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Geometry Importance and Welding for low poly optimization
In this blog we'll look at some settings that can help out when optimizing models to really low poly count. We'll look at geometry importance and weld distance.
LOD0 optimization in Unity
Today we are going to look at how to optimize LOD0 models in Unity. This is useful in two cases, if we have lots of assets of varying quality from asset packs or if we want to port a game to a weaker platform.
Introduction to material merging in Maya
When working with 3D assets, optimizing materials can significantly improve performance, especially in game development and real-time rendering. In this post, we’ll walk you through how to merge materials in Maya using Simplygon. We’ll cover both the manual process through the UI and a more automated approach, helping you set up an efficient optimization pipeline. Whether you're looking to speed up your workflow or prepare assets for large-scale production, this guide will help you get started.
Optimize Unity character prefabs
In this blog we will create a system for automatic character prefab automation. We will cover baking textures during reduction for URP and rebinding LODs to the original skeleton.
Automated Unity prefab optimizer
In this blog post we'll showcase how to automate LOD creation for Unity prefabs. This allows us to optimize our game with (almost) the click of a button.
Getting started with quad reduction in Maya
In this blog we will look at how to use the quad reducer in Maya for character optimization. We'll look at both how to use it from the user interface but also from scripting.
Rendering vegetation imposters
In this blog post we will look at two shading tricks that will increase visual quality of vegetation impostors; fading of orthogonal planes and noising of normals.
Aggregate StaticMeshActors in Unreal Engine using the Simplygon Subsystem and Python
In this blog we will have a first look at the new Simplygon Subsystem import and export API for Unreal Engine and how to use it using Python. We will use it to aggregate and remove internal geometry of a collection of Static Mesh Actors.
Custom texture casting in Unity
In this post we will look at how to cast textures for custom shaders in Unity using compute casters. This is very useful if you have non-standard shaders that use custom texture channels.
What's new in Simplygon 10.4
We are proud to present our next major release. Simplygon 10.4 comes with improvements to the quad reducer, small parts remover and tessellated attributes. It also adds support for Unreal Engine 5.5, Maya 2025 and Blender 4.2.
Scripting with Simplygon: A Framework
In this post, we will explore a scripting framework that allows you to extend the functionality of Simplygon objects in Python. This framework will provide you with a starting point to create a library of helpful functions, enabling you to quickly iterate as you refine your asset pipeline. The approach we will discuss is a seamless extension to Simplygon that allows you to add functionality as needed, without requiring a significant time investment upfront.
Reuse proxy models with surface mapper
In this blog we'll showcase how the surface mapper enables reusing the same model as LOD levels for multiple models with different topology. It also showcase how you can bake materials to an self supplied proxy model.
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