[Guy Smith]

Thank you, I’ll try an STL workflow and increase the mesh density.

[Guy Smith]

“So the spline is what comes out of the hub so the camera can extend right?”
Correct.

“What was the model created in?”
SolidWorks

“What kind of file is it that you brought in from the CAD package? (what extension?)”
NuGraf uses the SolidWorks run time to open SolidWorks assemblies (SLDASM). Once opened and assembly can be exported in a number of formats, I export as a C4D native file.

[Guy Smith]

— Did I hear my name? —
Quite possibly, I was dreaming earlier.

—Whats the spline wrap being used for?—
Context is everything: It’s an inspection camera for sewer and drain pipes. A camera head is attached to the end of a spring, which is attached to a fiberglass cable. The whole assembly snakes its way out of the drum and through three guide hoops. I uploaded a pic of the equipment for reference.

— Its not that the geometry just isn’t there right?—
Correct. The geometry is there.

—The model will render smooth with out the spline wrap being there somewhere?—
Yes, the model looks fine when Spline Wrap is removed.

—Is the model a child of a parent that has a phone tag that is filtering down through the children?—
I prefer to not involve myself in parent/child issues…. But seriously, objects are grouped under nulls and I didn’t see any tags applied to the nulls, just the child objects within.

—You can take the tag from the child but if the parent has one it will take over—
Ok, that makes sense.

[Guy Smith]

Looks like I spoke too soon, deleting the Normal tag solved the problem on the spring portion of the assembly but not on the solid portion at the end of the spring.

Is there any other info. I can provide to help diagnose this?

[Guy Smith]

Sheesh. I tried EVERYTHING… except deleting the Normal tag.

That completely solved my problem, THANK YOU Brian!

[Guy Smith]

Thanks Joe, EXACTLY what I needed!