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"description": "From Derivative\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tJump to navigation\n\t\tJump to search\n\t\t\nThe Convert converts geometry from one geometry type to another type. Types include polygon, mesh, Bezier patche, particle and sphere primitive.\nconvertSOP_Class\n\nContents\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n group - If there are input groups, specifying a group name in this field will cause this to act only upon the group specified. Accepts patterns, as described in Pattern Matching.\n\n\n\t\t\n fromtype - - Determines which geometry by type will be converted. The default is All Types:\n\n all - All geometry will be converted. sphere - tube - part - metaball - poly - mesh - bezcurve - bezsurf - nurbcurve - nurbsurf - circle - tristrip - trifan -\n\t\t\n totype - - Determines what the above From Type geometry will be converted to. Conversion to Polygons is the default:\t\nNotes:\t\t\nNot all geometry can be converted to specific types. 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