- A simple script that facilitates the creation of vertical planes for use with trees/people images billboards.
- 1.Select a diffuse map (tree/person image)
- 2. Select a matching Alpha map of the same map. or press the lock icon if you use a TGA/TIFF image with an embedded Alpha channel.
- 3. you may resize the plane to a desired height or width (great for specific people heights).
- 4. Press the Generate! button.
- Once done the script will place a vertical plane with the tree or person in 0,0,0 .
- You may change some parameters both before and after the billboard is created.
- If you check the Random checkbox - each time you press the Generate! button - a billboard of slightly different dimensions will be created. You can also determine the max/min offsets.
- The defaults for the billboard name and its material can be modified only prior to its creation.
- You can Pick Point in Viewport < to specify the exact location of a newly created billboard. If you already have one selected - picking a point will move it to that new point. You may reset it to the world zero point by pressing the Reset button.
- If you need more than one instance of this billboard - use the scatter engine. Enable it , Type the number of duplicates and define a rectangular area where the billboards will be generated. Scatter uses the Random function if it is enabled.
- You may also modify the Shadows casting and reception and visibility parameters of the billboards.
- The Orientation command will orient the selected billboard to an object - preferably a camera.
To download the script , go ahead Mr.Nir sullam's website who has kindly given us permission to put this on our blog
http://www.orvatsel.com/max/
