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title: "Triangulate"
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description: "Triangulate converts all of an object's polygons to triangles. It analyses polygon selections (only these will be subdivided). In all other modes, the …"
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# Triangulate

**Triangulate** converts all of an object's [polygons](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OPOLYGON.html.md) to triangles. It analyses polygon selections (only these will be subdivided). In all other modes, the entire object will be triangulated.

![Image: 003771.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/003771.jpg)

As described [Polygon Object](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OPOLYGON.html.md), you should mainly work with quads. Quads are calculated faster, require less memory and produce better results for Phong shading and when used with Subdivision Surfaces.