admin2 opened this issue on Dec 09, 2007 · 15 posts
admin2 posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 9:11 AM
Some people's vegitation that I see here on renderosity look like they are custom made. When I say that I mean, it does not look like they just modified the plants that came with vue. It looks like they made them some other way. Is there a program that can start from scratch and make vegitation that vue can use. Vue can only modifie other vegitation it can not start from scratch right? If there is a program that can make vegitation vue can use then what is it? I hope you guys can help. For example this Woodland Synthesis and AcerOminous at http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?ViewProduct=59848 They look like they could have never been made just modifying vue's plant's. Am I right?
bruno021 posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 9:30 AM
The product you link to is not a Vue vegtation file, it is a 3d mesh created in another app, imported into Vue using one of the import formats Vue can read, and then saved as a Vue object ( the .vob format).
Vue vegetation files have the .veg extention, and they cannot be made from scratch, only based on existing Vue plants.
Only .veg files are solidgrowth, which means only them have an inbedded randomness when loaded into Vue ( there is always something different in the shape/colour of veg files), and the wind effect can only be applied to veg files.
vob files are 3d objects saved in the Vue file format for 3d meshes. They always load the same, there is no randomness, and wind doesn't work on them. If used in an ecosystem, variations in size. overall colour and orientation can be applied, but the shape always remains exactly the same.
admin2 posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 9:53 AM
Thanks I thought that the woodland synthesis was vegitation.
Trepz posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 9:15 AM
As for applications...
You have X-Frog,
Onyx Tree,
Tree Druid, just to name 3
"Many are willing to suffer for their art. Few are willing to learn to draw."
admin2 posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 2:24 PM
Those make vegitation in .veg format?
bruno021 posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 2:27 PM
No, .veg files can only be created using Vue's plant editor. The apps Paul mentioned create 3d objects you can import in Vue.
admin2 posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 3:59 PM
That is what I thought
Trepz posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 8:21 PM
Although they do a damn good job at it(;
"Many are willing to suffer for their art. Few are willing to learn to draw."
admin2 posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 2:22 PM
yes they do do a good job. Do you know any others that can make vegitation?
bruno021 posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 5:45 PM
There is an open source (free) Xfrog lookalike, called ngplant. Google it.
MyCat posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 8:49 PM
There's also the Ivy Generator http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/~luft/ivy_generator/. It's free, it grows ivy around an OBJ mesh. It's also a bit addictive.
Trepz posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 8:51 PM
Yeah man,IvyGenerator has my vote for freebie of the century:D
"Many are willing to suffer for their art. Few are willing to learn to draw."
admin2 posted Wed, 12 December 2007 at 2:14 PM
I have gotten Ivy generator but I can not figure out how it works. Plus I can not see all the buttons on it since my computer monitor is a 19 inch one and the program does not resize of my screen. I will go see what ngplant is like. If you guys know any other programs could you please tell me. Thanks
Trepz posted Wed, 12 December 2007 at 5:47 PM
there is a tutorial in video format right there on the website(; I also have a 19" LCD and it sizes fine...try to redownload.
"Many are willing to suffer for their art. Few are willing to learn to draw."
admin2 posted Wed, 12 December 2007 at 7:16 PM
Ok thanks but stil if you find out about any other programs please tell me