How to smooth a curve next to a smooth surface

# 1 14-10-2011 , 07:01 AM

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How to smooth a curve next to a smooth surface

Hello Im modeling A10 thunderbird and Im having a slight problems with smoothing curves next to a smooth surface. Can please someone advice me how to make that specific curve "beter looking"? Please

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# 2 14-10-2011 , 07:07 AM

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Go to surfaces, edit curve, smooth curve then set your tolerance..........dave

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# 3 14-10-2011 , 07:12 AM

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Go to surfaces, edit curve, smooth curve then set your tolerance..........dave

Originally Posted by daverave

Im using polygons primitives not nurbs. Thank you dave for your quick reply.

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# 4 14-10-2011 , 07:46 AM

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OK I see what your problem is the mesh is stretching, you need to fix your edge flow, it looks like you have ngons (polygons with more then 4 edges) try keeping to 4 side polys..........dave

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# 5 14-10-2011 , 08:13 AM

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OK I see what your problem is the mesh is stretching, you need to fix your edge flow, it looks like you have ngons (polygons with more then 4 edges) try keeping to 4 side polys..........dave

Originally Posted by daverave

Hhhhh Each polygon in the selected area has exactly 4 edges.. I might need to add more geometry if I want to make that curve to look beter.. Got more tips?

Edit: I have rebuild all of the geometry of the curve and near it, I have kept an eye that every polygon has 4 edges, I have also added a lot more geometry to the curve. Thank you dave!1 Really thank you man! From now on Ill be keeping and eye that every polygon has 4 edge. You have taught me today something really important. Thanks once again!

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