Surface mapper
The surface mapper standalone tool can be used to generate a mapping image for material casting between two arbitrary geometries.
The Surface mapper will generate a MappingImage between two 3D objects.
![Surface mapper](/SimplygonSDK_10.2.5200.0/assets/surfacemapper-0.2b4862e5.png)
The normals of the target mesh (or an overridden search direction) is used to define a search direction. It will search for the original mesh along the search direction and map it onto the surface of the target mesh and write the result to a MappingImage.
![Surface mapper](/SimplygonSDK_10.2.5200.0/assets/surfacemapper-1.9a52b687.png)
Once a MappingImage has been generated, materials and data can then be transferred from one mesh to another using the Material casters.
![Surface mapper](/SimplygonSDK_10.2.5200.0/assets/surfacemapper-2.17c8e815.png)
Usage
The SurfaceMapper can be used through the following entry points: