rounding edges for rendering

is it good practice to set the "Round Sharp Edges" to a non zero value in Appearances>Advanced>Illumination?  Other render engines I've used produce better images when there are no true sharp edges on surfaces.

When I go to the top of my assembly and try to set this property for the whole model, I loose all of my applied materials.  It would be very tedious to set this parameter for each part in the model.

Thanks,

TL

SolidworksPhotoview 360