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>> it is merely integral to the system and therefore not advertised as an
>> add on.
PMJI, but Optimize is not REQUIRED to produce efficient meshes in 3DS.
Careful modelling practices will produce high quality, low face-count
meshes. What Optimize DOES offer (together with its counterpart
MESHRES) is the ability to have multiple resolutions available within
any mesh object. It DOES offer the ability to reduce the mesh
resolution on models that weren't created very efficiently or where
you don't need the original level of faces. (Like when your camera
is distant)