Z-Fighting
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I am trying to figure out the fastest way to draw fabric that is serpentine around cylinders like in the picture. Can't figure out how to do it quickly without z-fighting.
Thank You,
Paul
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How about removing the faces on the drums that you wouldn't see anyway because they'd be covered by the the fabric? No unneeded faces, no Z-fighting.
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Thanks Dave. That's what I'm doing now but was wondering if there was a better way w/o removing the faces.
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If your rollers are components, you could draw the fabric around a slightly larger than desired roller. Say .5" then replace all the rollers with the smaller ones. this is if you can stand the air gap between the fabric and the roller.
SS
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Mr. Shepherd,
That is an excellent suggestion!!! Hadn't thought of doing it that way. Thank You.
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You're welcome and it just occurred to me that you could put an end cap on the cylinder to hide the gap if you like.
SS
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Keep in mind that the small gap will, at some distance, be small enough you'll get the Z-fighting again. It may work for what you need though. You often see this Z-fighting when there are trusses under the sheathing on a roof. Even though the sheathing has some thickness so the upper face is spaced away from the trusses, they can still show through.
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Yeah Dave, I have run into that problem also. Both of your ideas will work for what I need at the moment. Thank You
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@dave r said:
Keep in mind that the small gap will, at some distance, be small enough you'll get the Z-fighting again. It may work for what you need though. You often see this Z-fighting when there are trusses under the sheathing on a roof. Even though the sheathing has some thickness so the upper face is spaced away from the trusses, they can still show through.
Gaieus has written a tutorial about this: http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/37-beginner/315-edges-bleeding-through-geometry
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