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I'm trying to create an inset on a face in Blender, but I want the resulting inset to have a rounded curvature, similar to the shape of a hammock. I have successfully used the Inset tool, but the edges remain straight, and I need them to be smoothly curved.

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Given this mesh is generated by importing an SVG and using the Knife Project tool to outset the contour, beveling would be a nightmare. I have the LoopTools add-on enabled, but I'm not entirely sure how to proceed to achieve this effect. Could someone provide a step-by-step guide or any tips on how to do this?

Thanks in advance!

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  • $\begingroup$ You don't need it to be any specific curvature you just want it smoothed out generally? You could just make a displacement map with that svg, Blur the outer area just a bit and then displace the grid that way. You'd need Photoshop or GIMP or something. But its not going to be very clean either way. $\endgroup$
    – Jakemoyo
    Commented Jul 12 at 18:15

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This quite easy task for geometry nodes.

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I made setup like this. It trims input geometry by Z position, then each point lower than this value sets a new Z position based on distance to the closest point from the trimmed figure.

Roundness of filet controls by float curve node.

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I may be way out of my league here, or misunderstanding the question at hand. If i am or if i do, i apologize. But since you have the SVG file, can't you just reverse it, import the new reversed one, and either extrude the new SVG and bevel it or just run a rounded bevel on it, convert the curve to mesh and run a boolean on the mesh you already have? Curve/Data

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  • $\begingroup$ Hi, thanks for the post. This site is not a regular forum, answers should be substantial, stand on their own, and thoroughly explain the solution and required steps. One liners and short tips rarely make for a good answer. If you can, edit your post and provide some more details about the procedure and how it works, perhaps add a few images illustrating some steps and final result. See How to write a good answer?, otherwise it may be converted to a comment. $\endgroup$
    – Harry McKenzie ♦
    Commented Jul 18 at 3:19
  • $\begingroup$ @HarryMcKenzie Hi! Sure i can edit it, no problem. Only reason i didn't make a comment is because i wasn't allowed to(?) It said something about 50 points or something. But i'll edit the answer!😊 $\endgroup$
    – Martin
    Commented Jul 18 at 11:32

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