This operation separates translucent and opaque materials in static meshes into distinct components. By splitting these materials, it ensures compatibility with Nanite, Unreal Engine’s virtualized geometry technology, which does not support translucent materials. This process creates optimized static meshes for opaque elements, enabling full use of Nanite, while maintaining visual quality for translucent parts.

Usage Guidelines

• Dependencies: Run after Cluster Merge and before Enable Nanite to ensure meshes are optimized for Nanite processing.

• Material Handling: Ensure materials are correctly assigned as opaque or translucent to prevent misidentification during the split.

• Project Scale: For large scenes, apply this operation in smaller batches to manage memory usage effectively.

• Asset Management:

  • Opaque meshes are saved under Content/User/Meshes/Split/Opaque/LevelName.
  • Translucent meshes are saved under Content/User/Meshes/Split/Translucent/LevelName.

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  See how to apply this operation using the Palatial Editor Interface

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Best Practices

• Prepare the Scene: Remove unnecessary duplicates or merged components beforehand to avoid redundant splits and optimize memory usage.
• Review Results: Verify split components to ensure material assignments are preserved and no critical data is lost.
• Backup Your Project: This operation is destructive and modifies static meshes. Save a backup or use version control to safeguard against accidental changes.