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Are there good, researched algorithms for natural looking plant growth? I have hankered after creating a growing vine for years, but nothing looks natural (vs e
by pbowyer 11y ago
Are there good, researched algorithms for natural looking plant growth? I have hankered after creating a growing vine for years, but nothing looks natural (vs extending vectors)
- theoh 11y agoPrusinkiewicz did some good work in the 1990s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przemysław_Prusinkiewicz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przemysław_Prusinkiewicz http://algorithmicbotany.org/ http://algorithmicbotany.org/
- fsloth 11y agoI think the typically referenced softwares in this space are X Frog and SpeedTree. The developers of XFrog have a few references listed: http://xfrog.com/company/about/ http://xfrog.com/company/about/ http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/publikationen/1998/creating_plants_cgforum/Lintermann%20et%20al.%20--%20A%20Modeling%20Method%20and%20User%20Interface%20for%20Creating%20Plants.pdf http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/publikationen/1998/creating_... (A Modelling method and user interface for creating plants, Lintermann et. all.) http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/publikationen/1998/plant_ecosystems/Deussen%20et%20al.%20--%20Realistic%20Modeling%20and%20Rendering%20of%20Plant%20Ecosystems.pdf http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/publikationen/1998/plant_eco... (Realistic modeling and rendering of plant ecosystems, Deussen et. all.)