Triangulate Modifier¶

The Triangulate Modifier converts all faces in a mesh (whether it be quads or n-gons) to triangular faces. This modifier does the exact same function as the Triangulate tool in Edit Mode.

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Mesh before Triangulate Modifier.

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Mesh after Triangulate Modifier.

Options¶

Quad Method

Beauty: Split the quads in nice triangles, slower method.
Fixed: Split the quads on the 1st and 3rd vertices.
Fixed Alternate: Split the quads on the 2nd and 4th vertices.
Shortest Diagonal: Split the quads based on the distance between the vertices.

N-gon Method

Beauty: Arrange the new triangles nicely, slower method.
Scanfill: Split the n-gons using a scanfill algorithm.