andrewbirch Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Hello everyone. I know this has been addressed in the past, but what is the current best methods for reducing the complexity of faceting in a solid. As an example, I have some aluminum profiles that I extruded, and the faceting makes these surfaces overly complex. Is there a plugin/vectorscript/tool that exists to take a solid and reduce its 'resolution' or 'simplify its mesh' ? any thoughts are appreciated. ps- VW 12.5 is a great upgrade. Thanks Nemetschek ! Quote Link to comment
Kaare Baekgaard Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Faceting? Are we not talking about a nurbs-based 3D objects nowadays? Do you convert objects to meshes for some reason? In that case - don't. Nurbs updates and renders fast. If the base 2D profile object in an extrude is too complex, then the 3D will be as well. In that case use the Simplify comand on the 2D geometry within the extrude. Quote Link to comment
andrewbirch Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 Thanks Kaare. I couldn't remember the Simplify command. That's what I was looking for. Much appreciation. Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Where is the Simplify command? Quote Link to comment
andrewbirch Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 eerr, yes Kaare....where is that exactly ? (I was thinking about FormZ's reduce mesh simplify ) I have no idea where this is in VectorWorks. Quote Link to comment
Kaare Baekgaard Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I have it in a custom workspace - I dont think it is in the standard workspace. If you cannot find it within the workspace editor af a menu item - then maybe I got it from a third party? Her is one with a script - actually maybe it is the one I have transformed into a menu item. http://www.aetherlumina.com/vw/ At the bottom of the page. Sorry for the confusion. Quote Link to comment
Kaare Baekgaard Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 read 'as' - not 'af' Quote Link to comment
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