How to reduce draw distance for detailing on a model?

How do I change the range from the camera at which details are displayed? Can I reduce the model detail dynamically at all?

 

Noone has any idea then?

 

by writing a lod system that either modifies the mesh if you want mesh details change or by changing the materials shader lod level.

Unity has no LOD system inbuilt so its up to you

 

Hi,
i know it´s an old post..but still might help others during google search

There is a LOD handler in Unity, the drawback is that you need the PRO version...
http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/LevelOfDetail.html

 

You can do this in the free version. It's just up to you custom-building it.

For example, you can do it with a script like this :

Code (CSharp):

1. public Mesh LODMesh1;
2. public Mesh LODMesh2;
3. public Camera distanceCamera;
4. void Start(){
5. if(distanceCamera == null){
6. distanceCamera = Camera.main;
7. }
8. }
9. void Update(){
10. if(Vector3.Distance(distanceCamera.transform.position,this.transform.position) > 10){
11. this.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().sharedMesh = LODMesh1;
12. }else{
13. this.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().sharedMesh = LODMesh2;
14. }
15. }
16.  
17.  
18. }

This is a basic example and not intended to be used in a production. Although it will work, It is intended to show the concept behind a LOD system