edgesurf question

[br0604bom]

when you click on edgesurf, when do you alter the number of faces and smoothness?

many thanks to someone with an answer

[fahim108]

You cannot alter the smoothness of a surface created with the EDGESURF command.

However, you can change the values for SURFTAB1 (and SURFTAB2) before performing

EDGESURF to get a more tessellated (smoother) surface.

 

Hope that helps.

 

-Edit-

Memory issues!

Edited March 24, 2011 by fahim108

[JD Mather]

Is there a reason you are using edgesurf rather than loft?

[br0604bom]

You cannot alter the smoothness of a surface created with the EDGESURF command.

However, you can change the values for RULESURF1 (and RULESURF2) before performing

EDGESURF to get a more tessellated (smoother) surface.

 

Hope that helps.

 

Fahim,

thanks for getting back on this,

when you action the edge surf, it shows SURFTAB 1=6, SURFTAB 2=6, in my case, it then shows 36 faces,

i think this is what i am meaning and what you mentioned, how can you change the values(faces)?

many thanks

[br0604bom]

for a wavy surface i did not think loft was appropriate, no?

[br0604bom]

Is there a reason you are using edgesurf rather than loft?

 

for a wavy surface i did not think loft was appropriate, no?

[fahim108]

Damn! I need to defragment my brain... sorry for the confusion, I meant the values for SURFTAB1 and SURFTAB2 should be increaed before doing the EDGESURF command. lol!

[br0604bom]

Damn! I need to defragment my brain... sorry for the confusion, I meant the values for SURFTAB1 and SURFTAB2 should be increaed before doing the EDGESURF command. lol!

 

i have tried entering different values when prompted about SURFTAB 1 and 2, but even after entering 9 for each, and hoping for 81, it still gives me 36 overall!!

[SLW210]

Are you sure the values are being entered? Type SURFTAB1 on command line 9 then do the same for SURFTAB2.

[SLW210]

All done with Edgesurf with SURFTAB1 & SURFTAB2 = 9

 

Command: Surftab1

Enter new value for SURFTAB1 <10>: 9

Command: Surftab2

Enter new value for SURFTAB2 <15>: 9

[fahim108]

As Steve pointed out, are you sure you're entering the values of SURFTAB1 and SURFTAB2 before EDGESURF?

 

Just to demonstrate what the SURFTABs do...

 

[br0604bom]

thanks very much fahim and SLW210, got it in the end, I was making the mistake of trying to make the change when in the command but have since sorted it out, many thanks once again

[JD Mather]

for a wavy surface i did not think loft was appropriate, no?

 

 

Uhmmm, I thought that was exactly what Loft was for?

[SLW210]

Uhmmm, I thought that was exactly what Loft was for?

 

And you would be correct, in my humble opinion. I guess most just like using what is familiar.

[br0604bom]

thanks very much for that JD, but in what I was looking to do, loft was not right, but it is something I shall look into in future, thanks again