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ForgeFX · FBX-only 99% reduction screen

Middle pedal 99% above-view FBX study

Redo of the strongest prior approaches at a 99% triangle reduction target. The viewing constraint is forgiving: above-only, never closer than about 4 ft, and underside quality is intentionally low priority. Materials are light gray, not pure white.

323target tris
10FBX previews
13verified ForgeMedia files
0GLB deliverables
Best target-count resultCGAL: 321 tris, SSIM 0.940729.
Runner-upMeshLib: 323 tris, SSIM 0.932797.
Best Blender-nativeExact micro-weld + collapse: 323 tris, SSIM 0.931060.
WarningPlain direct collapse stalls near 96.5%; welding is required to actually hit 99%.
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#1 · t02 cgal 99

CGAL edge collapse — 99% target

321 tris155 verts99.01% reducedSSIM 0.940729

best 99% result: lowest target-count triangle budget with the strongest above-view silhouette score

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#2 · t03 meshlib 99

MeshLib decimation — 99% target

323 tris813 verts99.00% reducedSSIM 0.932797

runner-up target-count reducer: exact 323 triangles and similar silhouette behavior to CGAL

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#3 · b05 micro weld 99

Exact-position micro-weld + collapse — 99% target

323 tris156 verts99.00% reducedSSIM 0.931060

best Blender-native target-count result after exact-position weld; simple and repeatable

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#4 · b06 micro weld planar8 99

Micro-weld + planar 8° + collapse — 99% target

321 tris157 verts99.01% reducedSSIM 0.921855

target-count Blender variant showing whether planar cleanup helps after welding; it slightly hurts silhouette

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#5 · b09 voxel 99

Voxel topology reset tuned near 99% target

324 tris166 verts99.00% reducedSSIM 0.916177

informative target-count failure: hits 324 triangles but rounds and changes mechanical character

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#6 · b12 micro weld overshoot 995

Micro-weld + 99.5% reduction stress test

161 tris75 verts99.50% reducedSSIM 0.914267

stress test beyond the ask: 99.5% reduction, useful for knowing the practical lower bound

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#7 · b04 planar15 99

Planar 15° prepass + collapse — 99% target

1,113 tris57,333 verts96.55% reducedSSIM 0.911492

best no-weld direct Blender silhouette, but it stalls around 96.55% reduction because disconnected shells limit collapse

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#8 · b10 top face bias 99

Top-facing surface bias + collapse — 99% target

625 tris36,075 verts98.06% reducedSSIM 0.889497

above-view-biased attempt that sacrifices underside faces first; does not quite reach 99% but shows the tradeoff

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#9 · b01 uniform 99

Uniform collapse — 99% target

1,118 tris57,337 verts96.54% reducedSSIM 0.886348

baseline direct collapse failure mode: coherent-ish from above, but only reaches 96.54% without source welding

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#10 · b11 underside aggressive 99

Aggressive underside simplification + collapse — 99% target

1,627 tris87,091 verts94.96% reducedSSIM 0.885718

informative failure: explicit underside split preserved too much mesh and missed the 99% target badly

RankResultTrianglesVerticesTop SSIMFBX
1t02_cgal_99
CGAL edge collapse — 99% target
3211550.940729Download
2t03_meshlib_99
MeshLib decimation — 99% target
3238130.932797Download
3b05_micro_weld_99
Exact-position micro-weld + collapse — 99% target
3231560.931060Download
4b06_micro_weld_planar8_99
Micro-weld + planar 8° + collapse — 99% target
3211570.921855Download
5b09_voxel_99
Voxel topology reset tuned near 99% target
3241660.916177Download
6b12_micro_weld_overshoot_995
Micro-weld + 99.5% reduction stress test
161750.914267Download
7b04_planar15_99
Planar 15° prepass + collapse — 99% target
1,11357,3330.911492Download
8b10_top_face_bias_99
Top-facing surface bias + collapse — 99% target
62536,0750.889497Download
9b01_uniform_99
Uniform collapse — 99% target
1,11857,3370.886348Download
10b11_underside_aggressive_99
Aggressive underside simplification + collapse — 99% target
1,62787,0910.885718Download