reduceGeometry operation

Syntax

• reduceGeometry (tol)

Parameters

1. tol—float (range[0,1] )
   Controls the number of vertices which are going to be removed from the geometry. For instance, a value of 0.2 will reduce the vertex count of the geometry by 20%.

Description

The reduceGeometry operation simplifies the geometry by applying a series of edge collapses. The algorithm tries to reduce the complexity of the mesh by introducing the least possible delta to the appearance of the existing model.

Related

• cleanupGeometry operation
• convexify operation
• innerRectangle operation
• mirror operation
• reverseNormals operation
• setNormals operation

Examples

Reducing a terrain

The picture below shows a shaded terrain mesh. Left: the original (16384 vertices, 16129 faces). Right: after reduceGeometry(0.8) (3276 vertices, 5066 faces).

Terrain meshes

Closeup of the terrain meshes from the previous picture. Left original, right reduced.