GroundWiz from Gugila was updated to version 1.800 which is compatible now with 3ds Max 2012 & 3ds Max Design 2012. GroudWiz is a plugin with which help you can easily make nature scenes. The plugin consists from three major parts; GroundWiz Procedural Terrain Map– which is a procedural map for 3DsMax. With the help of the map you can control and generate realistic terrain textures on which you can apply GroundWiz Planter. The planter controls millions of objects in 3DsMax which represents vegetation, rocks and other elements in nature. The last part is GroundWiz Variation Map which allows you to quickly add colorvariation to materials.
New in the version:
- GroundWiz 1.800 fully supports Nitrous viewport display and comes with a few settings to let user adjust GroundWiz Planter display in viewports.
- Bug fixes and improved stability especially when working with mental ray renderer. Mental ray shader has been improved to handle larger scenes better.
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