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.. _class_PrimitiveMesh:

PrimitiveMesh
=============

**Inherits:** :ref:`Mesh<class_Mesh>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`Reference<class_Reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Inherited By:** :ref:`CapsuleMesh<class_CapsuleMesh>`, :ref:`CubeMesh<class_CubeMesh>`, :ref:`CylinderMesh<class_CylinderMesh>`, :ref:`PlaneMesh<class_PlaneMesh>`, :ref:`PointMesh<class_PointMesh>`, :ref:`PrismMesh<class_PrismMesh>`, :ref:`QuadMesh<class_QuadMesh>`, :ref:`SphereMesh<class_SphereMesh>`

Base class for all primitive meshes. Handles applying a :ref:`Material<class_Material>` to a primitive mesh.

Description
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Base class for all primitive meshes. Handles applying a :ref:`Material<class_Material>` to a primitive mesh. Examples include :ref:`CapsuleMesh<class_CapsuleMesh>`, :ref:`CubeMesh<class_CubeMesh>`, :ref:`CylinderMesh<class_CylinderMesh>`, :ref:`PlaneMesh<class_PlaneMesh>`, :ref:`PrismMesh<class_PrismMesh>`, :ref:`QuadMesh<class_QuadMesh>`, and :ref:`SphereMesh<class_SphereMesh>`.

Properties
----------

+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`AABB<class_AABB>`         | :ref:`custom_aabb<class_PrimitiveMesh_property_custom_aabb>` | ``AABB( 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 )`` |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`         | :ref:`flip_faces<class_PrimitiveMesh_property_flip_faces>`   | ``false``                    |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| :ref:`Material<class_Material>` | :ref:`material<class_PrimitiveMesh_property_material>`       |                              |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+

Methods
-------

+---------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`Array<class_Array>` | :ref:`get_mesh_arrays<class_PrimitiveMesh_method_get_mesh_arrays>` **(** **)** |const| |
+---------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Property Descriptions
---------------------

.. _class_PrimitiveMesh_property_custom_aabb:

- :ref:`AABB<class_AABB>` **custom_aabb**

+-----------+------------------------------+
| *Default* | ``AABB( 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 )`` |
+-----------+------------------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_custom_aabb(value)       |
+-----------+------------------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_custom_aabb()            |
+-----------+------------------------------+

Overrides the :ref:`AABB<class_AABB>` with one defined by user for use with frustum culling. Especially useful to avoid unexpected culling when  using a shader to offset vertices.

----

.. _class_PrimitiveMesh_property_flip_faces:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **flip_faces**

+-----------+-----------------------+
| *Default* | ``false``             |
+-----------+-----------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_flip_faces(value) |
+-----------+-----------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_flip_faces()      |
+-----------+-----------------------+

If set, the order of the vertices in each triangle are reversed resulting in the backside of the mesh being drawn.

This gives the same result as using :ref:`SpatialMaterial.CULL_BACK<class_SpatialMaterial_constant_CULL_BACK>` in :ref:`SpatialMaterial.params_cull_mode<class_SpatialMaterial_property_params_cull_mode>`.

----

.. _class_PrimitiveMesh_property_material:

- :ref:`Material<class_Material>` **material**

+----------+---------------------+
| *Setter* | set_material(value) |
+----------+---------------------+
| *Getter* | get_material()      |
+----------+---------------------+

The current :ref:`Material<class_Material>` of the primitive mesh.

Method Descriptions
-------------------

.. _class_PrimitiveMesh_method_get_mesh_arrays:

- :ref:`Array<class_Array>` **get_mesh_arrays** **(** **)** |const|

Returns mesh arrays used to constitute surface of :ref:`Mesh<class_Mesh>`. The result can be passed to :ref:`ArrayMesh.add_surface_from_arrays<class_ArrayMesh_method_add_surface_from_arrays>` to create a new surface. For example:

::

    var c := CylinderMesh.new()
    var arr_mesh := ArrayMesh.new()
    arr_mesh.add_surface_from_arrays(Mesh.PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLES, c.get_mesh_arrays())

.. |virtual| replace:: :abbr:`virtual (This method should typically be overridden by the user to have any effect.)`
.. |const| replace:: :abbr:`const (This method has no side effects. It doesn't modify any of the instance's member variables.)`
.. |vararg| replace:: :abbr:`vararg (This method accepts any number of arguments after the ones described here.)`