About the model, which is basically one huge solid:
Size: ca. 30×30×2 cm
Smallest features, e.g. chamfers: ca. 1 mm
Unit settings:
Model units: Millimeters
Absolute tolerance: 0.001
Relative tolerance: 1.0
Angle tolerance: 1.0
Constantly I am running into problems with naked edges when adding features to the solid. I fix them in one place, and then they come up in another place - a nightmare. Once, I think when doing a boolean operation, I got a message that the tolerance had to be doubled to finish the operation. I ignored that and continued working.
It could of course be that I made some mistakes, or I didn’t edit in a smart way, but just to be on the safe side:
My preference is for a tighter angle tolerance of 0.1 (the angle at which you consider things to be “tangent”, I find 1 degree to be far too much)
I don’t know what you are doing when you “add features to the solid”, but if you are getting a lot of naked edges, there’s something wrong… Often it has to do with how you are trimming/splitting and adding stuff, which is where edges get out of tolerance. Always check for naked edges while you’re modeling…
Hi Felix- the settings look fine to me- can you give me an example of an operation that leaves you with unexpected nakeds? Can you send the file? (tech@mcneel.com, to my attention)
Thanks for the advice - that was exactly what I was looking for!
Without changing my settings, I finally was able to iron out all issues. From time to time I have to reconstruct some surfaces if there are problems with naked edges.
Attached is a part of the model, which shows level of detail.
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I don’t know what you are doing when you “add features to the solid”
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With features I mean details, such as a hole for a screw.