
On the Batch-tab saved profiles can be selected and executed on the current mesh selection in parallel. Select all meshes to be optimized in the viewport or hierarchy, enter the optimization target value and click the Optimize Selected Meshes button to optimize all currently selected and visible meshes.īy right-clicking the mesh operation execution button and selecting Save as Batch-Profile., the current mesh operation settings will be saved as batch profile inside the directory of your InstaLOD Pipeline installation. Optimizing multiple meshes works identical to the optimization of a single mesh. Global optimization is enabled by default, but can be disabled by unchecking the checkbox in the Advanced Settings found on the Optimize-tab. This results in the lowest visual deviation for the input meshes as a whole. Optimizing multiple meshes in a single operation with global optimization enabled allows the optimizer to consider all input meshes when executing the operation. The InstaLOD window can be docked and undocked like other native 3ds Max windows. The image above shows the UI of InstaLOD for Autodesk 3ds Max docked to the right side of the window. Once the geometry has been exported, InstaLOD will execute the mesh operation asynchronously.īoth skeletal and static meshes are supported by InstaLOD for 3ds Max. 3ds Max will export the geometry for InstaLOD and start the optimization.

Select the Optimize-tab in the InstaLOD window and enter the percentage of triangles for the output mesh in the Percent Triangles text field.Ĭlick the Optimize Selected Meshes button to optimize the mesh. To optimize a mesh select the mesh in the viewport or hierarchy.
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If your machine has not been authorized for InstaLOD yet, you can enter your license information in the dialog to authorize your workstation. If your machine has already been authorized for InstaLOD, you can start using InstaLOD for Autodesk 3ds Max now. If InstaLOD Pipeline was found in the specified directory, the window contents will change. On the first start of InstaLOD, it is necessary to point InstaLOD for 3ds Max to the installation directory of InstaLOD Pipeline.Ĭlick the Browse.-button and browse to the InstaLOD Pipeline installation directory on your workstation.

If the InstaLOD window has been closed, it can be spawned again by selecting InstaLOD->Open Window. The script will automatically create an InstaLOD menu item which can be used to spawn the InstaLOD window.

Once the integration’s script file is copied to your 3ds Max’s scripts folder, you can start 3ds Max. Getting started with InstaLOD for Autodesk 3ds Max
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More information on how to install startup scripts can be found in the Autodesk 3ds Max Documentation for Startup Scripts. Once you have installed and authorized InstaLOD Pipeline on your workstation, unzip the InstaLOD for 3ds Max file.Ĭopy the InstaLOD_3dsMaxIntegration.ms and InstaLOD_3dsMaxIntegration.cs files into your 3ds Max startup scripts folder \scripts\startup, normally found within your 3ds Max user folder at \Users\\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\\. InstaLOD for Autodesk 3ds Max supports authorizing licenses and displaying license info from within 3ds Max. Please refer to the InstaLOD Pipeline documentation on how to install InstaLOD Pipeline on your workstation. InstaLOD Pipeline must be installed before you can start using InstaLOD for Autodesk 3ds Max.

InstaLOD for Autodesk 3ds Max uses InstaLOD Pipeline as backend for optimization operations.
