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ImmediateMesh
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Mesh<class_Mesh>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Mesh optimized for creating geometry manually.

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Description
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A mesh type optimized for creating geometry manually, similar to OpenGL 1.x immediate mode.

Here's a sample on how to generate a triangular face:


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 .. code-tab:: gdscript

    var mesh = ImmediateMesh.new()
    mesh.surface_begin(Mesh.PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLES)
    mesh.surface_add_vertex(Vector3.LEFT)
    mesh.surface_add_vertex(Vector3.FORWARD)
    mesh.surface_add_vertex(Vector3.ZERO)
    mesh.surface_end()



\ **Note:** Generating complex geometries with **ImmediateMesh** is highly inefficient. Instead, it is designed to generate simple geometry that changes often.

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Tutorials
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- :doc:`Using ImmediateMesh <../tutorials/3d/procedural_geometry/immediatemesh>`

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Methods
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   | void | :ref:`clear_surfaces<class_ImmediateMesh_method_clear_surfaces>` **(** **)**                                                                                                      |
   +------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | void | :ref:`surface_add_vertex<class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_add_vertex>` **(** :ref:`Vector3<class_Vector3>` vertex **)**                                                         |
   +------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | void | :ref:`surface_add_vertex_2d<class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_add_vertex_2d>` **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` vertex **)**                                                   |
   +------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | void | :ref:`surface_begin<class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_begin>` **(** :ref:`PrimitiveType<enum_Mesh_PrimitiveType>` primitive, :ref:`Material<class_Material>` material=null **)** |
   +------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | void | :ref:`surface_end<class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_end>` **(** **)**                                                                                                            |
   +------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | void | :ref:`surface_set_color<class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_set_color>` **(** :ref:`Color<class_Color>` color **)**                                                                |
   +------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | void | :ref:`surface_set_normal<class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_set_normal>` **(** :ref:`Vector3<class_Vector3>` normal **)**                                                         |
   +------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | void | :ref:`surface_set_tangent<class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_set_tangent>` **(** :ref:`Plane<class_Plane>` tangent **)**                                                          |
   +------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | void | :ref:`surface_set_uv<class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_set_uv>` **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` uv **)**                                                                     |
   +------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | void | :ref:`surface_set_uv2<class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_set_uv2>` **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` uv2 **)**                                                                  |
   +------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_ImmediateMesh_method_clear_surfaces:

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void **clear_surfaces** **(** **)**

Clear all surfaces.

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void **surface_add_vertex** **(** :ref:`Vector3<class_Vector3>` vertex **)**

Add a 3D vertex using the current attributes previously set.

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.. _class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_add_vertex_2d:

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void **surface_add_vertex_2d** **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` vertex **)**

Add a 2D vertex using the current attributes previously set.

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.. _class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_begin:

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void **surface_begin** **(** :ref:`PrimitiveType<enum_Mesh_PrimitiveType>` primitive, :ref:`Material<class_Material>` material=null **)**

Begin a new surface.

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void **surface_end** **(** **)**

End and commit current surface. Note that surface being created will not be visible until this function is called.

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void **surface_set_color** **(** :ref:`Color<class_Color>` color **)**

Set the color attribute that will be pushed with the next vertex.

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void **surface_set_normal** **(** :ref:`Vector3<class_Vector3>` normal **)**

Set the normal attribute that will be pushed with the next vertex.

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void **surface_set_tangent** **(** :ref:`Plane<class_Plane>` tangent **)**

Set the tangent attribute that will be pushed with the next vertex.

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.. _class_ImmediateMesh_method_surface_set_uv:

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void **surface_set_uv** **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` uv **)**

Set the UV attribute that will be pushed with the next vertex.

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void **surface_set_uv2** **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` uv2 **)**

Set the UV2 attribute that will be pushed with the next vertex.

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