As a digitalization partner for the automotive industry, MHP processes some of the most complex CAD data in the world for visualization, real-time configurator applications, and web-based 3D experiences. By integrating InstaLOD into their pipeline, MHP replaced a fragmented, labor-intensive optimization process with a scalable, automated workflow that delivers consistent, production-ready results across Unreal Engine and WebGL at a scale their previous toolset could never support.
The Bottleneck Hidden Inside Every Project
Converting CAD models into lightweight, real-time-ready assets has always been a time-consuming and technically demanding task. Models arrive with millions of polygons across complex multi-part assemblies, and every project began the same way: senior artists manually cleaning, decimating, and troubleshooting geometry across multiple tools before a single frame could render. Output quality varied depending on who touched the file, making work difficult to do without supervision. Every new project reset the clock entirely, with no reliable way to carry consistency from one delivery to the next.
MHP needed a reliable, fail-safe solution that could be deployed easily across teams and scaled for enterprise workflows.
One Tool, Standardized Across the Entire Pipeline
MHP integrated InstaLOD directly into their workflow with the 3ds Max integration, requiring minimal configuration. Senior artists defined reduction presets calibrated to both Unreal Engine and WebGL performance targets once, and those presets became the foundation of every project that followed. Original high-poly meshes remain untouched throughout, while optimized versions are generated as separate outputs, so the team can iterate freely without any risk of data loss.
The flexibility to apply different optimization strategies within the same standardized, non-destructive workflow meant MHP could meet vastly different client performance targets without rebuilding their process each time. Polygon reduction, complex part remeshing, and draw-call optimization for WebGL all live inside the same pipeline, driven by the same presets, to enable uncompromised visual fidelity.
CAD to Unreal to WebGL in Minutes
The impact on production was immediate. High-poly CAD meshes are now iteratively converted into Unreal- and WebGL-ready models in just a few clicks. The process is fast, artist friendly, and scalable. In most cases, artists do not need to modify the pre-defined settings.
InstaLOD handles large vehicle assemblies and engineering datasets with stable processing and reliable batch operations. Manual intervention became the exception rather than the rule, QA overhead dropped significantly, and production timelines shortened while visual quality remained consistently high.
“Optimizing the customer delivered CAD data sets with InstaLOD significantly reduces the workload for data preparation. The time saving compared to re-tessellating the input geometry is up to 30% depending on the data set. The resulting mesh structure is not only produced faster but also the structure is better than using low tessellation settings in VRED.
In some cases, having optimized data for realtime visualization is only possible with InstaLOD as we often do not have access to the original NURBS data for re-tessellation. Having the ability to reduce even the most complex geometry is a huge benefit for our data preparation pipeline” — Gregory Tanson, Senior Consultant, MHP.
A Proven Pipeline with Significant Business Impact
The results are visible in every client delivery. Interactive configurators, Apple Vision Pro AR experiences, and WebGL deployments for clients now ship faster, with consistent visual quality that the previous manual workflow could never guarantee at scale.
Artists no longer need deep expertise in mesh decimation to produce clean results. Onboarding new team members is faster, dependency on senior talent has decreased, and teams can focus on creative and technical quality rather than technical troubleshooting. According to MHP, the tool “just works”.
For organizations working with complex engineering data and aiming to deliver scalable WebGL or real-time applications, InstaLOD provides a reliable, efficient, and production-proven solution.
First published: 13th May 2026