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Optimize and Convert

Use the Optimize and Convert feature to transform your 3D assets into supported file formats.
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Optimize and Convert is a built-in pipeline that converts supported 3D assets into various general exchange formats. It creates optimized versions of supported 3D assets without changing the original asset version. Asset Manager stores each converted file as a separate linked asset, which lets you maintain the source asset while you generate additional formats. You can apply automatic optimizations using the following parameters:
  • Mesh Cleaning: Removes duplicate geometry, small objects that are less than 2% of the overall model size, and any objects that are not visible from the exterior. Transparent surfaces, such as glass, are treated as opaque.
  • Merge Optimization: Reduces draw calls by merging meshes that share the same materials, which helps optimize the product structure.
Warning
Merge Optimization can cause some objects to lose metadata, interactivity, or animations.
  • Polygon Target: Sets a target polygon count using one of the following strategies:
    1. PolyCount
    2. Percentage of the total polygon count

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you meet the following requirement:
  • You have the Consumer or a higher role in the project that contains your assets.
Note
  • Contributors can convert an asset in edit and non‑edit mode.
  • Consumers can convert an asset in non‑edit mode.
You can't convert multiple assets at once.

Optimize and Convert an asset

To convert an asset:
  1. Select the asset that you want to convert. The upper-right toolbar and the asset details side panel appear.
  2. Select Convert from the toolbar or right-click the asset and select Convert. The Optimize and Convert options appear in the side panel.
  3. Optional: Select the optimization parameters that you want to apply.
  4. Enter an output name.
  5. Select an output file extension.
  6. Select Convert.
A notification bar in the bottom-right corner shows step‑based progress for the Optimize and Convert pipeline. When the conversion completes, you receive a notification with a direct link to download or open the converted output.You can view converted assets in the source asset’s Files section. To download a converted asset, in the upper-right toolbar, select Download > the converted asset name.
Note
Converted assets are created as new assets and linked to the original asset as dependencies. To remove a converted asset reference, go to Files. In the Converted Assets section, select the more (⁞) menu next to the asset, and then select Remove reference.
Note
Converted assets don't appear in the main view that displays all assets in a project. To view the converted assets, select +Filters > References > Converted.