# LOD Recipe - Simple LOD chain

Run the editor and open the content browser.

Click Add New / Simplygon / LOD Recipe and type a name.

New LOD Recipe

Open the LOD Recipe editor by double clicking the new asset.

Add a mesh (skeletal and/or static) using Add Mesh in the toolbar.

Add Mesh

By default three LODs would be populated using the Reduction Pipeline with their Settings / Reduction Settings / Reduction Target Triangle Ratio set to 0.5, 0.25, 0.125 respectively.

Default Setup

(Optional) Change Number of LODs to the desired number.

Change Count

(Optional) Navigate to Settings / Reduction Settings / Reduction Target Triangle Ratio and change the value to desired ratio.

LOD2 reduction ratio

Save the asset.

Press the Build button in the toolbar to generate the LOD chain.