Question about texture memory when importing 3D files

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Godot Version 4.3

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Hello,

I’m exporting 3d models from blender and importing them into Godot. I have exported one building in a .glb file, and exported another building in another .glb file. I import both files into the same scene in Godot.

The problem with this is, some of the textures are the same textures used in both buildings. But when I import them into Godot those textures will be treated as seperate textures, thus taking in more texture memory.

My question is: is it really necessary to export all the models into one huge .glb file, or is there another way of solving this that allows the use of different .glb files?

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You can save the textures seperately and not export them in the GLB blobs, blender has options to export materials as placeholders for instance.

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Can you explain to me how that works? I have no idea what ‘placeholders’ are.

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Exporting materials as placeholders is this option in blender

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This results in material slots being written with empty/basic materials, so you can fill them in with your own material in Godot, which reduces the file size and lets you add a texture to mutliple materials across models.

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Thanks for explaining.