Tessellate

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This node tessellates the geometry of the parent mesh. Multiple triangles and quads are generated from input polygons in a patch-like pattern somewhat similar to what is achieved using GPU hardware-based tessellation. This differs from the results achieved via subdivision, on the Object node or the Subdivision Deformer. Subdivision is iterative: it splits every edge in half, adding a centre vertex to each, and also adds a single centre vertex to each polygon; it must be run over multiple iterations to subdivide further. In contrast, the Tessellation Deformer can create multiple vertices for each edge and then adds multiple polygons in between as needed.

Note: the Tessellate deformer only works on triangles and quads. A lot of geometry can be generated using this deformer: use with care.

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