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Forest Pack 4.1.2

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New features, improvements and fixes in this new version of Forest Pack 4.1.2. Below, discover all the changes.

New Features​

  • Added Surface->Randomize Stacked. Allow to randomize items that are aligned on the same XY position, along stacked surfaces.
  • Added right-menu selector for Custom Objects, Surfaces and Areas.
  • Added Display->Update All. Rebuilds all Forest objects.
  • Added RGB Level for diffuse maps to Material Optimizer.
  • Added support for VRay 3.0 beta.
  • Added support for VRay 1.5 in Max 2013.
  • Added Max 2014 to the installer.

Library​

  • Added Preset materials for Octane and Thea Render.
  • Some library models (daisy and white clover) were to big. They have been scaled to a more natural size.
  • Added support for Laubwerk Plants catalog add-on (to be released soon).
  • Right click on Creation Panel->Library button clears current selection.
  • Presets now can use library materials. Each material of the preset is replaced by a material from the library with same name.
  • XRef import is disabled by default for Preset models. This behaviour can be overriden editing manually the XML definition file (property xref=1).
  • XRef materials always are merged in the scene, regardless of the Library Browser settings.
  • The templates layer now keeps a single copy for each plant model. Scenes created with previous versions (from 4.0), are automatically optimized when saved with Forest 4.1.
  • Added support for labels and thumbnails at library level.

Improvements​

  • Density/Scale falloff and Boundary Checking for Surface areas (without creating an auxiliary spline).
  • Increased limits of Transform->Translation
  • Forest Tools assigns Object ID from the Forest object to the instances.

Fixes​

  • Fixed: error loading preset if exists in the scene a Forest object with same name as used in preset.

  • Fixed major viewport slowdown when using animated VRay proxies.

    note

    By efficiency reasons, now Forest doesn't update automatically if you modify a Custom Object and this is animated. Use Display->Update to reload them.

  • Point-cloud colors are gamma corrected.

  • Point-cloud mode is suggested for Laubwerk objects.

  • Fixed bug with nested Forests when inner object is on Custom Edit mode.

  • Geometry->ID Color are properly updated after cloning.

  • "Add Multiple" selectors (Custom Object/Area/Surface) now accept geometric objects created from splines.

  • Fixed updating issue when two o more areas share a same spline or object.

  • Fixed crashing bug using Tree Editor when object is empty ('F' icon).

  • Fixed items rotation when using Forest in XRef scenes with "Bind" option.

  • All Maxscript functions that have size as parameter, now accept zero to use the default item size (Custom Objects only).

  • Uninstaller doesn't remove installed catalog add-ons.

  • Fixed crash when assigning Custom Objects directly from the templates layer.

  • Fixed crash using Octane material converter.