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# Mesh from CAD Body

## About this Block

**What it does:**  The Mesh from CAD Body block takes in a CAD body and converts it into a surface mesh.

**Common uses:**

* Generate a Surface Mesh from CAD Body
* Meshing

**Tips:**

* The tolerance is a scalar input that determines the maximum allowable distance from the mesh to the surface of the CAD body.
* The Max edge length input is the maximum allowable length of each edge in the mesh.

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Create a surface Mesh from a CAD Body.

### Inputs

| Name            | Type                                                       | Description                                                                        |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Cad body        | [CAD Body](../../../../block-documentation/types/cad-body) | CAD body to mesh.                                                                  |
| Tolerance       | [Scalar](../../../../block-documentation/types/scalar)     | Tolerance of meshing determined by distance from mesh face to surface of CAD body. |
| Max edge length | [Scalar](../../../../block-documentation/types/scalar)     | Optional max edge length of any triangles in the mesh.                             |

### Outputs

| Type                                               |
| -------------------------------------------------- |
| [Mesh](../../../../block-documentation/types/mesh) |