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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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*what is lod used for
!3D Software
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**arch
!Free?
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**trees
!Modeling
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**landscape objects
!Sculpting
 
!Baking
 
!Texturing
 
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|3ds Max||No||Yes||?||?||?
 
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|Blender||Yes||Yes||Yes||Yes||Yes
 
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|Maya||No||Yes||?||?||?
 
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|Substance Painter||*||No||No||Yes||Yes
 
|}
 
  
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*polycounts
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*texture size
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*features supported by LOD
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**spec
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**vertex colors
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**alpha
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**glow
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**no animation
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***if you NEED it, use the "full LOD" option. use sparingly
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*methods overview
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**decimate with custom model
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***best for things that are already baked, or unique architecture
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***exactly the same workflow as baking a low poly
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**decimate and adjust UVs
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***good for things that use tiling textures
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*see also
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**how lod works
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**how to generate lod for a worldspace

Revision as of 15:07, 6 June 2021

  • what is lod used for
    • arch
    • trees
    • landscape objects
  • polycounts
  • texture size
  • features supported by LOD
    • spec
    • vertex colors
    • alpha
    • glow
    • no animation
      • if you NEED it, use the "full LOD" option. use sparingly
  • methods overview
    • decimate with custom model
      • best for things that are already baked, or unique architecture
      • exactly the same workflow as baking a low poly
    • decimate and adjust UVs
      • good for things that use tiling textures
  • see also
    • how lod works
    • how to generate lod for a worldspace