Use case: Editor Import

Draco™ files can be used in the Unity Editor directly.

Note: Draco compression can introduce artifacts due to loss of precision to mesh data. If feasible always prefer to use uncompressed original files and formats.

Reasons for such a use-case could be:

Reduce the project size (at the cost of quality/precision).
Not to include the meshes in builds, but as a means to inspect Draco data.

Before you start

Make sure you have Draco for Unity installed.

Import Draco files

You can import Draco™ files into the Unity Editor by copying them into the Assets folder. It'll get imported as a Unity Mesh that can be dropped into a scene right away.

Note: Once imported to a Unity Mesh, the asset is no longer compressed (loses the size advantage) and does not require decoding at run-time.

Screenshot of the Unity Editor with a Draco file asset selected and added to a scene.

Trademarks

Unity is a registered trademark of Unity Technologies.

Draco™ is a trademark of Google LLC.