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Sketch visualisation smoothness

Sketch visualisation smoothness

Sketch visualisation smoothness

(OP)
Hi.... I forgot how to change or set the sketch visualisation smoothness.
As it is by default, it s ok, but with some big zooms, circles get very faceted, instead of smooth and circular, you actually see line steps.

Preferences/visualizaion, apparently only work for shading in main viewport for surfaces.
So, how can i improve the display quality of lines in sketches?

Thank you

RE: Sketch visualisation smoothness

(OP)
Thank you for replying.
Maybe i did not make myself too clear, sorry.

What i am looking for is for a preferences setting that determines the tesselation of sketch lines. Similar to how we can do for surfaces in preferences/visualisation/faceting.

Hitting refresh doesnt change anything really.
A circle looks pretty jaggy to me, a bit "pologonised"... I d rather see it as a smooth line.
So the question really is if there is any setting that determines how the sketch lines are tesselated. If it is automatic and the software decides , that s fine, just asking.... i dont know. I can determine if lines look smoother or coarser in catia and solidworks... Similar setting for nx too?

Thanks again:)

RE: Sketch visualisation smoothness

What NX version are you running ?
 In older NX versions one had to "Update Display" quite frequently.
 Then I also used to change the Preferences - Visualization - Line - Curve Tolerance to a finer value.  But I never touch that value anymore since it seems to automaticly update the smoothness.

RE: Sketch visualisation smoothness

Look in preferences -> visualization performance and turn on the line antialiasing.

Anthony Galante
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NX4.0.4MP10, NX5.0.0->5.0.6, NX6.0.0->NX6.0.5, NX7.0.0->NX7.0.1 & NX7.5.0.32-> NX7.5.4.4, Beta NX8.0.0.25
 

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