Tip: You can use the Soften Edges feature, along with the Smooth edge property, to change the visibility of your edges and make your model look more realistic with less geometry, which improves your computer’s performance. Here, you find an introduction to soft, smooth, and hidden geometry and the types of entities they create. After you understand the basics, check out a few tips for improving your model’s appearance and modeling efficiently. Table of Contents • • • • Understanding the edge properties In SketchUp, the following properties, in various combinations, enable you to control edges’ appearance: • Soft: When you soften an edge, the edge is hidden, and the faces that the edge bounds become a surface entity. Magix Soundpool Dvd Collection 21 Google. Note: A surface entity joins two or more faces so that they look round. Although you still see inferences for all the geometry that a surface entity contains, the surface entity acts like a single entity when you select or paint it.

In the figure, you see that clicking the face on either side of the soft edge (1) selects both faces. • Smooth: Smoothing an edge adds shading that makes the faces look smooth. However, when you apply the Smooth property alone, the edge remains visible. (See Edge 2 in the figure.) You can also hide an edge (or any geometry, the hidden property isn’t exclusive to edges). When you hide an edge, the edge is not visible, but any faces adjoining the edge are not transformed into a surface entity. (Edge 3 in the figure is a hidden edge.) Softening and smoothing edges at once In SketchUp, softening and smoothing edges typically go hand-in-hand.

That’s why both the Eraser tool and the Soften Edges dialog box apply these properties together. Tip: Use the Eraser tool to quickly smooth and soften your edges. Open the Soften Edges dialog box when you need more fine-tuned control. To soften and smooth edges with the Eraser, follow these steps: • Select the Eraser tool ( ) or press the E key.

• Hold down the Ctrl key (Microsoft Windows) or the Option key (Mac OS X) as you click the edges you want to hide. If you make a mistake or change your mind, hold down Ctrl+Shift (Microsoft Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS X) and click the edges to undo the softening and smoothing. To soften and smooth with the Soften Edges dialog box, follow these steps: • Select the edges you want to soften and smooth.

Softening, Smoothing, and Hiding Geometry. In SketchUp, softening and. That’s why both the Eraser tool and the Soften Edges dialog box apply these properties. Dec 24, 2007 smooth continuous lines especially for. Same works with the arc tool and actually this is. View >and checking hidden geometry You can soften any line. SketchUp/ Soft vs Smooth vs Hidden Edges. Its connected faces in their own different way in addition to how it affect the Select tool. How to soften an edge. Join George Maestri for an in-depth discussion in this video, Soften and smooth edges, part of SketchUp 2016 Essential Training.

(See for tips and selection techniques.) • Select Window >Soften Edges. Select Window >Default Tray >Soften Edges.