modeling: poly: sharp edges

[lowkey]

not sure if this is what you're lookin' for:

select the edges you want to be sharp, then
edit polygons->normals->soften/harden

:shrug:

[augustus]

I think there is no easy way with polygons, but you can use full-crease while using subdivision surfaces.

[Elliotjnewman]

If your using poly smooth you can adjust the continuity of the smooth so it only smooths edges of say <50 degrees.

Otherwise I dont think there is a better alternative - polys arent that smart...

[Maya Ayanami]

thanks both of you. I will try them out tonight.


is there a continuty option for the exponential smooth type of thing or is it just for the lenear(is that spelled right) smooth setting because I always use the exponential smooth type cause I always get weird results the the other one and dont like it and it screws up the mesh.

[Elliotjnewman]

Experimentationalising is the answer!

[Maya Ayanami]

ok well i tried these but the only one that works is the crease for sub-d's. the continuty one makes all of the edges of the original polys sharper and therfore the final smooth model will loo similar to the lowres mesh but the edges are a little smooth and look strange.

and with the full crease subD it sharpens it too much. and the next one down wicth i believe is semi crease or something similar well that makes it too smoot so is there any way to get inbetween.

sorry for being such a pain

[augustus]

Try this: full crease, refine a few times, then uncrease. There is an example about this in docs.

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