Scatter for imported assets

Ideas & Requests
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Thank you for your patience. We are working on implementing the ability for the path tool to support local model resources. :saluting_face: :saluting_face:

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22

Great to hear that!
Along with path tools, please allow inbuilt scatter to use local model resource as well.
Thanks

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23

Please implement an option to add custom objects to the spacing tool and animation path tool.

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24

Most voted and still nothing.

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25

This needs to be added asap. Its the only thing holding us back in D5

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26

Guys this is so important and it’s still under review. All the important things are are under review and only path tracing is supposed to come soon.
I understand you want us not to use other models and scatter only you fantastic trees and bushes, so we have to pay for a subscription.
Yet, we may need to scatter other things too except from vegetation.

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27

I do agree with this one - please keep me updated if it is possible now

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28

I was hoping so hard that it would be possible in the latest 2.10 version but alas, we’re bound to wait another round till this highly requested feature makes it to reality


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please add this feature, we have customer that hold back if that feature isnt in as it is essential for them(and i guess for many more), the question came up today. it coud be a pro/teams feature only so the free version cannot suround the limitated items, if that is the reason for this missing feature? i assume the scatter assets are internally a special proxy/instance format, so maybe it might need a tool to convert imported assets manually to the needed format , then add them to local or teams library, and be able to use them for scatter , brush and path, thanks!!!

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30

D5 team. I’m sorry but if you want to attract landscape architects to this program you NEED to allow full brush/scatter workflow for local assets. I don’t care how robust your online library is – I doubt you will ever have all the plants I need (but that I can import 3d models of myself). For example – because you are reserving this workflow for online assets only, I now need to populate and entire Camassia leichtlinii wetland field with individual plant models (or find other time-wasting workflows)! Extremely frustrating and I will absolutely be canceling my PRO account until this becomes a feature (just allow it for PRO only if you’re worried about your $$$!). As a “client” of your program I am asking you to FINALLY implement this. Bottom line: For Architecture I can see how your online asset library may be sufficient, but for Landscape Architecture we NEED equivalent workflows with locally imported assets.

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31

Adding a vote on this.

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32

Upvoting this! I know D5 devs are not a fan of imported assets because they want folks to buy pro and use their library, but solution is to just make these features pro exclusive. No offense, but Maxtree libraries are much superior and vast than D5, and the fact that we can’t use brush, scatter or path with them is a bummer

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33

Custom Path just arrived in version 2.11! It’s great and works smoothly for me. Thanks!
Next step: Custom brush tool? :wink:

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34

I was expecting this feature too, but it hasn’t been released yet, maybe they’re still working on it.

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35

They better haha. It’s the most wanted feature. I have so many maxtree objects I wanna use with scatter and brush tool

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36

Yes, this is one of the most anticipated features. In version 2.11, it’s actually possible to partially distribute externally added networks locally using a custom path. However, having a more detailed distribution capability would be fantastic :blush:

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37

Same here! My archive is eagerly waiting for that day too :smile:

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38

With version 2.11, you’ve certainly introduced some powerful tools for planting design. As a landscape architect, I find the D5 planting library to be one of the most extensive available. However, we often need to use species that aren’t even found on our continent, simply because they are the closest match to what we actually intend.

Have you considered enabling the ability to scatter imported objects, so that firms could supplement the D5 library with regionally accurate species? I realize a great deal of effort goes into optimizing your assets to perform well in scatter, but perhaps you could provide criteria for imported models to ensure they meet those same performance standards.