Clean Tips

Most Landshape commands are fairy robust with tiny edges. Currently, Embed and Embed Fence are not. They are sensitive to tiny edges. Clean tries to help you remove tiny edges.

If you want to Embed edges that you have received from a third party, always check it for small edges before embedding.

Run Clean with 0 % Simplify can remove colinear edges, but leave the rest untouched.

If Clean should leave edges that cause issues. You can always remove bad geometry manually.

For Embed, the best way is to create your input Edges yourself, ensuring that they are well formed.

Note

Currently, Clean does not guarantee a successful Embed.

Currently, Clean only works on edges that are connected to faces. First make sure that your edges are connected to faces. Clean does not work on open edgework.

Holygon plans to make Clean also process open edgework in a future release. If you need to clean open edgework today, try a third-party extension.

Read Statusbar and VCB for Details

When Clean is active, Sketchup's statusbar will show the current state and options. Read the statusbar carefully.

The VCB and its label shows any current parameters. Right after a Clean commit, try typing different values and hit Enter to control the Clean effect.

To explore the tool, open a new sandbox model. Plot-quake a random terrain. Then try Clean on it. Don't be afraid to play around!

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Clean

Simplify selection by removing tiny edges and other bad geometry. Useful to prepare e.g. externally sourced CAD input before Embedding. Currently preserves only faces.

Clean works in input groups. External CAD input, such as roadlines or ground type boundaries, regularly contains tiny edges and other bad geometry. This will create issues if you Embed them. Always Clean such input first.

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Menu: Extensions > Landshape > Main > Clean

Clean Tips

Most Landshape commands are fairy robust with tiny edges. Currently, Embed and Embed Fence are not. They are sensitive to tiny edges. Clean tries to help you remove tiny edges.
If you want to Embed edges that you have received from a third party, always check it for small edges before embedding.
Run Clean with 0 % Simplify can remove colinear edges, but leave the rest untouched.
If Clean should leave edges that cause issues. You can always remove bad geometry manually.
For Embed, the best way is to create your input Edges yourself, ensuring that they are well formed.

Check Results

To check the results of your latest Clean, watch Landshape's Guide Overlay in viewport's upper right corner. It reports the length of the longest edge remaining.
Another way to check results is to run Inspect Edges on your selected input group. This is availale under menu Prop.

Note

Currently, Clean does not guarantee a successful Embed.
Currently, Clean only works on edges that are connected to faces. First make sure that your edges are connected to faces. Clean does not work on open edgework.
Holygon plans to make Clean also process open edgework in a future release. If you need to clean open edgework today, try a third-party extension.

Read Statusbar and VCB for Details

When Clean is active, Sketchup's statusbar will show the current state and options. Read the statusbar carefully.
The VCB and its label shows any current parameters. Right after a Clean commit, try typing different values and hit Enter to control the Clean effect.
To explore the tool, open a new sandbox model. Plot-quake a random terrain. Then try Clean on it. Don't be afraid to play around!

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