Explicit Mesh Conversion Functions
The following functions are available to apply explicit conversions of object types.
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ConvertPatchToMesh()- Converts a patch mesh to a mesh. -
ConvertMeshToPatch()- Converts a mesh to a patch mesh. -
ConvertPolyToPatch()- Converts a poly object to a patch mesh. -
ConvertPatchToPoly()- Converts a patch object to a poly object.
Both conversion functions use the following conversion flags:
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CONVERT_KEEPSEL -Translate subobject selections, so selected vertices, edges, or surface areas (faces or patches) in the input model is still selected in the output. -
CONVERT_USESOFTSEL -Translate soft selections. Also, in the case of patches turning into meshes with more vertices, soft selections are used to interpolate between selected patch corners and non-selected ones. -
CONVERT_PATCH_USEQUADS -When converting to a Patch model, create quad patches for any quads in the input mesh or poly mesh. (Otherwise, turns everything into triangle patches). -
CONVERT_NO_RELAX -Indicates in patch-to-mesh conversions that the Relax parameters in the patch should be ignored.
