One skeletal mesh vs multiple static meshes

[anonymous_user_ea72c43a1 (anonymous_user_ea72c43a)]

@Obihb;198806

In your case I doubt it makes much difference, you’ll be skinning rigid verts, not weighted, which makes it quite cheaper. From the sound of it, you don’t have enough pieces to really affect draw calls in a major way. Dealing with skeletal mesh is probably easier. So the choice is not too much reliant on performance, I don’t think, rather on work flow.

You mean the engine ignores the bones with zero weight?