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This node produces a polygon surface based on a NURBS surface and several tesselation parameters.

Node nameParentsClassificationMFn typeCompatible function sets
arubaTessellateabstractBaseCreategeometrykArubaTesselatekBase
kNamedObject
kDependencyNode
kCreate
kArubaTesselate

Related nodes

transformGeometry, rebuildSurface

Attributes (10)

adaptive, chordalDeviation, inputSurface, maxChordLength, minChordLength, normalTolerance, outMesh, sampleType, samples, tolerance

Long name (short name)TypeDefaultFlags
adaptive (adp) bool1outputinputconnectablestorable
Adaptive
chordalDeviation (cd) double0.0015outputinputconnectablestorable
The maximum distance, in centimeters, between mesh triangles and the model geometry
inputSurface (is) nurbsSurfacenullptrarrayoutputinputconnectable
The input surface
maxChordLength (mcl) double100.0outputinputconnectablestorable
The maximum length, in centimeters, allowed for any chord on an edge or between any two adjacent grid lines
minChordLength (icl) double0.01outputinputconnectablestorable
The minimum length, in centimeters, allowed for any chord on an edge or between any two adjacent grid lines
normalTolerance (ntl) double0.0outputinputconnectablestorable
The maximum change, in degrees, in the surface normal between adjacent nodes in the mesh
outMesh (om) meshnullptroutputconnectable
Output mesh
sampleType (st) enum2outputinputconnectablestorable
Tessellation sample type
samples (smp) integer8outputinputconnectablestorable
Num Samples
tolerance (tol) distance (double)double0.1cmoutputinputconnectablestorable
surfaces are only stitched if their separation is less than this tolerance