If you cannot find the Plugins folder in the root of your Unreal Engine project simply create it using either Windows Explorer or macOS Finder.įinally, right-click on your project file projectname.uproject and depending on your operating system select either Generate Xcode project (MacOS) or Generate Visual Studio project files (Windows). Copy the InstaLODMeshReduction folder to your project’s Plugins folder.

To install InstaLOD for Unreal Engine, download the latest version of InstaLOD for Unreal Engine from your InstaLOD Cloud account. InstaLOD for Unreal Engine ships with source code so this step is required in order for Unreal Engine to compile and use the InstaLOD plugin. Next Unreal Engine will prompt you to select a parent class, select the None or Empty to proceed. To create an empty C++ class inside Unreal Engine, open your project and click the green Add New button inside the Content Browser and select New C++ Class. If you are not using C++ in your Unreal Engine project you will have to create an empty C++ class inside Unreal Engine first. If you are using an earlier version of Windows, the installation of the Visual Studio 2015 redistributables is required. InstaLOD has been built on Windows 10 using Visual Studio 2015. InstaLOD for Unreal Engine is supported by the latest release version on both Windows PC and macOS. For more information on InstaLOD for Unreal Engine please navigate to the full Getting Started guide.

Installing InstaLOD for Unreal Engine is a quick and easy process that can be completed in less than five minutes.

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