Would anyone please explain the easiest way that they have found to create detail-reduced LOD 1 - LOD 3 (.obj) files using the original LOD 1 (.obj file)?
Anyone, anyone at all, please?
Presumably this is for HW2, since there is no need for LODs for HWRM…
There really is no easy way without spending money on a program that will lod your files.
The best and most time consuming way is to reduce the model by hand in a modeling program. This does give you the most accurate results because you’re in complete control.
It’s the way I would do them if I wanted superior results.
There is a program that stems from a program called 3D Exploration, which was an old program I used to use for HW1. That program does not lod files but the company reformed and created a new version that will lod files… but I can’t remember what the name of the program was. You have to pay to use it though.
Thank you.
Are you referring to SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author? I do believe that it is descendant from 3D Exploration. If so, I have that in my arsenal, but I was not aware that it lodded obj files… it does however have a tool for “reduction”.
Insofar as hand reduction, which was what I had assumed was “The Way” to do this: Do you have any tricks that might make the process any easier? I am self taught (as are most of us) and reduction is not something I have, as yet, tried my hand at.
I have 3DEX. I used to have the predecessor to 3D Visual Enterprise but I lost it along the way several years ago. I can’t remember what it was called.
It did a great job of making lods. I used it a lot for HW2.
I don’t know about 3D Visual Enterprise program you referenced. It was called something else before. 3DEX has gone through a few revisions.
I also have Right Hemisphere’s Deep Exploration. Is that the program to which you are referring? As far as I know it was the interim program between 3D Exploration and Visual Enterprise.
I am a little surprised that neither Maya nor 3D Max have a specific tool dedicated to LOD creation.
Yes. Deep Exploration is the program. It can make very good lods. It’s totally adjustable. You can decrease or increase the faces with a slider. I used it for a while until I lost it with a pc upgrade. At the time they wanted you to pay for it but I managed to procure a free version. Wish I had backed it up…
I use Max. Been using it for years. Since 2000.
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