Free version of Smart VAT with fewer features. Bake VAT directly in Unity and with some extra optimization features like no-movement vertex filtering and more.Nothing prevents the use of the tool under a Custom Render Pipeline provided that the user can make their own compatible shader by using the provided Sub Graph.This is the free version of Smart VAT.Smart VAT Free is a tool for baking 3D FBX and Alembic animations into VAT animations without the need of a 3D editing software. The free version already does more than most VAT baking tools out there.You can blend different animations together to export by using the Timeline.The exported texture size is reduced thanks to the optimization filters that discard data for unmoving vertices.Required Packages:AlembicShadergraphTimelineAnimationFeatures:Optimized output textures by discarding static vertices and normals. Filter amount cannot in the free version.Further optimization by matching vertices and normals that have the same or similar movement. Filter amount cannot in the free version.Preview optimization on a mesh before exporting.Blend multiple animations together by using the Timeline as the animation source.Can merge multiple meshes together when baking. Free version Merging Mode can only use the option Merge All, meaning that all your meshes should be setup to work with the same material/single texture prior to the baking.Several assets and shaders included to showcase the tool.Features NOT available in free version:Tweak the filter values for the best optimization suited for your assets.Texture Array creation or multiple Material IDs for merged meshes that use different materials prior to baking.Fully customizable options like Naming Convention and Texture Settings.Create your own export presets to speed up the process.Preset that exports straight to a Particle System that spawns your animated mesh.First version of the full feature package was entirely human-made.AI was used for these:Code optimizationRemoving features for the free version
