Forest Pack Pro 4.3 brings level-of-detail tools, clean edge mode and new presets

New features in Itoo Software’s set of plugins for creating large extensions of trees and vegetation include:

• Forest LOD (Level of Detail).
• A new type of object, “ForestLOD”, is used to define levels of detail.
• Visibility triggers by distance to camera or screen size.
• Support for billboards and geometry.
• Custom materials.
• New Area->Boundary Checking mode: Edge.
• This mode creates clean edges automatically.
• Specially designed for grass distributions, lets you to use clumps of any size.
• Currently this feature is supported only in V-Ray and Generate distribution mode (not Custom Edit). For non supported renderers, Point mode will be used instead.
• Added Areas->Z Offset.
• Added Areas->Limit by Surface Material ID.
• Areas->Falloff Affect is separated into Density and
  Scale values.
• Added Forest Tools->Data exporter to XML files.
• Added General->Disable Pop-ups: turns off all
  suggestions and warning messages, except critical errors (this option
  is global and persistent).
• New Display->Proxy model: Arrow (non-symmetrical)
• Added Display->Disable Object.
• Forest Tools->Instantiate copies User Properties,
  Object ID and wireframe color from the source object.

Library:

• 16 new presets: Gravel, including detail and large scale
  models.
• Added materials for Corona Renderer.

Plus bug fixes. The new version is available for free to registered
customers of Forest Pack Pro. A couple of tutorials have been made available that cover the main new features. More on Itoo Software’s forum.