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vray grass tutorial part 1

19thmarch2009 comments Ormorespecificallyhowtocreateafieldofgrassusingvrayproxyobjectsandthe vrayscatterplugin. Softwareused:3dstudioMax,vray(shouldworkwithmentalrayproxiestoo), vrayscatter(foralternativesseebelow),advancedpainter(freescript)

Thefirststageistocreatesomeindividualbladesofgrassandthenmakeasmallarea ofgrassthatcanlaterbedistributedthousandsoftimesontoyourterrain.

The3individualbladesofgrassweremodeledasaplaneobjectwith81segments, collapsedtoaneditablepolyandthenImovedtheverticesintopositionintheleftand frontviewports.Youcoulduseabendmodifieraswell,justmakesurethefinalobject hasasfewpolygonsasyoucangetawaywith. Ithenusedaveryhandyscriptcalledadvancedpaintertopaintabout100bladesof grassovera1mx1mplaneobject.Setadvancedpaintertorandomizemode,tellitto scatterascopies(notinstances),pickthe3bladesofgrassastheobjectstobe scatteredandsettheminandmaxscaleandzrotationvaluestosomethinglike0.75 1.25and45deg+45deg.Thenselecttheplaneobject,clickpaintandpaintthegrass onuntilitlookslikeanaturalclumpofgrass.Iusuallyscattersomesmallerblades roundthecircumferenceofthecircletotheclumpsblendtogetherbetterwhen rendered.Insteadofadv.painter,youcouldalsousethe3dsmaxcompoundscatter object,scatterbyPeterWatjes,orjustdoitbyhand! Thefinalstagehere,beforeexportingasavrayproxy,istomakesureyourbladesof grassarentinstances,otherwiseyouwillrunintoproblemslateron.Inormally collapseallthebladesintooneobject(makeonebladeuniquethenattachallother bladestoitwhenineditablepolymode).Youcoulddoaresetxformtoo,forgood measure.AnotherthingIdidwastoapplyaboxUvwmaptoitbeforeIcollapsedit,as Iwantedtomakethetipsofthegrasslighter.Rightclickonthemeshandchoosethe exporttovrayproxyoptiontosaveitasavrmeshfile.

Nowcomesthefunpart!Choosevrayscatterfromcreate/vrayandplaceitsomewhere inyourscene.Switchtotheeditpanelandloadupthevrmeshyoumadeintheearlier steps.Thenyouneedtochooseyourterrainobjectandatthatpointyoushouldsee lotsofboxesbeingscatteredoveryourterrain. Therearealternativestovrayscatteraswell: Themakersofvrayscatterarecurrentlyworkingonanewproductcalledmultiscatter whichwillsupersedevrayscatterandwillalsosupportmentalrayproxies. ForestbyItoosoftisapparentlyverycapable,andthereisafreeversionsowellworth tryingout. GroundwizPlantercanusevray/mrproxies youcanjustaseasilyusethefreeadvancedpainterscripttodistributetheproxies onceyouhavemadethem.Itmighttakeawhilethough,andyourviewportwill probablyslowdownafterawhile youcoulddistributetheproxiesusing3dsmaxparticles

CheckoutparttwoofthistutorialwhereIusesimilartechniquestomakeshorter grassandgooverthematerialsetupforthegrassblades.Iftheresanythingyoud liketoseecoveredinfuturefeelfreetomakerequestsinthecomments.

Tags:3d,vray,vrayscatter

comments
daveybot 19thmarch2009 OlderComments Cheers,Peter.IdidwonderhowyoudputthistogetherwhenIsawtheimagespopup awhilebackbeautifulstuff,andIlovethenettles!

pawefilip 19thmarch2009 bojanav. 20thmarch2009

Now,thatswhatIcallarealisticrender.Awesomestuff.

woow! andthisisthetutorial,thattheWorldwaswaitingfor..

ronenbekerman 20thmarch2009

HiPeter, Thisisgoodstuff! Thefirstimagehassomefantasticphotorealquality.Inevergottoreallysitandtest thenewvrayscatterihopethispostofyourswillgivemetheboostineed. OnyxComputingcameoutwithonyxgrassrecentlymightbesomthingnicetotest alongwithvrayscatter.eventhoughthe3bladesyouuselooksuperfineinthe imagesthosebatchesofgrassiseeontheonyxwebsitemightlookovermore superfine. Peter,whatareyourimpressionsabouttheramusageandrendertimeforthiskindof geometry? keepitup!

philippesteels 21stmarch2009 jcr 24thmarch2009

Reallyimpressive!!Cantwaittotryit!!

Nicetutorialandscenery.DidyoumaketheflowersoraretheyXFrog/Onyx?Iam lookingforwardtothecontinuationofthisone!ThanksforthegreattipsPeter.

peter 25thmarch2009 bojanav. 27thmarch2009

Thanks!flowers/nettlesarexfrogasfarasiremember..

yesterdayIcameacrossthis: http://architecturalscholar.blogspot.com/2009/03/artiststhatsomehowmakeuslook good.html LaptopLocation:France LuxigonLocation:France ArtefactoryLocation:France MIRLocationNorway TronicLocationNewYork VyonyxEngland PeterGuthrieEngland

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peter 27thmarch2009 joosttangelder 29thmarch2009

IgetbigheadedwhenilookatthatGoodtoseePhilippetheretoo!(pixelab)

HiPeter, Thankyouforsharingyourknowledgeandexperience.Greattutorial.Iwouldbe lookingforwardtoseehowyouhavesetuptheleafmaterial. Manythanks. BestRegards, JoostTangelder

ranggaumbas 2ndapril2009

waaawgreattutorialyougothere thanksforsharingman

sufailandros 9thapril2009 tomdenney 17thapril2009

thanksbuddy

Peter, Greatstuff!AdvancedPainterwasthefirstscriptIhaveeverinstalledandused.Even thewebsiteforthatisgreatandthetutorialforinstallingascriptwasperfect.Thisis theHolyGrailofgrassmodeling.Cannotwaittoseewhatothertutorialsyoudo.I wouldlovetoseesomethingonatmosphericlightinginmentalray,asIdontusev rayShouldIbe?

neilwoodhouse 22ndapril2009 arthur 22ndapril2009 philly 28thapril2009

Awesome.Struggledforyearstryingtogetdecentgrass.

Verycool,Iamactuallytryingitrightnowforevermotionrenderingchallenge!

Verynicetutorialyouhavehere.Iwasalwayslookingforagoodtutorialaboutrealistic grassandthisisit!Illtrythisout.Ijusthopethatmyquadcore4gbram32bitpccan handlethisamountofproxieswhenrendering.cheers!

harsh 28thapril2009 elchin 29thapril2009 bruse 30thapril2009 antoniomarciosantosde oliveira 4thmay2009

veygoodjobdudethanksforsharinitthanksalot

thanks

goodjobman!thankuverymuch.lookforwardunexttutorial

noconsegurentenderporquemalconsigomanusiaocomputadorenaodeuparaler emengles

mikeul 13thmay2009

HiPeter!thanksforsharing.Ialwaysmadegrasswithdisplacementmod,butusually ittakesalotofram46gbtorender,anditdoesntlookasgoodasyourmeshgrass. Imalsocuriousaboutyourenvironment/colomappingetcsettings,looksreally realistic,isitvraysky/sun?orhdri?Thanks.

tom 18thmay2009

Setadvancedpaintertorandomizemode,pickthe3bladesofgrassastheobjects tobescatteredandsettheminandmaxscaleandzrotationvaluestosomethinglike 0.751.25and45deg+45deg.Doesntitwork.Pleaseshowpicturesettings A.Painter

crazy3dworldincest 28thjune2009 muhammad 26thjuly2009

hmreallylikeit))

Hi,,, Itisverygreatworkpeter. iamverynewinvrayworkusing3Dmax8andvrayr1.5simple icancontrolexterioraswellasinteriorlightingcanyouhelpmeforthese. againniceworkandstuff thanksandwaitingtonewstuff.

rashid 13thaugust2009

giveurgentlyhowcanmakethetilesglossithenlightingalsowerecanigetvray tutoriyalbook

mahmoudsherif 18thaugust2009

verynicerendering itriedtofollowthetutorialbutaftermakingthe3bladesandusingthescripttopaint overasurfaceitdoesntlookgood hereshowmybladeslook http://www.flickr.com/photos/41582643@N03/3833132910/ andafterpainting http://www.flickr.com/photos/41582643@N03/3833133004/ thnxandwaitingforreply

jamesshaw 8thseptember2009

ThanksPeterforagreattutorial.Itenabledustomakesomeprettydecentlooking3D grassforachangeratherthanvraydisplacementoftheoldbump.Checkoutthe completedfilmathttp://jamesshaw.co.nz/#/content/Film/Cairo.flv/ IfanyonesinterestedIvewrittenatutorialbuildingonthisandlookingatusingtools withinMaxtodosimiliarthingstoVRayScatterathttp://www.jamesshaw.co.nz/blog/? p=400 Cheers.

leonardo 13thseptember2009 netoazevedo

MuybuenTutorialExcelente,peromeseramasutilenespaol.

eii,boy,yourverygoodtutorial,fodahsame,manwillhavetouseit,maavilhoso.

16thoctober2009 irmao.trabalhoworthwiththattimeandhadneverseenanythinglikethis, congratulations!

san 22ndoctober2009

Iwanttoknowifweneedtoapplymaterialsbeforeexportingittoproxyorafter..ido notknowhowtoapplygrassmaterial.howcanIknowifmaterialiapplywilllookgood ongrass?howtopreviewmaterialthatikapply? thanksforyourtimePG

macker 31stoctober2009

Beinganabsolute,completeandutterbeginnerwith3DSMax,howdidyougetthe planetotapertoapointontheindividualbladesofgrass?

donald 24thnovember2009

sir.iwouldliketoaskifyouarefamiliaringolfcourserenderingusuallyalldrawings areincadbutidontknowhowcanirenderititmax..ialreadyhavetheterrainbuti cantjustdrapeorputmyshapesofgreensandfairwaysthatfollowsmysurface. thanks..hopeyouaretheone

pedro 26thnovember2009

ThanksforthistutorialPeter,imanagedtogettothis http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nEWSvpdd6Io/Sw34uysudoI/AAAAAAAAAFw/3h306PBDu6E/s1600/test+03.jpg GrettingsformBuenosAires.

fredarchi 20thdecember2009

Hi,useadvancedpainter1.6andgotproblemwithscatter:Therisadefautminand maxscale(0.8;1.2)andwhenIchangethesevalues,thereisnothing.Example,Iput minandmax(1;1)andthereisstillscalebetween0.8and1.2.Sometimes,the painterinversetheobjetIuse3dsmax200964bit. Thankyouforyourtuto

fredarchi 20thdecember2009

Looktheprobleme:http://img704.imageshack.us/i/sanstitresw.jpg/ Thankyou

gothic 31stjanuary2010

hi:)Greattutorial!ThebestmaxgrassIhaveeverseen! Ihaveonesmallproblem.Mygrassdoesnotcastshadows.Doyouhaveanyidea what`scausingthis. Thankyou:)

fatihahinolu 31stjanuary2010

videotutorialgrasstutopleas dontreadenglish amformturkey

mike1038 10thfebruary2010

HiPeter,ihaveusedyourtutorialtobuildfantasticgrass(thankyouverymuch,great stuff)howeverthegrassihavebuiltisatadtallerthaninyourtutorialandiwouldlikeit tobeabletoreacttowind.Isthereawaytodothis.Cheers,Mike

peter

Ifyoumakeyourgrassleanmostlyinonedirection,youcananimatetherotationofit

11thfebruary2010

usingvrayscatter.Therearevideodemosontheirwebsite,looksprettyconvincingand alsoquiteeasytodoasitonlyrequiresstaticproxies.

elvioflammini 13thfebruary2010

tengounproblema,todovabienhastaquecreoelvrayscatter,seleccionoelarchivo vrmesh,ycuandoseleccionoelterrenoaparecentodaslascajas.yahora??? dondeestaelpasto??quemefaltahacer??? inenglish: Ihaveaproblem,everythingisfineuntilIthinkthevrayscatter,vrmeshselectthefile, andwhenIselectthefieldarealltheboxes.andnow???whereisthegrass?Ineed todo???

wick 13thfebruary2010

Thnxfortheawesometut.thoughiwasabletoreplicatetheabovetechnique,istill lacktheoreticalknowledgeonthesubject,espvrayproxycanuplzzwriteashorttut onproxiesanygoodresourcesonthistopic???

pep 14thfebruary2010

ThankyouverymuchPeter!! asalwaysyoubringussuperstuff, Bestregards

6thapril2010 6thapril2010 alienchicken 30thapril2010

nice&thanks.

thanks4nicepost

Thankyou,Peter.Itwasreallyhelpfulforme.Imtranslatingyourgrasstutorialsinto koreanforwhomnotgoodatenglish(Imalsonotgoodatenglish,though)butneed somegoodtutorials. http://blog.naver.com/premier7/50087482445 Ifyoudontwantit,pleaseletmeknow.

peter 3rdmay2010 josfiedler 27thmay2010

thatsfinealienchicken

Thankyousomuchonequestion,causeimtryingtomakeavideohaveyoutried toanimatethegrass,imtryingtofigureitoutorcouldugiveusanyadviceonhow todoit?tosimulatewindThanksagain!

auto 9thjune2010

verygood.amazinghowmuchdetailittakestoberealistic.btwIthinkthenettles coulddowithsomeshortfinewhitehair,thatwouldbepickedoutbythelight. alsocobwebsandafewflyingbugsandthenitdbe99%real!

peterf. 5thjuly2010

HelloPeter,thistutorialisreallyinteresting,butbelieveitornot,Icantcreateablade ofgrassatthebeginningofthetutorial.Iamashamedatnotbeingabletomodela simplething,butsinceIfindyourmosteffectivemethodIfound.Pleasetellme,howto createtheblades,stepbystep.Thereisachanceyoucouldsendmeonlythemodel ofblades?

Thankyoukeepgivingusyourwonderfulpicturesandtips! PeterF.

marcom 22ndjuly2010

GreatTutPeteriloveyourtechniques!

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