Vertexix

Loaded Mesh vs. Generated Mesh

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Two meshes exist in Vertexix at all times, and the interface constantly switches between them:

  • Loaded Mesh — the model you imported, unchanged. Its materials, UV channels and textures are exactly what the file carried.
  • Generated Mesh — the topology you're building, appended piece by piece as you retopologize each material.

A View toggle (also bound to the backtick key) switches which one is displayed in the viewport. Almost every other panel has to ask the same question — the Image Viewer's texture lists, the render-mode settings in OpenGL View and PBR View, even the sidebar's own Save Image button — because the two meshes carry entirely independent materials, UV spaces and baked textures.

Side-by-side comparison of the Loaded Mesh and Generated Mesh in the Vertexix viewport, with the View toggle that switches between them
The View toggle switching the viewport between the Loaded Mesh and the Generated Mesh.

Why it matters

Fixing bad normals, rotating a freshly-imported model, or checking a texture's real filename are all Loaded Mesh operations. Painting density, unwrapping, baking and exporting the final result are all Generated Mesh operations. If a panel looks empty or a button seems to do nothing, the first thing worth checking is which mesh is actually on screen.