Level of Detail (LOD)
The LOD node uses children objects - various levels of detail or complexity for a given object and uses distance allowing an application to automatically choose the appropriate version of the object based on the distance from the user.You create the LOD Object from Create menu or using Generate LOD Levels command in tools menu.
Level of Detail can handle instances, hierarchies and all types of objects.
Properties of LOD object.
| Center | The center property is a translation offset in the local coordinate system that specifies the centre of the LOD node for distance calculations. |
| Level 0,1,2 | This value specifies the ideal distances at which to switch this level on. |
| Current Distance | Just a helper information about current distance from camera to center of LOD. |
| Enabled | Enable or disable LOD. When disabled, it works like regular group and shows children objects. |