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  • optimizing for bevel

    Posted by Benedict Hein on September 20, 2018 at 2:01 pm

    Hi there,

    I’m doing a lot of product visuals for electrical components. The files I am getting from the customer are STEP, which are converted to OBJ before importing to cinema. Everything is fine, except that I have hard time beveling any of the edges to make the renders look more realistic. The geometry is a total mess.
    Any idea on how tho handle stuff like that?

    Benedict Hein replied 7 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Brian Jones

    September 20, 2018 at 2:27 pm

    in my experience with CAD import (limited) the best solution is bevel it in the original program.
    R20’s greatly expanded CAD import might remove the .obj step

  • Adam Trachtenberg

    September 20, 2018 at 4:07 pm

    Agree with Brian, but if those aren’t options, I find I get the best results by selecting and melting as many extraneous edges as possible.

  • Benedict Hein

    September 21, 2018 at 6:43 am

    Thought I’ve might have missed some feature or option, since I’m relatively new to 3D. But since you both suggested pre-beveling or manual beveling I’m gonna stick with that. Thank you!

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