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

Dec 18, 2014 by CGP Staff

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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.

Source: Itoo Software