@rbbauer00 said:
What I want is to be able to import an item, have it reduced to only the exterior visible surfaces, and all the extra parts, layers, and subcomponents removed to keep SU from having to render useless detail.
Problem here is that's this is a subjective task which is very easy for a human - thought perhaps time consuming - but much harder to do with a script. You'd have a way to figure out what each face represent and evaluate if it's important or not. And considering how many warehouse models are quite messy with facenormals facing any direction it makes the process a whole lot difficult.