Re: Faceted rendering of curved 3D models

just a hint :-)

"Robert" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How about changing rendered object smoothness along with arc and circle
> smoothess along with segments per polyline curve in the preferences
> performance tab
>
> R
> <fernandoronci@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1132240412.083338.52680@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a way to tune Autocad's settings to eliminate faceting in
> > rendered revolved or extruded solids ?
> > For example, rendering a revolved closed polyline results in a faceted
> > output. I posted a couple of examples at
> > http://www.sola.com.ar/acadrendering that illustrate what I'm saying.
> > Faceting not only affects the rendered revolved or extruded solids, but
> > also other simpler solids such as cylinders, cones and torus. As a
> > matter of fact, any solid of revolution gets faceted when rendered.
> >
> > I tried different values for ISOLINES (minimum, maximum and
> > intermediate) to no avail. I also scaled the models x 10, x 100, x 0.1
> > and x 0.01 but that didn't make any difference either. Anti-aliasing is
> > set to "High" on the "Render Options" window, by the way.
> >
> > I did all renderings on Autocad 2000. I checked and could verify that
> > the same happens on Autocad 2005.
> >
> > I suppose this must be sort of a well known rendering fact, at least
> > with the default settings.
> > So, can anyone point me in the right direction to obtain
> > state-of-the-art renderings with Autocad, or at least a workaround to
> > eliminate faceting ?
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Fernando Ronci
> > E-mail: fernandoronci@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
>
>


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  • Re: Faceted rendering of curved 3D models
    ... then try the HIDE command and the isolines will be gonzo. ... > rendered revolved or extruded solids? ... rendering a revolved closed polyline results in a faceted ... > Faceting not only affects the rendered revolved or extruded solids, ...
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  • Re: Faceted rendering of curved 3D models
    ... > rendered revolved or extruded solids? ... rendering a revolved closed polyline results in a faceted ... > Faceting not only affects the rendered revolved or extruded solids, ... > I did all renderings on Autocad 2000. ...
    (comp.cad.autocad)
  • Faceted rendering of curved 3D models
    ... rendering a revolved closed polyline results in a faceted ... Faceting not only affects the rendered revolved or extruded solids, ... with the default settings. ...
    (comp.cad.autocad)
  • Re: Faceted rendering of curved 3D models
    ... How about changing rendered object smoothness along with arc and circle ... smoothess along with segments per polyline curve in the preferences ... > rendered revolved or extruded solids? ... rendering a revolved closed polyline results in a faceted ...
    (comp.cad.autocad)