Op 02/10/2020 om 18:10 schreef MichaelJF:
> @Thomas: A very interessting approach in using billboards trees. May be 
> there are some litte technical difficulties (the missing shadows of the 
> stems), which can be solved. But the generell idea is great.

I don't remember where I got the idea; it certainly was not an original 
one ;-) I have used it now in a number of scenes, also with a gradation 
to "real" trees more in the foreground. The shadow problem with the Sun 
more on edge to the billboards came along rather naturally and the 
solution was almost obvious.

> 
> For my actuall scene I played with the trial version of Xfrog and 
> generated different plant models where you dont need a Billboard fake. I 
> tried to get a licence (the actual sale-offer of 99 US-Bucks is really a 
> bargain for this elobarated software) but have not received a license 
> code so far after more than a week of payment. So may be I have to 
> cancel this order and be content with my models of Pinus pinaster, typha 
> latifolia, a rottenn version of their tutorial to Solidago canadensis 
> and the common broom I modelled during the trial periode.
> 

Xfrog is considered one of the top plant-generating software. I have not 
considered (yet) to buy it. My need is not that great. However, before 
cancelling, have you tried to contact them?

-- 
Thomas

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