GH: MESH REDUCTION

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GRASSHOPPER MESH REDUCTION

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This definition reduces the vertices count of a mesh

LOGIC

1. Reference a mesh

2. Deconstruct mesh into vertices and faces

3. Set a percentage of the vertices to remove

4. Pull original vertices to their closest vertex in the reduced vertices

5. Rebuild mesh with reduced vertices positions and original mesh faces
6. Remove overlapping vertices

GH Version

0.9.0076

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Plug-ins Required

1. Mesh Analysis and Utility

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Tip

This is a quick method to get the look of a low poly mesh. For more uniform
mesh vertice reduction look into the starling and mesh machine plug-ins. 
You do not have to use random reduction as shown in the definition above.
By using the same logic of finding closest points between an original vertex 
list and a reduced one, you can use attractors (as seen in lowest purple
bunny on this page) or even custom placed vertices to control the reduction
of vertices of a mesh. 

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