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They are matched to the input mesh by point numbers.\t\nThe methods to reduce polygonal models are:\t\t\n\nA percentage of their former size\nA specfic number of polys (within a few)\nAccording to distance from a cameraNote that as it requires (and outputs) a triangular mesh, the polygon count may increase as a result of this operation.\t\t\nA second input for feature edges is provided.\npolyreduceSOP_Class\n\nContents\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n reduce - The polygons which will be candidates for simplification. 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