Generate Normals

Key: generateNormals

Generate normals for meshes.

Arguments

Meshes To Process

Optional list of prim paths to consider

• Name: paths

• Type: [string]

• Default Value: []

Add Normals to

Type of normals to generate

• Name: binding

• Type: int

• Default Value: 3

• Enum Values:

  • 3: Auto

  • 0: Corners

  • 2: Vertices

  • 1: Faces

Existing Normals

What to do with existing normals

• Name: existingNormals

• Type: int

• Default Value: 0

• Enum Values:

  • 0: Fix

  • 1: Replace

Sharpness Angle

The absolute value of the dihedral angle at an edge above which the edge is considered sharp. The dihedral angle is measured in the range ]-180, 180] degrees with 0 being flat.

• Name: sharpnessAngle

• Type: float

• Default Value: 60

• Min Value: -180.0

• Max Value: 180.0

Weighting

Weight each contribution to the final normal by angle or face area

• Name: weightmode

• Type: int

• Default Value: 0

• Enum Values:

  • 0: Angle

  • 1: Area

GPU Threshold

Use GPU algorithm if number of normals to generate is greater than this value

• Name: gpuThreshold

• Type: int

• Default Value: 500000

• Min Value: 0.0