import type { Skeleton } from "@babylonjs/core/Bones/skeleton";
import type { MeshCloneOptions } from "@babylonjs/core/Meshes/mesh";
import { Mesh } from "@babylonjs/core/Meshes/mesh";
import type { Node } from "@babylonjs/core/node";
import type { Nullable } from "@babylonjs/core/types";
/**
 * Sdef mesh
 *
 * This class supports Spherical Defromation(SDEF) on CPU skinning
 */
export declare class SdefMesh extends Mesh {
    /**
     * Updates the vertex buffer by applying transformation from the bones
     * @param skeleton defines the skeleton to apply to current mesh
     * @returns the current mesh
     */
    applySkeleton(skeleton: Skeleton): Mesh;
    /**
     * Gets the class name
     * @returns the string "SdefMesh".
     */
    getClassName(): string;
    /**
     * Returns a new Mesh object generated from the current mesh properties.
     * This method must not get confused with createInstance()
     * @param name is a string, the name given to the new mesh
     * @param newParent can be any Node object (default `null`) or an instance of MeshCloneOptions. If the latter, doNotCloneChildren and clonePhysicsImpostor are unused.
     * @param doNotCloneChildren allows/denies the recursive cloning of the original mesh children if any (default `false`)
     * @param clonePhysicsImpostor allows/denies the cloning in the same time of the original mesh `body` used by the physics engine, if any (default `true`)
     * @returns a new mesh
     */
    clone(name?: string, newParent?: Nullable<Node> | MeshCloneOptions, doNotCloneChildren?: boolean, clonePhysicsImpostor?: boolean): Mesh;
}