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MODO noobs & hobbyists

So, you're an avid part-time MODO user, but you'd still like to be able to keep up-to-date with all the neat tricks and cool ways you can optimize your MODO workflow.

Being a hobbyist sometimes it can be weeks or months before I manage to find some spare time to mess around with MODO, by which time, I've almost forgotten everything. :-/

This site is just as much for me as it is for you. It's a place where all can keep all the tips and tricks I come across, and it's fully indexed, so you should be able to find whatever you're looking for very easily :)

I'm no MODO expert - far from it, but every other month I'd like to be able to present you with a new article that'll become a new string to add to your modo bow.

If you're a longterm 3D artist or professional, then I can't guarantee there'll be much here you don't already know. You can always have a poke around though., or if you are looking for something specific, use the Search menu up the top (and the links with topics, categories and tags underneath) to find exactly what you're after. If you don't have any luck, let me know if there is anything in particular that you're looking for.

- Debi (alphageekgirl)

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Replicators

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April 28, 2013 Posted by Debi in All Articles, Grass, Neat tips, Replicators, Step-by-Step

Positioning grass or fur around objects

Description

Replicators are a great feature in modo allowing us to replicate an object multiple times using a fraction of computing resources. When it comes to grass or fur you can sometimes have a problem that is referred to as interpenetration. This is when you have say grass that grows around objects like rocks or pavers. .

Alessandro Masciari has written an excellent, detailed explanation of how to overcome this problem. But in a nutshell...

Note: this method was created during the 601 era. You can see Andy Brown demonstrating this example using procedural tools (at ~18 mins) using MODO 10.1
   
Step-by-Step
    • Place the grass into a Group
    • Create a replicator using the Grass group as Prototype and the ground item as the Point Source.
    • Hide the grass from the renderer by unchecking it under the Group tab
    Group tab
    • Create an Ambient Occlusion Render Output
    • Set the Frame to be square
    • Create a map and bake to render output
    • In the Shader Tree, inside the Ground material group, create a Surface Generator
    • Load the AO image into the same material group and change its effect to "Surface Particle Density"
    SurfParticleDensity
    • Under the Replicator Properties tab, substitute "Ground" with "Surface Generator"
    ReplicatoProperties
    Source http://kroncept.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/grass-around-objects.html
    Author  Alessandro Masciari

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    Tags: fur, grass, interpenetration, pavers, visibility
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    March 2, 2013 Posted by Debi in All Articles, Neat tips, Replicators, Shader Tree

    Textures on replicated items not appearing?

    Description

    Have you ever replicated an item only to find that its textures didn't copy across?
    Step-by-Step
      • Select the texture group in the Shader Tree
      • Under Texture Layers > Group > Item, make sure it is set to All
    Source http://forums.luxology.com/discussion/topic.aspx?id=61680
    Author  Wayne B
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