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Skeletal Mesh Reduction Tool

Taking a look at using the Skeletal Mesh Reduction tool.

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The Skeletal Mesh Reduction Tool was developed to help you create Level Of Detail meshes for your Skeletal Meshes all from inside of Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) Skeletal Mesh Editor.

Starting Out

Skeletal Mesh Reduction Overview

Overview of the Skeletal Mesh Reduction Tool.

Guides

Enabling the Skeletal Mesh Reduction Tool Plugin 4.23

Bones to Prioritize 4.22

Lock Mesh Edges 4.23

Specifying Maximum Triangle and Vertex Counts 4.22

Using the Skeletal Mesh Reduction Tool 4.22

Adjusting Termination Criterion 4.22

Volumetric Correction 4.22

Reference

Skeletal Mesh Reduction Tool Algorithmic Details

Going over how the Skeletal Mesh Reduction Tool edge collapse algorithmic works.

Skeletal Mesh Reduction Tool Reference

Going over what each of the properties on the Skeletal Mesh Reduction Tool do,

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