When in doubt, scale up (to give math room) and increase segments (to smooth the math). Do not fight the crack; engineer your workflow to avoid it. Do you have a specific model that keeps cracking? Drop your file parameters (units, radius size, segment count) in the comments below for a custom diagnosis.
If you have landed on this page, you have likely stared at your screen in frustration. You’ve just applied a beautiful圆弧 (round corner) using Fredo6's Round Corner plugin (or the native Follow Me tool), only to zoom in and discover a disaster: a crack , a missing face, or a jagged "non-manifold" gap right at the top of your geometry. sketchup round corner crack top
In this long-form guide, we will dissect why this crack appears, how to fix it instantly, and how to configure your plugins to prevent it from ever happening again. Before we fix it, we need to understand the geometry. In SketchUp, everything is made of polygons (triangles and quads). When you apply a round corner to a sharp edge, the plugin calculates new vertices. When in doubt, scale up (to give math
The "SketchUp round corner crack top" issue is one of the most common, hair-pulling problems faced by woodworkers, 3D printers, and product designers. Why does the top of your rounded cube or cylinder look like a shattered windshield while the sides are perfect? Drop your file parameters (units, radius size, segment