Smooth Mesh command

Smoothing a mesh is part of the Reverse Engineering Workflow.

Smooth Mesh command

Use the Smooth Mesh command to reduce the amount of imperfections that are created when the source part was initially scanned. The size and amount of imperfections can adversely affect the quality of the extracted surfaces.

The area of the mesh to be smoothed is identified by changing mesh regions to green. After identifying the regions to be smoothed, identify the acceptable Smoothing Factor and the number of Iterations to perform. Then select Accept to smooth the identified mesh facets.

The Smooth Mesh command bar has the following options:

Mesh Selection

Body/Face

The Body/Face method selects bodies or faces to delete.

Brush

The Brush method paints the area to be deleted. Highlighted mesh regions turn green when selected. This method is useful when selecting mesh facets in a small irregular area.

Fence

The Fence method defines a selection box (rectangle by 2 points) that identifies the area to be deleted. The current view orientation determines the perspective of the selection box. Highlighted mesh regions turn green when selected.

Box

The Box method defines a 3D selection box with a finite depth that identifies the area to be deleted.

Accept

Select this option to delete all mesh facets that are highlighted in green. You can also right-click or press Enter to accept the selections.

Deselect all

Select this option or press Esc to deselect all selected mesh facets.

Next steps

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