| non-planar faces [message #54900] Thu, 04 October 2012 21:53 UTC |
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Is it possible to upload a surface with non-planar quad faces? How will shapeways handle them?
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| Re: non-planar faces [message #54905 is a reply to message #54900 ] Fri, 05 October 2012 01:49 UTC |
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I think you are asking if you can have a quad where at least one of the points is in a different plane. The general answer is "no". For many file formats, all quads must be triangulated.
Patience, Persistance, Politeness - the 3Ps will help us get us to Perfect Printed Products
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| Re: non-planar faces [message #54911 is a reply to message #54900 ] Fri, 05 October 2012 03:23 UTC |
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A manifold surface area encloses a volume(where the chosen material solidifies) Since a face/quad/tri has no thickness,No volume
,it is not recognized as an object unless it is part of a manifold surface enclosing a volume. Consider the surface area a bubble, containing the volume where the material is supposed to be
Have any questions regarding Blender, and need fast answers, you are always welcome at the IRC Server Freenode, channel #blender. As a bonus, several there have experience in modelling for 3D prints.
Keith
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| Re: non-planar faces [message #54912 is a reply to message #54911 ] Fri, 05 October 2012 03:28 UTC |
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Thanks. It sounds like I need to triangulate my faces.
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