Mesh Description

Mesh Description

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Compute Polygon Triangulation

Generates triangles and internal edges for the given polygon

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Create Cube

Create Cube

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Create Edge

Adds a new edge to the mesh and returns its ID

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Create Edge with ID

Adds a new edge to the mesh with the given ID

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Create Polygon

Adds a new polygon to the mesh and returns its ID. This will also make any missing edges, and all constituent triangles.

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Create Polygon Group

Adds a new polygon group to the mesh and returns its ID

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Create Polygon Group with ID

Adds a new polygon group to the mesh with the given ID

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Create Polygon with ID

Adds a new polygon to the mesh with the given ID. This will also make any missing edges, and all constituent triangles.

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Create Triangle

Adds a new triangle to the mesh and returns its ID. This will also make an encapsulating polygon, and any missing edges.

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Create Triangle with ID

Adds a new triangle to the mesh with the given ID. This will also make an encapsulating polygon, and any missing edges.

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Create Vertex

Adds a new vertex to the mesh and returns its ID

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Create Vertex Instance

Adds a new vertex instance to the mesh and returns its ID

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Create Vertex Instance with ID

Adds a new vertex instance to the mesh with the given ID

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Create Vertex with ID

Adds a new vertex to the mesh with the given ID

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Delete Edge

Deletes an edge from a mesh

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Delete Polygon

Deletes a polygon from the mesh

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Delete Polygon Group

Deletes a polygon group from the mesh

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Delete Triangle

Deletes a triangle from the mesh

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Delete Vertex

Deletes a vertex from the mesh

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Delete Vertex Instance

Deletes a vertex instance from a mesh

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Empty

Empty the mesh description

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Get Edge Connected Polygons

Returns the polygons connected to this edge

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Get Edge Connected Triangles

Returns reference to an array of triangle IDs connected to this edge

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Get Edge Vertex

Returns the vertex ID corresponding to one of the edge endpoints

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Get Edge Vertices

Returns a pair of vertex IDs defining the edge

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Get Num Edge Connected Polygons

Returns the number of polygons connected to this edge

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Get Num Edge Connected Triangles

Returns the number of triangles connected to this edge

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Get Num Polygon Group Polygons

Returns the number of polygons in this polygon group

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Get Num Polygon Internal Edges

Return the number of internal edges in this polygon

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Get Num Polygon Triangles

Return the number of triangles which comprise this polygon

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Get Num Polygon Vertices

Returns the number of vertices this polygon has

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Get Num Vertex Connected Edges

Returns number of edges connected to this vertex

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Get Num Vertex Connected Polygons

Returns the number of polygons connected to this vertex

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Get Num Vertex Connected Triangles

Returns number of triangles connected to this vertex

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Get Num Vertex Instance Connected Polygons

Returns the number of polygons connected to this vertex instance.

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Get Num Vertex Instance Connected Triangles

Returns the number of triangles connected to this vertex instance

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Get Num Vertex Vertex Instances

Returns number of vertex instances created from this vertex

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Get Polygon Adjacent Polygons

Populates the passed array with adjacent polygons

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Get Polygon Group Polygons

Returns the polygons associated with the given polygon group

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Get Polygon Internal Edges

Populate the provided array with a list of edges which are internal to the polygon, i.e. those which separate constituent triangles.

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Get Polygon Perimeter Edges

Returns the edges which form the polygon perimeter

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Get Polygon Polygon Group

Return the polygon group associated with a polygon

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Get Polygon Triangles

Return reference to an array of triangle IDs which comprise this polygon

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Get Polygon Vertex Instances

Returns reference to an array of VertexInstance IDs forming the perimeter of this polygon

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Get Polygon Vertices

Returns the vertices which form the polygon perimeter

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Get Triangle Adjacent Triangles

Returns the adjacent triangles to this triangle

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Get Triangle Edges

Returns the edges which define this triangle

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Get Triangle Polygon

Get the polygon which contains this triangle

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Get Triangle Polygon Group

Get the polygon group which contains this triangle

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Get Triangle Vertex Instance

Get the specified vertex instance by index

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Get Triangle Vertex Instances

Get the vertex instances which define this triangle

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Get Triangle Vertices

Returns the vertices which define this triangle

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Get Vertex Adjacent Vertices

Returns the vertices adjacent to this vertex

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Get Vertex Connected Edges

Returns reference to an array of Edge IDs connected to this vertex

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Get Vertex Connected Polygons

Returns the polygons connected to this vertex

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Get Vertex Connected Triangles

Returns the triangles connected to this vertex

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Get Vertex Instance Connected Polygons

Returns the polygons connected to this vertex instance

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Get Vertex Instance Connected Triangles

Returns reference to an array of Triangle IDs connected to this vertex instance

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Get Vertex Instance for Polygon Vertex

Return the vertex instance which corresponds to the given vertex on the given polygon, or FVertexInstanceID::Invalid

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Get Vertex Instance for Triangle Vertex

Return the vertex instance which corresponds to the given vertex on the given triangle, or FVertexInstanceID::Invalid

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Get Vertex Instance Pair Edge

Returns the edge ID defined by the two given vertex instance IDs, if there is one; otherwise FEdgeID::Invalid

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Get Vertex Instance UV

Get Vertex Instance UV

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Get Vertex Instance Vertex

Returns the vertex ID associated with the given vertex instance

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Get Vertex Pair Edge

Returns the edge ID defined by the two given vertex IDs, if there is one; otherwise FEdgeID::Invalid

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Get Vertex Position

Gets a vertex position

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Get Vertex Vertex Instances

Returns reference to an array of VertexInstance IDs instanced from this vertex

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Is Edge Internal

Determine whether a given edge is an internal edge between triangles of a polygon

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Is Edge Internal to Polygon

Determine whether a given edge is an internal edge between triangles of a specific polygon

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Is Edge Valid

Returns whether the passed edge ID is valid

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Is Empty

Return whether the mesh description is empty

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Is Polygon Group Valid

Returns whether the passed polygon group ID is valid

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Is Polygon Valid

Returns whether the passed polygon ID is valid

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Is Triangle Part Of Ngon

Determines if this triangle is part of an n-gon

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Is Triangle Valid

Returns whether the passed triangle ID is valid

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Is Vertex Instance Valid

Returns whether the passed vertex instance ID is valid

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Is Vertex Orphaned

Returns whether a given vertex is orphaned, i.e. it doesn't form part of any polygon

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Is Vertex Valid

Returns whether the passed vertex ID is valid

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Reserve New Edges

Reserves space for this number of new edges

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Reserve New Polygon Groups

Reserves space for this number of new polygon groups

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Reserve New Polygons

Reserves space for this number of new polygons

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Reserve New Triangles

Reserves space for this number of new triangles

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Reserve New Vertex Instances

Reserves space for this number of new vertex instances

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Reserve New Vertices

Reserves space for this number of new vertices

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Reverse Polygon Facing

Reverse the winding order of the vertices of this polygon

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Set Polygon Group Material Slot Name

Set Polygon Group Material Slot Name

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Set Polygon Polygon Group

Sets the polygon group associated with a polygon

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Set Polygon Vertex Instance

Set the vertex instance at the given index around the polygon to the new value

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Set Vertex Instance UV

Set Vertex Instance UV

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Set Vertex Position

Sets a vertex position

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