# \_ReduceMesh preview issues

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reducemesh-preview-issues/115544>\
**Category:** Rhino\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [January 4, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reducemesh-preview-issues/115544 "2021-01-04T09:59:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Micha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/micha/32/770226_2.png) [@Micha](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Micha)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reducemesh-preview-issues/115544/1 "2021-01-04T09:59:30Z")

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Hi,

two issues which could be solved:

- If the Preview is calculated and the user like it and press OK, than this preview could be direct used instead to calculated it again. I hope this is possible and time could be saved.

- Please add a shaded preview option which allow to see the shape. Nice would be if the mesh could be light overlayed. Attached a raw example mixed in Photoshop. So the user could better see how details are kept.

- Also very useful would be to simple switch between an original and reduced shaded preview. So, the user could see jumps at the model, where big shape changes are added.

-Micha

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/9/a/6/9a6b2e109bdd7ddbe06f6d144a30ca8f88c89afa.png)

 ![Mix](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/5/a/5/5a51749b5aa910c5f17ffd2bc87699059da76df7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![pascal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/pascal/32/479395_2.png) [@pascal](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/pascal)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reducemesh-preview-issues/115544/2 "2021-01-04T17:56:44Z")

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Hi Micha, thanks, I’ll add this to the pile.

[RH-62170](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-62170) ReduceMesh: Use the preview mesh

[RH-62171](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-62171) ReduceMesh: Shaded preview

[RH-62172](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-62172) ReduceMesh: Toggle shaded preview

-Pascal

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/brian/32/504171_2.png) [@brian](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reducemesh-preview-issues/115544/3 "2024-05-07T23:12:22Z")

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[RH-62170](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-62170) is fixed in [Rhino 8 Service Release 7 Release Candidate](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-8-service-release-candidate-available/168233/9999/)

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**Author:** ![dan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/dan/32/481637_2.png) [@dan](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reducemesh-preview-issues/115544/4 "2024-05-14T21:16:59Z")

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…and [RH-62170](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-62170) is fixed in [Rhino 8 Service Release 7](https://www.rhino3d.com/download/rhino/8/latest) too.

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/brian/32/504171_2.png) [@brian](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reducemesh-preview-issues/115544/5 "2026-09-29T22:19:34Z")

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[RH-62171](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-62171) is fixed in Rhino [BETA](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/welcome-to-serengeti/9612)

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/brian/32/504171_2.png) [@brian](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reducemesh-preview-issues/115544/6 "2026-09-29T22:19:35Z")

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[RH-62172](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-62172) is fixed in Rhino [BETA](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/welcome-to-serengeti/9612)