Be aware of these general principles when using external applications to create models that will be imported into Showcase.

For best results, models should be built in real world size in their original modeling package.

The following characteristics of imported objects may affect Showcase performance:

• Number of objects
• Number of polygons
• Amount of materials
• Size of material texture maps

Once models are imported, use the following Showcase features judiciously to avoid performance impacts:

• Shadows
• Screen-Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO)
• Animations

For information specific to the modeling application you are using, refer to the related links at the end of this topic.