The differences in detail should be apparent. \u00a0I’ll call them A, B, and C. \u00a0Note that A\u00a0has 3x the Verts of B\u00a0and C\u00a0is little more than a cube. \u00a0All 3 models have 3 material surfaces and roughly the same UV maps. (^_^)<\/p>\n
Now, to upload. =^-^=<\/p>\n
This is the default upload for\u00a0A. \u00a0The model makes up the High LoD and the uploader is set to Generate the rest of the models based on a Triangle Limit. \u00a0The uploader can be really rough when removing verts to bring the objects down to the marked triangle limits. (>_<)<\/p>\n View\u00a0each LoD level, click on the High, Medium, Low, and Lowest names on the far left… Or use the box just below the mesh image. \u00a0As you can see, Lowest can make for a pretty ugly blob. \u00a0The going price for this blob is L$12<\/strong> to upload and an LI of 10.059<\/strong>. \u00a0(O.o)<\/p>\n So, lets use the rest of our models… =^-^=<\/p>\n Now High, Medium, and Low each have a model for uploading. \u00a0These models will look exactly like the ones in the top image. \u00a0So Medium will preserve more of its shape, Low will just be a box, and Lowest will be Generated and be a decimated blob of the box from Low. \u00a0Here’s the good part. \u00a0Upload price is now L$11<\/strong> and the LI has gone down to 7.812<\/strong>. \u00a0(^_^)<\/p>\n This is a relatively simple model, so the savings won’t be very huge… But, this should at least demonstrate that a savings is possible. (^_^)<\/p>\n Finally, when it comes to physics,\u00a0complex models can really jack up the LI. \u00a0Items like clothing and other attachments could wind up having very complex physics shapes in spite of them being totally phantom while worn. \u00a0What I do for this is keep a cube. \u00a0Just a default Blender cube that I can use as the Physics LoD file. (^_^)<\/p>\n Now, since this model is very simple… There’s no actual change in physics detail with or without the cube. \u00a0Since physics is less than 1, it won’t affect our upload cost or LI.<\/p>\n Once the LED was inworld\u00a0I found that the models were something like 8 meters tall which initially threw off the LI number while uploading. \u00a0Once it was scaled to 2 meters tall or less, LI fell below 1 and I was able to link 3 together for 2LI.<\/p>\n This is my take on things. \u00a0It probably isn’t accurate or complete, but, it’s what I’ve been doing and it works for me. \u00a0Please correct me in comments if need be. (^_^)y<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I response to some confusion over LOD levels when uploading mesh, I’m gonna toss together the steps I take for keeping LI and upload costs low. (^_^) To start… ALWAYS start with multiple models. \u00a0At least 2. \u00a0For this demo, … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n
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