Is it possible to give those edges a thickness, similarly to the Bevel option with curves?
I don’t want to convert the mesh to a curve and apply the depth then, because the junctions don’t turn out right.
I want to use the mesh for a FEM analysis and therefore all of the veins have to be connected to each other,
so unfortunately it’s not good enough if only 2 of the 3 veins are connected in junctions as seen in the picture:
then you can apply skin
then add a subsurf to get a smoother rounded mesh
for FEM
sorry nature is a bitch!
better look very carefuly to the mesh structure so that i does represent the real thing
if i remember well the membranes between ribs are not flat but somewhat rounded! which can affect the mechanical strenght of the wing
also check if the ribs are rounded or more like an I beam!
Perfect, just what I was looking for! Thank you so much!
And you are right with the membranes, that’s going to be an issue at a later time.
This mesh is flat, but the big major veins that are missing in the file were reconstructed with micro-CT data, so they describe the actual position of the wing. The veins you are seeing right now are going to be rearranged so that they fit the angle of the major veins.
