I don't seem to have the optimize Function in blender 3.3 has it gone away or Is there another way to get to it?
Yeah I can't find it either. Maybe they removed it because it works under the hood or something? Can you imagine if maybe it never optimized anything and it was just a placebo. You pushed it and you were like yeah I can feel it moving faster now and meanwhile it was all in your head. Either way, Kent will probably have a better answer.
The Optimize function is still there, but it has been re-named and re-positioned:
For completeness, this is the old one:
