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Character Creator 3
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Issue 7797
Merge Materials through Unreal Live Link
Hi,
I played around a lot with the IClone->Unreal LiveLink. I use it mainly to bring my characters to the engine. My steps are: CharacterCreator->IClone->UnrealLiveLink. The problem i stumbled over is, that the imported characters have sooo many materials that the Draw calls are insane. My FPS drop is pretty bad even with only 40 characters or so. Is there any way to merge all the materials or at least merge them by type and then importing them via the "Transfer" from iclone->UnrealLiveLink? The only thing i found is the possibility to convert it to game base which merges the skin but the main problem are the clothes. So i would like to know if there is a way to merge these materials?
OS: Windows 10
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Submitted bytobi.cornreborn
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COMMENTS (1)
Feedback Tracker Admin 
Hi Tobias,

Regarding your inquiry on how to merge materials. Please refer to the following link:

Consolidating Materials (merge materials while editing)
https://manual.reallusion.com/Character_Creator_3/ENU/3/Content/Character_Creator_3/3.1/09_Transformer/Consolidating_Materials.htm?Highlight=consolid
https://youtu.be/p5QOuRJ40Bw

Merging Materials (merge materials when exporting）
https://manual.reallusion.com/Character_Creator_3/ENU/3/Content/Character_Creator_3/3/17_Export/Merging_Materials.htm?Highlight=merge%20material
https://youtu.be/-2-TeON5nrg

InstaLOD Mesh Optimization (remesh clothes)
https://manual.reallusion.com/Character_Creator_3/ENU/3/Content/Character_Creator_3/3/09_InstaLOD/InstaLOD_Mesh_Optimization.htm
https://youtu.be/c9qEbOJoHNA


Sincerely,
Soya
Reallusion
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