mcjBBOrient for DS 1,2,3,4
mcjBBOrient is a script for Daz Studio
it reorients any number of billboards so that they constantly face the current camera
if those billboards look like tree cutouts, you get something that looks like a forest
and as your camera moves, the trees turn to maintain the illusion.
Installation
the Zip file is found at the bottom of this page under the name mcjBBOrient.zip
unzip it in your daz content folder
typically this means C:\Program Files\DAZ\Studio\content\
this package contains
a figurenamed 50Trees
the Daz Studio v3.x compatible script mcjBBOrient.dsa
the Daz Studio v1.x compatible script mcjBBOrientDS1.ds
the Daz Studio v2.x compatible script mcjBBOrientDS2.ds
once installed the figure will be in Content/Figures/mcasual
the script will be in Studio/Scripts/mcasual
The other zip file named mcjBBOrientManual contains the
document you are presently reading, it's the manual.
Use
- Load a 50Trees figure ( Content/Figures/mcasual )
the 50Trees figures contains fifty 1 meter by one meter textured planes which we will call "the billboards"
if you want larger trees, you can resize the whole figure or each tree
you may also change the texture/opacity map for each tree
- Launch mcjBBOrient script ( Content/Studio/Scripts/mCasual )
Random Billboard Placement
The section named "Random Billboard Placement" lets you specify an area in meters
the default parameters define a 100 by 100 meters area
Select the 50 trees using the Daz Studio's Scene Tab
if you click on the "Place billboards at random" button, mcjBBOrient
will randomly place the 50 trees in that area.
Orient/Animate Billboards
Select the 50 trees using the Daz Studio's Scene Tab
select a time-range
if you click on the "Orient/Animate Billboards" button
mcjBBOrient will re-orient each billboard so that it faces the current camera,
this will be repeated for each frame of the time range you selected