Reduce Model Window

Use

After a reduction is processed, you can select differing reduction amounts until the optimum reduction is reached. You then apply the reduction to the selected objects. As a guide, most models can be easily reduced to a level of 20% without any leaving any visible artifacts.

There are three methods for selecting the amount of reduction:

Using the Real-time Reduction slider
Entering percentage values in the Remove %, Keep %, and Keep Triangles fields
Using the 10%-100% buttons

The dialog buttons differ depending on whether you’ve already established the reduction settings and processed the reduction.

Features

Fields	Functional Description
Noninteractive Reduction	Used to select the amount (percentage) of polygon reduction to apply to the model in one of three ways. Faces in group: Used to select the amount (percentage) of polygon reduction to apply to the model in one of three ways
Real-Time Reduction	Used to select the amount (percentage) of polygon reduction to apply to the model
Slider	Determines the percentage of polygons to keep. With the slider positioned to the left, no polygons are kept, and with the slider positioned to the right, all polygons are kept. The Remove%, Keep%, and Keep Triangles fields are automatically updated as the slider moves.
Remove %	The percentage of polygons to remove. The slider and the Keep%, and Keep Triangles fields are automatically updated.
Keep %	The percentage of polygons to keep. The slider and the Remove%, and Keep Triangles fields are automatically updated.
Keep Triangles	The number of polygons to keep. The slider and the Remove %, and Keep% fields are automatically updated.
10%-100% buttons	Specifies the percentage of polygons to keep. The slider and the Remove%, Keep%, and Keep Triangles fields are automatically updated.
Statistics	Displays the number of meshes that are selected for reduction.
Progress bar	Displays the name and progress of each of the reduction process operations.
Process	Prepares the model for reduction by applying the Reduce Model settings and processing the reduction. Once the processing is complete, you can use the Real-time Reduction tools. Note Once the reduction is processed, you must click Cancel Settings if you want to modify the settings again.
Settings	Used to open the Reduce Model Setting window to modify the reduction settings

Activities

Opening the Reduce Model Window

Click Reduce Model on the CADTools toolbar.