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0 pointsamelius1y ago0 comments

Aha, so it is a bit like bitmap versus vector graphics in 2d painting programs.

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Yeah somewhat, there’s also the thing where mesh models can potentially have no thickness (eg. a single polygon) as well as gaps in the mesh whereas this is (usually) impossible in the case of a parametric model.

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0 pointsamelius1y ago0 comments

Aha, so it is a bit like bitmap versus vector graphics in 2d painting programs.

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rounce1y ago

Yeah somewhat, there’s also the thing where mesh models can potentially have no thickness (eg. a single polygon) as well as gaps in the mesh whereas this is (usually) impossible in the case of a parametric model.

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