Class Algo

Inheritance
Algo
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Methods

assembleCAD

Assemble faces of CAD shapes

Declaration
algo.assembleCAD(occurrences, tolerance=0.1, removeDuplicatedFaces=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to assemble
Distance tolerance

Assembling tolerance
Boolean removeDuplicatedFaces

If True, duplicated faces will be removed

backToInitialBRep

Create the BRep shape from a Tessellated shape with Domain Patch Attributes (after tessellate)

Declaration
algo.backToInitialBRep(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

bakeImpostor

bakes impostors textures

Declaration
algo.bakeImpostor(occurrence, XFrames, YFrames, hemi, resolution, padding, roughness, metallic, ao) -> algo.OctahedralImpostor
Parameters
Type Name Description
Occurrence occurrence
Int XFrames
Int YFrames
Bool hemi
Int resolution
Int padding
Boolean roughness
Boolean metallic
Boolean ao
Returns
Type Description
OctahedralImpostor

The structure containing impostor data

bakeVertexAttributes

Bake vertex attributes on meshes from other meshes

Declaration
algo.bakeVertexAttributes(destinationOccurrences, sourceOccurrences=[], skinnedMesh=True, positions=False, useCurrentPositionAsTPose=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList destinationOccurrences

Occurrences of the meshes where to store the baked vertex attributes
OccurrenceList sourceOccurrences

Occurrences of components from which to bake vertex attributes
Boolean skinnedMesh

Enabling skinned mesh baking (joint assignation for animation transfer)
Boolean positions

Enabling vertex position baking
Boolean useCurrentPositionAsTPose

Use the current position as the T-Pose

calculateNormalsInPointClouds

calculate the normal of each point of a Point Cloud

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.calculateNormalsInPointClouds(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process

combineMeshesByMaterials

Explode and (re)merge a set of mesh parts by visible materials

Declaration
algo.combineMeshesByMaterials(occurrences, mergeNoMaterials, mergeHiddenPartsMode) -> scene.OccurrenceList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of the parts to merge
Boolean mergeNoMaterials

If true, merge all parts with no active material together, else do not merge them
MergeHiddenPartsMode mergeHiddenPartsMode

Hidden parts handling mode, Destroy them, make visible or merge separately
Returns
Type Description
OccurrenceList

Resulting occurrences of the merged parts

configureFunctionLogger

Declaration
algo.configureFunctionLogger(functionName, enableFunction, enableParameters, enableExecutionTime)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String functionName
Boolean enableFunction
Boolean enableParameters
Boolean enableExecutionTime

crackCADMoebiusStrip

Detect Moebius strip and crack them if there is somme of them in the selection

Declaration
algo.crackCADMoebiusStrip(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to check

crackEdges

crack polygonal edges according to given criteria (deprecated, use crackMeshEdges instead)

Warning

This function is tagged as DEPRECATED.

Declaration
algo.crackEdges(occurrences, useAttributesFilter=True, sharpAngleFilter=45, useNonManifoldFilter=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Boolean useAttributesFilter

Filters by attribute
Angle sharpAngleFilter

Sharp angle in degree to filter by edges sharpness, if the angle is negative do not filter
Boolean useNonManifoldFilter

Filters by manifold-ness.

crackMeshEdges

crack polygonal edges according to given criteria

Declaration
algo.crackMeshEdges(occurrences, normal=False, uvs=False, uvChannels, loi=False, patches=False, nman=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Boolean normal

Crack on sharp normals
Boolean uvs

Crack on UV seams
IntList uvChannels

If empty and uvs=true, crack all UV channel, else only channel specified in the list
Boolean loi

Crack on identifier Lines of Interests
Boolean patches

Crack on patch borders
Boolean nman

Crack on non-manifolds

createFreeEdgesFromPatches

Create free edges from patch borders

Declaration
algo.createFreeEdgesFromPatches(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

createIdentifiedPatchesFromPatches

Create identified patch from existing patch (this is useful before cloning for baking)

Declaration
algo.createIdentifiedPatchesFromPatches(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

createIndexMapFromOccurrences

Create an IndexMap and add an UVSet so that each mesh will have UVs refering to one different pixel of the index map and that pixel will have the value i for occurrences[i]. Warning: all occurrences will be singularized

Declaration
algo.createIndexMapFromOccurrences(occurrences, uvChannel, createTexture1D) -> material.Image
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences
Int uvChannel
Bool createTexture1D

If true, the texture will have a resolution of 1 x occurrences.size, else a square power of two image will be created to fit occurrences.size pixels
Returns
Type Description
Image

createNormals

Create normal attributes on tessellations

Declaration
algo.createNormals(occurrences, sharpEdge=45, override=True, useAreaWeighting=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to create attributes
Angle sharpEdge

Edges with an angle between their polygons greater than sharpEdge will be considered sharp. If negative, smooth normals only.
Boolean override

If true, override existing normals, else only create normals on meshes without normals
Boolean useAreaWeighting

If true, normal computation will be weighted using polygon areas

createPointCloudKDTree

Create a KD-Tree from some point clouds occurrence, the given occurrences are deleted (even if they contains triangles) and the KD-Tree is represented in a new occurrence sub tree

Declaration
algo.createPointCloudKDTree(occurrences, depth, addToScene) -> scene.Occurrence
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences to process
Int depth

Kd tree depth
Bool addToScene

Add the KD-Tree to the current scene
Returns
Type Description
Occurrence

KD-Tree root occurrence

createTangents

Create tangent attributes on tessellations

Declaration
algo.createTangents(occurrences, uvChannel=0, override=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to create attributes
Int uvChannel

UV channel to use for the tangents creation
Boolean override

If true, override existing tangents, else only create tangents on meshes without tangents

createVertexColorFromMaterials

Bake vertex colors using main material color. May duplicate some vertices

Declaration
algo.createVertexColorFromMaterials(occurrenceList)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrenceList

createVisibilityPatchesFromPatch

Create visibility patches from existing patches

Declaration
algo.createVisibilityPatchesFromPatch(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

decimate

reduce the polygon count by removing some vertices

Declaration
algo.decimate(occurrences, surfacicTolerance=1, lineicTolerance=0.1, normalTolerance=5, texCoordTolerance=-1, releaseConstraintOnSmallArea=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Distance surfacicTolerance

Maximum distance between surfacic vertices and resulting simplified surfaces
Distance lineicTolerance

Maximum distance between lineic vertices and resulting simplified lines
Angle normalTolerance

Maximum angle between original normals and those interpolated on the simplified surface
Distance texCoordTolerance

Maximum distance (in 3D space) between original texcoords and those interpolated on the simplified surface
Boolean releaseConstraintOnSmallArea

If True, release constraint of normal and/or texcoord tolerance on small areas (according to surfacicTolerance)

decimateEdgeCollapse

reduce the polygon count by collapsing some edges to obtain an simplified mesh

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.decimateEdgeCollapse(occurrences, surfacicTolerance=0.1, boundaryWeight=1., normalWeight=1., UVWeight=1., sharpNormalWeight=1., UVSeamWeight=10., normalMaxDeviation=-1, forbidUVOverlaps=True, UVMaxDeviation=-1, UVSeamMaxDeviation=-1, protectTopology=False, qualityTradeoff=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Distance surfacicTolerance

Error max between the simplified mesh et the old one
Double boundaryWeight

Boundary importance during the decimation
Double normalWeight

Normal importance during the decimation
Double UVWeight

UV importance during the decimation
Double sharpNormalWeight

Importance of sharp edges during the decimation
Double UVSeamWeight

Importance of UV seams during the decimation
Angle normalMaxDeviation

Constraint the normals deviation on decimated model
Boolean forbidUVOverlaps

Forbid UV to fold over and overlap during the decimation
Double UVMaxDeviation

Constraint the uv deviation on decimated model
Double UVSeamMaxDeviation

Constraint the uv seams deviation on decimated model
Boolean protectTopology

If false, the topology of the mesh can change and some edges can become non-manifold. But the visual quality will be better on model with complex topology
QualitySpeedTradeoff qualityTradeoff

For big models it is recommended to choose PreferSpeed tradeoff. In PreferSpeed mode, quadrics are computed only on position (and not on other vertex attributes)

decimatePointClouds

decimate Point Cloud Occurrences according to tolerance

Declaration
algo.decimatePointClouds(occurrences, tolerance=500)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Distance tolerance

Avarage distance between points

decimateTarget

reduce the polygon count by collapsing some edges to obtain a target triangle count (iterative version that use less memory)

Declaration
algo.decimateTarget(occurrences, targetStrategy, UVImportance=0, protectTopology=False, iterativeThreshold=5000000, processMeshIndependently=False, maxQuadricAge=-1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

List of occurrences to process
DecimateOptionsSelector targetStrategy

Select between targetCount or ratio to define the number of triangles left after the decimation process
UVImportanceEnum UVImportance

Select importance of texture coordinates
Boolean protectTopology

If False, the topology of the mesh can change and some edges can become non-manifold
ULong iterativeThreshold

Number of triangles above which the iterative algorithm is used to limit the memory usage (disabled if processMeshIndependently=True)
Boolean processMeshIndependently

If true, each mesh will be processed independently and the triangleCount or ratio will apply by mesh (disable iterative method)
Int maxQuadricAge

If >0, define the maximum memory (number of collapse) of a vertex before a new evaluation of its quadric

deleteAttibute

Delete designed attribute on tessellations

Declaration
algo.deleteAttibute(occurrence, type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Occurrence occurrence

Occurrence to detele attribute from
AttributType type

Attribute type

deleteBRepShapes

Delete BRep representation on parts

Declaration
algo.deleteBRepShapes(occurrences, onlyTessellated=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Boolean onlyTessellated

If True, delete only BRep represensation on part with a tessellated shape

deleteFreeVertices

Delete all free vertices of the mesh of given parts

Declaration
algo.deleteFreeVertices(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

deleteLines

Delete all free line of the mesh of given parts

Declaration
algo.deleteLines(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

deleteNormals

Remove normal attributes on tessellations

Declaration
algo.deleteNormals(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to delete

deletePatches

Delete patches attributes on tessellations

Declaration
algo.deletePatches(occurrences, keepOnePatchByMaterial=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Boolean keepOnePatchByMaterial

If set, one patch by material will be kept, else all patches will be deleted and materials on patches will be lost

deletePolygons

Delete all polygons of the mesh of given parts

Declaration
algo.deletePolygons(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

deleteTangents

Remove tangent attributes on tessellations

Declaration
algo.deleteTangents(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to delete

deleteTextureCoordinates

Delete texture coordinates on tessellations

Declaration
algo.deleteTextureCoordinates(occurrences, channel=-1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Int channel

Choose Texture coordinates channel to delete (-1 for all channels)

deleteVisibilityPatches

delete the visibility patches of given occurrences

Declaration
algo.deleteVisibilityPatches(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

evalDecimateErrorForTarget

returns the max error to set to reach a given target

Declaration
algo.evalDecimateErrorForTarget(occurrences, TargetStrategy, boundaryWeight, normalWeight, UVWeight, sharpNormalWeight, UVSeamWeight, forbidUVFoldovers, protectTopology) -> core.Double
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

List of occurrences to process
DecimateOptionsSelector TargetStrategy

Select between targetCount or ratio to define the number of triangles left after the decimation process
Double boundaryWeight

Defines how important the edges defining the mesh boundaries (free edges) are during the decimation process, to preserve them from distortion
Double normalWeight

Defines how important vertex normals are during the decimation process, to preserve the smoothing of the mesh from being damaged
Double UVWeight

Defines how important UVs (texture coordinates) are during the decimation process, to preserve them from being distorted (along with the textures using the UVs)
Double sharpNormalWeight

Defines how important sharp edges (or hard edges) are during the decimation process, to preserve them from being distorted
Double UVSeamWeight

Defines how important UV seams (UV islands contours) are during the decimation process, to preserve them from being distorted (along with the textures using the UVs)
Boolean forbidUVFoldovers

Forbids UVs to fold over and overlap each other during the decimation
Boolean protectTopology

If False, the topology of the mesh can change and some edges can become non-manifold; but the visual quality will be better on model with complex topology
Returns
Type Description
Double

Max error that can be used in decimateEdgeCollapse function

extractNeutralAxis

Extract neutral axis from tessellations

Declaration
algo.extractNeutralAxis(occurrences, maxDiameter=100, removeOriginalMesh=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Distance maxDiameter

Maximum diameter of beams
Boolean removeOriginalMesh

Remove or not the original mesh at the end of the algorithm

filletMesh

Fillet a mesh according to its Lines of Interest

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.filletMesh(occurrences, value, filletingMode=0, subdivisionNb=0, createFlatChamfer=False, material, uvChannel=-1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Input occurrences
Double value

Value (mm)
FilletingMode filletingMode

Filleting mode
Int subdivisionNb

Number of subdivision
Boolean createFlatChamfer

If there is 0 subdivision, should the fillet be a planar flat chamfer?
Material material

Material to apply to created fillets. Default: use a random neighbor material
Int uvChannel

UV Channel for the created fillet polygons. Defaults: Use an existing channel if there is one.

filterHiddenPolygons

remove hidden polygons using voxels and cavities

Declaration
algo.filterHiddenPolygons(occurrences, voxelSize=50)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Distance voxelSize

Size of voxels

findBestPivotBetweenOccurrences

Try to compute the pivot point between 2 sets of occurrences

Declaration
algo.findBestPivotBetweenOccurrences(assembly1, assembly2, precision) -> geom.Matrix4
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList assembly1

Set occurrences 1
OccurrenceList assembly2

Set occurrences 2
Double precision

Precision used to determine if elements are similar
Returns
Type Description
Matrix4

Best pivot between the two assembly. If impossible, return the null Matrix4

getAllAxisFromCADModel

Return all the main axis contained in the CAD models given

Declaration
algo.getAllAxisFromCADModel(occurrences) -> scene.OccurrenceList, geom.Matrix4ListList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to check
Returns
Type Description
OccurrenceList

Occurrence part that contained CAD part

getOptimalTextureResolution

Returns the optimal resolution based on a number of texels per 3D space units (e.g : mm)

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.getOptimalTextureResolution(occurrences, texelPerMm) -> core.Int
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences on which to compute optimal texture resolution
Double texelPerMm

Number of texel per millimeter in a 3D space
Returns
Type Description
Int

getTessellations

returns all the tessellation of the given occurrences (only returns editable mesh, see algo.toEditableMesh)

Declaration
algo.getTessellations(occurrences) -> polygonal.TessellationList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Returns
Type Description
TessellationList

All the tessellation of the given occurrences

getUV3dRatio

Returns the ratio of size between UV and 3D (max value, actually at the 90th percentil)

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.getUV3dRatio(occurrences) -> core.Double
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences on which to compute optimal texture resolution
Returns
Type Description
Double

Equivalent size of 1 in the UV space in 3D (e.g. Ratio/resolution give the 3D size of a texel))

getVisibilityStats

returns the visibility statistics for some occurrences

Declaration
algo.getVisibilityStats(occurrences) -> core.Int, core.Int
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Returns
Type Description
Int

getVisualComparisonFootprint

Compute the visual footprint of the difference between two sets of occurrences

Declaration
algo.getVisualComparisonFootprint(originalOccurrences, comparedOccurrences, resolution, viewpointCount, threshold, onHemisphereOnly) -> core.Double
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList originalOccurrences

Set of occurrences representing the ground truth
OccurrenceList comparedOccurrences

Set of occurrences to compare with the ground truth
Int resolution

Resolution of the viewer
Int viewpointCount

Number of viewpoints generated around the bounding sphere of all occurrences
Double threshold

Tolerance for pixel comparison
Bool onHemisphereOnly

Create viewpoints only in the Y+ hemisphere of the bounding sphere
Returns
Type Description
Double

The visual footprint error in mm (worldspace)

identifyLinesOfInterest

Identify LoI according to given criteria. It will create a new LoI attribute on the mesh that can be used afterward by some functions

Declaration
algo.identifyLinesOfInterest(occurrences, normal=False, uvs=False, uvChannels, border=False, patches=False, nman=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Boolean normal

Add LoI on sharp normals
Boolean uvs

Add LoI on UV seams
IntList uvChannels

If empty and uvs=true, add LoI using all UV channels, else only channel specified in the list
Boolean border

Add LoI on boundary edges
Boolean patches

Add LoI on submesh borders
Boolean nman

Add LoI on non-manifolds edges

identifyPatches

Create patches (submeshes) on meshes (needed by some functions)

Declaration
algo.identifyPatches(occurrences, useAttributesFilter=True, sharpAngleFilter=45, useBoundaryFilter=True, useNonManifoldFilter=True, useLineEdgeFilter=True, useQuadLineFilter=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Boolean useAttributesFilter

Filters by attributes
Angle sharpAngleFilter

Sharp angle in degree to filter by edges sharpness, if the angle is negative do not filter
Boolean useBoundaryFilter

Filters by boundaries
Boolean useNonManifoldFilter

Filters by manifold-ness
Boolean useLineEdgeFilter

Filters by edge
Boolean useQuadLineFilter

Filters by quad lines

identifySharpEdges

Mark as Lines Of Interest the sharp edges

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.identifySharpEdges(occurrences, minSharpAngle=90, maxSharpAngle=180, convexity=2, onlyExplicitSharp=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Input occurrences
Angle minSharpAngle

The angle between the normals - all edges sharpest than this will be filleted
Angle maxSharpAngle

All edges sharpest than this won't be filleted
ConvexityFilter convexity

Fillet sharp edges that are convex, concave or both
Boolean onlyExplicitSharp

If toggled, if the explicit normals of an edge says the transition is smooth, the edge won't be selected

lineToTexture

Generate a textured quadrangle over an existing mesh of coplanar lines

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.lineToTexture(lines, useColor, resolution=512, thickness=5)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList lines

Lines to select
UseColorOption useColor

Set color policy.
Int resolution

Texture resolution
Int thickness

The thickness of the lines in pixels

listFeatures

List features from tessellations

Declaration
algo.listFeatures(occurrences, throughHoles, blindHoles, maxDiameter) -> algo.OccurrenceFeaturesList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Boolean throughHoles

List through holes
Boolean blindHoles

List blind holes
Distance maxDiameter

Maximum diameter of the holes to be list (-1=no max diameter)
Returns
Type Description
OccurrenceFeaturesList

List of features by occurrence

loopSubdivMesh

Apply Loop Subdivision on Triangle-only Mesh

Declaration
algo.loopSubdivMesh(occurrences, depth=1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Int depth

Subdivision depth

mergeVertices

merge near vertices according to the given distance

Declaration
algo.mergeVertices(occurrences, maxDistance, mask)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Distance maxDistance

Maximum distance between two vertex to merge
TopologyCategoryMask mask

Topological category of the vertices to merge

meshBooleanOperation

Computes the boolean operation between the meshes of two occurrence lists

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.meshBooleanOperation(occurrencesA, occurrencesB, operation) -> scene.Occurrence
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrencesA

Occurrences A
OccurrenceList occurrencesB

Occurrences B
MeshBooleanOperation operation

The operation to perform
Returns
Type Description
Occurrence

A new Occurrence bearing the result

meshComparison

compare two meshes

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.meshComparison(mesh_1, mesh_2) -> geom.Distance
Parameters
Type Name Description
Occurrence mesh_1
Occurrence mesh_2
Returns
Type Description
Distance

Disance between two meshes

meshComparisonBatch

compare each couple of meshes and returns the maximum for each couple

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.meshComparisonBatch(meshes1, meshes2) -> geom.DistanceList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList meshes1
OccurrenceList meshes2
Returns
Type Description
DistanceList

Disance between each couple of meshes

meshIntersections

Computes the list of polylines at the intersections of the meshes of two occurrence lists

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.meshIntersections(occurrencesA, occurrencesB) -> geom.Point3ListList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrencesA

Occurrences A
OccurrenceList occurrencesB

Occurrences B
Returns
Type Description
Point3ListList

The intersections

noiseMesh

Apply noise to vertex positions along their normals

Declaration
algo.noiseMesh(occurrences, maxAmplitude=1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrencess to noise
Distance maxAmplitude

Maximum distance between original vertex and noisy vertex

optimizeCADLoops

Optimize CAD Face loops by merging useless loop edges

Declaration
algo.optimizeCADLoops(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to optimize

optimizeForRendering

Optimize mesh for rendering (lossless, only reindexing)

Declaration
algo.optimizeForRendering(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to optimize

optimizeSubMeshes

Sort sub meshes by materials

Declaration
algo.optimizeSubMeshes(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrencess to process

optimizeTextureSize

Resizes scene textures based on a number of texels per 3D space units (e.g: mm)

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.optimizeTextureSize(root, texelPerMm=2)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Occurrence root

Root from which texture resizing will process
Double texelPerMm

Number of texel per millimeter in a 3D space

removeHoles

Remove some features from tessellations

Declaration
algo.removeHoles(occurrences, throughHoles=True, blindHoles=False, surfacicHoles=False, maxDiameter=-1, fillWithMaterial=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Boolean throughHoles

Remove through holes
Boolean blindHoles

Remove blind holes
Boolean surfacicHoles

Remove surfacic holes
Distance maxDiameter

Maximum diameter of the holes to be removed (-1=no max diameter)
Material fillWithMaterial

If set, the given material will be used to fill the holes

repairCAD

Repair CAD shapes, assemble faces, remove duplicated faces, optimize loops and repair topology

Declaration
algo.repairCAD(occurrences, tolerance=0.1, orient=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to clean
Distance tolerance

Tolerance
Boolean orient

If true reorient the model

segmentMesh

Segment Mesh into clusters guided by edge sharpnesses.

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.segmentMesh(occurrences, overwriteLoI=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Boolean overwriteLoI

Overwrite the lines-of-interest parameters if true, else add them

setFeatureComponentMaxIndex

Remap Index map of each FeatureComponent of selected occurrences

Declaration
algo.setFeatureComponentMaxIndex(occurrences, maxIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences
Int maxIndex

smoothMesh

Declaration
algo.smoothMesh(occurrences, mode, maxIterations=100, lockSignificantEdges=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
CostEvaluation mode

Computation of cost
Int maxIterations

Maximum number of swapping iteration
Boolean lockSignificantEdges

Forbid to swap significant edges (e.g. UV seams, sharp edges, patch borders, ...)

splitUVForAtlas

Declaration
algo.splitUVForAtlas(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Input occurrences

sweep

Extrudes a circular section along an underlying polyline (curve)

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.sweep(occurrences, radius=1, sides=10, createNormals=True, keepLines=False, generateUV=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to check
Distance radius

Radius of cylinders
Int sides

Number of points to create cylinders
Boolean createNormals
Boolean keepLines
Boolean generateUV

tessellate

Create a tessellated representation from a CAD representation for each given part

Declaration
algo.tessellate(occurrences, maxSag=0.2, maxLength=-1, maxAngle=-1, createNormals=True, uvMode=0, uvChannel=1, uvPadding=0.0, createTangents=False, createFreeEdges=False, keepBRepShape=True, overrideExistingTessellation=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to tessellate
Distance maxSag

Maximum distance between the geometry and the tessellation
Distance maxLength

Maximum length of elements
Angle maxAngle

Maximum angle between normals of two adjacent elements
Boolean createNormals

If true, normals will be generated
UVGenerationMode uvMode

Select the texture coordinates generation mode
Int uvChannel

The UV channel of the generated texture coordinates (if any)
Double uvPadding

The UV padding between UV island in UV coordinate space (between 0-1). This parameter is handled as an heuristic so it might not be respected
Boolean createTangents

If true, tangents will be generated
Boolean createFreeEdges

If true, free edges will be created for each patch borders
Boolean keepBRepShape

If true, BRep shapes will be kept for Back to Brep or Retessellate
Boolean overrideExistingTessellation

If true, already tessellated parts will be re-tessellated

tessellatePointClouds

Tessellate point clouds to replace the geometry with a polygonal connect mesh

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

Declaration
algo.tessellatePointClouds(occurrences, kNeighbors=20, keepPoints=False, colorize=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences
Int kNeighbors

The number of neighbor points used to compute normals
Boolean keepPoints

Keep points after meshing if enabled
Boolean colorize

If enabled, vertex colors will be generated on the resulting mesh

tessellateRelativelyToAABB

Creates a tessellated representation from a CAD representation for each given part. It multiplies the length of the diagonal of the bounding box by the sagRatio. If the output value is above maxSag, then maxSag is used as tessellation value. Else if the output value is below maxSag, it is used as tessellation value.

Declaration
algo.tessellateRelativelyToAABB(occurrences, maxSag=0.2, sagRatio=0.001, maxLength=-1, maxAngle=-1, createNormals=True, uvMode=0, uvChannel=1, uvPadding=0.0, createTangents=False, createFreeEdges=False, keepBRepShape=True, overrideExistingTessellation=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to tessellate
Distance maxSag

Maximum distance between the geometry and the tessellation
Double sagRatio

Maximum ratio distance between the geometry and the tessellation
Distance maxLength

Maximum length of elements
Angle maxAngle

Maximum angle between normals of two adjacent elements
Boolean createNormals

If true, normals will be generated
UVGenerationMode uvMode

Select the texture coordinates generation mode
Int uvChannel

The UV channel of the generated texture coordinates (if any)
Double uvPadding

The UV padding between UV island in UV coordinate space (between 0-1). This parameter is handled as an heuristic so it might not be respected
Boolean createTangents

If true, tangents will be generated
Boolean createFreeEdges

If true, free edges will be created for each patch borders
Boolean keepBRepShape

If true, BRep shapes will be kept for Back to Brep or Retessellate
Boolean overrideExistingTessellation

If true, already tessellated parts will be re-tessellated

voxelizePointClouds

Explode point clouds to voxels

Declaration
algo.voxelizePointClouds(occurrences, voxelSize=500)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Distance voxelSize

Size of voxels

combineMaterials

Combine materials found on occurrences subtrees into one baked material and assign it to part occurrences

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Declaration
algo.combineMaterials(occurrences, bakingOptions, overrideExistingUVs=True, singularizeOnAO=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Root occurrences to process
BakeOption bakingOptions

Baking options
Boolean overrideExistingUVs

If True, override existing UVs on channel
Boolean singularizeOnAO

If true, singularize all instances in the selected subtree if we want to bake AO in the texture

transferUV

Transfer UV from a mesh to another mesh

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Declaration
algo.transferUV(source, destination, sourceChannel=0, destinationChannel=0, tolerance=0.001)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Occurrence source

Occurrence of the source mesh
Occurrence destination

Occurrence of the destination mesh
Int sourceChannel

Source UV channel to bake
Int destinationChannel

Destination UV channel to bake to
Distance tolerance

Geometric tolerance for point projection

convexDecomposition

Explode each mesh to approximated convex decomposition

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.convexDecomposition(occurrences, maxCount, vertexCount, approximate, resolution, concavity) -> scene.OccurrenceList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int maxCount

Maximum number of convex hull to generated
Int vertexCount

Maximum number of vertices per convex hull
Boolean approximate

Approximate method
Int resolution

Resolution
Double concavity

Concavity
Returns
Type Description
OccurrenceList

Resulting occurrences of the convexDecomposition

explodeBodies

Explode all CAD Parts by body. New parts will be placed as children of input part occurrences.

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Declaration
algo.explodeBodies(occurrences, groupOpenShells=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Boolean groupOpenShells

Group all open shells in one part

explodeByMaterials

Explode all parts by material. New parts will be placed as children of input part occurrences.

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Declaration
algo.explodeByMaterials(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process

explodeByVertexCount

Explode part occurrences to respect a maximum vertex count

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Declaration
algo.explodeByVertexCount(occurrences, maxVertexCount=65534, maxTriangleCount=65534, countMergedVerticesOnce=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int maxVertexCount

The maximum number of vertices by part
Int maxTriangleCount

The maximum number of triangles by part (quadrangles count twice)
Boolean countMergedVerticesOnce

If true, one vertex used in several triangles with different normals will be counted once (for Unity must be False)

explodeByVoxel

Explode parts by voxel. New parts will be placed as children of input part occurrences.

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.explodeByVoxel(occurrences, voxelSize=500)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Distance voxelSize

Voxel size

explodeConnectedMeshes

Explode connected set of polygons to part occurrences. New parts will be placed as children of input part occurrences.

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Declaration
algo.explodeConnectedMeshes(occurrences, explodeNonManifoldEdges=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Boolean explodeNonManifoldEdges

Split connected components along non-manifold edges

explodePatches

Explode all parts by patch

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Declaration
algo.explodePatches(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process

createVisibilityInformation

Create visilibity information on part occurrences viewed from a set of camera automatically placed on a sphere around the scene

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Declaration
algo.createVisibilityInformation(occurrences, level=0, resolution=1024, sphereCount=256, fovX=90, considerTransparentOpaque=False, root=0, onHemisphereOnly=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
SelectionLevel level

Level of geometries to create visibility information on: Parts, Patches or Polygons
Int resolution

Resolution of the visibility viewer
Int sphereCount

Number of viewpoints generated around the bounding sphere
Double fovX

Horizontal field of view (in degree)
Boolean considerTransparentOpaque

If True, Parts, Patches or Polygons with a transparent appearance are considered as opaque
Occurrence root

Specify another root for occluder scene
Bool onHemisphereOnly

Create viewpoints only in the Y+ hemisphere of the bounding sphere

createVisibilityInformationAdvanced

Create visilibity information on part occurrences viewed from a set of voxel based view points.

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Declaration
algo.createVisibilityInformationAdvanced(occurrences, level=0, voxelSize=100, minimumCavityVolume=1, resolution=256, mode=0, considerTransparentOpaque=False, root=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
SelectionLevel level

Level of geometries to create visibility information on: Parts, Patches or Polygons
Distance voxelSize

Size of the voxels in mm (smaller it is, more viewpoints there are)
Volume minimumCavityVolume

Minimum volume of a cavity in cubic meter (smaller it is, more viewpoints there are)
Int resolution

Resolution of the visibility viewer
InnerOuterOption mode

Select where to place camera (all cavities, only outer or only inner cavities)
Boolean considerTransparentOpaque

If True, Parts, Patches or Polygons with a transparent appearance are considered as opaque
Occurrence root

Specify another root for occluder scene

createVisibilityInformationFromViewPoints

Create visilibity information on parts viewed from a given set of camera

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Declaration
algo.createVisibilityInformationFromViewPoints(occurrences, cameraPositions, cameraDirections, cameraUps, resolution=1024, fovX=90, considerTransparentOpaque=False, root=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Point3List cameraPositions

List of camera positions
Point3List cameraDirections

List of camera directions
Point3List cameraUps

List of camera up vectors
Int resolution

Resolution of the visibility viewer
Double fovX

Horizontal field of view (in degree)
Boolean considerTransparentOpaque

If True, Parts, Patches or Polygons with a transparent appearance are considered as opaque
Occurrence root

Specify another root for occluder scene

findOccludedPartOccurrences

get part occurrences not viewed from a sphere around the scene

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Declaration
algo.findOccludedPartOccurrences(occurrences, resolution, sphereCount, fovX, considerTransparentOpaque, root, onHemisphereOnly) -> scene.OccurrenceList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Int resolution

Resolution of the visibility viewer
Int sphereCount

Number of viewpoints generated around the bounding sphere
Double fovX

Horizontal field of view (in degree)
Boolean considerTransparentOpaque

If True, Parts, Patches or Polygons with a transparent appearance are considered as opaque
Occurrence root

Specify another root for occluder scene
Bool onHemisphereOnly

Create viewpoints only in the Y+ hemisphere of the bounding sphere
Returns
Type Description
OccurrenceList

The list of occurrences meeting the criteria

findOccludedPartOccurrencesAdvanced

get part occurrences not viewed from a set of voxel based view points.

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Declaration
algo.findOccludedPartOccurrencesAdvanced(occurrences, voxelSize, minimumCavityVolume, resolution, mode, considerTransparentOpaque, root) -> scene.OccurrenceList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Distance voxelSize

Size of the voxels in mm (smaller it is, more viewpoints there are)
Volume minimumCavityVolume

Minimum volume of a cavity in cubic meter (smaller it is, more viewpoints there are)
Int resolution

Resolution of the visibility viewer
InnerOuterOption mode

Select where to place camera (all cavities, only outer or only inner cavities)
Boolean considerTransparentOpaque

If True, Parts, Patches or Polygons with a transparent appearance are considered as opaque
Occurrence root

Specify another root for occluder scene
Returns
Type Description
OccurrenceList

The list of occurrences meeting the criteria

removeOccludedGeometries

Delete part occurrences, patches or polygons not viewed from a sphere around the scene

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Declaration
algo.removeOccludedGeometries(occurrences, level, resolution, sphereCount, fovX, considerTransparentOpaque, adjacencyDepth, occluders, onHemisphereOnly) -> core.BoolList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
SelectionLevel level

Level of geometries to remove : Parts, Patches or Polygons
Int resolution

Resolution of the visibility viewer
Int sphereCount

Number of viewpoints generated around the bounding sphere
Double fovX

Horizontal field of view (in degree)
Boolean considerTransparentOpaque

If True, Parts, Patches or Polygons with a transparent appearance are considered as opaque
Int adjacencyDepth

Mark neighbors polygons as visible
OccurrenceList occluders

Specify other occurrences for occluder scene
Bool onHemisphereOnly

Create viewpoints only in the Y+ hemisphere of the bounding sphere
Returns
Type Description
BoolList

For each occurrence in occurrences, tell if the occurrence has been viewed (True) or not (True)

removeOccludedGeometriesAdvanced

Delete part occurrences, patches or polygons not seen from voxel based view points.

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Declaration
algo.removeOccludedGeometriesAdvanced(occurrences, level, voxelSize, minimumCavityVolume, resolution, mode, considerTransparentOpaque, adjacencyDepth, occluders) -> core.BoolList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
SelectionLevel level

Level of geometries to remove : Parts, Patches or Polygons
Distance voxelSize

Size of the voxels in mm (smaller it is, more viewpoints there are)
Volume minimumCavityVolume

Minimum volume of a cavity in cubic meter (smaller it is, more viewpoints there are)
Int resolution

Resolution of the visibility viewer
InnerOuterOption mode

Select where to place camera (all cavities, only outer or only inner cavities)
Boolean considerTransparentOpaque

If True, Parts, Patches or Polygons with a transparent appearance are considered as opaque
Int adjacencyDepth

Mark neighbors polygons as visible
OccurrenceList occluders

Specify other occurrences for occluder scene
Returns
Type Description
BoolList

For each occurrence in occurrences, tell if the occurrence has been viewed (True) or not (True)

removeOccludedGeometriesFromPoints

Delete part occurrences, patches or polygons not viewed from spheres generated with a set of camera position

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Declaration
algo.removeOccludedGeometriesFromPoints(occurrences, level, positions, resolution, sphereCount, fovX, considerTransparentOpaque, adjacencyDepth, occluders) -> core.BoolList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
SelectionLevel level

Level of parts to remove : Parts, Patches or Polygons
Point3List positions

List of positions
Int resolution

Resolution of the visibility viewer
Int sphereCount

Number of viewpoints generated around the bounding sphere
Double fovX

Horizontal field of view (in degree)
Boolean considerTransparentOpaque

If True, Parts, Patches or Polygons with a transparent appearance are considered as opaque
Int adjacencyDepth

Mark neighbors polygons as visible
OccurrenceList occluders

Specify other occurrences for occluder scene
Returns
Type Description
BoolList

For each occurrence in occurrences, tell if the occurrence has been viewed (True) or not (True)

removeOccludedGeometriesFromViewPoints

Delete part occurrences, patches or polygons not viewed from a set of camera position/orientation

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Declaration
algo.removeOccludedGeometriesFromViewPoints(occurrences, level, positions, directions, ups, resolution, fovX, considerTransparentOpaque, adjacencyDepth, occluders) -> core.BoolList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
SelectionLevel level

Level of geometries to remove : Parts, Patches or Polygons
Point3List positions

List of positions
Point3List directions

List of directions
Point3List ups

List of up vectors
Int resolution

Resolution of the visibility viewer
Double fovX

Horizontal field of view (in degree)
Boolean considerTransparentOpaque

If True, Parts, Patches or Polygons with a transparent appearance are considered as opaque
Int adjacencyDepth

Mark neighbors polygons as visible
OccurrenceList occluders

Specify other occurrences for occluder scene
Returns
Type Description
BoolList

For each occurrence in occurrences, tell if the occurrence has been viewed (True) or not (True)

createOcclusionMesh

Compute an occluder or an occludee with the occurrences selected

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.createOcclusionMesh(occurrences, type, voxelSize, gap) -> scene.Occurrence
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
CreateOccluder type

Type of what we create
Distance voxelSize

Size of voxels
Int gap

Dilation iterations on the voxel grid
Returns
Type Description
Occurrence

Resulting part occurrence

dualContouring

Replace the tessellations of the selected parts by a retopology based on a dual-contouring

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

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Declaration
algo.dualContouring(occurrences, filteringSize, voxelSize, tolerance, sameSizeOnAllAxis) -> scene.Occurrence
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of part to process
Distance filteringSize

Filtering size - must be a multiple of 2 of voxelSize
Distance voxelSize

Voxel size used for the reconstruction
Double tolerance

Tolerance for the quadric error used for the simplification of the octree
Boolean sameSizeOnAllAxis

If true, use the maximum axis length of the AABB for all axis
Returns
Type Description
Occurrence

Resulting part occurrence

marchingCubes

Replace the tessellations of the selected parts by a marching cube representation

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Declaration
algo.marchingCubes(occurrences, voxelSize, elements, dilation, surfacic) -> scene.Occurrence
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Distance voxelSize

Size of voxels
ElementFilter elements

Type of elements used to detect the voxels, polygons or points or hybrid
Int dilation

Dilation iterations on the voxel grid (only if surfacic=false)
Boolean surfacic

Prefer this mode if the source is surfacic, the result is not guaranteed to be watertight
Returns
Type Description
Occurrence

Resulting part occurrence

proxyMesh

Replace the tessellations of the selected parts by a proxy mesh based on a voxelization

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Declaration
algo.proxyMesh(occurrences, voxelSize, elements, dilation, surfacic) -> scene.Occurrence
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Distance voxelSize

Size of voxels
ElementFilter elements

Type of elements used to detect the voxels, polygons or points or hybrid
Int dilation

Dilation iterations on the voxel grid (only if surfacic=false)
Boolean surfacic

Prefer this mode if the source is surfacic, the result is not guaranteed to be watertight
Returns
Type Description
Occurrence

Resulting part occurrence

retopologize

Replace the tessellations of the selected parts by a retopology of the external hull

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.retopologize(occurrences, targetTriangleCount, pureQuad, pointCloud, precision) -> scene.Occurrence
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int targetTriangleCount

Target triangle count
Bool pureQuad

Retopologize to a pure quad mesh if True, else the resulting mesh will be quad dominant but can contains triangles
Bool pointCloud

Set to true if occurrences are point cloud, else False
Distance precision

If set, define the precision of the features to preserve
Returns
Type Description
Occurrence

Resulting part occurrence

voxelize

Replace the tessellations of the selected parts by a voxelization of the external skin

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Declaration
algo.voxelize(occurrences, voxelSize, elements, dilation, useCurrentAnimationPosition) -> scene.Occurrence
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Distance voxelSize

Size of voxels
ElementFilter elements

Type of elements used to detect the voxels, polygons or points or hybrid
Int dilation

Dilation iterations on the voxel grid
Boolean useCurrentAnimationPosition

Use the current animation position instead of the t-pose
Returns
Type Description
Occurrence

Resulting part occurrence

replaceBy

Replace geometries by other shapes, or primitives

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Declaration
algo.replaceBy(occurrences, replaceBy=["Occurrence", algo.ReplaceByOccurrenceOptions(0, False)])
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to replace
ReplaceByOption replaceBy

Shape replacement option

replaceByBox

Replace objects by a bounding box

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Declaration
algo.replaceByBox(occurrences, boxType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to replace
ReplaceByBoxType boxType

Bounding box type, oriented, axis-aligned, ...

replaceByConvexHull

Replace objects by convex hull

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.replaceByConvexHull(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to replace

replaceByPrimitive

Replace objects by a primitive shapes

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Declaration
algo.replaceByPrimitive(occurrences, primitive, generateUV=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to replace
PrimitiveShapeParameters primitive

Primitive type and parameters
Boolean generateUV

Primitive type and parameters

sawWithAABB

Saw the mesh with an axis-aligned bounding box. New parts will be placed as children of input part occurrences.

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Declaration
algo.sawWithAABB(occurrences, aabb, mode, innerSuffix="_inner", outerSuffix="_outer")
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
AABB aabb

Axis-Aligned Bounding Box
SawingMode mode

The sawing mode
String innerSuffix

Only if mode is set to SawAndSplit, set the suffix of the inner part
String outerSuffix

Only if mode is set to SawAndSplit, set the suffix of the outer part

sawWithOBB

Saw the mesh with an oriented bounding box. New parts will be placed as children of input part occurrences.

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Declaration
algo.sawWithOBB(occurrences, obb, mode, innerSuffix="_inner", outerSuffix="_outer")
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
OBB obb

Minimum Bounding Box
SawingMode mode

The sawing mode
String innerSuffix

Only if mode is set to SawAndSplit, set the suffix of the inner part
String outerSuffix

Only if mode is set to SawAndSplit, set the suffix of the outer part

sawWithOctree

Saw and split the mesh with an octree. New parts will be placed as children of input part occurrences.

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Declaration
algo.sawWithOctree(occurrences, aabb, maxDepth, maxTrianglesByLeaf, sawTolerance) -> scene.Occurrence
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
AABB aabb

Octree Bounding Box
Int maxDepth

Depth of the octree
Int maxTrianglesByLeaf

Set the maximum triangle count on the leaf of the octree ( -1 to not use )
Double sawTolerance

Size in mm of the tolerance of the saw
Returns
Type Description
Occurrence

Root occurrence of the created octree

sawWithPlane

Saw the mesh with a plane. New parts will be placed as children of input part occurrences.

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Declaration
algo.sawWithPlane(occurrences, planeOrigin, planeNormal, mode, innerSuffix="_inner", outerSuffix="_outer", tolerance=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Point3 planeOrigin

The plane origin
Vector3 planeNormal

The plane normal
SawingMode mode

The sawing mode
String innerSuffix

Only if mode is set to SawAndSplit, set the suffix of the inner part
String outerSuffix

Only if mode is set to SawAndSplit, set the suffix of the outer part
Double tolerance

Set a tolerance to make the saw lose

convertSimilarPartOccurrencesToInstances

Create instances from similar part occurrences with an accurate method based on topology checksums. This can be used to repair instances or to simplify a model that has similar parts that could be instantiated instead to reduce the number of unique meshes (reduces drawcalls, GPU memory usage and file size).

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Declaration
algo.convertSimilarPartOccurrencesToInstances(occurrences, checkMeshTopo=True, checkVertexPositions=True, vertexPositionPrecision=5, checkUVTopo=True, checkUVVertexPositions=True, UVPositionprecision=5, keepExistingPrototypes=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrence for which we want to find similar parts and create instances using prototypes.
Boolean checkMeshTopo
Boolean checkVertexPositions
Int vertexPositionPrecision
Boolean checkUVTopo
Boolean checkUVVertexPositions
Int UVPositionprecision
Boolean keepExistingPrototypes

convertSimilarPartOccurrencesToInstancesFast

Create instances from similar part occurrences with a fast but approximate method. This can be used to repair instances or to simplify a model that has similar parts that could be instantiated instead to reduce the number of unique meshes (reduces drawcalls, GPU memory usage and file size). Using 1.0 (100%) in all similarity criteria is non destructive. Using lower values will help finding more similar parts, even if their polycount or dimensions varies a bit.

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Declaration
algo.convertSimilarPartOccurrencesToInstancesFast(occurrences, dimensionsSimilarity=0.98, polycountSimilarity=0.98, ignoreSymmetry=False, keepExistingPrototypes=True, createNewOccurrencesForPrototypes=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Root occurrences for which we want to find similar part occurrences and create instances using prototypes.
Coeff dimensionsSimilarity

The percentage of similarity on dimensions. A value of 1.0 (100%) will find parts that have exactly the same dimensions. A lower value will increase the likelihood to find similar parts, at the cost of precision.
Coeff polycountSimilarity

The percentage of similarity on polycount. A value of 1.0 (100%) will find parts that have exactly the same polycount. A lower value will increase the likelihood to find similar parts, at the cost of precision.
Boolean ignoreSymmetry

If True, symmetries will be ignored, otherwise negative scaling will be applied in the occurrence transformation.
Boolean keepExistingPrototypes

If True, existing prototypes will be kept. Otherwise, the selection will be singularized and instanced will be created from scratch.
Boolean createNewOccurrencesForPrototypes

If True, a new occurrence will be created for each prototype. Those occurrences won't appear in the hierarchy, and so deleting one of the part in the scene has no risks of singularizing. If set to False, an arbitrary occurrence will be used as the prototype for other similar occurrences, which is less safe but will result in less occurrences.

findSimilarPartOccurrencesFast

find part occurrences in the whole scene that are similar to the input part occurrences. If multiple part occurrences are passed as input, the output will contain similar part occurrences corresponding to each input part occurrence.

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Declaration
algo.findSimilarPartOccurrencesFast(occurrences, dimensionsSimilarity, polycountSimilarity, ignoreSymmetry) -> scene.OccurrenceList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences for which we want to find similar part occurrences in the scene.
Coeff dimensionsSimilarity

The percentage of similarity on dimensions. A value of 1.0 (100%) will find parts that have exactly the same dimensions. A lower value will increase the likelihood to find similar parts, at the cost of precision.
Coeff polycountSimilarity

The percentage of similarity on polycount. A value of 1.0 (100%) will find parts that have exactly the same polycount. A lower value will increase the likelihood to find similar parts, at the cost of precision.
Boolean ignoreSymmetry

If True, symmetries will be ignored, otherwise negative scaling will be applied in the occurrence transformation.
Returns
Type Description
OccurrenceList

The list of part occurrences meeting the criteria

alignUVIslands

Align with the axes the UVs of the islands

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.alignUVIslands(occurrences, channel=0, usePolygonsWeights=0, useVerticesWeights=0, alignmentMode=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int channel

UV channel to merge
Double usePolygonsWeights

Use polygons weights to give more importance to what must be aligned
Double useVerticesWeights

Use vertices weights to give more importance to what must be aligned
AlignmentMode alignmentMode

With which axis the UVs should be aligned

applyUvTransform

Apply a transformation matrix on texture coordinates

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Declaration
algo.applyUvTransform(occurrences, matrix, channel=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Matrix4 matrix

Transformationmatrix
Int channel

UV channel to transform

automaticUVMapping

Generates the texture coordinates and automatically find seams

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.automaticUVMapping(occurrences, channel=0, maxAngleDistorsion=0.5, maxAreaDistorsion=-1, sharpToSeam=True, forbidOverlapping=True, resolution=1024, padding=1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Double maxAngleDistorsion

Maximum angle distorsion |2PI-SumVtxAng|/2PI
Double maxAreaDistorsion

Maximum area distorsion before scale to 1. |2DArea-3DArea|/3DArea

Bool sharpToSeam

If enabled, sharp edges are automatically considered as UV seams
Bool forbidOverlapping

If enabled, UV cannot overlap
UInt resolution

Resolution wanted for the final map when repacking at the end
UInt padding

Set the padding (in pixels) between UV islands when repacking at the end

copyUV

Copy an UV channel to another UV channel

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Declaration
algo.copyUV(occurrences, sourceChannel=0, destinationChannel=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int sourceChannel

The source UV channel to copy
Int destinationChannel

The destination UV channel to copy into

getRatioUV3D

Compute the ratio between the UV and the 3D size

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Declaration
algo.getRatioUV3D(occurrences, ratioMode, channel) -> core.DoubleList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
RatioUV3DMode ratioMode

Choose how to compute the ratio
Int channel

UV channel to use
Returns
Type Description
DoubleList

Ratios 3Dsize/UVsize of the input occurrences

getUVQualityMetrics

Compute UV mapping qualitative metrics.

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Declaration
algo.getUVQualityMetrics(occurrences, channel) -> core.UInt, core.Double, core.Double, core.Double, core.Double, core.Double
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
UInt channel

UV channel to use
Returns
Type Description
UInt

Number of UV islands. If 0, all other returns are invalid.

getUvAabr

Compute the UV Axis Aligned Bounding Rectangle of a set of occurrences

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Declaration
algo.getUvAabr(occurrences, channel) -> geom.AABR
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int channel

UV channel to transform
Returns
Type Description
AABR

The UV AABR

mapUvOnAABB

Generate texture coordinates using the projection on object Axis Aligned Bounding Box

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Declaration
algo.mapUvOnAABB(occurrences, useLocalAABB=False, uv3dSize=100, channel=0, overrideExistingUVs=True, ignoreScale=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Bool useLocalAABB

If enabled, uses part own bounding box, else use global one
Distance uv3dSize

3D size of the UV space [0-1]
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Boolean overrideExistingUVs

If True, override existing UVs on channel
Boolean ignoreScale

If this and useLocalAABB are true, ignore local scale

mapUvOnBox

Generate texture coordinates using the projection on a box

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Declaration
algo.mapUvOnBox(occurrences, box, channel=0, overrideExistingUVs=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Box box

Box definition
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Boolean overrideExistingUVs

If True, override existing UVs on channel

mapUvOnCubicAABB

Generate texture coordinates using the projection on object AABB, with same scale on each axis

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Declaration
algo.mapUvOnCubicAABB(occurrences, uv3dSize=100, channel=0, overrideExistingUVs=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Distance uv3dSize

3D size of the UV space [0-1]
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Boolean overrideExistingUVs

If True, override existing UVs on channel

mapUvOnCustomAABB

Generate texture coordinates using the projection on custom AABB

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Declaration
algo.mapUvOnCustomAABB(occurrences, aabb, uv3dSize=100, channel=0, overrideExistingUVs=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
AABB aabb

Axis aligned bounding box to project on
Distance uv3dSize

3D size of the UV space [0-1]
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Boolean overrideExistingUVs

If True, override existing UVs on channel

mapUvOnCylinder

Generate texture coordinates using the projection on a cylinder

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Declaration
algo.mapUvOnCylinder(occurrences, cylinder, channel=0, overrideExistingUVs=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Cylinder cylinder

Cylinder definition
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Boolean overrideExistingUVs

If True, override existing UVs on channel

mapUvOnFittingCylinder

Generate texture coordinates using the projection on a fitting cylinder

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Declaration
algo.mapUvOnFittingCylinder(occurrences, channel=0, overrideExistingUVs=True, useAABB=True, forcedAxis=geom.Vector3(0,0,0))
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Boolean overrideExistingUVs

If True, override existing UVs on channel
Boolean useAABB

If true use for the fitting the global Axis Aligned Bounding Box (AABB), else use a Minimum Bounding Box (MBB)
Vector3 forcedAxis

Forced axis of the Cylinder

mapUvOnFittingSphere

Generate texture coordinates using the projection on a fitting sphere

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Declaration
algo.mapUvOnFittingSphere(occurrences, channel=0, overrideExistingUVs=True, useAABB=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Boolean overrideExistingUVs

If True, override existing UVs on channel
Boolean useAABB

If true use for the fitting the global Axis Aligned Bounding Box (AABB), else use a Minimum Bounding Box (MBB)

mapUvOnMBB

Generate texture coordinates using the projection on object Minimum Bounding Box

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Declaration
algo.mapUvOnMBB(occurrences, useLocalMBB=False, uv3dSize=100, channel=0, overrideExistingUVs=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Bool useLocalMBB

If enabled, uses part own bounding box, else use global one
Distance uv3dSize

3D size of the UV space [0-1]
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Boolean overrideExistingUVs

If True, override existing UVs on channel

mapUvOnPlane

Generate texture coordinates using the projection on a plane

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Declaration
algo.mapUvOnPlane(occurrences, plane, channel=0, overrideExistingUVs=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Plane plane

Plane definition
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Boolean overrideExistingUVs

If True, override existing UVs on channel

mapUvOnSphere

Generate texture coordinates using the projection on a sphere

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Declaration
algo.mapUvOnSphere(occurrences, sphere, channel=0, overrideExistingUVs=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Sphere sphere

Sphere definition
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Boolean overrideExistingUVs

If True, override existing UVs on channel

mergeUVIslandsAffine

Minimizes the number of seams in the UV mapping by merging UV islands using affine transformation (recommanded for hard surfaces)

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.mergeUVIslandsAffine(occurrences, channel=0, scaleWeights=0, maxScaleVariationFactor=1.2, curvatureWeights=-1, usePolygonsWeights=1, useVerticesWeights=-1, allowedTransformations=0, allowUVInversion=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int channel

UV channel to merge
Double scaleWeights

Weight to assign to scale for the merging priority
Double maxScaleVariationFactor

Maximum scaling factor allowed, -1 meaning no limits
Double curvatureWeights

Weight to assign to curvature for the merging priority
Double usePolygonsWeights

Use polygons weights to prioritize seams between polygons with less weight. The value represents the feature weight
Double useVerticesWeights

Use vertices weights to prioritize seams where vertices with less weight. The value represents the feature weight
TransformationType allowedTransformations

Allowed transformation: TRSOnly or TRS+Skew
Boolean allowUVInversion

Allow merged UVs to be inverted

mergeUVIslandsRelaxed

Minimizes the number of seams in the UV mapping by merging UV islands using local reparametrization near the UV seams (recommanded for organic surfaces)

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Declaration
algo.mergeUVIslandsRelaxed(occurrences, channel=0, targetIslandCount=0, energyThreshold=0.01, forceIsolatedFaces=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int channel

UV channel to use
Int targetIslandCount

Target number of islands (zero means the algorithm runs until no more merging is possible)
Double energyThreshold

Max energy allowed during local reparametrization
Boolean forceIsolatedFaces

UV islands consisting in a single isolated face completely surrounded by another island are forced to be merged, without reparametrization.

normalizeUV

Normalize UVs to fit in the [0-1] uv space

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Declaration
algo.normalizeUV(occurrences, sourceUVChannel=0, destinationUVChannel=-1, uniform=True, sharedUVSpace=True, ignoreNullIslands=False)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int sourceUVChannel

UV Channel to normalize
Int destinationUVChannel

UV channel to store the normalized UV (if -1, sourceUVChannel will be replaced)
Boolean uniform

If true, the scale will be uniform. Else UV can be deformed with a non-uniform scale
Boolean sharedUVSpace

If true, all parts will be processed as if they were merged to avoid overlapping of their UV coordinates
Boolean ignoreNullIslands

If true, islands with null height and width will be ignored and their UV coordinates will be set to [0,0] (Slower if enabled)

removeUV

Remove one or all UV channel(s)

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Declaration
algo.removeUV(occurrences, channel=-1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int channel

The UV channel to remove (all if channel=-1)

repackUV

Pack existing UV (create atlas)

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Declaration
algo.repackUV(occurrences, channel, shareMap, resolution, padding, uniformRatio, iterations, removeOverlaps) -> scene.OccurrenceList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int channel

The UV channel to repack
Boolean shareMap

If True, the UV of all given parts will be packed together
Int resolution

Resolution wanted for the final map
UInt padding

Set the padding (in pixels) between UV islands
Boolean uniformRatio

If true, UV of different part will have the same ratio
Int iterations

Fitting iterations
Boolean removeOverlaps

Remove overlaps to avoid multiple triangles UVs to share the same pixel
Returns
Type Description
OccurrenceList

Parts which failed to be repacked at this resolution (try to increase the resolution or decrease the padding)

resizeUVsToTextureSize

Rescale the UV coordinates to fit the input texture size

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Declaration
algo.resizeUVsToTextureSize(occurrences, TextureSize=100, channel=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences to use for the rescaling
Distance TextureSize

Texture size to use for the UV coordinates (in millimeters)
Int channel

UV channel to use

scaleUV

Apply a scale on texture coordinates

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Declaration
algo.scaleUV(occurrences, scaleU, scaleV, channel=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Double scaleU

Scale to apply to U coordinate
Double scaleV

Scale to apply to V coordinate
Int channel

UV channel to transform

swapUvChannels

Swap two UV channels

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Declaration
algo.swapUvChannels(occurrences, firstChannel=0, secondChannel=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
Int firstChannel

First UV Channel to swap
Int secondChannel

Second UV Channel to swap

unwrapUV

Unwrap UV islands

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.unwrapUV(occurrences, method=0, channel=-1, createSeamsFromLoI=False, iterMax=50, tolerance=0.00001)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
UnwrapUVMethod method

Minimization method to use for unwrapping (isometric or conformal)
Int channel

The UV channel which will contains the texture coordinates
Boolean createSeamsFromLoI

Use Lines of Interest to generate UV islands
Int iterMax

For iterative solvers: set the maximum number of iterations allowed
Double tolerance

For iterative solvers: set the maximum error threshold

getFittingCylinder

Returns the fitting cylinder of a set of occurrences (based on MBB)

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Declaration
algo.getFittingCylinder(occurrences, useAABB, forcedAxis) -> geom.Affine
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences to fit
Boolean useAABB

If true use the global Axis Aligned Bounding Box (AABB), else use a Minimum Bounding Box (MBB)
Vector3 forcedAxis

Forced axis of the Cylinder when using MBB
Returns
Type Description
Affine

Affine transformation of the cylinder

getFittingSphere

Returns the fitting sphere of a set of occurrences

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Declaration
algo.getFittingSphere(occurrences, useAABB) -> geom.Affine
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences to fit
Boolean useAABB

If true use the global Axis Aligned Bounding Box (AABB), else use a Minimum Bounding Box (MBB)
Returns
Type Description
Affine

Affine transformation of the sphere

bakeMaps

Bake texture maps on meshes from self or other meshes

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Declaration
algo.bakeMaps(destinationOccurrences, sourceOccurrences, mapsToBake, channel, resolution, padding, shareMaps, mapSuffix, additionalCustomMaps, tolerance, method, opacityThreshold, useCurrentPosition, offset, callbackList, oneToOne, reuseMaps, outputUsedMap) -> material.ImageList
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList destinationOccurrences

Occurrences of the meshes where to store the baked map
OccurrenceList sourceOccurrences

Occurrences of components from which to bake maps (if empty use destination)
BakeMapList mapsToBake

List of map to generate (Normal, Diffuse, ...)
Int channel

UV channel of destOccurrence to use for the map generation
Int resolution

Map resolution
Int padding

Add padding to the map. A negative value means that the texture will be filled, and the padding for uv island is the absolute value
Boolean shareMaps

If true, all the destinationOccurrences will share the same maps
String mapSuffix

Add a suffix to the map names
CustomBakeMapList additionalCustomMaps

Additional custom maps to bake
Distance tolerance

Tolerance of projection for baking from source to destination
BakingMethod method

Method to find source color if source occurrences are different than destination occurrences (Prefer ProjOnly for point clouds and RayOnly for meshes)
Coeff opacityThreshold

If the opacity is under this threshold, considers as fully transparent and store the color behind the intersection
Boolean useCurrentPosition

Use the current position instead of the T-Pose of the input occurrence
Distance offset

Offset from mesh
getPixelValueList callbackList

Callbacks that returns a color
Boolean oneToOne

If true, each occurrence in sourceOccurrences will be baked to the occurrence in destinationOccurrences at the same index
ImageList reuseMaps

Allow to use existing image instead of creating new ones (override shareMaps=true) the maps must be in the same order than mapsToBake+additionalCustomMaps+callbackList + usedMap (see: outputUsedMap)
Boolean outputUsedMap

If True, an extra maps contained used pixels is output at the end of bakedMaps. It can be used by reuseMaps
Returns
Type Description
ImageList

Baked map list

convertNormalMap

Convert an existing normal map between Object-space and Tangent-space

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Declaration
algo.convertNormalMap(partOccurrences, normalMap, uvChannel, sourceIsObjectSpace, destinationIsObjectSpace, sourceIsRightHanded, destinationIsRightHanded, replaceMap, resolution, padding) -> material.Image
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList partOccurrences

Occurrences of components using the given map
Image normalMap

Source normal map to convert
Int uvChannel

UV channel used on the given map
Boolean sourceIsObjectSpace

If True, consider the given normalMap in Object-space representation, else Tangent-space
Boolean destinationIsObjectSpace

If True, convert the given normalMap to Object-space representation, else Tangent-space
Boolean sourceIsRightHanded

Considers source normal map as part of a right-handed coordinates system
Boolean destinationIsRightHanded

Generate destination normal map as part of a right-handed coordinates system
Boolean replaceMap

If true, the given normalMap will be replaced by the converted one
Int resolution

New map resolution (if replaceMap=false), if resolution=-1, the input resolution will be used
Int padding

Number of pixels to add for padding. A negative value means that the texture will be filled, and the padding for uv island is the absolute value
Returns
Type Description
Image

Converted normal map (equals normalMap if replaceMap=true)

createBillboard

Create a billboard imposter

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Declaration
algo.createBillboard(occurrences, resolution, XPositive, XNegative, YPositive, YNegative, ZPositive, ZNegative, moveFacesToCenter, leftHandedNormalMap) -> scene.Occurrence
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences to bake in the billboard
Int resolution

Total resolution of the billboard (contains all wanted faces)
Bool XPositive

Bake face facing X+
Bool XNegative

Bake face facing X-
Bool YPositive

Bake face facing Y+
Bool YNegative

Bake face facing Y-
Bool ZPositive

Bake face facing Z+
Bool ZNegative

Bake face facing Z-
Bool moveFacesToCenter

If true, all face are moved to the center of the AABB of the occurrences, else it will shape an AABB
Bool leftHandedNormalMap

If true, a left handed normal map will be generated
Returns
Type Description
Occurrence

Resulting billboard

fillNormalMap

Fill normal map (useful after a decimation for example)

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.fillNormalMap(normalMap)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Image normalMap

Source normal map to convert

orientNormalMap

Orient a tangent space normal map (all Z positive)

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.orientNormalMap(normalMap)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Image normalMap

Normal map to orient

barySmooth

Smooth the tessellations by moving the vertices to the barycenter of their neighbors

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Declaration
algo.barySmooth(occurrences, iteration=1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Int iteration

Number of iterations

crackMoebiusStrips

Remove moebius strip by topologically cracking them (make it orientable)

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Declaration
algo.crackMoebiusStrips(occurrences, maxEdgeCount=3)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to repair
Int maxEdgeCount

Maximum number of edges to crack to remove one moebius strip

crackNonManifoldVertices

Splits non-manifold vertices

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Declaration
algo.crackNonManifoldVertices(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to repair

createCavityOccurrences

Identify cavities and create occurrences to show them

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Declaration
algo.createCavityOccurrences(occurrences, voxelSize, minimumCavityVolume, mode, parent) -> scene.Occurrence
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences set to identify cavities
Distance voxelSize

Size of the voxels in mm
Volume minimumCavityVolume

Minimum volume of a cavity in cubic meter
InnerOuterOption mode

Select where to place camera (all cavities, only outer or only inner cavities)
Occurrence parent

The create occurrence root will be added under the parent if given, else it will be added under the deeper parent of given occurrences
Returns
Type Description
Occurrence

Parent occurrence of the cavity occurrences

invertPolygonFacesOrientation

Invert the orientation of tessellation elements

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Declaration
algo.invertPolygonFacesOrientation(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

moebiusCracker

Splits moebius ring

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Declaration
algo.moebiusCracker(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to repair

orientNormals

Orient existing normal according to the polygons clockwise

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Declaration
algo.orientNormals(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to orient normals

remeshSurfacicHoles

Resmesh surfacic holes of tessellations

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.remeshSurfacicHoles(occurrences, maxDiameter=0, refine=True, numberOfNeighbors=3, fillWithMaterial=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Distance maxDiameter

Maximum surfacic holes diameters
Boolean refine

Refine mesh for more details in holes
Int numberOfNeighbors

Number of neighboring vertices to use for the MLS projection
Material fillWithMaterial

If set, the given material will be used to fill the holes

removeDegeneratedPolygons

Remove some kinds of degenerated polygons

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Declaration
algo.removeDegeneratedPolygons(occurrences, tolerance=0.1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Distance tolerance

Degenerated tolerance

removeMultiplePolygon

Remove multiple polygon

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Declaration
algo.removeMultiplePolygon(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to repair

removeZFighting

Remove Z-fighting (surfaces overlapping) by slightly shrinking the selected parts' surfaces

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Declaration
algo.removeZFighting(occurrences) -> geom.Distance
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences to process
Returns
Type Description
Distance

Offset value used by the algorithm

repairMesh

Launch the repair process to repair a disconnected or not clean tessellation

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Declaration
algo.repairMesh(occurrences, tolerance=0.1, crackNonManifold=True, orient=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Distance tolerance

Connection tolerance
Bool crackNonManifold

At the end of the repair process, crack resulting non-manifold edges
Boolean orient

If true reorient the model

repairNullNormals

Create normal on an existing normal set when normal is null (polygons appears black)

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Declaration
algo.repairNullNormals(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to repair null normals

separateToManifold

Remove non manifold edges and try to reconnect manifold groups of triangles

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.separateToManifold(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

sewBoundary

Sew boundaries between them

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Declaration
algo.sewBoundary(occurrences, maxDistance)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to repair
Distance maxDistance

Maximum distance between bundaries

vertexOffset

Move the vertices by the offsset along their normal

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Declaration
algo.vertexOffset(occurrences, offset=1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences to process
Distance offset

Displacement

orientFromFace

Orient all connected polygons in the same orientation of the polygon selectionned

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Declaration
algo.orientFromFace()

orientPolygonFaces

Orient tessellation elements

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Declaration
algo.orientPolygonFaces(occurrences, makeOrientable=True, useArea=False, orientStrategy=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Boolean makeOrientable

Crack moebius strips to make the model orientable
Boolean useArea

Use the area instead of counting the number of triangle
OrientStrategy orientStrategy

Strategy to adopt with this algorithm

orientPolygonFacesAdvanced

Properly orient all polygons in the same direction, using voxel based view points placement.

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Declaration
algo.orientPolygonFacesAdvanced(occurrences, voxelSize=100, minimumCavityVolume=1, resolution=64, mode=0, considerTransparentOpaque=True, orientStrategy=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences to orient
Distance voxelSize

Size of the voxels in mm (smaller it is, more viewpoints there are)
Volume minimumCavityVolume

Minimum volume of a cavity in cubic meter (smaller it is, more viewpoints there are)
Int resolution

Resolution of the visibility viewer
InnerOuterOption mode

Select where to place camera (all cavities, only outer or only inner cavities)
Boolean considerTransparentOpaque

If True, Parts, Patches or Polygons with a transparent appearance are considered as opaque
OrientStrategyAdvanced orientStrategy

Strategy to adopt with this algorithm

orientPolygonFacesFromCamera

Properly orient all polygons in the same direction, using a specified viewpoint

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Declaration
algo.orientPolygonFacesFromCamera(occurrences, cameraPosition, cameraDirection, cameraUp, resolution=1024, fovX=90)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences to orient
Point3 cameraPosition

Camera position
Point3 cameraDirection

Camera direction
Point3 cameraUp

Camera up vector
Int resolution

Resolution of the visibility viewer
Double fovX

Horizontal field of view (in degree)

equilateralize

Sswap edges to make triangles more equilateral

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Declaration
algo.equilateralize(occurrences, maxIterations=1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Int maxIterations

Maximum number of swapping iteration

quadify

Merge all triangle polygons in the meshes to quadrangles

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Declaration
algo.quadify(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

requadify

Advanced function to requadify a triangle tessellation coming from full quad mesh

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Declaration
algo.requadify(occurrences, forceFullQuad=True)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Bool forceFullQuad

Force the results to be only full quad. It it's impossible, nothing is done

triangularize

Split all non-triangle polygons in the meshes to triangles

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Declaration
algo.triangularize(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

createVertexWeightsFromVertexColors

Use vertex colors attributes on meshes of the given occurrence to create vertex weights attributes used by the decimation functions, the finals weights will be computed with w = offset + (red - blue) * scale

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Declaration
algo.createVertexWeightsFromVertexColors(occurrences, offset=0, scale=1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Double offset

Offset value for weight computation
Double scale

Scale value for weight computation

createVertexWeightsFromVisibilityAttributes

Use visibility attributes on meshes of the given occurrence to create vertex weights attributes used by the decimation functions. The finals weights will be computed with w = offset + (visibility/maxVisibility) * scale

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Declaration
algo.createVertexWeightsFromVisibilityAttributes(occurrences, offset=0, scale=1)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process
Double offset

Offset value for weight computation
Double scale

Scale value for weight computation

deleteVertexWeights

Remove any existing vertex weights attributes on given occurrences

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Declaration
algo.deleteVertexWeights(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to process

createVisibilityAttributes

Create visibility attributes on tessellations

See also:

Declaration
algo.createVisibilityAttributes(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to create attributes

deleteVisibilityAttributes

Delete visibility attributes on tessellations

See also:

Declaration
algo.deleteVisibilityAttributes(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to delete attributes

flagVisibilityAttributesOnTransparents

Add one count to all visiblility attributes (poly and patch) on transparent patches

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Declaration
algo.flagVisibilityAttributesOnTransparents(occurrences)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Occurrences of components to create attributes

transferVisibilityToPolygonalWeight

Set Polygonal Weight Attribute from Visibility Attribute

Warning

This function is tagged as EXPERIMENTAL.

See also:

Declaration
algo.transferVisibilityToPolygonalWeight(occurrences, Mode=0)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OccurrenceList occurrences

Part occurrences to process
VisibilityToWeightMode Mode

Mode used to compute visibility