Collapse mesh faces and vertices

These commands assist in repairing mesh objects to make them watertight.

  • Some STL/SLA printers have problems if meshes contain many long, thin facets. These facets can slow the printer down, produce odd results, or run the printer out of memory.
  • The MeshRepair command may be useful when tuning up meshes for STL/SLA printing.
CollapseMeshEdge

Move mesh edge vertices to a single vertex.

CollapseMeshFace

Move all mesh face vertices to a single vertex.

CollapseMeshFacesByArea

Move all mesh face vertices to a single vertex based on face area.

CollapseMeshFacesByAspectRatio

Move all mesh face vertices to a single vertex based on face aspect ratio.

CollapseMeshFacesByEdgeLength

Move all mesh face vertices to a single vertex based on face edge length.

CollapseMeshVertex

Move a mesh vertex to an adjacent mesh vertex.

See also

Extract object sub-elements

Edit mesh objects

The MeshRepair command integrates many mesh cleanup commands into a single dialog.

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