Clean the model before rigging so the final rig stays lighter and deforms faster.
For best performance in the final rig, the model should be cleaned before it is referenced or used for building.
Model Cleaner strips unnecessary scene data while keeping the polygon model ready for rigging.
Model Cleaner removes construction history, unused nodes, blind polygon data, and other unnecessary information that can slow down the scene.
The tool works by exporting each polygon object to OBJ format, creating a new scene, and importing the OBJ files back in. Since OBJ supports only limited object attributes and scene information, extra Maya-specific data is removed during the process.
This reduces model file size and can improve rig deformation speed.
Model Cleaner only works on polygon models. To check how much the model was optimized, compare the model file size before and after cleaning.
