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Statistics Panel

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Last modified: 18 March 2025

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Modeler's Statistics window is essential for good modeling. In the three modes - Points, Edges, Polygons - it shows a variety of vital information. In each category there is a + and a - at the left for selecting or deselecting items in that category. As an example it is possible to select all polygons belonging to a specific surface that are quads ( four-point polygons), but not any with a Sketch Color of Magenta.

Points Mode

  • Total - The total number of points visible. This includes other foreground layers

  • 0 Polygons - How many points are attached to no polygons

  • 1/2/3/4 Polygons - How many points are attached to 1/2/3 and 4 polygons

  • More than >4 Polygons - How many points are attached to more than four polygons

  • (none) - This dropdown actually shows Selection Sets. A specific set can be chosen the list

Edges Mode

  • Total - The total number of edges visible. This includes other foreground layers

  • 1 Polygons - The number of edges that are only attached to a single polygon

  • 2 Polygons - The number of edges attached to two polygons (the most common case)

  • More Than >2 Polygons - Edges attached to more than two polygons, quite rare

Polygon Mode

  • Total - The total number of polygons visible. This includes other foreground layers

  • Faces - Faces are normal polygons

  • Curves - The number of curves visible

  • Subpatches - Polygons converted to subdivision surfaces

  • CC Patches - Polygons converted to Catmull-Clark patches

  • Skelegons - The number of 2-point polygons converted to Modeler skelegons

  • Metaballs - Single-point Polygons converted to metaballs

  • 1 Vertex - Single vertex polygons

  • 2 Vertices - Polygons with only two vertices. These and 1 point polys are important to have in the Statistics panel since almost always they should be removed

  • 3 Vertices - Triangular polygons

  • 4 Vertices - Polygons with four sides, also called quads

  • More Than >4 Vertices - Polygons with more than four sides (and hence points)

  • Non-Planar - Polygons that are not flat within the Flatness Limit set in General Options

  • Surf: (none) - This dropdown list presents all surfaces present in the visible geometry

  • Part: (none) - This dropdown list presents any Parts that have been assigned to polygons

  • Col: (none) - This dropdown list presents the different Sketch Colors assigned to polygons to enable choosing that way

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Contributed by Richard Feeney