Instant Impostors

This add-on automates the conversion of complex meshes into optimized, low-poly impostors to improve viewport and render performance in large-scale scenes. The generated impostors rely on an advanced shader-based rendering system to simulate the original geometry, incorporating features like 3D parallax, self-shadowing, translucency, and baked ambient occlusion.

The tool generates impostor spritesheets mapped to a grid layout, optimizing tile space to minimize wasted resolution. Users can adjust generation per object, quality, and maximum thickness for the 3D render mode. This tool is designed exclusively for Blender's EEVEE render engine; it does not support animated meshes and cannot export impostors to external game engines or software.