{"id":13231,"date":"2021-01-15T16:46:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T15:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=13231"},"modified":"2022-02-10T11:03:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T10:03:36","slug":"mesh-simplification","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/tools-3\/mesh-simplification\/","title":{"rendered":"Mesh Simplification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">On this page<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30afc0220f7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/tools-3\/mesh-simplification\/#What_does_the_tool_do\" >What does the tool do?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/tools-3\/mesh-simplification\/#How_to_use_Mesh_Simplification\" >How to use Mesh Simplification<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/tools-3\/mesh-simplification\/#Quick_Tip\" >Quick Tip<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-does-the-tool-do\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_the_tool_do\"><\/span>What does the tool do?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" class=\"wp-image-15249\" style=\"width: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/01\/simplify_mesh_icon.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/01\/simplify_mesh_icon.png 256w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/01\/simplify_mesh_icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/> <em>Mesh Simplification<\/em> Tool enables you to reduce the amount of triangles in a mesh, while keeping the overall shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can for example be useful if you need to simplify your geometry for later use in KeyVR or other AR-Applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column tip-box gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tip\">Tip<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>If your model contains NURBS, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/manual\/tools-3\/re-tessellate\/\">Re-Tesselate<\/a> tool for better results.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-use-mesh-simplification\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_use_Mesh_Simplification\"><\/span>How to use Mesh Simplification<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Mesh-Simplification-1024x624.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Mesh-Simplification-1024x624.png 1024w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Mesh-Simplification-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Mesh-Simplification-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Mesh-Simplification-1536x936.png 1536w, https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/04\/Mesh-Simplification.png 1611w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Launch the <em>Mesh Simplification<\/em> tool<\/strong><br>You can launch the Mesh Simplification tool via the Tools section in the Ribbon, or via right-click on a model or part in the scene tree or Real-time View.<\/li><li><strong>Adjust the Mesh quality<\/strong><br>You can adjust the quality of the mesh by using the slider.<\/li><li><strong>Click Simplify<\/strong><br>By clicking the <em>Simplify <\/em>button your changes will be shown in the preview.<\/li><li><strong>Apply or Cancel<\/strong> <br>To finalize the changes to the scene and close the dialog, click <em>Apply<\/em>. <em>Cancel<\/em>&nbsp;will revert all changes and exit the dialog.<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column warning-box gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"known-limitation\">Known Limitation<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Models that are using <em>UV coordinates<\/em> might appear wrong after simplification. 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