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General => Terragen Discussion => Topic started by: trailgirl on May 10, 2008, 11:34:50 AM

Title: Need Plant Software for Mac + TG2
Post by: trailgirl on May 10, 2008, 11:34:50 AM
Is anyone using a plant modeling software that works on a Mac and exports to a format for TG2? The only one I've found is Onyx http://www.onyxtree.com/broadleaf.html. Anyone using this on a Mac or have other suggestions?
Title: Re: Need Plant Software for Mac + TG2
Post by: old_blaggard on May 10, 2008, 03:35:29 PM
http://dryad.stanford.edu/

Unfortunately, Xfrog isn't available on the Mac, and it creates the highest-quality trees.  Onyx is good, but a bit pricey and still doesn't match Xfrog's capabilities.
Title: Re: Need Plant Software for Mac + TG2
Post by: JimB on May 10, 2008, 03:50:29 PM
Quote from: old_blaggard on May 10, 2008, 03:35:29 PM
http://dryad.stanford.edu/

Unfortunately, Xfrog isn't available on the Mac, and it creates the highest-quality trees.  Onyx is good, but a bit pricey and still doesn't match Xfrog's capabilities.
You think? I've always felt OnyxTree output knocks the socks off XFrog.
Title: Re: Need Plant Software for Mac + TG2
Post by: lightning on May 10, 2008, 10:48:35 PM
me to onyx tree is a very good program the only downfall is the stupid licence and you cant make fruit for the trees or complex flowers like you can in xfrog especially the c4d version
Title: Re: Need Plant Software for Mac + TG2
Post by: old_blaggard on May 10, 2008, 11:53:17 PM
Quote from: JimB on May 10, 2008, 03:50:29 PM
Quote from: old_blaggard on May 10, 2008, 03:35:29 PM
http://dryad.stanford.edu/

Unfortunately, Xfrog isn't available on the Mac, and it creates the highest-quality trees.  Onyx is good, but a bit pricey and still doesn't match Xfrog's capabilities.
You think? I've always felt OnyxTree output knocks the socks off XFrog.

Well, all of the Xfrog objects I've used have been better quality than the Onyx ones, but they have all been freebies, so I can't really judge the merits of both programs based on the work of their best users.
Title: Re: Need Plant Software for Mac + TG2
Post by: JimB on May 11, 2008, 06:24:30 AM
Maybe my bias is because I like hard geometry for leaves, needles, etc, but still have the option for plates to apply a texture to. But Lightning's right about the stupid license - it's like being told you can't sell an image made in Photoshop, or sell a model made in a 3D app.