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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>`, :ref:`TextMesh<class_TextMesh>`, :ref:`TorusMesh<class_TorusMesh>`

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

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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>`.

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Properties
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   | :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>`       |                              |
   +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+

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

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Property Descriptions
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:ref:`AABB<class_AABB>` **custom_aabb** = ``AABB( 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 )``

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- void **set_custom_aabb** **(** :ref:`AABB<class_AABB>` value **)**
- :ref:`AABB<class_AABB>` **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.

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.. _class_PrimitiveMesh_property_flip_faces:

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **flip_faces** = ``false``

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- void **set_flip_faces** **(** :ref:`bool<class_bool>` value **)**
- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **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:`Material3D.CULL_BACK<class_Material3D_constant_CULL_BACK>` in :ref:`Material3D.params_cull_mode<class_Material3D_property_params_cull_mode>`.

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.. _class_PrimitiveMesh_property_material:

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

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- void **set_material** **(** :ref:`Material<class_Material>` value **)**
- :ref:`Material<class_Material>` **get_material** **(** **)**

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

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_PrimitiveMesh_method_get_mesh_arrays:

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: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())

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