New documentation: Populator Guide and Rendering Methods

[jo]

Hi everyone,

We have some new documentation available. The first is a Populator Guide, discussing how the Populator node works and how to use it. There are some example projects included. You can read the Guide here:

http://www.planetside.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Populator_Guide

The second new piece of documentation is an addition to the User Guide which gives some background on the rendering methods used by TG:

http://www.planetside.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Rendering_Methods

[EDIT] Another new page has been added. This one talks about procedural data - what it is, how it's used and how it compares to static data:

http://www.planetside.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Procedural_Data

We hope you find this information useful and look forward to any feedback.

Regards,

Jo

[Dune]

Thanks Jo. There's probably no way to bend/warp the line that holds instances like in your first example? Imagine a winding road where you'd want trees at even distances, but alongside the road...

[jo]

Hi Ulco,

I really couldn't say for sure, but I expect not. My doubt is that I hadn't thought of some of the things you've done with the Simple Shape Shader :-). Being able to place instances along a curve would certainly be a useful capability though.

Regards,

Jo

[jo]

Another new page has been added. This one talks about procedural data - what it is, how it's used and how it compares to static data:

http://www.planetside.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Procedural_Data

[Simius Strabus]

This sure comes in handy. Thanks Jo.

[AndyWelder]

Thank you, Jo. Bookmarked this essential info for future use.