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[Blender] Reduce Polys on Aircraft Model

Rotornut44

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Hello,
I'm looking for someone with a bit of experience in Blender. I downloaded a nice model from Turbo Squid, but unfortunately, it's too high-poly for a FSX/P3D scenery object.

The model in question is found here:
https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/piper-pa-18-supercub-fbx-free/1041070

I need someone with experience in Blender to reduce the amount of polys on this model. I gave it a shot myself, but since I'm not use to the Blender layout, it's proving to be a pain since I can only make the reductions piece by piece.

The author of the model does offer a low-poly variation, but for reasons that I can't explain, he has chosen to sell the low poly version for $90 and release the high-poly version for free. Since $90 is way out of my budget for a freeware project, I'm hoping to reduce the polys as much as possible on the free model.

If anyone could help me on this task, it would be much appreciated. Since it would be for a freeware project, I'm hoping to find someone who wouldn't mind donating their time. However, if need be, I can scrounge up a bit of cash for compensation.
 
Going from 300k polys to anything usable for a static scenery object is plain nuts.

Try to find a Super Cub model for FS2002 or FS9 and run it through ModelConverterX' LOD Tool to reduce the polycount of the highest LOD and add more low-res LODs. That should put you into a much better position.
 
Heretic said:
Going from 300k polys to anything usable for a static scenery object is plain nuts.

Try to find a Super Cub model for FS2002 or FS9 and run it through ModelConverterX' LOD Tool to reduce the polycount of the highest LOD and add more low-res LODs. That should put you into a much better position.
Click to expand...

I have been working with that idea as well, but unless it's hidden, that tool is no longer available in either the latest stable release or in the latest development release.
 
How about building the model yourself from the ground up? The you become in full control (again) about how much polygons you put in there.
This will also enable you to get a little Blender practice on the fly as well

TIP: If you want to find more (background) Blender resources, take a look over here and download my Blender related contributions to this community:
- http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/resources/blender2fsx-toolkit-getting-started-guide.191/ - With lots of links to Blender resources to get you up to speed in no-time.
- http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/resources/blender2fsx-krispy1001-tutorial-video-transcripts.192/ - transcripts of the famous Krispy1001 Blender2FSX video tutorials on YouTube
 
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