download link: Strand Tree Compound Pack

edit: If you are using Softimage 7.x version, please update and reexport the "Emit Leaves" compound. it's using the "Point Index to Location" node that only comes with softimage 2010 version, but this can be replaced with the "ID to Location" node inside the compound, like in this image: emitLeaves_Fix_xsi7.jpg


videos:

Building a Tree


Surface Grow


Tree Dynamics - WIP


16 compounds:

Emitters:
- Emit Branches
- Emit Leaves

Grow Control:
- Even distribution grow
- Random distribution grow

Modifiers:
- Modify Branch Color by Iteration
- Modify Branch Width by Iteration
- Modify Particle Size by Iteration
- Modify Value by Iteration
- Modify Value by Normalized Strand Segment

Debug:
- Debug Iteration

Strand Effects:
- Deform Tree by Curve
- Surface Grow

Rendering:
- Tree Visibility Options
- Use Geometry Branches

Presets:
- Basic Tree
- Pine Tree

(all of them located under Tasks Tab > "Strand Tree")

more info at: http://iceduous.blogspot.com

Cheers,
Fabricio

Very nice!!!
edit: I've moved this thread from "Announcements" to "ICE Compounds", now that we host the file

Just saw this on the XSI Mailing List and went ahead and placed it on the si-community server also: strandtree_quickguide.pdf

@fabricio - I'll remove it, if you don't want too be hosted here, obviously...

cool! thanks a lot Leendert.
I was not aware of the file upload filed on the post form, lol!
that's why I didn't posted it here, because I didn't want to spam the forum with links that open ad windows...
now that I know it exists, I'll upload some more images, scenes and presets I have here.

Files too large to attach, for instance "StrandTree 3.1" , can obviously still be sent to
"upload [at] si-community.com"

this is a fantastic toolset, thanks a lot for sharing, incredible work, its stable and fast, i'm having so much fun with it
again, thank you!

Here's the Ivy scene for you to experiment with, as showed on the vimeo surface grow video.
note: the statue model was not modeled by me, it's a free model downloaded from some website. for more info check the "copyright" annotation property under the object inside the scene.



Get it here: StrandTree_Ivy

I've got a strange feeling an attachment is missing...

Hi Hirazi,
the attachment is about 1.3mb, so I sent the upload request to upload [at] si-community.com, like you said earlier.
could you check if the e-mail has arrived please ?

It is done...