HLOD how to activate?

anonymous_user_23bf996a · July 31, 2015, 10:19am

Hello there,

since version 4.8.3 is the HLOD which allows to minimze the call draws from regulary 7 to just one.
But how do i activate it? Is it a Volume (Which i cant find)? When i look at the settings at “World Settings” -------> Hierachical LOD Setup it´s not accessable cause it´s grey.
Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot.

Tim_Hobson · July 31, 2015, 12:55pm

Hi ,

Have you tried the enabling Hierarchical LODSystem option in World Settings? This should open that up so that it’s no longer grayed out.

anonymous_user_23bf996a · August 1, 2015, 12:06pm

Hi Tim,

this dont work because in the Worldsettings this option is grey and nothing you can do.

edit: It´s only possible in Property Matrix, but why? Shouldn´t it be editable directly in the Worldsettings?

anonymous_user_a6bc06f5 · August 1, 2015, 3:49pm

hi

You should activate it first

here is a screenshot

have a good day

anonymous_user_23bf996a · August 2, 2015, 12:04pm

Thanks a lot for your help Amiot The Graphics is nice You´ve made my day.
Have a good day too

Best Regards

anonymous_user_d9ccfe00 · August 2, 2015, 5:04pm

Hello

Could some one tell me what HLOD does, my main questions are.
Does it create LODs?
Do i need simplygon?
Does it work automaticly or do i need to domthing else than just activate it in world settings?

I would be so grattful if some can aswer that?

Best,

anonymous_user_23bf996a · August 3, 2015, 10:00am

Hello , just have a look at:http://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Engine/Content/Types/StaticMeshes/HowTo/LODs/index.html Maybe this can help you.

anonymous_user_d9ccfe00 · August 3, 2015, 12:28pm

Hello It is not the HLOD that is just the standert LOD creation.

anonymous_user_23bf996a · August 3, 2015, 12:41pm

Ok, as far as i tested it it will do it automaticly. All Meshes will be reduced. Try to play around with the settings.
In the next version 4.9 there will be a HLOD Volume which makes it much easier to use, i think

Sam_Deiter · August 3, 2015, 2:39pm

HLOD is for clustering objects so that at a distance you can have a very optimized mesh that has lots of components but only needs one draw call to render. There are some 4.9 changes coming that will make it easier to understand what is going on when using HLOD. However I would highly suggest you read following paper on HLOD as it can help to clear up some of your questions.

anonymous_user_23bf996a · August 4, 2015, 10:29am

HLOD is for clustering objects so that at a distance you can have a very optimized mesh that has lots of components but only needs one draw call to render. There are some 4.9 changes coming that will make it easier to understand what is going on when using HLOD. However I would highly suggest you read following paper on HLOD as it can help to clear up some of your questions.

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Thanks for this helpful information, Sam Deiter.

Best Regards

Trandana · April 29, 2017, 1:42am

For archival sake, here’s a great video for anyone looking to learn about HLOD’s from an old Unreal Live stream : Hierarchical Level of Detail | Live Training | Unreal Engine - YouTube