> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nodi3d.com/llms.txt
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# Triangulate

> Triangulate node: Convert a quad mesh into a triangle mesh. Mesh › Utils node in Nodi, with its inputs, outputs and properties.

Convert a quad mesh into a triangle mesh.

**Category**: [Mesh](https://docs.nodi3d.com/nodi-editor/nodes.md#mesh) › Utils

## Inputs

| Input | Type |
| - | - |
| mesh to triangulate | `Mesh` |

## Outputs

| Output | Type |
| - | - |
| triangle mesh | `Mesh` |

## Related nodes

Other nodes in Mesh › Utils:

* [FlipMesh](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/flip-mesh.md): Flip a mesh.
* [JoinMesh](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/join-mesh.md): Join meshes into a single mesh.
* [MeshBrep](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/mesh-brep.md): Create a mesh from a brep, surface or box.
* [MeshDeform](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/mesh-deform.md): Deform a mesh by a 3-component displacement field.
* [MeshDual](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/mesh-dual.md): Compute the dual cell outlines of a mesh: one closed polyline per input vertex through the centroids of its surrounding faces.
* [MeshHeightMap](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/mesh-height-map.md): Add height-map bumps to a mesh's surface.
* [MeshQuality](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/mesh-quality.md): Create mesh tessellation quality settings.
* [MeshRemoveSmallShells](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/mesh-remove-small-shells.md): Remove small disconnected shells from a mesh.
* [MeshSplitPlane](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/mesh-split-plane.md): Split a mesh into two parts using a plane.
* [MeshSurface](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/mesh-surface.md): Create a mesh from a surface.
* [MeshVertexColors](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/mesh-vertex-colors.md): Attach a per-vertex color list to a mesh.
* [MinimalSurfaceFlow](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/minimal-surface-flow.md): Evolve a mesh toward a minimal surface with conformalized mean curvature flow.
* [QuadMeshToBrep](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/quad-mesh-to-brep.md): Convert a quad mesh into a CAD B-rep.
* [QuadRemesh](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/quad-remesh.md): Retopologize a triangle mesh into quads.
* [ReduceMesh](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/reduce-mesh.md): Reduce mesh triangle count while preserving shape.
* [SmoothMesh](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/smooth-mesh.md): Smooth a mesh using mean curvature flow.
* [UnweldVertices](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/unweld-vertices.md): Unweld vertices of a mesh.
* [WeldVertices](https://docs.nodi3d.com/node/weld-vertices.md): Weld vertices of a mesh.


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