Can’t see the wood for the trees? New render quality vegetation for 3ds Max
Published 4:03 pm, Fri 8 May 2009
Architects now have access to 1,000 highly realistic models and texture files for over 100 species of plant for use in 3ds Max, developed by worldwide botanical experts.
The render quality models are the work of Xfrog and available from Autodesk Seek. The library has been built from original photos, reference sketches, books and real samples of each plant.
Bark, leaves and petals are scanned to create high-quality, realistic models. Users can download TIF texture files, as well as ZIP files that contain multiple versions of the vegetation - representing different ages, seasons, colours and sizes in varying amounts of detail.
The detailed vegetation can also be simplified using the enhanced ProOptimiser in 3ds Max Design 2010, or the Polygon Reduction Tool in Autodesk Maya 2009 software.
