[Bf-funboard] Material Data-

[Kent Mein]

In reply to Campbell Barton (cbarton@metavr.com):

> >>
> >>>I thinks its a good way of giving the User control of how the mesh 
> >>>looks.
> >>>at the moment you need to split the object up into many just to have 
> >>>different smoothing values.
> >>>Many formats have the smoothing as a material value- I dont see why 
> >>>it cant be on the object and optionaly a sart of the material.
> >>>
> >
> Then mabe blender needs smoothing groups- Would be a property of the 
> face- mabe 255 diferent smoothing groups per face?
> 

Cambell, you do realise you can smoth parts of a mesh without spitting it up
right?

try this create a cube.  Extrude the left side out and back from the camera.
Then do the same on the right.
Render and notice the sharp edges.

          .----.----.----.
          |    |    |    |
          .----.----.----.
                       ^
                      select everything left of the ^ in edit mode
			and click set smooth 

then re render.

Kent

P.S. Sorry for the bad ascii art ;)
			
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