Reduce faces on a mesh body

Use the Reduce command to reduce the number of faces on a mesh body in Fusion to minimize complexity.

1. In the Design workspace, on the Mesh tab, select Modify > Reduce .

   The Reduce dialog displays.

2. In the canvas, select a mesh body or face groups on a mesh body.

3. In the dialog, select a reduction Type and adjust associated settings:

   • Tolerance: Reduces mesh by merging faces within a maximum deviation from the original mesh shape.
     • Tolerance: Specify maximum deviation of the reduced mesh from the original, in current design units.
   • Proportion Reduces mesh by a proportion of the number of faces on the original mesh.
     • Remesh Type
       • Adaptive: Creates smaller faces in areas of high detail and larger faces in areas of low detail.
       • Uniform: Creates faces of similar size in all areas.
     • Proportion: Specify the percentage of the original number of faces to include in the reduced mesh.
   • Face Count Reduces mesh to a specific number of faces.
     • Remesh Type
       • Adaptive
       • Uniform
     • Face Count: Specify the number of faces to include in the reduced mesh.

4. Click OK.

The faces are reduced and display on the mesh body in the canvas. A Reduce feature displays in the Timeline.

Tips

• Check Preview to display a preview of the mesh body in the canvas that updates as you adjust the settings.
• Use the Tolerance reduction type to reduce complexity and improve computational performance while working with the mesh.
• Use the Adaptive remesh type to preserve details.
• Use the Uniform remesh type to keep face sizes relatively even.
• Right-click the feature in the Timeline and select Edit Feature to edit adjust its settings.