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<class name="MeshDataTool" inherits="Reference" category="Core" version="3.2">
	<brief_description>
		Helper tool to access and edit [Mesh] data.
	</brief_description>
	<description>
		The MeshDataTool provides access to individual vertices in a [Mesh]. It allows users to read and edit vertex data of meshes. It also creates an array of faces and edges.
		To use the MeshDataTool, load a mesh with [method create_from_surface]. When you are finished editing the data commit the data to a mesh with [method commit_to_surface].
		Below is an example of how the MeshDataTool may be used.
		[codeblock]
		var mdt = MeshDataTool.new()
		mdt.create_from_surface(mesh, 0)
		for i in range(mdt.get_vertex_count()):
		    var vertex = mdt.get_vertex(i)
		    ...
		    mdt.set_vertex(i, vertex)
		mesh.surface_remove(0)
		mdt.commit_to_surface(mesh)
		[/codeblock]
	</description>
	<tutorials>
	</tutorials>
	<methods>
		<method name="clear">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<description>
				Clears all data currently in MeshDataTool.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="commit_to_surface">
			<return type="int" enum="Error">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="mesh" type="ArrayMesh">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Adds a new surface to specified [Mesh] with edited data.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="create_from_surface">
			<return type="int" enum="Error">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="mesh" type="ArrayMesh">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="surface" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Uses specified surface of given [Mesh] to populate data for MeshDataTool.
				Requires [Mesh] with primitive type [code]PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLES[/code].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_edge_count" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="int">
			</return>
			<description>
				Returns the number of edges in this [Mesh].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_edge_faces" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="PoolIntArray">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns array of faces that touch given edge.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_edge_meta" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Variant">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns meta information assigned to given edge.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_edge_vertex" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="int">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="vertex" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns index of specified vertex connected to given edge.
				Vertex argument can only be 0 or 1 because edges are comprised of two vertices.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_face_count" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="int">
			</return>
			<description>
				Returns the number of faces in this [Mesh].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_face_edge" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="int">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="edge" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns specified edge associated with given face.
				Edge argument must 2 or less because a face only has three edges.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_face_meta" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Variant">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns meta data associated with given face.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_face_normal" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Vector3">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Calculates and returns face normal of given face.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_face_vertex" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="int">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="vertex" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns specified vertex of given face.
				Vertex argument must be 2 or less because faces contain three vertices.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_format" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="int">
			</return>
			<description>
				Returns format of [Mesh]. Format is an integer made up of [Mesh] format flags combined together. For example, a mesh containing both vertices and normals would return a format of [code]3[/code] because [code]ARRAY_FORMAT_VERTEX[/code] is [code]1[/code] and [code]ARRAY_FORMAT_NORMAL[/code] is [code]2[/code].
				For list of format flags see [ArrayMesh].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_material" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Material">
			</return>
			<description>
				Returns material assigned to the [Mesh].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Vector3">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns the vertex at given index.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex_bones" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="PoolIntArray">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns the bones of the given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex_color" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Color">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns the color of the given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex_count" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="int">
			</return>
			<description>
				Returns the total number of vertices in [Mesh].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex_edges" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="PoolIntArray">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns array of edges that share given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex_faces" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="PoolIntArray">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns array of faces that share given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex_meta" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Variant">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns meta data associated with given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex_normal" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Vector3">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns normal of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex_tangent" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Plane">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns tangent of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex_uv" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Vector2">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns UV of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex_uv2" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Vector2">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns UV2 of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_vertex_weights" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="PoolRealArray">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Returns bone weights of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_edge_meta">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="meta" type="Variant">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the meta data of given edge.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_face_meta">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="meta" type="Variant">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the meta data of given face.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_material">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="material" type="Material">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the material to be used by newly constructed [Mesh].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_vertex">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="vertex" type="Vector3">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the position of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_vertex_bones">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="bones" type="PoolIntArray">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the bones of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_vertex_color">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="color" type="Color">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the color of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_vertex_meta">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="meta" type="Variant">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the meta data associated with given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_vertex_normal">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="normal" type="Vector3">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the normal of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_vertex_tangent">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="tangent" type="Plane">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the tangent of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_vertex_uv">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="uv" type="Vector2">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the UV of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_vertex_uv2">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="uv2" type="Vector2">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the UV2 of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_vertex_weights">
			<return type="void">
			</return>
			<argument index="0" name="idx" type="int">
			</argument>
			<argument index="1" name="weights" type="PoolRealArray">
			</argument>
			<description>
				Sets the bone weights of given vertex.
			</description>
		</method>
	</methods>
	<constants>
	</constants>
</class>