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# init(meshBySubdividingMesh:submeshIndex:subdivisionLevels:allocator:)

```
init(meshBySubdividingMesh mesh: MDLMesh, submeshIndex: Int32, subdivisionLevels: UInt32, allocator: (any MDLMeshBufferAllocator)?)
```

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