Removing the vertical lines from free drawing a raw edge

[S1m0n]

Hi,

This is my first post. I am using Sketchup 2017 to design some furniture to give to a cabinet maker to build. I am really happy with my progress and getting to where I am now thanks to reading this forum. I have hit something that I don’t understand and seeking an explanation and/or advice.

I am creating the top of a TV/entertainment unit in wood that I would like to show having a raw / live edge. I have free drawn an edge that I am happy with. However, the first section of the raw edge has no vertical “seams” which I like. However, the rest of the raw edge has many many vertical seams. How should I remove these vertical seams (see red arrow)? If I just delete the a seam, it creates a hole in the edge.

How can I make “remove” the vertical seams to make the entire raw edge look like the first section without the seams?

[c_j_ryan]

Use the eraser tool while holding the “ctrl” key to soften them.
Nice board texture btw.

[whiterabbitdesigncompany]

Also, you can hold shift+eraser which will just hide them without softening, if that is preferred.
In gif the first is with ctrl and the second with shift.
To do them all in a more heavy handed way you could also use the “soften edges palette”

[S1m0n]

A big thank you to your answers. It’s great to learn something new. The texture was from the Sketchup texture club.