polygon meshing

[proces2]

I have a polygon mesh from Rhino that i need to simplify. Is there a software out there or a plug-in for something like Rhino or MAX that can take a large polygon mesh and cleanly simplify the model - ie - reduce the poly count?

 

This is for a model that is being built on an SLA machine. Because of the current high poly count, the machine will not accept the file.

 

i looked at something like PolyTrans, but it was hard to determine if that was a function inside the software.

 

any suggestions would be great.

 

thanks,

sean

[Brian Smith]

Optimize doesn't doesn't do it well enough?

[derijones]

Have a look at Deep exploration - their CAD tools have a good poly reduction tool, not sure about price, but it's a handy bit of kit for viewing heaps of different files.

[joseph alexander]

downloard rhino 4.

"QuadrangulateMesh"

this may reduce your mesh count 1/3

 

Are you meshing a nurb?

 

To do so do the following:

 

reduce it to the size of the part 1:1 scale.

make sure your units are in inches.

then mesh using these settings.

 

maximum angle: 0

maximum aspect ratio 6

minimum edge length .0001

maximum edge length 0

maximum distance, edge to surface .001

 

Check:

Refine Mesh

 

all else unchecked

 

export.