Topology

Applied digital documentation In the historic environment, published on 19 March 2018 by Historic Scotland, states in relation to topology: ‘In the context of 3D models and meshes used to refer to the qualities of the surface geometry. ‘Retopologising’ refers to the creation of different geometric representation of a surface or object, often used in the context of cleaning or reducing polygonal/triangle count in 3D models.’

See also: Topography.

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