So… my general idea is to basically: make random point cloud project points to ground surface assign each point to random layer number with script ( Really FUN script request that might actually be useful for others ) select objects each layer, and replace the points with a tree/plant/rock/etc. bloc…

You are correct. The vegetation in Flamingo is “grown” in memory at render time and does not export.

This is just rough while figuring out scripts. My scale and rotation randomizer is working pretty alright. Still don’t have a good way to scatter points. Doing it manually.

Random Point cloud you can generate with grasshopper very easy. Did. you tried the land Design Plugin na asuni? Eike

I’d use blender possible systems with grooming and texture control to that, then export to Rhino. But no doubt with Grasshopper it should be possible to create some good setups, controlled with one or more textures. Use block instances where possible.

I’d like to make a progress printout in the command line. How do I find out how many objects are in my GetObjects array?

Ubound(arrObjects) will give you the total count - 1 (arrays are 0-based in RS) hth, –jarek

Hello wynott, You might find it useful, a script @clement has created. It allows you to place blocks to points and give them random Z rotation. You can find it here: Populate trees Saved me a lot of time already. Cheers!

Shoot. Jonish, yeah I made a new script that does the same thing. Next module I want to do is a script that checks the bounding box then sinks the object into the ground a random (definable rang) percent of the height of the object… Use on rocks and coconuts and other ground clutter.

That would be cool. I believe that for trees, random Z rotation and scaling would be sufficient. (Sadly now I have to do the scaling manually. I really miss block manipulation in Grasshopper.)

Making random / natural vegetation for scene

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@Gerry_Ali check out this Rhino Nature Plugin - Alpha stage is completed - Still no clear ETA but it will happen i can assure you.

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