Surfaces against background

Problem: Surfaces have jagged edges against the background.

Composite Rendering may be ON.

Do one of the following:

See Composite Rendering in Render > Globals.

• Set Composite RenderingOFF (under Render Globals).

  See Anti-aliasing Levels in Render > Globals.

• First increase Threshold under Render Globals. If the jagged edges persist, increase Minimum and Maximum Anti-aliasing Levels.

Surface silhouettes or edges appear faceted

Problem: Surface silhouettes or edges appear faceted.

See Mesh Tolerance (cm) in Render > Globals.

Decrease the Mesh Tolerance value (under Render Globals).

Cracks appear between surfaces

Problem: Cracks appear between surfaces that should be aligned.

Do one of the following:

• Attach the surfaces together using Object Edit > Attach > Attach.

  See Mesh Tolerance (cm) in Render > Globals.

• Decrease the Mesh Tolerance value (under Render Globals).

Camera’s Auto Render Clip parameter

Problem: Choppy surface artifacts

See Auto Render Clip in Windows > Editors > Cameras.

If you are not rendering animation, or not using shadow maps, or not outputting depth files, turn on the camera’s Auto Render Clip parameter.

See ClippingNear/Far in Windows > Editors > Cameras.

Otherwise, increase the camera’s ClippingNear value.