A network license can be borrowed from any location.(you can borrow it from the license server to your laptop). Just please note, that the License Server is using port 16720 by default, so this should be accessible on the laptop (ideally by using secured VPN connection, but it's not necessary).
When Forest uses a Surface is a scattering area, it extracts a "virtual" spline from closed edges of the mesh, and this is used as a Spline Area for several operations, including Size/Edge youndary checking, Area Falloffs and others.
In case you have problems with the License Server, please use the following procedure to enable the debug mode, and send us the log file:
I got a crash in Max, and your support team requests me the minidump file. How can I get it ?
Question
I adjust the density on my grass scene using Distribution parameters, but the items look too sparse, even using high density values. What is the problem?
Occasionally Forest Pack or RailClone releases require a license upgrade. This is because each license has a defined support end date. That means the license only can be used with versions of the plugin released before this date.
In this article we explain the steps that you must follow to upload files to WeTransfer. This is very useful when you need to send us large files.
This error happens because some macros and values are stored in the user's folder, and cannot be removed by the setup program. If you want to uninstall RailClone 2 to restore RC 1.x, please use the following procedure:
I would like to improve my viewport performance, when using complex scene with Multiple Forest objects. Is it possible ?
Not with the same Max version, but it can be done using separate Max installations. For example, lets say you want to install an old version of RailClone in Max 2018 and the Latest Version in Max 2019:
We've been asked a few questions recently about Max 2016's new Max Creation Graphs feature. We're actually quite excited to see Max Creation Graph added to 3DS Max. It's great to see so much effort and energy being put into this year's release.
Internally all Forest objects are converted to native instances of V-Ray, so there is no performance loss using meshes instead proxies.
Why is Edge mode only supported in certain render engines?
Forest Pack includes native geometric shaders for the renderers listed below, making it possible to render scenes with millions of high poly trees, meshes and proxies:
It depends on the renderer. These are some tips:
What is the best way to create an excluding area for the grass, around the trees ?