DecimateModifier(Modifier)
base classes — bpy_struct, Modifier
- class bpy.types.DecimateModifier(Modifier)
 Decimation modifier
- angle_limit
 Only dissolve angles below this (planar only)
- Type
 float in [0, 3.14159], default 0.0872665
- decimate_type
 COLLAPSECollapse – Use edge collapsing.UNSUBDIVUn-Subdivide – Use un-subdivide face reduction.DISSOLVEPlanar – Dissolve geometry to form planar polygons.
- Type
 enum in [‘COLLAPSE’, ‘UNSUBDIV’, ‘DISSOLVE’], default ‘COLLAPSE’
- delimit
 Limit merging geometry
NORMALNormal – Delimit by face directions.MATERIALMaterial – Delimit by face material.SEAMSeam – Delimit by edge seams.SHARPSharp – Delimit by sharp edges.UVUVs – Delimit by UV coordinates.
- Type
 enum set in {‘NORMAL’, ‘MATERIAL’, ‘SEAM’, ‘SHARP’, ‘UV’}, default {‘NORMAL’}
- face_count
 The current number of faces in the decimated mesh
- Type
 int in [-inf, inf], default 0, (readonly)
- invert_vertex_group
 Invert vertex group influence (collapse only)
- Type
 boolean, default False
- iterations
 Number of times reduce the geometry (unsubdivide only)
- Type
 int in [0, 32767], default 0
- ratio
 Ratio of triangles to reduce to (collapse only)
- Type
 float in [0, 1], default 1.0
- symmetry_axis
 Axis of symmetry
- Type
 enum in [‘X’, ‘Y’, ‘Z’], default ‘X’
- use_collapse_triangulate
 Keep triangulated faces resulting from decimation (collapse only)
- Type
 boolean, default False
- use_dissolve_boundaries
 Dissolve all vertices in between face boundaries (planar only)
- Type
 boolean, default False
- use_symmetry
 Maintain symmetry on an axis
- Type
 boolean, default False
- vertex_group
 Vertex group name (collapse only)
- Type
 string, default “”, (never None)
- vertex_group_factor
 Vertex group strength
- Type
 float in [0, 1000], default 1.0
- classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass(id, default=None)
 - Parameters
 id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
- Returns
 The RNA type or default when not found.
- Return type
 bpy.types.Structsubclass
- classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass_py(id, default=None)
 - Parameters
 id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
- Returns
 The class or default when not found.
- Return type
 type
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