Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> joe nous illumina en ce 2009-03-13 23:56 -->
> > As a machinist, when we make a part, we are often asked to "break" edges with a
> > certain radius.  This makes edges somewhat smoother without altering the shape
> > to a large degree.  Say if I made a 1" cube out of steel, each edge might have
> > a .030 radius.  No longer sharp edges but yet still a 1" cube.  If I create a
> > box in povray the edges are very sharp.  Can a radius be applied automatically
> > to edges?  It is very tedious to create radius edges in code even for a simple
> > shape.
> >
> >
> If you look into the various include files from the distribution, you'll find
> "shapes.inc".
> That include contains several macro based shapes, including a round_box that
> should fit the bill quite nicely, and faster than the isosurface solution.
> You should also take a look to the object collection. It contains the code to
> create various shapes with rounded edges.
>
> --
> Alain

No I was talking about applying a radius or smoothing all edges of a shape no
matter what it is.  From posts later in this thread apparently it is not
possible.

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