Can't make coil sweep smooth - V20

Tim Neumann
Tim Neumann
in 3D Modeling

See attached image. Trying to smooth the coil sweep, looks rough. The commands I've used in previous versions like viewres or
facetres no longer have an affect. Regen does nothing either. Is there a new setting toggle I'm missing?

Comments

  • Richard Webb
    Richard Webb

    Noticed this difference between V21 and earlier releases a while back and submitted a support request on it. Still open.

    Try turning off spaUseFacetres and set spaSurfaceTol to a value which smooths out the appearance. The difference in behavior is still there but tweaking those two settings can improve the appearance.

  • Tim Neumann
    Tim Neumann

    Thanks Richard but it has no effect. Tried V18 and the coils look the same. Wonder if the sweep command
    is the culprit. I checked the helix (path) and it's smooth. Hopefully they'll get this fixed.

  • Tim Neumann
    Tim Neumann

    Just for the record, support had me change to these settings which worked!

    SpaUseFacetRes = 0, SpaSurfaceTol = -0.25, SpaNormalTol = 15 and SpaMaxNumGridLines = 2048.

  • Richard Webb
    Richard Webb

    Thanks for the update! Clipped and saved.