Total newb problem with smoothing

[darkeyes]

Ok, I'm pretty new to Octane and Sketchup... in fact to all 3d software.. When I export an .obj file from sketchup to Octane and apply a texture (in this example the custom GLASS texture from the online db) My surfaces are heavily faceted... How do I get a sphere to appear like a sphere.. like if I applied GLASS it would look like a crystal ball instead of a glass buckysphere... I've tried subdividing it like crazy in sketchup using aritsan's subdivide tool.. but I still get the little facets... Am I missing a step here? Is this something to fix in sketchup or in octane, or is something wrong with the exporter? Any help would be appreciated

[darkeyes]

Ok never mind, I think it was the particular texture that I was using that was causing the effect, the architectural glass made my sphere appear smooth... Sorry I guess I just need to mess around some more with the textures ... Any body know any other sources for textures other than the LIVE DB?

[Proupin]

cgtextures.com

[TIG]

Objects with 'smoothed edges' will render looking 'smooth'.
Objects with non-smooth edges [ordinary or hidden edges] will render as faceted planes...

[darkeyes]

ah thanks... that explains the soften edges function... thanks for the link as well!