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DataModelMesh

The DataModelMesh is an abstract class from which mesh classes descend.

This class is not creatable. Instances of this class cannot be created with Instance.new.
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Memory categoryInstances
Tags: [NotCreatable, NotBrowsable]

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726Offset: Vector3
726Scale: Vector3
726VertexColor: Vector3
inherited from Instance
726Archivable: bool
726Capabilities: SecurityCapabilities
726IsInSandbox: bool
726Name: string
726Parent: Instance
726PredictionMode: PredictionMode
726Sandboxed: bool
726UniqueId: UniqueId
576AddTag(tag: string): null
573ClearAllChildren(): null
462Clone(): Instance
573Destroy(): null
486FindFirstAncestor(name: string): Instance
486FindFirstAncestorOfClass(className: string): Instance
486FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA(className: string): Instance
486FindFirstChild(name: string, recursive: bool = false): Instance
486FindFirstChildOfClass(className: string): Instance
486FindFirstChildWhichIsA(className: string, recursive: bool = false): Instance
486FindFirstDescendant(name: string): Instance
563GetActor(): Actor
486GetAttribute(attribute: string): Variant
462GetAttributeChangedSignal(attribute: string): RBXScriptSignal
631GetAttributes(): Dictionary
648GetChildren(): Instances
462GetDebugId(scopeLength: int = 4): string
707GetDescendants(): Instances
486GetFullName(): string
706GetStyled(name: string, selector: string?): Variant
657GetStyledPropertyChangedSignal(property: string): RBXScriptSignal
576GetTags(): Array
576HasTag(tag: string): bool
486IsAncestorOf(descendant: Instance): bool
486IsDescendantOf(ancestor: Instance): bool
664IsPropertyModified(property: string): bool
698QueryDescendants(selector: string): Instances
573Remove(): null
576RemoveTag(tag: string): null
664ResetPropertyToDefault(property: string): null
573SetAttribute(attribute: string, value: Variant): null
462WaitForChild(childName: string, timeOut: double): Instance
726children(): Instances
726clone(): Instance
726destroy(): null
726findFirstChild(name: string, recursive: bool = false): Instance
726getChildren(): Instances
726isDescendantOf(ancestor: Instance): bool
726remove(): null
462AncestryChanged(child: Instance, parent: Instance)
462AttributeChanged(attribute: string)
462ChildAdded(child: Instance)
462ChildRemoved(child: Instance)
462DescendantAdded(descendant: Instance)
462DescendantRemoving(descendant: Instance)
500Destroying()
657StyledPropertiesChanged()
726childAdded(child: Instance)
inherited from Object
726ClassName: string
726className: string
647GetPropertyChangedSignal(property: string): RBXScriptSignal
647IsA(className: string): bool
726isA(className: string): bool
647Changed(property: string)

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Description

The DataModelMesh is an abstract class from which mesh classes descend.

Mesh classes are objects that, when parented to BaseParts alter the appearance of the part to that of a predefined mesh. Note, they only alter the appearance of the part and not the physics/collision boundaries of the part. Developers looking to apply a mesh to a part that alters the part's collision should use MeshParts.

Note the MeshPart and CharacterMesh classes do not descend from DataModelMesh.

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Offset

TypeDefault
Vector3

The Offset of a mesh determines the distance from the BasePart.Position of a BasePart that the mesh will be displayed.

How to use mesh offset

The Offset property changes the relative position the mesh will be rendered at. For example, an offset of 0, 5, 0 will cause the mesh to be displayed 5 studs above the position of the BasePart.

The position of the BasePart remains unchanged, meaning the physics collision box of the part will remain in the same location. This is demonstrated in the image below where the green outline (a SelectionBox) shows the extents of the BasePart.

Other uses for mesh offset

There are a number of interesting uses for the mesh offset property.

  • Offset and DataModelMesh.Scale can be animated using TweenService relatively inexpensively as the engine does not need to make any physics/collision calculations as the BasePart is not moved.
  • Changing the relationship between the mesh and its collision extents (determined by the BasePart)
Thread safetyReadSafe
CategoryData
Loaded/Savedtrue

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Scale

TypeDefault
Vector3

The Scale of a mesh determines the size of the mesh relative to its original dimensions.

How to use mesh scale

The scale property works slightly differently depending on the type of mesh being used. Note the size of the BasePart remains unchanged, meaning the physics collision box of the part will remain the same.

Mesh scale demonstration

The above behavior can be seen in the following demonstration images.

Linear scaling relative to part size for 'Brick', 'Wedge' and 'Sphere' meshes.

Linear scaling relative to original uploaded mesh for 'FileMesh' meshes

Non-uniform constrained scaling for 'Cylinder' meshes

Other uses for mesh scale

There are a number of interesting uses for the mesh offset property.

  • DataModelMesh.Offset and Scale can be animated using TweenService relatively inexpensively as the engine does not need to make any physics/collision calculations as the BasePart is not changed.
  • Changing the relationship between the mesh and its collision extents (determined by the BasePart)
Thread safetyReadSafe
CategoryData
Loaded/Savedtrue

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VertexColor

TypeDefault
Vector3

VertexColor determines the hue change of the Texture of a FileMesh. Note that this property is a Vector3 rather than a Color3; to convert, use the Color3.R, Color3.G, and Color3.B properties.

Although this property allows basic modification of a texture, changing a texture entirely provides more control. See MeshPart for more details.

Thread safetyReadSafe
CategoryData
Loaded/Savedtrue

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