Advance surfacing

[ARC1]

Can anyone indicate me how to check a surface for imperfection. I am just starting to use more complex surfaced shape and I would like to know all about checking a model made for surfacing.<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks!

 

[marina_L]

hey ARC1,
i am also interested and currently working on surfacing at the moment and so far i can suggest the following:

if
you want to check for open edges you can switch to nohidden wireframe
view and the violet (light purle) egdes indicate open or unmerged
surfaces.

also you can run the analysis --> curvature tool or shaded curvature
(particularly
in shaded curvature a fridge plot is used were the red color is high
possitive curvature values, and the blue high negative values)

generally when working surface modeling you want the curvature to be as smooth as possible and continuous (no sharp edges)

that is all i can think of at the moment,,,

if there are other ways of checking surfaces for imperfections i would also like some advise from you guys.

thanx
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[design-engine]

Imperfection?
Do you mean unwanted ripple in the light reflection?
Unwanted Concavity vs convexity. An ergonomic form often moves from
concave to convex and that is a desired form. If a surface is to be
concave all around then the Gaussian (now called shaded curvature) tool can
ensure the surface does not do a switch back.



A-Class analysis requires the geometry to be made as lite as possible without
over complex surfaces.... Poor form is the prime reason for imperfections
in a surface and is often determined by looking at how light reflects off the
surface.



Every evaluation requires an example.



Edited by: design-engine