Decimating Geometry

Decimation allows you to simplify the tessellation of geometry in features by merging edges and eliminating redundant vertices. The operation will try to merge all points within a max error tolerance to reach a desired quality, and then print the results in the Output panel.

1. Select one or more features in a component.
2. On the MODELING tab, in the Geometry group, click the Tools arrow, and then under Simplify, click Decimate.
3. In the Decimate task pane, do all of the following:
   • Define the Max error or a tolerance for merging points.
   • Define the Quality or desired data count for the selected features.
4. Click Decimate.