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Simplify (as a low-poly mesh)

Simplify (as a low-poly mesh)

When I'm working with very large assemblies, I will sometimes use this workflow to create lightweight, low-poly visualizations of my models:

  • Export my model to OBJ or GLTF/GLB
  • Import into Blender
  • Apply a Decimate modifier to collapse nearby vertices into a highly simplified mesh
  • Export back to OBJ (with colors)
  • Re-import into Inventor
  • Create a substitute model state from that imported mesh.

Using this workflow, I can quickly take a 1 GB imported STEP assembly and turn it into a single 20 MB file that still reasonably approximates the appearance of the original. It can be used for real-time presentations, and looks much better than a simplified bounding box model.

 

Could this be incorporated as an option into the Simplify dialog (with a Ratio option for how much to collapse the mesh vertices)?

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nannerdw
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Another benefit to this approach is that it works with surface geometry, and simplified bounding boxes do not.

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