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Taoizm
12-17-2001, 06:58 PM
Anyone have a good recipe for procedurally growing objects. something akin to tree roots, or thick threads. It might go through several revisions and I was hoping to "grow" it rather than hand model.
AJ
12-17-2001, 08:08 PM
Not really procedural - but for a quick fix for "roots", dl CSPolyTools and use the "loft face" option to loft the faces of a poly object along a crude spline and then meshsmooth the monkey! :D
Taoizm
12-17-2001, 08:43 PM
*smacks monkey forhead* D'ur why didn't I think of that? Here I've been trying to understand blur's l-system
Taoizm
12-18-2001, 02:55 PM
After doing a bunch of homework I found out a good way to achieve what I wanted.

I found this nice little L-system breeder on the net. Use it to breed a shape that works, and copy the coding for it. (So glad I didn't have to learn a new code system)

L-Breeder (http://pixie.oum.ox.ac.uk/L-Breeder/)

Then go into MAX, and load up Blur's L-system plugin. Make the default shape, and then enter the edt mode. Now copy paste the coding from the L-breeder proggie into the MAX floater, and voila you're own...fractal thing. Grows and everything. Too cool. :D
pascal_blanche
12-18-2001, 03:14 PM
Originally posted by AJ_23
Not really procedural - but for a quick fix for "roots", dl CSPolyTools and use the "loft face" option to loft the faces of a poly object along a crude spline and then meshsmooth the monkey! :D

good one AJ ;) we should go for a general topic like that. tips and tricks.... all theses years using max, still learning.. man I love the software :P
rendermonkey23
12-26-2001, 02:41 PM
Thought you guy's might enjoi this. I did this quick test (25 min from L-breeder to the quick DOF in photoshop) just to see what kind of results I could get with this technique in a short amount of time. It's really a cool thing cause you can get WAYYY more detailed. I just wasn't goin fot that (I'm gonna do that on the next one).

http://www.savagepixels.com/visualboo/images/01treeDOF.jpg

That was a total score with L-Breeder. I wonder why discreet or blur for that matter doesn't have anything like this already built into max.

Bet you guys cant guess where I got the layout for the scene ;)
Taoizm
12-26-2001, 08:40 PM
I'm glad that someone is getting use out of L-breeder. L-systems are pretty fun once you start getting the hang of them.
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