Arc smoothness????
Arc smoothness????
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I created an arc and then extruded a thickness and length. When shaded, the arc exhibits faceted faces as opposed to a smooth surface. I went to Tools/Options/Document Properties and bumped up the Image Quality to High for both shaded and Wireframe. Still looks facted. I'm inserting this part into an assembly and it looks terrible. I had to turn on the base sketch to see the smooth arc for fit purposes. I'm also going to perform an optical analysis, and I do not know if the faceted faces cause issues with results.
Can anyone help?
Can anyone help?






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If I extrude a circle, and change the image quality the circle is smooth. So I don't think it's a graphic/screen issue.
Is the arc smooth? - yes
Does it look smooth? - No
RE: Arc smoothness????
Look at my attached link. Over a 2.6 inch span there are five facets to define the smoothness of the arc. I wouldn't mind maybe 100 to define the smooth arc, but not 5. This doesn't change regardless of the settings.
I decided to extrude a circle. It was somewhat faceted initially, but when I changed the image quality settings it was smooth regardless how close I zoomed in.
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System Options -> Performance -> Curvature generation and Level of detail?
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Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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