Amazing stuff as usual! :) I hope Solid-works will ship with a refined isophote shader soon. An idea suggestion- compare this isophote with that of rhino for the same object? >) =) Also it can be a bit disheartening to see that a transition you spent hours perfecting with zebras, combs etc needs even more tweaking when looking at isophotes. So I would be slightly cautious about relying on this especially if there is some unforeseen precision issue with this hack.
Ways around that are not relying on one method to check your work. Surface curvature combs don’t rely on the shaded mesh for example. I’ve even imported models into pro e before, just to use the analysis tools. Rhino hasn’t had a built in isophote shader until v7 as far as I am aware, and I think it is derived from the draft tool.
Even with the built in tools there are numerous examples of a poor quality mesh showing misleading results; like the built in zebra tool on low quality. Reminds me of the aura I get before a migraine kicks in!
@@AndrewJacksonDesignStudio haha. Although I’m no way as experienced as you are I can relate a bit. In alias these shader accuracies are controlled by a precision setting but it costs a lot of performance. Very frustrating to find a balance or decide how much g2 or g3 precision and flow is enough. I used to get stuck doing CV manipulation.
@@tonsab.assist.master yeah I know what you mean. Model might be damned near perfect but the reality of manufacturing and all the variables involved mean any number of things may make your off tool parts imperfect!
@@AndrewJacksonDesignStudio I currently only have to work with flat surface and sharp corners so I’m temporarily escaping that dilemma. Best case for me as an industrial designer is to surround myself with the best surface designers and engineers! Hope I eventually get there and learn together!
