Full Version: Removing a hard edge?

Is it possible to remove or smooth out a hard edge area besides fileting?

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Drone_new_v04.3dm

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Hi Billabong, it can be difficult to remove a hard edge right in the middle of other stuff like that.

Other than filleting, if you can trim away some space around the hard edge then the Construct > Blend command can put in a smooth connecting surface between the open edges. Or the other main approach is making a larger single surface across areas that are supposed to be smooth instead of filling things in piece by piece.

- Michael

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Thanks Michael. I was afraid of that. I'll try your suggestions. Thanks again.
-B

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Hi Billabong, here is a version with those hard edges removed.

It's a pretty tricky process though, it's better to prepare it earlier in the model construction.

I set up a blend surface like this:





And then the tricky part is getting it in place, which involves untrimming and retrimming surrounding pieces.

- Michael

Attachments:
Drone_new_v04_2.3dm

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drone_trim10.jpg  drone_trim9.jpg 

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Thanks so much Michael!

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