Blowin in the wind

[skala67]

I am embarking on a large animation project and have planned my attack for all of the elements except for the trees.

 

I am looking for trees that appear to be blowing in the wind, but are animation (low poly or RPC) friendly. I use Cinema4D so the EasyNat products I believe wont work. I currently use xfrog for my stills, but those are too poly intensive, even when reduced, for animations.

 

Any tips, tricks, links, products would be much appreciated....

 

thanks,

[Tim Nelson]

What is your poly limit? I've just started using Onyx Tree and so far I really like it. It has wind capabilities which are easily manipulated.

[skala67]

i have a fast cpu (dual, dual core xeon 2.8, 6gB RAM, etc..)

but I don't think Onyx tree has a plugin for Cinema4D where I can use the wind function....unless I missed something...

[Ernest Burden III]

I am embarking on a large animation project and have planned my attack for all of the elements except for the trees.

 

Can you elaborate on the project and the attack? Animation with C4D has been a difficult nut to crack, but I think I've learned a few things, so has STRAT. I'm interested in your thinking here.

 

There's a recent thread on trees, also read that if you haven't already.

[skala67]

The project is a 160 unit condo project in Vegas. (i've attached 2 quick pics)

I will be doing both moving camera and still camera animation. The animated trees are more important for the still camera animations of the front entry/retail area and the pool area, while less important while moving up the street and in the courtyrard with the camera.

 

The plan of attack I was talking about had to do with people, vehicles, and landscape. The people I have figured out how to rig and animate the AXYZ T-Pose people in C4D and have had some great results. Also have used dosch designs Driving vehicles for C4D with good success and still had low rendering time. This leaves me with the trees. I can use RPC trees when my camera is moving, but they tend to look flat and lifeless when the camera is still, and these need to be the most lively seconds of the animation.

 

I dont start for another few weeks, but I am preparing now... if you need any more info....just let me know...

[William Alexander]

Animation in C4D is really relatively easy comapred to Max and even Maya, well sometimes even just 'stupid' it's so easy LOL.... wind deformation

 

Is that what your looking for, zip'd animation

 

WDA

[William Alexander]

BTW Mocca....rocks for skinning charactors.

 

Helpful link... www.pixelcorps.com C4D, and a WHOLE lot more for doing this type of work

 

WDA

[skala67]

I do understand how to make a 3d poly tree blow in the wind such as the X-frog trees in the pics previous through deformation and even using bones and mocca...i was just wondering if anyone knew where to find trees that were low poly (but still realistic) or rpc's (that already had wind animation) that work with C4D. If not I will try to lower the polys on the xfrog trees and see what quality we can get.

 

Yes C4D sometimes makes it too easy i must say...thanks for the help and if anyone has any further ideas its much appreciated....