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By Amper Sand - 4 Years Ago
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Does anybody have an idea about a (relative) confortable way to create a path between trees? :) :)
The main problem to me is the fact that path points got hidden by trees' leafs and, unlike props, I cannot preview trees as wireframe or X-ray, neither to adjust opacity. I tried to do it "from below", but quite the same nightmare.
I was thinking to first create the path and only after that to plant the trees, but would be the same problem if/when I will have to adjust the path later, so I would be back to "square one" with my problem.
Thanks!
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By gordryd - 4 Years Ago
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You could try scaling the trees down while you create the path. Then scale back up after the path is complete?
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By Rampa - 4 Years Ago
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Look up from the bottom when making your path. If the trees are on a terrain, you probably can hide the terrain.
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By mark - 4 Years Ago
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I'll assume you are using the ALT-RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON combo to move around the screen?
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By Amper Sand - 4 Years Ago
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Thank you all for help - I just made few tries :)
Eventually, I think the most convenient approach was a combination between part of @Rampa's advice (hide the terrain) plus hiding/showing groups of trees around the place where you want to set a new point of the path. I cannot say I was doing it at a light speed, but definitely not at a snail pace either. Got a decent result, to be honest, once I will have it a bit polished I will show you.
@gordryd I thought initially your idea is brillliant in its simplicity - and it would be if iClone would allow directional scaling for trees: I mean, shrink them vertically, set the path points, then scale the trees back. Well, it seems trees can be scaled ONLY on all three direction simultaneously, thus the whole "forest" shrinks or grows accordingly (X-Y)
@mark yes, I'm using also the Alt+RightMouse combination, but the problem for me was not navigation, but visibility - path points are really hiding behind leaves, branches, bushes and trunks :)))
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By mark - 4 Years Ago
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Maybe put a dummy/placeholder object at the tree positions to give you an idea where the trees are?
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