Learning SU, simple question about rounded edges?
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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?
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Can you attach a screenshot, exported image or (even better) an example skp file?
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Have you tried deleting them with Shift Erase?
Pick eraser tool hold shift and click and drag across the lines.
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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.
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@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!
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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]
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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.
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