Geo Simplify
Introduction
The GEO Simplify tool allows the user to reduce the polygon count of a model
with the click of a button and the movement of a slider. It is an extremely
powerful tool which can be used to achieve a number of goals:
- Simplification of large/polygon rich
models
- Semi-automatic Level of Detail (LOD)
generation
Use Geo Simplify to go from this...
To This
|
16,740 Polygons (11%) |
845 Polygons (5.7%) |
Other model examples...
|
129,596 Polygons (100%) |
15,585 Polygons (10.52%) |
|
34,681 Polygons (100%) |
3,958 Polygons (10.5%) |
Also ideal for terrain
models...
|
32,258 Polygons (100%) |
642 Polygons (1.9%) |
The Simplify Tool actually
consists of two plugins:
The Simplification Tool is the
heart of the GEO Simplify tool. This tool generates the
lower polygon count models. Simply select the portion of the model to
simplify (or the entire model if nothing is selected), start the tool with
the click of an icon and the tool will start processing the model for
simplification.
Once the initial processing
has completed, the user can drag the resolution slider to specify the
desired reduction percent (of the original model or selection). The entire
process is interactive and reversible.
The Simplification Importance
tool is a utility to allow the user to further control the simplification
process. No automated tool will be able to exactly predicate what features
are important and what features aren’t. This tool allows the user to
specify high and low importance features and areas by directly
painting on the geometry surface. User input is then incorporate
into the automatic reduction process.
Model showing a blue (high) importance area
The Geo Simplify package was developed by, and is
copyright of, Radiant Perspectives. |
