Optimizing FabLive Objects#

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3D Mesh Simplification Tool#

With this tool you can automatically simplify complex 3D Models (.OBJ) to be used in the FabLives entity.

What it does#

The 3D Mesh Simplification Tool uses Blender to make the decimation of the faces and create reduced versions of the imported 3D Models.

Note

Blender ⧉ needs to be installed in the target machine and the path to blender.exe must be provided in the settings.

Assuming blender.exe already has an entry in the PATH environment variable (Windows) that points to it through the command blender, by default the path=blender is used.

Warning

Critical Manufacturing recommends that you use Blender v2.79b.

How to use it#

Import a 3D model.
Adjust the Ratio slider (Ratio of simplification) to simplify the model (0% - No reduction, 50% - Number of faces reduced to half, and so on).
Find the maximum ratio possible while the model keeps its integrity.
When satisfied with the result, Export it: