Chris Burns | Skinned Mesh Separator – Unity Tool for Bone-Based Mesh Extraction & Modular Characters

Discover Skinned Mesh Separator — the Unity Editor tool that lets you extract and separate skinned mesh parts by bone influence without external modeling tools. Quickly generate heads, arms, legs or custom mesh regions for modular characters, LODs, FPS body setups and gameplay effects. Boost your workflow and creative control in Unity!

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Date

December 08, 2025

Skinned Mesh Separator (Unity Asset)

Client: Personal Project (Unity Asset Store)
Role: Tool Development / Unity Editor Scripting / UX Design
Tools: Unity, C#

Skinned Mesh Separator is a lightweight Unity Editor utility designed to give you precise control over complex skinned meshes. It allows you to quickly split a single Skinned Mesh Renderer into multiple, cleanly separated skinned meshes—while preserving bones, weights, and animations.

Ideal for character customisation systems, optimisation workflows, and modular character setups, this tool removes the need for time-consuming DCC rework and lets you stay entirely inside Unity.

Key Features

Non-Destructive Mesh Separation
Separate skinned meshes by submesh or material without breaking bone bindings or animation data. Your character continues to animate exactly as before—just with cleaner, modular meshes.

Perfect for Modular Characters
Easily extract heads, bodies, clothing, armour, or accessories into their own Skinned Mesh Renderers. Great for outfit swapping, damage systems, or runtime character customisation.

Editor-First Workflow
Designed to be fast and intuitive, the tool runs directly in the Unity Editor with minimal setup—no scripts required at runtime.

Animation-Safe Results
All generated meshes retain correct skin weights, bind poses, and bone references, ensuring full compatibility with existing Animator Controllers and animation clips.

Optimisation & Pipeline Friendly
Split meshes for selective rendering, LOD setups, or draw-call management without round-tripping through external modelling software.

Available now on the Unity Asset Store