GroundWiz 1.2 (Terrain Map & Planter)

[DareManojlo]

I would like to inform you that a new version of GroundWiz has been released.
GroundWiz is a plug-in for 3ds max/VIZ for making nature scenes with ease and precision.
GroundWiz version 1.2 consists of two main parts: GroundWiz Procedural Terrain Map and GroundWiz Planter for 3ds max/VIZ.
The new version introduces GroundWiz Planter, a mass placement & instancing tool for 3ds max/VIZ. Handling millions of instances of 3D objects in 3ds max/VIZ at interactive speed, GroundWiz Planter merges vegetation, rocks and other nature elements and quickly creates realistic interactive scenes of nature/landscape.

Key Features of GroundWiz Planter :
- Optimized to handles a huge number of objects at interactive speed. GroundWiz Planter allows you to handle millions of objects.
- When used with Mental Ray, GroundWiz Native Geometry Shader is used that allows hundreds of millions of polygons to be rendered.
- Uses GroundWiz Terrain Map layers for mass placement to easily create forests and plant massive areas based on slope of the terrain, altitude, sun direction, etc.
- Brush mode is available for precise planting that allows painting plants over the terrain.
- LOD (level of detail) option so that far away objects don't waste polygons and rendering time.
- Objects can be drawn as normal 3d models or as billboards to reduce number of polygons required.


Also, the new version of GroundWiz brings new features to GroundWiz Terrain Map :
- Mental Ray support.
- Displacement map support (each layer can have procedurally controlled displacement).
- Layer channel data : except for the standard color and bump information, each layer can carry other channel data (displacement, specular color, glossiness, reflection).


For additional information about GroundWiz, please visit http://www.gugila.com
Full Press Release can be found here: http://www.gugila.com/press_release_may2406.html
GroundWiz Lite version is free for personal use and can be downloaded from Gugila web site.

Thank you

[Stryker]

Thanks for new. I posted it on main page