[Plugin] Smooth Hidden Edges

[thomthom]

Plugins -> Smooth Hidden Edges

Iterate the entire model and converts hidden edges to soft & smooth edges.

Made to address this thread: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15%26amp;t=27327%26amp;start=15

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[kostas_designer]

Handy
Thanks, Thomas

[xrok1]

thanks, i was just thinking this would make a nice script as i read through the original post.

[Chris Fullmer]

That is a great idea Thom!, thanks

Chris

[Ben Ritter]

Can you provide a brief summary as to how that would impact the model, or what the benefit would be, since the edge are hidden?

[Ben Ritter]

Sorry, stupid me. Did not read the post.

Nice script and thank you.

[jgb]

Hey ThomThom

I haven't loaded this Ruby yet, but I was scanning for new stuff and saw this.

Suggestion to improve it (sight unseen ) is to test if any hidden lines can be safely removed, if so, remove them, and if not, only then convert them to S&S. You may also want to add a user control to "Yes/No" the deletion for those who want to convert all the lines to S&S.

I've noticed SU has been getting poor at cleaning up hidden lines after an intersect. This all started happening some time ago after I installed some unidentified (as cause) Ruby. Now I can spend considerable time deleting those stray lines, or converting those I can't to S&S.

I like to keep the lines count down, as well as those extraneous hidden lines do cause problems when I edit the face they are on.

[Lily Rose]

Very very handy! This forum is a goldmine!