Controls how ProOptimizer treats object borders.
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Create or import an object. >
Modify panel > Modifier List > ProOptimizer modifier > Optimization Options rollout > Optimization Mode group
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
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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
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(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
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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.