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      Trogluddite
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      Hi All,
      In order to keep my PC from getting too hot under the collar, I generally keep my curves to the default 'not-very-many' segments settings.

      However when it comes to exporting my faces to use as data for our laser cutting machine, I sometimes find that the curves aren't coming out smooth enough. I'm sure that with a little more experience, I'll get used to finding a nice compromise (the amount of 'melting' of different materials makes a big difference to the amount of smoothing needed.)

      In the meantime, is there a simple way (or plugin) that would enable me to 'interpolate' faces by a given factor so that I can get smoother curves (or coarser, to trim the CNC data) without having to redraw lots of geometry.

      Here's a picture of a trivial example of what I mean - can I selectively make the inner and outer arches have more or less segments?
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      Thanks in advance,
      The Luddite.

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        oganocali
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        I would suggest you give Tgi3d Amorph (upsample feature) a try. Trial for 30 days or for not too many faces training version (free) may work for you.
        good luck.
        Ogan

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          Trogluddite
          last edited by

          Thanks Ogan,
          That looks like just the thing. Lots of other tools in there that look rather useful for making my designs a little more 'voluptuous', too.

          the Luddite.

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