Reduce Tool Options
The following options are available for reducing the number of facets with the Reduce tool:
| Triangle reduction | The percentage reduction you want to achieve. The default is 20%. |
| Maximum deviation | Controls the distance between triangle edges and the actual edges of the part. It influences the number of triangles used to approximate curved edges. See the images below. |
The following images show how the maximum deviation specified influences the number of triangles used to approximate curved edges.
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Larger maximum distance
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Smaller maximum distance
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