The “LOD Group” setting for the new automatic LOD settings cannot be edited directly in the “Bulk Edit” option for static meshes. As it cannot be set on import it is rather painful to go in and set it by editing each individually imported mesh. Hopefully this a feature that is expected to be added before 4.14 is final.
You can review the bugs status as it is examined by our developers.
Also, you can change the LOD Group under Import settings, it is also possible to assign the LODGroup on import as well. Just make sure you expand all menus.
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