- Our graph is very simple and linear currently.…We've got a trunk that's sprouting primary branches…and the primary branches are sprouting…secondary branches.…I want some more branches to come off the trunk here…and I want them to be similarly sized to these…secondary branches here, these guys.…So I want some small branches to come off…the top part of the trunk because it's…sort of acting like a branch itself.…You might be tempted to add another node…to the graph to do that, but we don't have to…because we can just cause the secondary branches…to sprout directly from the trunk that we have.…
I'll go over to the graph and zoom in a little bit.…On the trunk node we've got a new…child connection point and if you just…click and hold your mouse on that green circle…and drag over to this secondary branch…new input and release, now we've made…another connection from the trunk…to the secondary branch.…And if we select that secondary branch node,…we can see we have some highlighted red…primitives coming off of the trunk.…
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12/17/2015In these tutorials, Aaron F. Ross shows how to get started with PlantFactory. He'll cover modeling plants and trees, sculpting plants from components, editing plant parameters, adding materials and animation effects, and rendering the results. Plus, learn how to use PlantFactory's powerful node graph to control individual properties and generate plants procedurally.
- Installing and customizing PlantFactory
- Creating plant segments with the Add tool
- Editing and blending segments
- Working with nodes in the graph
- Adding leaves
- Loading and editing materials
- Rendering plant images
- Sculpting with the Draw tool
- Pruning branches
- Modeling with the node graph
- Applying wind effects
- Exporting and importing plant models
Skill Level Intermediate
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with Aaron F. Ross10h 44m Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome44s
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Using the exercise files1m 21s
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1. Exploring PlantFactory
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Installing PlantFactory4m 13s
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Customizing the workspace2m 37s
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Touring the interface4m 26s
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Choosing application options4m 27s
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2. Modeling Basics
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Creating with the Add tool5m 10s
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Editing segment parameters4m 25s
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Editing child parameters6m 8s
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Blending segments5m 34s
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Building a complex graph6m 6s
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Passing parent parameters10m 31s
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Fine-tuning5m 25s
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Adding leaves6m 21s
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3. Materials and Rendering
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Displaying node color3m 5s
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Managing bitmaps5m 3s
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Rendering test images3m 53s
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Adjusting atmosphere2m 53s
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4. Freeform Modeling
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Sculpting with the Draw tool3m 50s
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Editing axis splines3m 45s
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Editing section splines4m 45s
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Pruning branches3m 9s
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5. Modeling with the Graph
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Publishing parameters4m 7s
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Iterating with loop nodes3m 32s
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Shaping models with Biases4m 19s
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Spawning random children3m 52s
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6. Interoperability
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Applying wind effects7m 38s
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Exporting VUE species3m 30s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye44s
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