Smoothing Meshes

Mesh objects are represented by discrete polygonal surfaces that can be smoothed, meaning their geometrical forms can be rounded out. Mesh objects are ideal for representing organic or sculptural forms. In the following steps, you will convert the ventilation towers into a mesh by smoothing the geometry twice and thereby softening its edges.

  1. If the file is not already open, go to the book's web page, browse to Chapter 17, get the file Ch17-E.dwg, and open it. Switch to the 3D Modeling workspace if it's not selected already in the Quick Access toolbar.
  2. Type LAYISO (for layer isolate), select the ventilation towers, and press Enter. Zoom into the area.
  3. Select the ribbon's Mesh tab and select the Smooth Object tool on the Mesh ...

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