nabit opened this issue on May 02, 2006 · 9 posts
nabit posted Tue, 02 May 2006 at 5:07 PM
Just two quick questions for anyone who has successfully imported an object from Lightwave into Vue 5 I and been able to populate that object. I have no problem populating a Vue terrain. I've tried the obvious answer which is to change the mapping methods which are object standard, object parametric, just for fun tried all the rest as well. No joy.
I went to e-on site and evidently you can populate other Vue objects such as spheres and cubes.
The second question is related to the first. One of the Lightwave objects I wish to populate has muliple surfaces. Of course I'm unable to populate that either, but is populating an individual surface even possible?
Thanks to all!
bobbystahr posted Tue, 02 May 2006 at 6:17 PM
Hiya nabit, Tho not a lightwave user/owner I do use Imagine which exports a useful .lwo file which I imported into Vue5InfDEMO, turned it into an eco system and but for the scene exceeding the resources of this old internet computer I would have had an example for you. Worked flawlessly if a bit slow, but that's the 'puter.....
Maybe you could write out just how you go about populating an imported terrain and I or someone else here may be able to spot where you're missing it...
As I don't use LW I'm in the dark as to "multiple surface", are these mesh objects or surface textures?...if they are seperate objects you may have to save them out of LW seperately because I read somewhere LW doesn't do groups as Vue, Imagine,3DS etc seem to, and import them seperately and reposition them unles Vue has a method of converting tween LW coordinates and it's own...must have cuz in the docs it talks about exporting skies and atmospheres I think.
Hope this has been some help.....
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nabit posted Tue, 02 May 2006 at 9:12 PM
Hey Bobby,
Thanks for the encouragement! It was really a very straight forward problem. SCALE! 
I made the wrong assumption that Vue would import at the same dimensions as the original object. My bad! When I scaled things up everything is just hunky dorry. I just wished all the problem of the day were so simple....
bobbystahr posted Tue, 02 May 2006 at 11:13 PM
LOL...a common mistake...did it myself till i started tweaking every dial and hitting populate.
it's really cool how you can control the falloff of the tree density thru the sliders or thru a graphic, placement as well...tell, soon as I can get the cash this is the 2nd program for me...even resembles the app[Imagine] that I currently use in a lotta ways.
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
wabe posted Wed, 03 May 2006 at 12:49 AM
To your population question.
Eco population is - simplyfied said - a projection of objects from the z axis "down" to your object you want to populate. Like creating all items up in the sky and then drop them onto your object. So the answer is "no" i fear, you can not populate just one surface of an object.
We should not forget, this technology is very young here, just one year old and i would say - version 1 so to say.
One day your ship comes in - but you're at the airport.
Polax posted Wed, 03 May 2006 at 2:36 AM
(image of a simple sphere with four different ecomats)
wabe posted Wed, 03 May 2006 at 3:47 AM
HEY Paul,
good to see you around here. And of course, YOU are right. Cool trick!
One day your ship comes in - but you're at the airport.
bobbystahr posted Wed, 03 May 2006 at 7:40 AM
Indeed.. a very cool trick, and now archived in my trix vault for when I get a full ver. to work with...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
nabit posted Wed, 03 May 2006 at 9:33 AM
Lots of good info here. Hats off all around! Thank you for your thoughtful replies!