Autosmooth is working

[markuszeller]

I can not tell, but autosmooth is working out of the box in the nodes. I did not add extra geo and deleted it.

[NP5]

Looks like it.
Must be a latest version new thing/fix.
@StephenWoods

[proc24]

The Shade Smooth Node works for me too, but if I go without Stephens Hack I cannot control the auto smooth angle in the object data properties

[RayMobula]

See >>>

No need for hack >>> Blender 4.1 >>> Smooth by Angle and Set Shade Smooth nodes

Hello There! No need for the hack using another group input note. With Blender 4.1 the Smooth by Angle modifier as well as geo node was added. [image] This allows e.g., to have the ico sphere keep the sharp edges, while the rest is smooth. And Set Shade Smooth seems to work too. [image] Maybe update the section of the course. @StephenWoods Cheers, Ray

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Blender 4 changes

Smoothing in 4.1 Old Shade Smooth ignores marked sharp edges Stays the same. Old Auto smooth you can select the angle (Default 30d) Changing the angle interactively alters the edges ‘treated’ as sharp. You can add marked sharp as well. New, (replacement of Auto Smooth) Shade Smooth by Angle. (warning, may be best not to use, use the new modifer instead) It marks sharp those angles it will treat as sharp. Not interactive! If you change the angle you have to re shade smooth and must undo by …