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MeshDataTool

Inherits: RefCounted < Object

Helper tool to access and edit Mesh data.

Description

MeshDataTool provides access to individual vertices in a Mesh. It allows users to read and edit vertex data of meshes. It also creates an array of faces and edges.

To use MeshDataTool, load a mesh with create_from_surface. When you are finished editing the data commit the data to a mesh with commit_to_surface.

Below is an example of how MeshDataTool may be used.

var mesh = ArrayMesh.new()
mesh.add_surface_from_arrays(Mesh.PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLES, BoxMesh.new().get_mesh_arrays())
var mdt = MeshDataTool.new()
mdt.create_from_surface(mesh, 0)
for i in range(mdt.get_vertex_count()):
    var vertex = mdt.get_vertex(i)
    # In this example we extend the mesh by one unit, which results in separated faces as it is flat shaded.
    vertex += mdt.get_vertex_normal(i)
    # Save your change.
    mdt.set_vertex(i, vertex)
mesh.clear_surfaces()
mdt.commit_to_surface(mesh)
var mi = MeshInstance.new()
mi.mesh = mesh
add_child(mi)

See also ArrayMesh, ImmediateMesh and SurfaceTool for procedural geometry generation.

Note: Godot uses clockwise winding order for front faces of triangle primitive modes.

Tutorials

Methods

void

clear()

Error

commit_to_surface(mesh: ArrayMesh, compression_flags: int = 0)

Error

create_from_surface(mesh: ArrayMesh, surface: int)

int

get_edge_count() const

PackedInt32Array

get_edge_faces(idx: int) const

Variant

get_edge_meta(idx: int) const

int

get_edge_vertex(idx: int, vertex: int) const

int

get_face_count() const

int

get_face_edge(idx: int, edge: int) const

Variant

get_face_meta(idx: int) const

Vector3

get_face_normal(idx: int) const

int

get_face_vertex(idx: int, vertex: int) const

int

get_format() const

Material

get_material() const

Vector3

get_vertex(idx: int) const

PackedInt32Array

get_vertex_bones(idx: int) const

Color

get_vertex_color(idx: int) const

int

get_vertex_count() const

PackedInt32Array

get_vertex_edges(idx: int) const

PackedInt32Array

get_vertex_faces(idx: int) const

Variant

get_vertex_meta(idx: int) const

Vector3

get_vertex_normal(idx: int) const

Plane

get_vertex_tangent(idx: int) const

Vector2

get_vertex_uv(idx: int) const

Vector2

get_vertex_uv2(idx: int) const

PackedFloat32Array

get_vertex_weights(idx: int) const

void

set_edge_meta(idx: int, meta: Variant)

void

set_face_meta(idx: int, meta: Variant)

void

set_material(material: Material)

void

set_vertex(idx: int, vertex: Vector3)

void

set_vertex_bones(idx: int, bones: PackedInt32Array)

void

set_vertex_color(idx: int, color: Color)

void

set_vertex_meta(idx: int, meta: Variant)

void

set_vertex_normal(idx: int, normal: Vector3)

void

set_vertex_tangent(idx: int, tangent: Plane)

void

set_vertex_uv(idx: int, uv: Vector2)

void

set_vertex_uv2(idx: int, uv2: Vector2)

void

set_vertex_weights(idx: int, weights: PackedFloat32Array)


Method Descriptions

void clear() 🔗

Clears all data currently in MeshDataTool.


Error commit_to_surface(mesh: ArrayMesh, compression_flags: int = 0) 🔗

Adds a new surface to specified Mesh with edited data.


Error create_from_surface(mesh: ArrayMesh, surface: int) 🔗

Uses specified surface of given Mesh to populate data for MeshDataTool.

Requires Mesh with primitive type Mesh.PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLES.


int get_edge_count() const 🔗

Returns the number of edges in this Mesh.


PackedInt32Array get_edge_faces(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns array of faces that touch given edge.


Variant get_edge_meta(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns meta information assigned to given edge.


int get_edge_vertex(idx: int, vertex: int) const 🔗

Returns index of specified vertex connected to given edge.

Vertex argument can only be 0 or 1 because edges are comprised of two vertices.


int get_face_count() const 🔗

Returns the number of faces in this Mesh.


int get_face_edge(idx: int, edge: int) const 🔗

Returns specified edge associated with given face.

Edge argument must be either 0, 1, or 2 because a face only has three edges.


Variant get_face_meta(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns the metadata associated with the given face.


Vector3 get_face_normal(idx: int) const 🔗

Calculates and returns the face normal of the given face.


int get_face_vertex(idx: int, vertex: int) const 🔗

Returns the specified vertex index of the given face.

Vertex argument must be either 0, 1, or 2 because faces contain three vertices.

Example:

var index = mesh_data_tool.get_face_vertex(0, 1) # Gets the index of the second vertex of the first face.
var position = mesh_data_tool.get_vertex(index)
var normal = mesh_data_tool.get_vertex_normal(index)

int get_format() const 🔗

Returns the Mesh's format as a combination of the ArrayFormat flags. For example, a mesh containing both vertices and normals would return a format of 3 because Mesh.ARRAY_FORMAT_VERTEX is 1 and Mesh.ARRAY_FORMAT_NORMAL is 2.


Material get_material() const 🔗

Returns the material assigned to the Mesh.


Vector3 get_vertex(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns the position of the given vertex.


PackedInt32Array get_vertex_bones(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns the bones of the given vertex.


Color get_vertex_color(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns the color of the given vertex.


int get_vertex_count() const 🔗

Returns the total number of vertices in Mesh.


PackedInt32Array get_vertex_edges(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns an array of edges that share the given vertex.


PackedInt32Array get_vertex_faces(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns an array of faces that share the given vertex.


Variant get_vertex_meta(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns the metadata associated with the given vertex.


Vector3 get_vertex_normal(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns the normal of the given vertex.


Plane get_vertex_tangent(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns the tangent of the given vertex.


Vector2 get_vertex_uv(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns the UV of the given vertex.


Vector2 get_vertex_uv2(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns the UV2 of the given vertex.


PackedFloat32Array get_vertex_weights(idx: int) const 🔗

Returns bone weights of the given vertex.


void set_edge_meta(idx: int, meta: Variant) 🔗

Sets the metadata of the given edge.


void set_face_meta(idx: int, meta: Variant) 🔗

Sets the metadata of the given face.


void set_material(material: Material) 🔗

Sets the material to be used by newly-constructed Mesh.


void set_vertex(idx: int, vertex: Vector3) 🔗

Sets the position of the given vertex.


void set_vertex_bones(idx: int, bones: PackedInt32Array) 🔗

Sets the bones of the given vertex.


void set_vertex_color(idx: int, color: Color) 🔗

Sets the color of the given vertex.


void set_vertex_meta(idx: int, meta: Variant) 🔗

Sets the metadata associated with the given vertex.


void set_vertex_normal(idx: int, normal: Vector3) 🔗

Sets the normal of the given vertex.


void set_vertex_tangent(idx: int, tangent: Plane) 🔗

Sets the tangent of the given vertex.


void set_vertex_uv(idx: int, uv: Vector2) 🔗

Sets the UV of the given vertex.


void set_vertex_uv2(idx: int, uv2: Vector2) 🔗

Sets the UV2 of the given vertex.


void set_vertex_weights(idx: int, weights: PackedFloat32Array) 🔗

Sets the bone weights of the given vertex.