# TriangulateModifier(Modifier)

base classes — `bpy_struct`, `Modifier`

class `bpy.types.``TriangulateModifier`(Modifier)

  Triangulate Mesh

  `keep_custom_normals`

    Try to preserve custom normals (WARNING: depending on chosen triangulation method, shading may not be fully preserved, ‘Fixed’ method usually gives the best result here)

    Type: | boolean, default False

  `min_vertices`

    Triangulate only polygons with vertex count greater than or equal to this number

    Type: | int in [4, inf], default 0

  `ngon_method`

    Method for splitting the polygons into triangles

    - `BEAUTY` Beauty, Arrange the new triangles evenly (slow).
    - `CLIP` Clip, Split the polygons with an ear clipping algorithm.

    Type: | enum in [‘BEAUTY’, ‘CLIP’], default ‘BEAUTY’

  `quad_method`

    Method for splitting the quads into triangles

    - `BEAUTY` Beauty , Split the quads in nice triangles, slower method.
    - `FIXED` Fixed, Split the quads on the first and third vertices.
    - `FIXED_ALTERNATE` Fixed Alternate, Split the quads on the 2nd and 4th vertices.
    - `SHORTEST_DIAGONAL` Shortest Diagonal, Split the quads based on the distance between the vertices.

    Type: | enum in [‘BEAUTY’, ‘FIXED’, ‘FIXED_ALTERNATE’, ‘SHORTEST_DIAGONAL’], default ‘BEAUTY’

  classmethod `bl_rna_get_subclass`(id, default=None)

    Parameters: | id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
    Returns: | The RNA type or default when not found.
    Return type: | `bpy.types.Struct` subclass

  classmethod `bl_rna_get_subclass_py`(id, default=None)

    Parameters: | id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
    Returns: | The class or default when not found.
    Return type: | type

Inherited Properties

`bpy_struct.id_data` `Modifier.name` `Modifier.type` `Modifier.show_viewport` `Modifier.show_render` | `Modifier.show_in_editmode` `Modifier.show_on_cage` `Modifier.show_expanded` `Modifier.use_apply_on_spline`

Inherited Functions

`bpy_struct.as_pointer` `bpy_struct.driver_add` `bpy_struct.driver_remove` `bpy_struct.get` `bpy_struct.is_property_hidden` `bpy_struct.is_property_overridable_library` `bpy_struct.is_property_readonly` `bpy_struct.is_property_set` `bpy_struct.items` `bpy_struct.keyframe_delete` | `bpy_struct.keyframe_insert` `bpy_struct.keys` `bpy_struct.path_from_id` `bpy_struct.path_resolve` `bpy_struct.pop` `bpy_struct.property_overridable_library_set` `bpy_struct.property_unset` `bpy_struct.type_recast` `bpy_struct.values`