Tree Generator

rcallicotte · July 03, 2009, 10:38:18 AM

I don't remember seeing this on our site before. If it has appeared before, I apologize.

http://www.frecle.net/index.php?show=treed.about

Someone at SetupTab.com introduced the group there to it.

neuspadrin · July 03, 2009, 10:47:36 AM

good find, i havn't seen it before looks interesting.

rcallicotte · July 03, 2009, 10:57:55 AM

I'm planning to try it this weekend.

littlecannon · July 03, 2009, 11:28:49 AM

Shame there's no mac version....

Henry Blewer · July 03, 2009, 01:19:25 PM

Cool. I like Walli's Pines, but I'd like to give him a run for his money!

jaf · July 03, 2009, 09:07:23 PM

I get python errors trying to import the directX format into Blender. Don't know about the other supported format (b3d). Not sure what to use for that format.

Henry Blewer · July 03, 2009, 10:13:17 PM

I use Blender a lot. I'll have something tomorrow night.

jaf · July 03, 2009, 11:30:39 PM

I just tried Nvidia's FX Composer and get an error "Error Invalid X File Format - Syntax error at line 0: Data frm_Frame1 not found -1" when trying a directX file import (created by tree[d].)

Guess I have to check the directX file format spec.

Walli · July 04, 2009, 09:20:03 AM

Quote from: njeneb on July 03, 2009, 01:19:25 PM
Cool. I like Walli's Pines, but I'd like to give him a run for his money!

actually I need to loose some weight, so some running would be good ;-)

schmeerlap · July 04, 2009, 09:30:07 AM

I managed to import an obj file tree from Tree Generator into Terragen.
You also have to download the guy's Global Illumination Editor "Gile(s)". It's Freeware.
Instal that.
Then download "Tree[d]" and instal that into the Gile(s) directory as a plug in. It should automatically go there.
Create your tree in Tree(d) (I just loaded in one of the sample tree files). Then Send To Gile(s).
Once it's in there you can export it as an obj file.
A couple of other things I had to do:
Manually fetch the mtl file, and leaf and bark texture images into your Terragen directory so they can go into your Multishader and Default Shaders. I also had to uncheck Unpremultiply in the Image tab of the Leaf Default Shader to get rid of white speckles.

John

Henry Blewer · July 04, 2009, 09:33:28 AM

The program saves the object data in Blitz 3D programming language object file format. I could not get the Direct X object data to load into Blender 2.49a. Blender 2.49a uses Python 2.6. I looked for the python script, but was unable to find any import scripts at all. So there is no way I can repair, or rewrite the python code.
I did send the programmer an email. I am waiting for a reply. Hopefully, since Blender is open source, a compatible exporter from the tree generator will be added.

Henry Blewer · July 04, 2009, 09:35:46 AM

Thanks John. What happened to your text? It's all strike out.

Never mind. It's just my computer. I'd still like to use this in Blender.

schmeerlap · July 04, 2009, 09:42:26 AM

Quote from: njeneb on July 04, 2009, 09:35:46 AM
What happened to your text? It's all strike out.

Yeh, I've sorted that now. The guy's Global Illumination program is actually called Gile[ess] and the open square brackets/s/close square brackets sets off the text strike through.
You should be able to get it into Blender now.

John