpro · 19 May 2010, 01:13

I would think that since SU on Mac doesn't have that option, that it's probably "built in" somehow or if not maybe you can control in in your graphic card settings. On a pc with no AA, straight SU looks like s@#t.

skeerc · 19 May 2010, 06:12

This lack of anti aliasing options issue has only appeared with late model Macs, I have a G4 which does give access to the graphics card & the SU viewport displayed great presentation - I contacted Apple & the Graphics card manufacturers & received no positive feedback, you can't use older Graphics cards in newer Macs either.