How To Prevent "Ragged Edges"?

[GreenToaster]

Hello,

Is there a way to prevent the choppy or ragged edges where indicated below:

Thanks,

Brad

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[GreenToaster]

@unknownuser said:

GreenToaster as much as I like your little car you can't tell me you have put a lot of time into it....you need to play more to learn more.

Yes, I've given up search for the "magic button" - you know, the one you push and something amazing pops onto the screen. I'm excited because I really want to accomplish more and I believe I can.

Thanks for the reality check and words of encouragement. I no there's no "easy fix" and learning this stuff takes time. It's often quite a bit easier to create mechanical engineering models rather than dealing with complex amorphic shapes.

[TIG]

The more pieces of edge you have in any curve the less 'ragged' it'll look... However, you seem to be using a Style that is designed to looked particularly 'ragged' ? Try changing the Style and the curves might then look better...

[GreenToaster]

Here's what I did . . .

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![Here's what I did . . . in this image you can see a cylinder intersecting with a "squished" sphere](/uploads/imported_attachments/fyfz_RaggedEdge02.jpg "Here's what I did . . . in this image you can see a cylinder intersecting with a "squished" sphere")

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[bellwells]

If you increase the number of segments in your cylinder (and the squished sphere as well) you'll get a smoother look.

[Rodentpete]

Also try intersecting the tube at a more vertical angle to the sphere rather than leaving it horizontal.

[GreenToaster]

@unknownuser said:

If you increase the number of segments in your cylinder (and the squished sphere as well) you'll get a smoother look.

Thanks - that's great advice and helps . . . just a word of advice to the other newbs like me - DO NOT set the number of circle sides to 2000 - NO! Use lower values, closer to 100, or so.

Happy modeling,

Brad

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