50k polys in 3d program becomes 300k in Unity

Unity Engine
1

Hi there,

My mesh is about 50k polys, but when i import it in Unity is about 300k. Why the discrepancy is so big?

2

I’ve found the solution, but it is kind weird. I had three directional light in the scene. While deactivated the polycount of the scene lowers to about 97k.

So lights have direct impact on polycount?

3

Yes, Unity redraws the object again for each light on it.