triangulation

[kla_anders]

is there a way to section 3d objects, or view as hidden lines without getting the triangulation? My example at the moment are some intersecting tunnels with pipes that I need to show the curves at the intersections but I keep getting extra lines ....and it takes a great deal of time to delete all these lines.

[Matthew Giampapa]

Try coloring the objects and using one of the rasterizing rendering modes like OpenGL or RenderWorks.

These two modes will both require light, but will give you markedly different results than the rest of the rendering options.

You may also want to experiment with the effect a solid vs. none fill will have on your 3D objects.

Matthew GiampapaNNA Technical Support

[Andrew Bell@NV]

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Originally posted by kla_anders:

is there a way to section 3d objects, or view as hidden lines without getting the triangulation?

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There are two answers to your question.

1) The new 3-D PowerPack includes a Section Solids command, which sections a 3-D object by a user-specified sectioning surface, and returns curved surfaces, not triangles.

2) There is a defaceting angle preference for hidden line rendering which will remove most faceting lines. For now, there's a plug-in command at www.vectordepot.com that will allow you to set the value.