Free procedural building generator: Building Generator v.01

[pokoy]

insane tool! :argh:

[mir-vadim]

Awesome man! Much respect for releasing this for free!

I can totally understand if you want to keep this as encrypted MAXScript, but have you considered releasing the source code at one point, so others can contribute? This could become a collaborative effort with other scripters contributing to your work and turn into an even bigger thing? Just a thought…

– MartinB

Heh, yeah, I know what I would like to add in this script

[ivanisavich]

Nope, sorry guys…I’m keeping it closed source

Btw, here’s an example building created and textured with the new script. You can download the preset file used to create this building here:

http://tysonibele.com/Main/BuildingGenerator/cityBuilding_01.bgp

[MatteoM]

:eek:

I haven’t time for try it, last update is fantastic…

Thankx

Matteo

[mir-vadim]

Nope, sorry guys…I’m keeping it closed source

You don’t need to be sorry.
As for building on image, it looks really cool, but what I am thinking looking on that perfect clean building is that it would be cool if you will add later some kind of “dirtying” features, like randomly placed planes with dirt (texture\alpha in opacity) over walls, under windows, near ground, etc. I think such feature will add a lot of life in your buildings.

Good luck.

[reitnomud]

Big thanks before trying…

[NSF]

Hi Tyson,

WOW at all those new features and the massive amount of code and the new interface. I am not at work so haven’t had a chance to play with it yet, I was just wondering how predominantly glass buildings could be generated. Sky scrapers with very little concrete, mostly flat panel glass on the outside. Can this do this?

Hi there gift horse, can I just take a quick look inside your mouth.

Cheers,

[Pyke]

You don’t need to be sorry.
As for building on image, it looks really cool, but what I am thinking looking on that perfect clean building is that it would be cool if you will add later some kind of “dirtying” features, like randomly placed planes with dirt (texture\alpha in opacity) over walls, under windows, near ground, etc. I think such feature will add a lot of life in your buildings.

Good luck.

You could pretty easily create that with dirt mapping. I think that this building generator will be mostly used to get a quick base. With some custom texturing/shading these buildings will look all kinds of awesome! Im gonna have some fun tonight.

[ivanisavich]

NSF: yep…easy You can set the width/height spacing of the windows to their smallest values, turn off all details including ledges and set the windows to “simple” mode so that they don’t have frames/borders/panels. Here’s an example, using an environment HDRI map for reflections:

As for dirt maps that some people have suggested…I’ve already been thinking about that My idea is to setup 2 layers of UV mapping channels. One for the normal texture, and one for the dirt maps. Then you’d choose a selection of grunge/dirt maps during the texturing phase and they’d be used as masks for the diffuse maps.

[Pyke]

Next addition is the ability to plug this into my clients brains, and generate the buildings from them, instead of having to build the damned things ourselves!
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And adding gargoyles. Cos gargoyles are awesome.

[sireel]

Tys, you’ve created sex in maxscript form…I need a cigarette

[bonestructure]

With this massive new updating, I think you’ve gone beyond simple scripting into programming software. One of the things I really like in the new version is that it emphasizes something that was a bit simpler in the last version. Rather than just choosing from various presets, it lets you feel that you’re modeling the building yourself.

Some things I’d like to see -

A user’s guide to explain the various options for those of us who are not so facile with math.

An option for architectural styles, like Victorian, Gothic, industrial, deco etc. Though I realize that might be impossible.

Still, I find it a truly amazing bit of work. True genius.

[Steve_Green]

Just, so, so great.

I think the vertex colours thing I suggested before would be quite useful for weathering, (although maybe not detailed enough since it’s geometry based)

[captain_brainiac]

Yikes!.. if only the “Judge Dread” artists have had this thing. You can make a city buy some clicks, while they needed 10 guys 6 months for that.

Big cudos!

[LosPescados]

This is amazing! Great job, gonna try out first thing tommorow, now I need some sleep first!

[reitnomud]

First test on english version is good…

but on french one (max 2009):

–NON ““get”” fonction pour undefined

;-(((

I go back to the english one… ;-)))

[davius]

Insane script. Can’t believe how far this script has come and we’re still in version 0.5!! Wonder how this beast will look like in version 1.0!

Congrats Tyson! You’re already a legend!

[ivanisavich]

First test on english version is good…

but on french one (max 2009):

;-(((

I go back to the english one… ;-)))

Oh no! Lol

Guess I have some more tinkering to do.

Do you remember what settings caused the error? Or did it just happen right away?

[DRSWOBODA]

What’s comes after Awesome? This is pure genius and generosity! Thanks.
-David

[ivanisavich]

Hey Reit,

I got the French 3dsmax trial and used it to find where the errors were occurring…next update will have them fixed