Can the new version of Vue export the trees/plants that it makes, or just terrains? I also noticed that it supports Cinema4D export options( a program that I use alot), has anyone tried this function or have any experience with exporting scenes from Vue in general. Also, the ecosystem function looks VERY interesting,If you use it on a small scale(like 10-20 trees/plants)....can that be exported? I am mainly interested in Vue if I can export the plants and trees really.Do the older versions of vue support plant/tree export? Thanks for looking and any answers you may provide.

Vue 4 Pro can export plants.

That includes trees too, right? thanks for the reply.

Yes. I exported a full scene into Max from Vue 4 Pro. I have Vue Infinite, but have not tried exporting anything using the Eco System yet.

Thanks for the info,If I can get trees and plants(even if they are exported as single object) I should be happy( I can do instancing in C4D using texture maps just like the eco-system so its not too much of a problem).Thanks guys, looks like Vue will be a future purchase for me.

A quick test with a terrain with simple eco-system saved to 3ds and then reloaded, gave me just the terrain.

TwistedBolt: Another option (since you're a Cinema and AE user) is to create your Cinema scene and use the included Synchronizing plug-in to export (animated)lighting, camera, etc. values into Vue and then composite them. That way you get the best of both worlds; doing your scene creation with all of the virtues of Cinema (particles, etc) with all of the natural strengths of Vue with animated plants, ecosystems, and atmosperes. It is a liberating possibility that will be what I most look forward to experimenting with my Lightwave.

yggdrasil: I'm not surprised that ecosystems are not exportable. For example: Phoul's animation with an estimated 120,000 animated soldiers. If that ecosystem were exportable you'd crash pretty much anything outside a small cray supercomputer. (In jest, of course...) It is Vue's unique way of handling of these properties which makes it possible at all. Since Cinema does not handle this technique natively I'm not surprised that it it wouldn't export that way. I can't blame you for trying though, and am glad you did. Now I don't have to try it :)

Yeah, I didn't expect a full-on export, but maybe some sort of limited decimated mesh?

i would do it the other way aswell as krimpr suggested, do your stuff in c4d and use the sync plugin to get it into v5I and finish it up there.

Thanks for the replys everyone, It should be fine then if I can do syncing of the scenes.

Guys. Oh well does Vue export scene in obj? And is it a fully texture scene, including a sky dome? Thanks. Brian