Vector smooth algorithm in QGIS has sharp corners

Question

I am using the smooth function in a shape generator to represent tree canopies following this example It mostly works really well but I always get one sharp corner and its always at the second vertex. I have tried running Vector:Smooth from the processing toolbox to test if it's the shape generator that's the issue but I get the same results. I also get the same issue if I use create geometry by expression from the processing toolbox.

I know 50 iterations is extreme and I only need 10 to get a good result

And here is an example with the smoothed line shown in orange - the north most corner is sharper than it should be

Can you provide sample data? Otherwiese it's difficult to help. Please also post your code as text, not as image. — Babel, Dec 03 '22 at 20:07
You might be also interested in this: https://gis.stackexchange.com/a/390649/88814 — Babel, Dec 03 '22 at 20:35
That answer has some different ways of doing it I hadn't thought of — Sethinacan, Dec 04 '22 at 18:52

Babel · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-03T20:43:03.323

You set the fifth argument of the function smooth(), the optional max_angle. You have a value of 130. Delete it, than the sharp angle disappears: smooth ([your_polygon], 50, 0.2, 0.1)

From help:

Argument max_angle: maximum angle at node for smoothing to be applied (0-180). By lowering the maximum angle intentionally sharp corners in the geometry can be preserved. For instance, a value of 80 degrees will retain right angles in the geometry. https://docs.qgis.org/3.22/en/docs/user_manual/expressions/functions_list.html#smooth

Smoothing a line based on the blue points: with (black line) and without (red line) max_angle argument:

Glad it was something simple – Sethinacan Dec 04 '22 at 18:51 — Sethinacan, Dec 04 '22 at 18:51

Vector smooth algorithm in QGIS has sharp corners

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