MindBender Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Good Afternoon Everyone, I'm being asked, more often now, to design curved roofs, Quonsets and corresponding curved transoms installed just below curved glulams beams.... its been a lot of fun!! A Few jobs I've checked on screen and seem to be fine but when I send documents to print... the curves start to become faceted, polygonal in nature. I'm including a PDF of various curved CAD items, created an arched poly solid and then included a window I'm using in one of my projects. Is there way to adjust any or all curved objects to "smooth" the curves to depict AS curves and not polygonal or as fractured shorter/longer horizontal vectors/line? Any guidance or assistance would be greatly appreciated!! TEST - Various Curved Objects.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javatom Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 lines will curve but a curved object will have facets (like round roofs). I do not know a way around it. If it is viewed with standard cam it may not show up as much as vector view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 No for some things like the arched window but yes for things like walls, roofs and most other things that are polyline based. All you need to do is turn off the "automatic facet angle" checkbox and then specify a smaller angle to smooth out these curves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javatom Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Nice tip about the facet check box on roof. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 If you convert a curved line into a faceted polyline, you can never change it back into a curve again. This makes it very difficult to modify the shape of the curve later. This is why I prefer adjusting the facet angle instead. Please note that you need to be sure and select the polyline by clicking on the curved line in order to get the "Selected Arc' panel where you can change the facet angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindBender Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Hello Everyone!! Update on the "Curve" Issue I had..... Program Engineering.... YOU DID IT!!!!! X9 thank you thank you thank you!!! The "Fog of Fill" Beyond the curved lines is gone!!! The Curve is NOW a Curve.... not multi-facetted!! Thank YOU So Much!! Thank you all for your help & suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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