# Reduce Mesh ## Reduce Mesh The ReduceMesh command decreases the polygon mesh face count while minimizing geometric and texture distortion.\ ![](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/image/topic_illustrations/reducemesh-001.png) **Note** * The mesh is first triangulated, its polygon count is reduced, and the resulting triangular mesh is quadrangulated again. * Nonmanifold meshes (meshes whose edges are shared by more than two faces) may produce undesirable results in some cases. ![](https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/image/topic_illustrations/non-manifoldedges-001a.png) ### **Steps** 1. Select mesh objects. 2. Set the mesh reducing options. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.rhinoartisan.com/commands/mesh/mesh-retopology/reduce-mesh.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.