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Help with Tree and Root modelling

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#1

Can anyone help me with modelling trees/roots - so far i’ve tried zspheres but the results weren’t good.

Here are some references for the kind of roots and tree I want to model:

Any advice/tutorials would be appreciated, thanks.

#2

Hi Troy
Welcome aboard!
It’s possible :slight_smile:
See that :slight_smile:
How do ? try to use the digit Zifworm
It’s transform a drawing by hand in a chain of Zspheres!
Digits Zifworm !
Have good learning!
Pilou
Ps And keep you photos for make textures with it ! Better big better is :slight_smile:
Of course the Corbis name is not very beautiful :smiley:
But with some trick copy/past that will work :slight_smile:
Maybe you have an another technic :slight_smile:
Just import your photo of trunk detoured
Grabbit
Alpha make 3D
Reapply the photo as a texture or repaint with Texture Master using photo as brush :slight_smile:
That’s all :slight_smile:

#3

Thanks for the welcome Pilou, i’ll try Zifworm . The images were just as examples. for the textures I will take some high res photos of my own. Thanks alot for the suggestions!
:slight_smile:

#4

I have another question…

I want to export the roots model as an obj, so I can then take it into Maya and build a full tree. Is it possible to create multiple strokes with zifworm that create one object? - all the roots together, so I don’t have to export each seperate root. Or is there another way of doing it? and making a seamless mass of roots…

thanks

#5

I presume no problem for that
He the process
Make one racine : mark it (= a markers)
And so one
At the End recall all by the Multi markers
Move all roots as you want for the final render
Make a Polimesh (you have now just one object)
Texturize it
You can export an Obj :slight_smile:
Hope this help!
Pilou
Another solution
Of course you can export one root by one if you want :slight_smile:

#6

I don’t quite understand-

I’ve made one root by drawing a simple brush line, then using ZifWorm to turn it into a zsphere mesh. I don’t understand how I ‘mark it’, and ‘recall all by the Multi markers’. Please could you explain.

Isn’t there just a way to make the zspheres in each stroke attach to another stroke? or something like that…

thanks alot!

#7

Zspheres are definately the way to go when creating roots of trees… Especially buttress type roots… It can be done other ways, but I found using zspheres is the quickest and easiest way… I did this below as an example starting with one main zsphere and drawing about 8 off the main and simply pulling the “roots” out and adding the bends etc… Maybe this will help get you started with it.

#8

Thanks very much Nocturnal451
The best way is to see “how to”¡¡¡
Great
Andreseloy

#9

Hi Troy
Take a look at the tut inside the prog “Multi markers” :slight_smile:
It’s just the process for make one object with many other Multi-markers --> Polymeshes :!
Like “merge” or “and” in boolean fuction !)
Pilou
ps But not possible with the Demo !

#10

Yes Noctu, it’s the easy way :cool:
The other can also be these one (for Wenna) for roots in madness sens :smiley:
Pilou

#11

Thanks alot for the help! - This is the most helpful forum i’ve come across.

I appreciate the example nocturnal, it’s nice to see the ‘how to’, as andreseloy said.

and thanks Pilou,i’ll check that out.