Learning SU, simple question about rounded edges?

Maury Markowitz · 16 Dec 2011, 16:30

I'm teaching myself SU to make some diagrams for a patent application. I'm generally surprised with how easy it is to use! After a few of Google's intro videos and some poking about in the forums, I've got my gizmo pretty much the way I want it in only two hours. I've never touched 3D before!

Patent applications need to use line art - no shading. Following hints I found here, I turned off face drawing, doubled up line thickness, and set the background color from green to white. This is almost exactly what I need.

But… The one thing that's not perfect is that the rounded corners of my object are drawn as a bunch of vertical lines (it started as a rectangle, clipped the corners with arc, and then pulled vertically). It's definitely not kosher.

I don't know exactly what I want here, perhaps only one or two lines marking the boundaries? In any event I want less than I have now. This doesn't seem to be something you set under Window->Styles?

Any advice?

Gaieus · 16 Dec 2011, 16:41

Can you attach a screenshot, exported image or (even better) an example skp file?

steve2802 · 16 Dec 2011, 16:43

Have you tried deleting them with Shift Erase?

Pick eraser tool hold shift and click and drag across the lines.

Gaieus · 16 Dec 2011, 16:50

Shift+Erase will not delete the edges but hides them. In case of a rounded surface however, not hiding but smoothing is preferred (to avoid faceting). This is done with Ctrl+Erase.

Maury Markowitz · 16 Dec 2011, 18:06

@gaieus said:

Shift+Erase will not delete the edges but hides them. In case of a rounded surface however, not hiding but smoothing is preferred (to avoid faceting). This is done with Ctrl+Erase.

Well the keys are different on the Mac, but after hitting some combination of keys, pop-up menus and checkboxes in the toolbar, presto!

Thanks!

irwanwr · 16 Dec 2011, 18:32

i think Alan Fraser already told you about the key stroke buttons in another thread
here Rounded corners, removing/hiding edges?

@alan fraser said:

Anyhow, to solve the problem, just paint over all the vertical lines with Eraser whilst holding Ctrl down. Done!

[Command on Mac OS]

Gaieus · 17 Dec 2011, 09:48

Sorry, I was not paying attention on your OS (although this is one of the reasons we require these fields )

Anyway, you got it right now.