The redbud trees are blooming all across the south US, so I was inspired to
fiddle with TomTree a bit.  I was having problems getting my branches to be
attached (or more specifically, getting the twigs to be attached to the
branches), so I turned off the tree to focus on the petals and ended up here.
I may go back and try to fix the tree at some point, but it looked interesting
so I thought I'd share it.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=redbud+tree&gbv=2

Mike

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"Mike Sobers" <mcn### [at] msncom> schreef in bericht 
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> The redbud trees are blooming all across the south US, so I was inspired 
> to
> fiddle with TomTree a bit.  I was having problems getting my branches to 
> be
> attached (or more specifically, getting the twigs to be attached to the
> branches), so I turned off the tree to focus on the petals and ended up 
> here.
> I may go back and try to fix the tree at some point, but it looked 
> interesting
> so I thought I'd share it.
>
> http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=redbud+tree&gbv=2
>

I have had the same problem with POVtree, which is TomTree but converted to 
java. The solution was rather simple: Increase the mesh resolution of the 
branches/twigs before exporting. The same may happen to the leaves and 
flowers. That might lead to very large mesh2 files but POV can handle that.

Now, I don't remember if when using TomTree directly you export to mesh...

Thomas

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"Mike Sobers" <mcn### [at] msncom> wrote:
> The redbud trees are blooming all across the south US, so I was inspired to
> fiddle with TomTree a bit.  I was having problems getting my branches to be
> attached (or more specifically, getting the twigs to be attached to the
> branches), so I turned off the tree to focus on the petals and ended up here.
> I may go back and try to fix the tree at some point, but it looked interesting
> so I thought I'd share it.
>
> http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=redbud+tree&gbv=2

The real question is if a tree that isn't there falls in the forest, does anyone
hear it?

Quite neat, by the way.

-The Mildly Infamous Blue Herring

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"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
>
> I have had the same problem with POVtree, which is TomTree but converted to
> java. The solution was rather simple: Increase the mesh resolution of the
> branches/twigs before exporting. The same may happen to the leaves and
> flowers. That might lead to very large mesh2 files but POV can handle that.
>
> Now, I don't remember if when using TomTree directly you export to mesh...
>
> Thomas

Actually, I'm using POVTree, now that you mention it, and it is a mesh.  The
actual TomTree blob macro may work better so I might try that.  I'll also try
increasing the mesh size to see what happens.  The current mesh is only 30 MB
or so.  So far it only seems to be (noticably) a problem with the "twigs".

Thanks,
Mike

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"Blue Herring" <bhe### [at] tinfoilcatcom> wrote:

> The real question is if a tree that isn't there falls in the forest, does anyone
> hear it?
>

It is not the tree that falls, but yourself. ;)

> Quite neat, by the way.

Thanks!


Mike

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"Blue Herring" <bhe### [at] tinfoilcatcom> schreef in bericht 
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>
> The real question is if a tree that isn't there falls in the forest, does 
> anyone
> hear it?
>

This is a true Zen question.... :-)

Thomas

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"Mike Sobers" <mcn### [at] msncom> schreef in bericht 
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>
> Actually, I'm using POVTree, now that you mention it, and it is a mesh. 
> The
> actual TomTree blob macro may work better so I might try that.  I'll also 
> try
> increasing the mesh size to see what happens.  The current mesh is only 30 
> MB
> or so.  So far it only seems to be (noticably) a problem with the "twigs".
>

Indeed. Note that this is not a real problem when the tree is at some 
distance, only in the foreground does it really hurt. Typically, I went from 
some 30 MB to over 100MB to get rid of the problem.

Thomas

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"Mike Sobers" <mcn### [at] msncom> wrote:
>...but it looked interesting so I thought I'd share it.
....
> Mike

I quite like it. It' now part of my rotating wallpaper collection. Thanks much.

Best Regards,
Yet Another Mike... (C.)

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"Mike the Elder" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> "Mike Sobers" <mcn### [at] msncom> wrote:
> >...but it looked interesting so I thought I'd share it.
> ....
> > Mike
>
> I quite like it. It' now part of my rotating wallpaper collection. Thanks much.
>
> Best Regards,
> Yet Another Mike... (C.)



Thanks!

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