Individual trees and wind effector in Torque3D MIT version 2.0 ? ?

#1 Juggernaut,

First I will start with my usual initial question:

Have you read this? docs.garagegames.com/torque-3d/official/index.html?content/documentation/World%2...

If you have, the answer to question one has to do with the forest editor stack. I think the best way would be to consider the two types of brushes you have access too as Brush Groups and Brush elements. In the forest editor, as default you see something called ExampleForestBrush. This is a brush group or "Container". You also have something called defaulttree. This is an element or single tree. If you click on the container (Brush Group) you will get every element within that container painted on your terrain. However, you can click on each individual tree and when you paint, you paint JUST that tree.

When editing the wind properties for individual trees click the Meshes tab in the forest editor tool and edit each element there. You can change each one and not effect the group. Look at the branchAmp, detailAmp, detailFreq, and windscale. Keep these numbers VERY low .01 - .04 usually works. Check the wind painting tutorial for more details on this: docs.garagegames.com/torque-3d/official/content/documentation/Artist%20Guide/Tut....


2. Answer to number 2 = No. you will not be able to add wind effects if you do not use the forest tool. The reason has to do with how the object is referenced within T3D. (static shape v. instance).

Hope this helps explain it a bit better

Ron

#2 Thank you Sir for pointing me to the right documentation area and also explaining the concept behind Brush Groups and Brush Elements. I admit I did not go through it on first hand and was a mistake on my part. From now
on I go through the official documentation first before asking questions.
Thank you again for all your help.