Nature's Wonders Ant Lines by Ken _Gilliland
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This product was updated in December 2020 to include a new file structure.
Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities. There are more than 12,500 known ant species that occur around the world. They are especially prevalent in tropical forests. Up to half of all the insects living in some of these locations may be ants. By weight, ants equal or surpass the weight of the human population on the planet.
Nature's Wonders Ant Lines is a standalone set that can be used in conjunction with Nature's Wonders Ants (a single ant model) or by itself. The set includes 5 ant line props, each containing 9-13 ants. These props can be placed in succession to create an ant line, 100 or more individuals deep, without the time intensive placement you would have placing them using the single ant model. In addition, each of the ant lines have had geometry selectively reduced to lessen resource stain while not distorting the high resolution mesh or textures of each ant species represented. Each of the 5 ant lines has dozens of morphs to control individual and group alterations on the default line which in turn will make the lines less repetitive looking when several are used. Also included is an Ant Hill prop and an "Ant Cam" to help you locate the ant line model (due to their extremely small size).
The set has both native DAZ Studio and Poser versions and supports Iray, 3Delight, Firefly and Superfly render engines.
What's Included & Features:
Ant Line Props (.pp2/.obj and .duf with 4K maps)
* Ant Line1 (13 ants for Argentine, Black Garden or Red Stinging Ant species)
** 2 Rearrange group controls
** 13 Individual Ant Up/Down placement controls
** 13 Individual Ant Sideways placement controls
** 13 Individual Ant Tilt -25/25 degrees controls (for uneven terrain placement)
* Ant Line2 (9 Leaf Cutter Ants carrying leaves)
** 2 Rearrange group controls
** 9 Individual Ant Up/Down placement controls
** 9 Individual Ant Sideways placement controls
** 9 Individual Ant Roll -25/25 degrees controls (for angling on the sides of a branch)
* Ant Line3 (10 Fire Ants)
** 2 Rearrange group controls
** 1 Bend Group control (whole group bends about 35 degrees to wrap around a limb or other curved surface)
** 1 Sting control (2 stinging fire ants lower their abdomens to sting)
** 10 Individual Ant Sideways placement controls
* Ant Line4 (10 Army Ants)
** 2 Rearrange group controls
** 10 Individual Ant Up/Down placement controls
** 10 Individual Ant Sideways placement controls
** 10 Individual Ant Roll -25/25 degrees controls (for angling on the sides of a branch)
* Ant Line5 (9 Harvester Ants, some carrying seeds)
** 2 Rearrange group controls
** 1 "My Ants House" fit control (line fits into My Ants House prop, which is sold separately)
** 9 Individual Ant Up/Down placement controls
** 9 Individual Ant Sideways placement controls
** 9 Individual Ant Roll -25/25 degrees controls (for angling on the sides of a branch)
* Ant Hill prop
** 2 Shaping morphs
Materials (.mc6, .duf)
* for Ant Line1 (Argentine Ant, Black Garden Ant and Red Stinging Ant)
* for Ant Line4 (Army Ant(2 subspecies soldiers))
Cameras (.cm2, .duf)
* AntCam (to help locate these tiny creatures)
Manuals (.pdf)
* Field Guide and Manual. Information and tips on use of product and field guide on the included bee species.
* "Upgrading Natures Wonders", for those who had previous versions of the product
Ruin a romantic picnic, or feed a bird or frog with Nature's Wonders Ant Lines set. Compatible with Poser 10+ and DAZ Studio 4.9+.
