## VertexElementSmoothingGroup class

A smoothing group is a group of polygons in a polygon mesh which should appear to form a smooth surface.
Some early 3d modeling software like 3D studio max for DOS used smoothing group to void storing normal vector for each mesh vertex.



**Inheritance:** [`VertexElementSmoothingGroup`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup) → 
[`VertexElementIntsTemplate`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementintstemplate) → 
[`VertexElement`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelement)



The VertexElementSmoothingGroup type exposes the following members:

### Constructors
| Constructor | Description |
| :- | :- |
| [`__init__(self)`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup/__init__/#) | Initializes a new instance of the [`VertexElementSmoothingGroup`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup) class. |


### Properties
| Property | Description |
| :- | :- |
| [vertex_element_type](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup/vertex_element_type) | Gets the type of the [`VertexElement`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelement) |
| [name](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup/name) | Gets or sets the name. |
| [mapping_mode](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup/mapping_mode) | Gets or sets how the element is mapped. |
| [reference_mode](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup/reference_mode) | Gets or sets how the element is referenced. |


### Methods
| Method | Description |
| :- | :- |
| [`set_indices(self, data)`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup/set_indices/#list) | Load indices |
| [`clear(self)`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup/clear/#) | Removes all elements from the direct and the index arrays. |
| [`copy_to(self, target)`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup/copy_to/#aspose.threed.entities.vertexelementintstemplate) | Copies data to specified element |
| [`set_data(self, data)`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup/set_data/#list) | Load data |



### See Also
* module [`aspose.threed.entities`](..)
* class [`VertexElement`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelement)
* class [`VertexElementIntsTemplate`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementintstemplate)
* class [`VertexElementSmoothingGroup`](/3d/python-net/aspose.threed.entities/vertexelementsmoothinggroup)