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Flora is a set of prototype tools designed to model foliage in a natural and realistic way. The tools are still prototypes and represent the basic concept of what could come with future Houdini foliage tools. Learn more about the Flora tools and the concepts behind them. Please be aware that these tools are in very early development and, as such are subject to bugs and instability.
Overview of the Flora lessons.
George Hulm introduces the Flora tools, explains the concept behind them, and talks about why he took on the challenge of designing a new set of foliage tools. George has developed a number of foliage tools, ranging from standard modelling to simulating foliage growth. With Flora, he imagined tools that sat somewhere between the two solutions with the control of modelling tools and the natural results of simulation.
Feike Postmes overviews the basic Flora nodes and explains how they function. Feikie took over development from Geroge, and built the Flora tools being demonstrated. Feike will show how the controls aim to mimic the rules of nature whilst also providing controls for artistic direction.
Tilman Milsh gives an overview of an early example he used to test the Flora tools. Tilman uses his experience with other foliage tools to inform and direct the development of Flora. Because tool development doesn't have a straightforward path, Tilman provides insight into how he used these prototype tools.
Tilman takes a deeper look at the Flora tools and demonstrates how the tools function and build complex and natural plant structures. He then compares this approach to how other foliage tools function.
COMMENTS
Michail Philatov 12 months ago |
Hi Feike !
Thank you for the interesting lesson. Your tools are impressive!
Can you explain where we can test the Flora tool or when you are planning to share it ?
Michail Philatov 12 months ago |
Ups, sorry I found the project :)
azad.3ds 11 months ago |
Where can we get updates regarding flora? This is the workflow I was looking for. more artistic controls on each generation would be great similar to grove 2.0
walkinginspace 10 months, 4 weeks ago |
Anyone know where the Scott pine asset is? I opened up the project files and got all kinds of errors(yes OTL's were installed). Thanks for any help!
VFX_South_AB 10 months, 2 weeks ago |
Where are the OTLs located please ?
Battlearmer 8 months, 3 weeks ago |
initially in the video...why my default orientation of the line is somewhat tilted at an angle?
GeorgeHulm 6 months, 4 weeks ago |
Hi all, thank you for your interest in the Flora tools.
I just wanted to let you know that we are hard at work on building an actual toolset which was somewhat inspired by this very early proof of concept, and we will have a lot more to share in the near future!
tarr11 1 month, 3 weeks ago |
Hello - Any update on this tool? Looks like the perfect thing that I would like to use!
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