EasyLOD Add-on for Blender

EasyLOD is a powerful Blender addon for game developers, allowing for easy creation of LOD (Level of Detail) groups with just a few clicks. It simplifies the process of optimizing game performance while maintaining visual quality, with flexible options for fine-tuning settings.

Native support for Unity LOD format

Tutorial:

Requirements

This add-on requires Blender 3.0.0 or newer.

Installation

1. Download the easy_lod.py file.
2. In Blender, go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
3. Click Install... and select the easy_lod.py file.
4. Enable the "EasyLOD" add-on.

Usage

1. Select the meshes object you want to create LOD groups for.
2. In the Tools panel, navigate to the Easy LOD tab.
3. Adjust the settings for Amount, Intensity, and Ratio as desired.
4. Click the Add button to add the LOD group.
5. Use the Visibility slider to switch between LOD preview levels in the viewport.
6. When you are ready to export, Enter the file Path to export.
7. Click the Export FBX button to export the mesh with LODs.

Settings

The Easy LOD tool contains the following settings:

• Amount: The number of LOD levels to create.
• Intensity: The strength of the decimation applied to each LOD level.
• Ratio: The ratio of triangles to remove at each LOD level.
• Symmetry: Whether to apply symmetry to the decimation.

To apply new Settings: Click Remove and then Add buttons.

Exporting

1. Select object to export (support multi objects)
2. Fill file path input for the exported file.
3. Click the Export FBX button to export the mesh with LODs.

Author

This addon was created by Alon Rubin.