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From the 3D Printing section of the action bar,
click Decimate.
- Select a mesh exempt of non-manifold problems, even on
non-active areas.
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Select the type of decimation to apply.
- Chordal
Deviation to preserve the shape of the
model, even in areas with a high curvature.
- Edge Length to remove triangles with tiny edges and obtain a more
uniform mesh. However this may result in a loss of accuracy in
areas with a high curvature.
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Enter the parameter values for the selected type of decimation.
- For a decimation by Chordal Deviation, select the
Maximum check box and enter a value. It is the chordal
deviation that should not be exceeded during decimation. Decimation stops when the
chordal deviation limit has been reached. Example: Decimation with a Chordal
Deviation at 70%.
- For a decimation by Edge Length, select the
Minimum check box and enter a value. The minimum edge length is
then represented by a sphere. Decimate stops when further
decimation could collapse edges of length greater than the value entered. Example:
Decimation by Edge Length set at 70%.
- For both types of decimation, select the Target Percentage check box
to obtain a given final number or percentage of triangles. Either enter the percentage
value or the Target Triangle Count. Those boxes are linked to
each other and updated simultaneously.
- Current Triangle Count indicates the current number of triangles,
either of the original model when you start the action, or of the result model when you
have clicked Apply.
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To control the decimation of free edges, when a rectangular shape sees its corners cut
off after decimation, select the Free Edge Tolerance check box. This check box activates the maximum allowable deviation that can
occur for vertices on the boundary.
The distance between the resulting decimated boundary and the original boundary
remains under the set tolerance.
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Select the Analysis check box before
clicking Apply to see the maximum distance and the mean distance
between the original mesh and the result mesh at the end of the
computation.
The chordal deviation that can be used as a stopping criterion is
an approximation of the chordal deviation between the original mesh before decimation and
the decimated mesh At the end of the decimation, the maximum, and the mean deviation
are reported. Unlike the value entered under Maximum, these are the
true deviations between the original mesh and the result mesh.
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