by hugobarreira·Workflow
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Lodscape stands out for turning a repetitive, cell-by-cell LOD process into a few automated steps. The developer reports reducing the task from days to minutes on the same setup, and notes that current users receive free updates for life.
Lodscape - LOD Tools is an add-on for Blender that slices landscapes or several objects into smaller cells and generates Levels of Detail (LOD) in a short time. The output is packed and ready for a game engine, aimed at speeding up real-time visualizations for games, architecture, archaeology and topography.
The add-on slices a landscape into cells, renames the new cells automatically, and sets vertex groups with safe margins for seamless LODs. It can create several LODs with automatic distances and detail ratios across any number of cells in one pass. The automatic settings can be fine-tuned to your liking, either all at once or in smaller groups.
In the developer's test case, slicing a landscape into 8 columns and rows produced 64 cells named A1 to H8, with vertex groups and three LODs per cell generated afterward. The add-on runs under Blender 2.7x through 2.79 and is distributed under the GPL license. Documentation and a demo video are available on the developer's page.
Lodscape - Lod Tools is best for blender users preparing sliced, LOD-ready landscapes or objects for game engines and real-time visualizations in games, architecture, archaeology or topography.
Lodscape - Lod Tools is completely free to download and use.
Lodscape - LOD Tools lists support for Blender 2.7x, including 2.77, 2.78 and 2.79. These are older releases, so if you work in a more recent version of Blender, it is worth checking the developer's page before relying on it. The add-on was published over ten years ago, and the developer states it will be updated as needed and welcomes requests to make it work under a specific setting. Confirming version compatibility on the developer's page is the safest step before installing.
Lodscape - LOD Tools is distributed under the GPL license. The developer also notes that any current user receives free updates for life, and mentions the tool was made out of necessity to speed up their own work, with a commitment to update it as needed. If you have a request for it to work under a specific setting or need a new feature, the developer invites you to get in touch. For the current terms, refer to the developer's page.
Lodscape - LOD Tools is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing and pricing can change over time, so for the current terms it is best to check the developer's page directly. The add-on is distributed under the GPL license, and the developer notes that current users receive free updates for life. Documentation and a demo video are available on the developer's page if you want to learn more before installing.
Lodscape - LOD Tools can create several LODs for each cell in one go, using automatic distances and ratios of detail across any number of cells. The process begins by slicing a landscape into smaller cells, which are renamed automatically, followed by setting vertex groups with safe margins for seamless LODs. If the automatic settings do not suit your project, you can fine-tune them to your liking, either all at once or in smaller groups. The output is packed and ready for a game engine.
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