Best tree generation system
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Xfrog is great but for use in SU no bloody way!!!, unfortunatly SU has a poly limit so any, I repeat any treee generator will not work great in SU.
Onyx, is also good but read the EULA carefully, and it too is too heavy for SU.Speedtree I cannot coment on as I have never used it.
Vue tree generator works great too, and also converted to SU will kill your speed.
I have heard great reviews of the Renderplus tree generator however, but I've not really tried it.
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carrara has a pretty good tree generator, but i have c5pro. i don't know if the new carrara lite or free or whatever its called has the tree generator. anyone know?
i went to check and it turns out that its 'carrara express' and its not free ($99) and it does generate trees and landscapes. i'm pretty sure it was free before but it dosn't seem to be now??
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Check out http://arbaro.sourceforge.net/ it's easy to learn (if you like to play a bit) and does it's thing pretty fast; exports DXF, OBJ, and povray (whatever that is); and is completely FREE! But: it will kick SU in the gut bigtime just like the others. (Which is why I started making the 2.5d varieties :`)
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Thanks to all)
So, I was tryed Onyx Tree... I can say, that its generate trees with about 100-150K polygons on each. And there is 'minimize' function, that reduce number of polygons to 20-40K
I was launch SU with imported model, and it start to work very slow (AMD 5200+, not the best for the 3D, but...)I'm working with landscape modelling, and I need realistic trees very much
So, what should I do? Maybe settling in 3Dsmax?
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If you need to use high poly trees your better of doing it another app, sketchup whimpers and dies in the face of high poly trees.
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have you tried RpTreeMaker?
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And here's another one:
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Is this Hothouse 3D a Freebie Program? I didn't notice any details about pricing or whether or not this is a trial?
Thx,
D
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Hi David. It's a freebie for the foreseeable, but never say never:)
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Dryad free
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Frecle free
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Frenchy - YOU DA MAN!
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@unknownuser said:
Frecle free
So I went to this link but I couldn't see where one actually downloads the software! it was a link to a forum that links to another forum . .etc etc? any help?
Thx,
D
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No. . . I didn't see that. Merci.
ps. I do wear glasses. . .. apparently it's time for a perscription change.
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@frenchy
tree[d] is pretty cool in itself, but how do you use it with sketchup? I haven't been able to export a usable tree with leaves. -
Try to find a prog who reload format DirectX or a converter then export in 3Ds or other compatible format with SU
Never try
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If you export to .x (direct X) you can open with rhino, or Deep exploration can be used to do most conversions.
Just beware, the conversion to SU will be large.
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Okay. I wasn't really aware of the use of the direct X format.
But like you're saying - if the the conversion makes the trees bigger than 1-2 mb, I might as well make my own trees.
I've been searching for a good workflow with trees and either kerkythea or indigo. But because of sketchups poly limit, I think kerkytheas proxy replacement option might be the best for fast results, and skindigos dummy components If I' going for an indigo render.@solo
I've noticed quite a few renders you've made with vue. Are you using Xtream or Infinite? (Infinite is the standalone app, right?). And how do you find the sketchup -> vue work flow? I'm really interested in Vue, because of the seemingly unparalleled possibilities with trees and eco environments.
Not sure it's work if you have not 3DCoat but...
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