eric_clough wrote:First I downloaded the free Plant Factory Producer and using the couple of samples I was interested in created some basic .obj files of somewhat modified trees. These import into Rhino without problems and are recognized by Octane for Rhino.
Then I purchased the Plant Factory Converter for $99 and purchased a couple of basic trees which I could then edit and save as mesh (.obj) files. I hope to gradually build a library for basic landscape plants as a framework for small architectural projects. I am trying to do this on a slim budget and so far am happy with the results.
I am also testing the ple version of the plant factory, I like the program but I am a bit unsure if or what version I should buy...
Since I understand you purchased the converter version I would like to ask you three questions:
1. how much do you have to pay for a tree and were (url?)can you buy them ?
2. If you have bought a tree, can you do automatic generated randomized variations of it and then export these to have a number of varying trees in your project?
3. Does the 100.000 poly limit not bother you when exporting mid or large sized trees?
thank you for any feedback
best regards
Andreas