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entry switches between "no" and "yes." Click OK
to accept the changes and exit the window.
Parameters rollout
Height—Controls the approximate height of the
plant. 3ds Max applies a random noise factor to
the heig ht of a ll of the plants. Therefore, the actua l
height of a plant, as measured in the v iewports,
won’t necessarily match the sett ing given in the
Height parameter.
Density —Controls the amount of leaves and
flowers on the plant. A value of 1 displays a plant
w ith all its leaves and flowers, .5 displays a plant
withhalfitsleavesandflowers,and0displaysa
plant with no leaves or flowers.
Two trees with varying foliage densities
Pruni ng—Appliesonlytoplantswithbranches.
Removes branches that lie below an invisible plane
parallel to the construction plane. A value of 0
prunes nothing, a value of .5 prunes the plant at a
plane halfway up its height from the construction
plane, and a value of 1 prunes everything possible
from the plant. What 3ds Max prunes from the
plant depends on the type of plant. The trunk is
never pruned.
Three pairs of trees, showing different valu es of pruning
New—Displays a random v ariation of the current
plant. 3ds Max displays the seed value in the
numeric field next to the button.
Tip: Click the New button repeatedly until you find
the variation you want. This is often easier than
trying to adjust the tree using modifiers.
Seed—A value between 0 and 16,777,215
representing the possible variations of branch and
leaf placement and shape and angle of the trunk of
the cu rrent plant.
Generate Mapping Coords—Applies default
mapping coordinates (page 3–967) to the plant.
Default=on.