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title: "Tessimate"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/html/4_palettes_tool-3-geometry-tessimate.html"
section_path: "Palettes > Tool Palette > Geometry > Tessimate"
description: "Tessimate converts a model's topology into a triangle-based surface with two distinct systems, Tesselate and Decimate."
---

# Tessimate

Tessimate converts a model's topology into a triangle-based surface with two distinct systems, **Tesselate** and **Decimate**.

![Image: 2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-tessimate.png](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-tessimate.png)

Geometry > Tessimate options

### Tessimate Button

Applies **Tessimate**, **Decimate**, and **Polygon Size** settings to the model and mirrors the topology along the selected axis.

> **Note:** With no axis assigned, **Tessimate** applies all other settings uniformly to the model.

### XYZ

Defines the symmetrical axis to which the **Tessimate** action applies. The topology created mirrors along the selected axis.

> **Note:** This is off by default.

![Image: 2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-tessimate-xyz-menu.png](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-tessimate-xyz-menu.png)

> **Note:** Tap to open the menu and select a desired axis for the topology mirror.

### Polygon Size

Defines the size of the polygons created based on the **Tesselate** and **Decimate** settings.

> **Important:** Dragging the slider automatically remeshes the model based on the applied settings. As per the on-screen tooltip, moving to a lower **Polygon Size** setting will yield more polygons, which may impact system resources and performance.

> **Note:** A higher **Polygon Size** produces larger polygons, resulting in a lower-resolution model.
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> A lower **Polygon Size** produces smaller polygons, resulting in a higher-resolution model.

### Tesselate

Increases the number of triangles generated on the model. When active, using the **Polygon Size** slider applies the **Tesselate** effect.

> **Tip:** When the **Polygon Size** value is low enough to result in fewer active points, **Tesselate** has no effect. In some cases, this results in being locked into a high-resolution mesh state. Activate **Decimate** to reduce resolution and repeat the process.

### Decimate

Decreases the number of triangles generated on the model. When active, changing the **Polygon Size** slider applies the **Decimate** effect.

> **Tip:** When **Decimate** is active, increasing **Polygon Size** results in decreasing the model's resolution.

> **Note:** Tessimate features support for SculptrisPro. This document offers a step-by-step [Sculptris Pro Essentials](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/html/5_sculpting-and-painting_sculpting-sculptis-pro-essentials.html.md) guide.