
appear (Figure
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) with some options.
In the Reduce Type field there are two choices:
• Adaptive preserves the shape as much as
possible.
• Uniform polygons reduces polygons equally
everywhere.
We’ll choose Adaptive.
In the Reduce Target field there are three choices:
• Face count reduces the number of polygons.
• Density controls how close the polygon edges
are to the original surface.
• Tolerance is the amount of error, or deviation
from the desired distance, you will allow.
We’ll choose face count. Move the slider to the
left. The dialog box has an option for previewing
the results. If you like them, click OK and the
polygons will get larger, as ...