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Bea Linden: Redirected page to Mesh/Exporting a mesh from Blender#Basic workflow

2010-12-10T21:07:21Z

Redirected page to Mesh/Exporting a mesh from Blender#Basic workflow

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	~~== Basic workflow ==~~		#REDIRECT [[Mesh/Exporting_a_mesh_from_Blender#Basic_workflow]]
	~~=== Create a box (or monkey or teapot or hippo) ===~~
	~~=== Reduce polygons ===~~

	The easiest way to reduce the polygon count of your mesh is via the "Poly Reducer" script, accessible via the Mesh -> Scripts -> Poly Reducer. This script reduces the number of polygons in the model without affecting its shape, much like the "Decimate" tool, but also maintains the mesh's UV mapping.

	~~To quickly and easily produce a set of LOD meshes:~~
	~~# Make sure your blender file is saved~~
	~~# Export your full-detail mesh to COLLADA~~
	~~# Run Poly Reducer with a poly reduce setting of 0.5 (to reduce your polygon count by half).~~
	~~#* If you make any manual changes to tweak the resulting mesh, remember to update the UV map to match.~~
	~~# Export your mesh to COLLADA; this will be the "medium" level of detail.~~
	# Reload your original full-detail mesh. It's good to start from the full-detail mesh each time to prevent errors from accumulating, though this may not be a significant concern for simple meshes such as attachments.
	~~# Run Poly Reducer with a poly reduce setting of 0.25 (to reduce your polygon count by three quarters).~~
	~~# Export your mesh to COLLADA; this will be your "low" level of detail.~~
	~~# Reload your original full-detail mesh.~~
	# ~~Run Poly Reducer with a poly reduce setting of 0.125 (to reduce your polygon count by seven eighths).~~
	~~# Export your mesh to COLLADA; this will be your "lowest" level of detail. You may also want to use this mesh when defining your model's physics.~~

	Unfortunately the Poly Reducer script is currently only available for version 2.4x of Blender. The "Decimate" modifier is a serviceable substitute but the downside is that you'll need to redo the UV map for each LOD level.

	~~=== Apply textures ===~~
	~~=== Scale to meters ===~~
	~~=== Export to COLLADA ===~~
	~~=== Import to SL ===~~

	~~== Bones and rigging ==~~

	~~== Gotchas and Workarounds ==~~

	~~== Tutorial links ==~~


	[[~~Category:~~Mesh]]

Nica Pennell: /* Reduce polygons */ The approach I'm currently using. If there's a better one, please update

2010-10-17T22:44:28Z

Reduce polygons: The approach I'm currently using. If there's a better one, please update

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 === Create a box (or monkey or teapot or hippo) ===
 === Reduce polygons ===
 === Apply textures ===
 === Scale to meters ===

Dan Linden: Created page with '== Basic workflow == === Create a box (or monkey or teapot or hippo) === === Reduce polygons === === Apply textures === === Scale to meters === === Export to COLLADA === === Impo...'

2010-10-12T20:58:16Z

Created page with '== Basic workflow == === Create a box (or monkey or teapot or hippo) === === Reduce polygons === === Apply textures === === Scale to meters === === Export to COLLADA === === Impo...'

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== Basic workflow ==
=== Create a box (or monkey or teapot or hippo) ===
=== Reduce polygons ===
=== Apply textures ===
=== Scale to meters ===
=== Export to COLLADA ===
=== Import to SL ===

== Bones and rigging ==

== Gotchas and Workarounds ==

== Tutorial links ==

[[Category:Mesh]]