Selectively Hiding Part Edges In Scene

[Guest direland]

Does anybody know the answer to this? Can I selectively hide the edges of a specific part in a scene that I want to render where I want all other components showing part edges?

 

I swept a circular cross section along a 3d curve and in so doing I get edge lines showing up at the "tangency" points around the circumference of the part- although they are really not tangent. I know I can turn all edge lines off and get rid of them but I prefer to have it on for rendering- except for that particular part.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[IronKevin]

We don't have the ability to turn edges off per part but if your part is what I think it is you might be able to switch it to the Parasolid kernel and that edge along the circumference should disappear.

[Robert Andersson]

Render one image of each.

Place them in Photoshop on separate layers, and use the Photoshop tools to make some parts transp.

 

 

[Guest direland]

Thanks Kevin and Bob. In the particular way in which I was trying to create this component (using the sweep tool), nothing I tried seemed to get rid of the edge lines (In the process of sweeping a circular shape along my 3D curve, the finished shape had edge lines around the circumference at each bend). However, after thinking about it, I was able to recreate the basic shape another way and apply the Blend Edges tool. That option worked perfectly and I am happy with the result.