Optimization Mode Group
 
 
 
Command entry:Create or import an object. Modify panel Modifier List ProOptimizer modifier Optimization Options rollout Optimization Mode group

Controls how ProOptimizer treats object borders.

An edge is considered to be on the “border” of an object, when it is shared by no other face. Preserving borders can be important to preserving the appearance of a model.

Original model

Vertices: 557

Interface

Crunch Borders

ProOptimizer optimizes the object without considering whether edges and faces lie on borders or not.

Crunch Borders active

Vertex % = 50.0

Vertices = 278

Faces are reduced but object borders are not preserved

Protect Borders

(The default.) ProOptimizer protects faces with edges that are on the border of the object. However, a high optimization level can still cause border faces to be removed. If you are optimizing multiple connected objects, gaps might appear between them.

Protect Borders active

Vertex % = 50.0

Vertices: 557

Borders are preserved

Protect Borders active

Vertex % = 1.0

Vertices: 5

Decreasing Vertex % or Vertex Count can cause borders to become distorted.

Exclude Borders

ProOptimizer never removes faces with border edges. This reduces the number of faces you are able to remove from the model, but it ensures that gaps don’t appear when you optimize multiple connected objects.

Exclude Borders active

Vertex % = 10.0

Vertices: 65

At low Vertex % values, Exclude Borders can interfere with optimization.