# LOD Recipe - Simple LOD chain
Run the editor and open the content browser.
Click Add New / Simplygon / LOD Recipe and type a name.
Open the LOD Recipe editor by double clicking the new asset.
Add a mesh using Add Mesh in the toolbar.
Change Number of LODs to 3.
Select Reduction Pipeline for both LOD1 and LOD2 using the combobox.
Expand LOD2 and navigate to Settings / Reduction Settings / Reduction Target Triangle Ratio and change the value to 0.25.
Save the asset.
Press the Build button in the toolbar to generate the LOD chain.