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**PangolinMesh** is a render mesh Polygroup plugin for Rhino. Its intent is to create high-quality rendering meshes that eliminate tessellation gaps between surfaces. This means an object can be made up of several separate, unjoined objects but be meshed as if they were joined. This eliminates visible gaps along adjacent edges that are often seen in detailed renderings. It also allows easier material assignment in a 3rd-party rendering package like KeyShot. Pangolin mesh has the following basic features:
These mesh tools have the following basic features:
* Creates rendering meshes from Rhino polysurfaces.
* Creates joined rendering meshes from unjoined input geometry.
You can use Pangolin’s meshing capabilities from the command line and the graphical user interface.
[PangolinMesh](https://www.food4rhino.com/en/app/pangolinmesh) is for Rhino 7. It will be updated to Rhino 8 in the future.
PangolinMesh can be found on:
1. [Food4Rhino PangolinMesh](https://www.food4rhino.com/en/app/pangolinmesh)
1. Install with Rhino Package Manager by typing PangolinMesh
**General Workflow**
1. Drag and drop layers into the PangolinMesh Group Panel. Objects in the same group will mesh as if they are joined.
1. Run the Pangolin Mesh command to create render meshes associated with those objects in the groups.
1. Set Material assignments to the layers or the objects directly.
# Commands
**PangolinMesh**
Used without a hyphen prefix, this command opens the meshing settings dialog, lets the user select various options, and then creates the mesh.
Used with a hyphen prefix (i.e., - “-PangolinMesh”), the command presents the options on the command line and creates the final mesh.
**PangolinGroups**
Opens the Pangolin group panel (see Pangolin Groups above). This panel can be docked along with other panels, or it can be free floating.
**PangolinZoomSelected**
See Result above. Zooms onto the polysurface that relates to the tagged problem.
# PangolinMesh Command
## Creating a rendering mesh from a polysurface using PangolinMesh
To begin the creation of a rendering mesh, select a polysurface and type the **PangolinMesh** command at the Rhino command prompt. The following dialog will appear:
### Command Buttons
You can check the rendering mesh result before committing it to the model by pressing the “Preview” button.
Pressing “OK” will add the mesh(es) to the model. Cancel will stop the process without making any changes to the model.
The “Advanced…” button switches to the advanced UI. See “Advanced…” below.
## Other Settings
### Presets
Pangolin can switch between a number of preset settings. The presets are stored in XML files in a special folder in your computer’s user account. You can open this folder by clicking the “Open” icon to the right of the combo box.
* You can switch to any of the installed presets by choosing the name from the combo box.
* To install new presets, or delete existing presets just add or remove xml files from the folder.
* You can save the current settings to the presets folder by pressing the “Save” button.
* You can control the settings that appear the first time you run PangolinMesh in a session of Rhino by saving a file called “default.xml” in the preset folder.
### Simple Meshing Parameters
Each of the following values can be optionally ignored by setting them to 0.0.
### Tolerance
Sets the maximum distance that the center of a mesh face will deviate from the input surface.
### Minimum edge length
Removes small triangles during the initial subdivision phase by ensuring mesh edge lengths do not drop below the specified value.
### Maximum edge length
Causes additional subdivision of a mesh face if edge lengths exceed the specified value.
### Maximum aspect ratio
Causes additional subdivision of a mesh face if its aspect ratio exceeds the specified value. This can remove long, thin triangles, but it only affects the initial subdivision, not the final tessellation.
### Polygon count
Displays the number of mesh faces created if the current settings are used. Click the “Preview” button to generate the render mesh.
These settings determine how the mesh and polysurfaces are presented after the Preview button has been pressed.
### Show mesh wires
If checked, the mesh wires of the preview render mesh will be displayed.
### Show naked edges
If checked, naked edges on the preview rendering mesh will be highlighted. (Not yet implemented)
### Show surface wires
If checked, the surface edges and iso-params of the input polysurfaces will be displayed.
### Highlight problem faces
If checked, polysurfaces that reported a problem or a warning will be highlighted in red and yellow, respectively.
### Auto-join mode
Auto-join mode determines how Pangolin creates rendering meshes from unjoined input polysurfaces. If two polysurfaces are adjacent but unjoined, Rhino will not treat them as being joined and will create two meshes whose edge vertices may not align. This means that the two meshes cannot be joined into a watertight mesh after the meshing operation, and may show gaps between the parts when rendered.
Pangolin’s “auto-join” feature attempts to treat adjacent polysurfaces as a single joined object and will create the meshes with co-aligned vertices. You can control which polysurfaces Pangolin considers joined using the PangolinGroups feature.
The options for auto-joining are:
**None**
Each individual polysurface will result in an individual rendering mesh. The software will not attempt to align vertices between adjacent rendering meshes. (This works similarly to the Rhino mesh command)
**Selection**
All of the polysurfaces in the current selection will be checked for adjacency with each other. If the distance between their edges is less than the “Global join tolerance”, they will be treated as joined, and the rendering meshes will be created with aligned vertices.
In Selection mode, all groups defined in the *PangolinGroups* panel will be ignored when checking for input surface adjacency.
If the “Join Meshes” check box is checked, rendering meshes from adjacent input polysurfaces on the same layer will be joined into a single render mesh.
**Groups**
Polysurfaces will be tested for adjacency with other polysurfaces in the same group. The group of a polysurface is determined by the group its layer is placed in on the PangolinGroups panel.
Grouped polysurfaces are considered adjacent if they are closer than the minimum join tolerance - or they are closer than the minimum join tolerance specified for that group in the PangolinGroups panel, whichever is the larger value.
Adjacent grouped polysurfaces will have their meshes generated with aligned vertices so that they can be joined into a watertight mesh.
If the “Join Meshes” check box is checked, meshes from adjacent input polysurfaces on the same layer will be joined into a single rendering mesh, eliminating any gaps in the tessellation between surfaces.
### Result
The result field shows reported problems and warnings from the preview meshing process. The “Preview” button must be pressed to show these results.
Clicking the “Tag and Close” button on the right of the field closes the Pangolin Mesher Settings dialog and adds a text dot object at the location of each problem and warning.
More information about the reported problem or warning can be found in the Pangolin Object Properties page for each text dot.
Clicking the “Tag and Close” button on the right of the field closes the Pangolin Mesher Settings dialog and adds a text dot object at the location of each problem and warning.
You can find more information about the reported problem or warning on the Pangolin Object Properties page for each text dot.
You can zoom into the object causing the problem report by pressing the “Zoom” button at the bottom of the object properties page when the text dot is selected. You can alternatively run the **PangolinZoomSelected** command to achieve the same result.
## Advanced
Clicking the “Advanced…” button at the bottom of the dialog switches the “Simple meshing parameters” to the “Advanced meshing parameters” set of controls. You can return to the “Simple meshing parameters” by clicking on the “Simple…” button.
The advanced parameters are for expert use only and are only exposed to allow users to test the internal POPLib meshing parameters directly. They are not documented here. Further information is available in the POPLib documentation.
# PangolinMesh groups
The Pangolin Groups panel is opened using the PangolinGroups command. In Rhino 5 it is used in combination with the Pangolin Layers panel (open using PangolinLayers command). In Rhino 6 the same functionality is available from the Rhino layers panel.
Pangolin groups determine how objects are associated with each other during “auto-joining” when the meshing auto-join mode is set to Groups.
Objects are always grouped using their Rhino layer. Pangolin groups are a list of layers. A Pangolin group can contain any layer - including the sublayer of a layer that is in a different group. The Pangolin Groups panel shows the hierarchical relationship between layers in that group, but it is still possible to place sub-layers into other groups.
## Managing Groups
### Adding a group
Pangolin Groups are created by clicking the “+” button in the Pangolin Groups panel. Once created, layers are assigned to groups by dragging a layer from the Pangolin Layers panel (Rhino layers panel in Rhino 6) to a group in the Pangolin Groups panel. Dragging a parent layer will also add its sub-layers.
### Deleting a group
Groups may be deleted using the Delete Group button on the panel toolbar or right-clicking on the group.
### Select objects not in a group
Clicking this button selects all of the objects in the current model that have not been assigned to a group. In other words, all objects that are on a layer that has not been added to one of the groups.
### Select layers not in a group
Selects all of the layers in the Pangolin Layers panel (or Rhino 6 layers panel) that have not been assigned to a group.
### Select layers from objects selection
Selects the layers in the Pangolin Layers panel (or Rhino 6 layers panel) that the selected objects are on.
### Open the layers panel
Opens the PangolinLayers panel (or Rhino 6 layers panel).
### Run the mesher command
Opens the mesher dialog - runs PangolinMesh.
### Group color
Groups are assigned a random color when they are created. This color is used to identify objects within the group when the “Show group color” checkbox is checked (at the bottom of the panel). Those objects not in a group are shown in the color selected by the color button at the bottom right of the panel.
### Per-group join tolerance
Join tolerance can be specified per-group. See Groups for more information.
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# Using Adobe Substance 3D Designer with Rhino
Source: https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/rendering-new/adobe-substance-integration/
The Substance Importer plug-in for Rhino enables you to easily import Substance materials (SBSAR files) directly into Rhino as Physically Based materials.
Rhinoceros includes PBR and can import [Adobe Substance 3D Designer](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-designer.html) materials for realistic-looking renderings! The Substance Importer plugin for Rhino enables you to easily import Substance 3D materials (SBSAR files) into Rhino as “Physically Based” materials. The material presets and parameters can be edited directly within Rhino.
Credit: Adobe Substance 3D Designer - [See full article](https://substance3d.adobe.com/magazine/exploring-product-design-workflows-creative-iterations-with-substance)
## Integration of Substance materials into Rhino
Substance 3D materials from Adobe Substance 3D Assets library, Adobe Substance 3D Community assets or directly created in Adobe Substance 3D Designer or Sampler, are supported in Rhino through a free plugin (SubstanceImporter). Substance Importer enables SBSAR as a file format, which can be imported into the Rhino material editor using the "Substance" type or by drag and drop. In addition to the import feature, Substance 3D parametric assets can be edited directly in Rhino by tweaking the parameters in Rhino material and seeing the variations in real-time in Rhino viewer.
To install the plugin:
1. Go to the Tools pulldown > Package Manager.
2. Search for SubStanceImporter.
3. Click Download and Install.
4. Restart Rhino.
The video below covers more of the details on using these materials:
## Substance Applications
[Adobe Substance 3D Designer](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-designer.html) is the reference solution for 3D digital materials authoring and texturing.
* Download and share for free 3D assets created by the Substance 3D community on [Adobe Substance 3D Community Assets](https://substance3d.adobe.com/community-assets).
* Download high-end Substance 3D materials with [Substance 3D Assets library](https://substance3d.adobe.com/assets).
* Use [Substance 3D Sampler](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-sampler.html) to convert physical samples and photos into digital asset, blend existing resources, apply filters and publish Substance 3D materials.
* Design Substance 3D materials from scratch in [Substance 3D Designer](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-designer.html).
* Paint and apply materials on a 3D models with [Substance 3D Painter](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-painter.html).
Here is an introductory look at using Substance 3D Sampler:
Get started with Adobe Substance 3D? Find more learning content on [Substance 3D Tutorials](https://substance3d.adobe.com/tutorials) or [Substance Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/c/substance3d) channel. Learn more on [https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d/3d-augmented-reality.html](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d/3d-augmented-reality.html).
## Substance Material Examples
### Wood Collection
The wood category on Substance 3D Assets library currently offers more than 1,400 unique and fully parametric materials. [Discover all the different ways wood materials can work...](https://magazine.substance3d.com/lost-in-the-parametric-woods/)
### Marble Collection
Timeless Elegance: Marble Materials on Substance 3D Assets library feature 670 ready-to-use marbles with exposed parameters. [Find out more about the marbles...](https://magazine.substance3d.com/timeless-elegance-marble-materials-on-substance-source/)
### Leather Collection
More then 1000 leather materials that are fully procedural! A lightweight solution that is completely customizable yet remains photorealistic in every detail. [See how to use the leathers...](https://magazine.substance3d.com/welcome-to-our-digital-leather-workshop/)
### Fabric Collection
500 digital fabrics are already available in the Substance library. [Explore the ways Fabrics can be modified...](https://magazine.substance3d.com/ready-to-texture-2020-fashion-and-apparel-parametric-collection/)
## Substance Painter Workflow and Rhino
The workflow with Adobe Substance 3D Painter is quite different from the above mentioned apps. Here are the details on a workflow with Substance 3D Painter:
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# Using Adobe Substance 3D Designer with Rhino
Source: https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/rendering/adobe-substance-integration/
The Substance Importer plug-in for Rhino enables you to easily import Substance materials (SBSAR files) directly into Rhino as Physically Based materials.
Rhinoceros includes PBR and can import [Adobe Substance 3D Designer](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-designer.html) materials for realistic-looking renderings! The Substance Importer plugin for Rhino enables you to easily import Substance 3D materials (SBSAR files) into Rhino as “Physically Based” materials. The material presets and parameters can be edited directly within Rhino.
Credit: Adobe Substance 3D Designer - [See full article](https://substance3d.adobe.com/magazine/exploring-product-design-workflows-creative-iterations-with-substance)
## Integration of Substance materials into Rhino
Substance 3D materials from Adobe Substance 3D Assets library, Adobe Substance 3D Community assets or directly created in Adobe Substance 3D Designer or Sampler, are supported in Rhino through a free plugin (SubstanceImporter). Substance Importer enables SBSAR as a file format, which can be imported into the Rhino material editor using the "Substance" type or by drag and drop. In addition to the import feature, Substance 3D parametric assets can be edited directly in Rhino by tweaking the parameters in Rhino material and seeing the variations in real-time in Rhino viewer.
To install the plugin:
1. Go to the Tools pulldown > Package Manager.
2. Search for SubStanceImporter.
3. Click Download and Install.
4. Restart Rhino.
The video below covers more of the details on using these materials:
## Substance Applications
[Adobe Substance 3D Designer](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-designer.html) is the reference solution for 3D digital materials authoring and texturing.
* Download and share for free 3D assets created by the Substance 3D community on [Adobe Substance 3D Community Assets](https://substance3d.adobe.com/community-assets).
* Download high-end Substance 3D materials with [Substance 3D Assets library](https://substance3d.adobe.com/assets).
* Use [Substance 3D Sampler](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-sampler.html) to convert physical samples and photos into digital asset, blend existing resources, apply filters and publish Substance 3D materials.
* Design Substance 3D materials from scratch in [Substance 3D Designer](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-designer.html).
* Paint and apply materials on a 3D models with [Substance 3D Painter](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-painter.html).
Here is an introductory look at using Substance 3D Sampler:
Get started with Adobe Substance 3D? Find more learning content on [Substance 3D Tutorials](https://substance3d.adobe.com/tutorials) or [Substance Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/c/substance3d) channel. Learn more on [https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d/3d-augmented-reality.html](https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d/3d-augmented-reality.html).
## Substance Material Examples
### Wood Collection
The wood category on Substance 3D Assets library currently offers more than 1,400 unique and fully parametric materials. [Discover all the different ways wood materials can work...](https://magazine.substance3d.com/lost-in-the-parametric-woods/)
### Marble Collection
Timeless Elegance: Marble Materials on Substance 3D Assets library feature 670 ready-to-use marbles with exposed parameters. [Find out more about the marbles...](https://magazine.substance3d.com/timeless-elegance-marble-materials-on-substance-source/)
### Leather Collection
More then 1000 leather materials that are fully procedural! A lightweight solution that is completely customizable yet remains photorealistic in every detail. [See how to use the leathers...](https://magazine.substance3d.com/welcome-to-our-digital-leather-workshop/)
### Fabric Collection
500 digital fabrics are already available in the Substance library. [Explore the ways Fabrics can be modified...](https://magazine.substance3d.com/ready-to-texture-2020-fashion-and-apparel-parametric-collection/)
## Substance Painter Workflow and Rhino
The workflow with Adobe Substance 3D Painter is quite different from the above mentioned apps. Here are the details on a workflow with Substance 3D Painter:
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# Getting Started with Furniture Design 2
Source: https://www.rhino3d.com/en/docs/guides/modeling/rhino-7-getting-started2/
Sort tutorials that demonstrate how to build each object in this scene while learning the basics of Rhino.
Sort tutorials that demonstrate how to build each object in this scene while learning the basics of Rhino.
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