nice tutorial, already understand in the first 2 mins of the video, the video i watched before this literally took 1-2 minutes just to choose the grass FOR A TUTORIAL
Super lesson in Gscatter, this has really helped me....especially with the slower pace and detailed presentation. I will be watching for you again....😄...and THANKS!!!
Love the add-on. My first foray into scattering meshes in a scene. Coming from Unreal and its elegant LOD system (or Nanite), it is eye opening in terms of how to achieve same LOD efficiencies in Blender. For example, when I use Gscatter + a custom mesh exported out of Megascans into Blender, that mesh is WAY too heavy, and my Blender crashes. Which is mitigated by using a much smaller plane emitter, and as mentioned: using the higher (less expensive) LOD versions. But still, would be GREAT feature to have access to/control over the options under the Distribution tab BEFORE you add the custom object. Because as it is, when i add, it takes quite a few minutes for the viewport to update, and when it does, its orders of magnitude too crowded, and i need to take the VP density down to .001. Its that initial population lift for the 1.00 density that is taxing my puny system. Having access to that setting (or ability to set default setting) would solve. great add-on. I'm still playing with it. Determined to make it work for me.
This is amazing. Wonderfully crafted. The explanation is priceless and your pace is 🔥. I really enjoyed the tutorial and now I'm strengthened to use the add-on again.
very informative tutorial. i had downloaded the add-on but first wanted to see a tutorial on how to use it. amazing way to explain it, also i love the wind setting perfect for a passive animation in a scene to go with a sleep/study song
@@PixelPlanetStudios although my g scatter is having some problems though. i kept refusing an agreement thing the popped up. so this time i agreed so i hope it works now 🤞
Did you press the N key to see the side bar window inside of blender. In that tool bar are the settings I show in the tutorial. As for the models, it comes with a few included with the add-on and I show others that can be purchased.
@@PixelPlanetStudios i finally made it work. i just downloaded it one my older version of blender. thanks for replying so fast as well, i know a lot of other channels that don't reply to help comments
Quick tip for version 0.12.2 and above: By default, the Proxy Method is set to point cloud. Go into the proxy settings and change it to convex hull to get an idea of the real size of each instance.
wonderful and helpful vid. could you please tell me whats the problem of importing the small house in blender because the materials are missing. i tried importing with OBJ and FBX but no textures at all. Thanks for the response.
Hi guys wondering if you can help me? I installed the plugin but when I open it the assets and environments library’s are empty I don’t understand why is that
Hello, thank you for the tutorial. I was struggling making grass these past few days. Where did you get the dandelion asset? Was it a purchase? I don't seem to have access to it.
Hello, I had purchased the pro version of the add-on which included that asset from Graswald before they changed their pricing model. I believe that asset is still available to purchase using credits.
how these scattered instances behave upon FBX, DAE, GLTF export, which files do handle mesh instances? Are these instances recognized as individual instances sharing the mesh, or dedicated meshes are created?
It's cool but I can't show what the grass really look like, I have only simple geomtrics forms, I didn't find how I can show what the grass really look like
In the most recent version of the add-on, the proxy toggle is in the system list. It’s a circle icon. If you toggle that off you can see the accurate grass or instance look. Or if you render the image. 🚀
Hey nice video !! I'm trying to do this on blender 3.5 but it tell me that the addon doesn't work on this version , do you know if there is a recent version who work on 3.5 ? Thank you !
Thanks for watching! On the Graswald website, after you login or create a free account, you can download gscatter version 0.10.2 which will work for Blender 3.5. Happy scattering!
Thanks for the video highlighting this addon again. I've used it a good while ago for the first time but now with the wind addition I'm wondering if there's a way to loop the wind animation for making a seamlessly looping GIF. What would be the easiest way to go about that in your opinion?
Yo! Here is a quick way to loop the wind rotation noise using the Gscatter geometry nodes. czcams.com/users/shortsWJ-zPG1hwbw?feature=share Check it out and I hope this helps!
Is it just me or did Graswald remove certain products from there available models? I don't see this type of grass or many of these types, not even in the available to purchase models on their site. Which i do have a subscription too. TBH it looks like the add-on has downgraded in quality since this video..
I agree. They have changed their model a few times since this posting and I prefer the volume purchase options they had originally. The scatter tool is still a great free option, but the reason to look at other paid options is more apparent now.
Hello and thanks for watching! I’d reset the external asset pivot to its base and see what it’s scale is set to. Then you can look at the distribution options for density, distance min, and viewport display % - those options might be limiting how many you see. I hope this helps!
The error message should give you an idea if the issue, but I’d look at the add-on version and see if it is compatible with the version of blender you are using. Contact graswald support for others questions.
question about the g scatter's distribution layer for 0.9.2, they remove the render density and just made a density option, are they the same? also im using a 1x1x1 scale landscape and change the grass's main scale to a realistic size of 0.5 but after changing the density to over 1k it didnt populate much the rendered image (the area of the camera) like how your viewport look around 1:58, i had to bumb it up to 4k just to get some grass object in the scene, is that normal or is there something i should fix?
@@PixelPlanetStudios thank you. Yes I tried to see if the shaders were present on the scattered objects, but it seems as if it’s integrated in the plug in… idk. I’ll try again. I got frustrated and just switched back to regular cycles.
Hello! You don't have to turn off proxies and g-scatter will know to render the scattered assets at their full quality when rendering. If you are relying on the viewport rendering instead of the render window (F12) then you would need to disable proxies. To turn off viewport proxies, in the G scatter window, under effect layers for each scatter object, select the geometry tab, and then turn off the 'eye' icon next to the 'viewport proxy' effect layer. Alternatively, you can disable viewport proxies in the emitter system list, by toggling the 'circle' shape next to the 'eye' and 'camera' icons. If the render window isn't displaying your scattered objects, make sure that the 'camera' icon next to the object(s) in the emitter system list is enabled. The other issue could be that the scattered object, in your scene collection panel has the viewport and/or render toggles disabled there.
@@PixelPlanetStudios it’s a new version I’m using 🙄 so it’s in the main window and you just click on the circle icon, to the left of the eye icon, in your scatter system layer. Super annoying when new version update and change like one thing haha - they were off by default and I just couldn’t see that button in the geo tab, because it wasn’t there!
Under the Emitter heading, click on which plant type you are using. there is a *round* sign ( next to the eye and camera icon.) click on it and neutralize it. that's the proxy.
If you have models from graswald before they switched to their new pricing model (ex. Volumes) you can email them to add your assets to your account so they are in the add-on again. That’s what worked for me.
If you enabled the wind effect and there is no motion in the viewport playback, here are some ideas. 1) check the instanced object anchor point, it should be the base of the object. 2) Play with the wind settings to make the effect more pronounced
I was trying to recreate this issue with the most recent version of Gscatter and my only idea is that your viewport display density is not 100%? Did you solve this problem?
Thanks for watching! The geometry and materials could certainly be exported to Unity or Unreal as an FBX but I’m not sure about the animation. That may need to be handled as an .abc file then looped in editor. Hopefully that helps you find the answer 🚀
Have you been able to fix this issue? I’m not sure about the error, but if the add-on is installed correctly and with the correct version of Blender - pressing the N key should reveal the effects panel. I hope this helps 👍🏼
@@PixelPlanetStudios when I use it and try to see how the grass would look like, it breaks and glitches and if i try to render it, i just see those capsules and not real grass
Hello! You can do this a few different ways depending on your scene. 2 routes: You could use an image plane and add emission or I used an HDRI as an environment texture.
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i dint know how to animate grass with wind... and now... what an amazing tutorial. Really good explained. Thanks a lot
Glad I could help!
Prolly the most underrated tutorial channel 👑
Wow, thanks! 🚀
nice tutorial, already understand in the first 2 mins of the video, the video i watched before this literally took 1-2 minutes just to choose the grass FOR A TUTORIAL
I’m glad this was helpful!
Super lesson in Gscatter, this has really helped me....especially with the slower pace and detailed presentation. I will be watching for you again....😄...and THANKS!!!
Thank you for the kind words! 🚀
This is such a wonderful addon!
AND THAT TOO FOR FREE!!
Can this generate landscapes for games in unity or unreal
Love the add-on. My first foray into scattering meshes in a scene. Coming from Unreal and its elegant LOD system (or Nanite), it is eye opening in terms of how to achieve same LOD efficiencies in Blender. For example, when I use Gscatter + a custom mesh exported out of Megascans into Blender, that mesh is WAY too heavy, and my Blender crashes. Which is mitigated by using a much smaller plane emitter, and as mentioned: using the higher (less expensive) LOD versions. But still, would be GREAT feature to have access to/control over the options under the Distribution tab BEFORE you add the custom object. Because as it is, when i add, it takes quite a few minutes for the viewport to update, and when it does, its orders of magnitude too crowded, and i need to take the VP density down to .001. Its that initial population lift for the 1.00 density that is taxing my puny system. Having access to that setting (or ability to set default setting) would solve.
great add-on. I'm still playing with it. Determined to make it work for me.
This is amazing. Wonderfully crafted. The explanation is priceless and your pace is 🔥. I really enjoyed the tutorial and now I'm strengthened to use the add-on again.
Thank you for the kind words! Have fun scattering 🤘🏼
@@PixelPlanetStudios ohhh, I did and it was amazing
your tutorials are my religion these days hahaha thank you again!
very informative tutorial. i had downloaded the add-on but first wanted to see a tutorial on how to use it. amazing way to explain it, also i love the wind setting perfect for a passive animation in a scene to go with a sleep/study song
Thanks for watching and I’m glad it helped!
@@PixelPlanetStudios although my g scatter is having some problems though. i kept refusing an agreement thing the popped up. so this time i agreed so i hope it works now 🤞
why can't i see the grass models or any of the settings?
Did you press the N key to see the side bar window inside of blender. In that tool bar are the settings I show in the tutorial. As for the models, it comes with a few included with the add-on and I show others that can be purchased.
@@PixelPlanetStudios i finally made it work. i just downloaded it one my older version of blender. thanks for replying so fast as well, i know a lot of other channels that don't reply to help comments
Good timing!!! I am doing environment design for the first time so this is perfect timing. Thank you!
I’m glad we could help 🤘🏼
Thank you, great tutorial, simple and straightforward.
Glad it was helpful!🚀
Great video, I learned a lot. Thanks!
Great video! what an amazing add on
Glad you liked it! 🚀
Thanks for this video! Cleared up a lot of my questions
Really great tutorial!
very exiting stuff man
Thank you! Very well explained! Subscribed :)
Amazing tutorial please Keep up with blender ❤️
Thank you! More tutorials coming 🚀
best video ever. congrats mate. and ty
Nice job.
Great tutorial!!!!!!!! nice
Awesome thank you
No problem!
Thanks Best video!
Quick tip for version 0.12.2 and above: By default, the Proxy Method is set to point cloud. Go into the proxy settings and change it to convex hull to get an idea of the real size of each instance.
i cant see the proxy
nvm thanks
wonderful and helpful vid. could you please tell me whats the problem of importing the small house in blender because the materials are missing. i tried importing with OBJ and FBX but no textures at all. Thanks for the response.
Hi guys wondering if you can help me? I installed the plugin but when I open it the assets and environments library’s are empty I don’t understand why is that
Hello, thank you for the tutorial. I was struggling making grass these past few days. Where did you get the dandelion asset? Was it a purchase? I don't seem to have access to it.
Hello, I had purchased the pro version of the add-on which included that asset from Graswald before they changed their pricing model. I believe that asset is still available to purchase using credits.
how these scattered instances behave upon FBX, DAE, GLTF export, which files do handle mesh instances? Are these instances recognized as individual instances sharing the mesh, or dedicated meshes are created?
Doesnt work with Blender 4
the proxy viewport display is not available in the free version
In the newest version, the proxy toggle is a circle icon in the list of systems.
It's cool but I can't show what the grass really look like, I have only simple geomtrics forms, I didn't find how I can show what the grass really look like
In the most recent version of the add-on, the proxy toggle is in the system list. It’s a circle icon. If you toggle that off you can see the accurate grass or instance look. Or if you render the image. 🚀
Hey nice video !! I'm trying to do this on blender 3.5 but it tell me that the addon doesn't work on this version , do you know if there is a recent version who work on 3.5 ? Thank you !
Thanks for watching! On the Graswald website, after you login or create a free account, you can download gscatter version 0.10.2 which will work for Blender 3.5. Happy scattering!
Thanks
Thanks for the video highlighting this addon again. I've used it a good while ago for the first time but now with the wind addition I'm wondering if there's a way to loop the wind animation for making a seamlessly looping GIF. What would be the easiest way to go about that in your opinion?
Thanks for the comment! Let me play around with it and see how the noise is applied. I have a few ideas 💡
@@PixelPlanetStudios Thanks! 🥸
Yo! Here is a quick way to loop the wind rotation noise using the Gscatter geometry nodes.
czcams.com/users/shortsWJ-zPG1hwbw?feature=share
Check it out and I hope this helps!
someone can tell me how to change color of this grass?
Is it just me or did Graswald remove certain products from there available models? I don't see this type of grass or many of these types, not even in the available to purchase models on their site. Which i do have a subscription too. TBH it looks like the add-on has downgraded in quality since this video..
I agree. They have changed their model a few times since this posting and I prefer the volume purchase options they had originally. The scatter tool is still a great free option, but the reason to look at other paid options is more apparent now.
DOESNT WORK IF I CLICK SCATTER SELECTED NPTHING SHOWS UP PLEASE HELP
HI, IDK why but when I use an external asset as the TREE when i click oon the + button it disapears and its not being scattered plss help.
Hello and thanks for watching! I’d reset the external asset pivot to its base and see what it’s scale is set to. Then you can look at the distribution options for density, distance min, and viewport display % - those options might be limiting how many you see. I hope this helps!
Hey does anyone now why the assests library is empty? The addon is working but i dont see anything on the library
because you probably bought addon without assets
hi my Gscatter keep bring up error when ever i want to scatter object how can i fix it?
The error message should give you an idea if the issue, but I’d look at the add-on version and see if it is compatible with the version of blender you are using. Contact graswald support for others questions.
@@PixelPlanetStudios ok will check that
question about the g scatter's distribution layer for 0.9.2, they remove the render density and just made a density option, are they the same? also im using a 1x1x1 scale landscape and change the grass's main scale to a realistic size of 0.5 but after changing the density to over 1k it didnt populate much the rendered image (the area of the camera) like how your viewport look around 1:58, i had to bumb it up to 4k just to get some grass object in the scene, is that normal or is there something i should fix?
So, I'm using it in Octane Blender, and it works, however the actual texture disappear and the grass is white. What should I do.
My guess is the shader for the sources need to be converted for octane. Or the texture files are disconnected. This sounds like a shader issue.
@@PixelPlanetStudios thank you. Yes I tried to see if the shaders were present on the scattered objects, but it seems as if it’s integrated in the plug in… idk. I’ll try again. I got frustrated and just switched back to regular cycles.
heyyy what am I doing wrong? When I check to turn off proxies there's no such option...followed everything exactly..
Hello! You don't have to turn off proxies and g-scatter will know to render the scattered assets at their full quality when rendering. If you are relying on the viewport rendering instead of the render window (F12) then you would need to disable proxies.
To turn off viewport proxies, in the G scatter window, under effect layers for each scatter object, select the geometry tab, and then turn off the 'eye' icon next to the 'viewport proxy' effect layer. Alternatively, you can disable viewport proxies in the emitter system list, by toggling the 'circle' shape next to the 'eye' and 'camera' icons.
If the render window isn't displaying your scattered objects, make sure that the 'camera' icon next to the object(s) in the emitter system list is enabled.
The other issue could be that the scattered object, in your scene collection panel has the viewport and/or render toggles disabled there.
^Did this help?
@@PixelPlanetStudios it’s a new version I’m using 🙄 so it’s in the main window and you just click on the circle icon, to the left of the eye icon, in your scatter system layer. Super annoying when new version update and change like one thing haha - they were off by default and I just couldn’t see that button in the geo tab, because it wasn’t there!
Under the Emitter heading, click on which plant type you are using. there is a *round* sign ( next to the eye and camera icon.) click on it and neutralize it. that's the proxy.
Is it posible to get all your old graswald animated plants working with this?
If you have models from graswald before they switched to their new pricing model (ex. Volumes) you can email them to add your assets to your account so they are in the add-on again. That’s what worked for me.
How to get more assets? I only have 7-8 leaves assets in my library
How did you get the "Effect Layers" side panel installed?
🙏🙏🙏❤️
i cant see view port proxy
sir ...how to get trees addons ?
is it avialble on Gscatter addon?
The tree model I used was from cgtrader. They have many free and paid assets you can scatter with Gscatter. Thanks for watching!
Hi there how do I animate the grass? I tried to add wind but it didn't work..not sure what I'm doing wrong...any advice? Anyone?
If you enabled the wind effect and there is no motion in the viewport playback, here are some ideas. 1) check the instanced object anchor point, it should be the base of the object. 2) Play with the wind settings to make the effect more pronounced
What do i do if I dont see the turn off proxy button?
On the newest version of Gscatter, the proxy button has moved to the system list. If you hover over the circle icon you’ll see the proxy tool tip
@@PixelPlanetStudios thanks 🙏
Pls tell me the background song pls
I used two tracks from Artist: Wandering - Sunny Fruit & Little Eyes - Yehezkel Raw. Thanks for watching!
@@PixelPlanetStudios k thanks
important question: The weight mask doesn’t work in render mode. Can someone please explain why?
I was trying to recreate this issue with the most recent version of Gscatter and my only idea is that your viewport display density is not 100%? Did you solve this problem?
@@PixelPlanetStudios not yet. I'm still strying to figure it.
is it possible to export this as fbx so i can transfer it to unity?
Thanks for watching! The geometry and materials could certainly be exported to Unity or Unreal as an FBX but I’m not sure about the animation. That may need to be handled as an .abc file then looped in editor. Hopefully that helps you find the answer 🚀
i didn't get that effects pannel after selecting grass..? error alocating
Have you been able to fix this issue? I’m not sure about the error, but if the add-on is installed correctly and with the correct version of Blender - pressing the N key should reveal the effects panel. I hope this helps 👍🏼
Those aaset that you have played with are free.. Really?
No, the assets I used were from their paid library. The scatter add-on is free though.
03:48 😂😂😂
No obvious way to add bought licensed assets into the asset browser and no directions on how to do so.
what verfsion of the addons was inj the video
I was using 6.0 when this video was made. Most of the tools remain the same with the current version.
@@PixelPlanetStudios when I use it and try to see how the grass would look like, it breaks and glitches and if i try to render it, i just see those capsules and not real grass
@@PixelPlanetStudios i just dowenloaded 0.6.0 it works fine
Hi, what's lighting up your scene?
For this scene I’m only using an environment texture
How to add sky for the background?
Hello! You can do this a few different ways depending on your scene. 2 routes: You could use an image plane and add emission or I used an HDRI as an environment texture.
How did you import the 3d model
File > Import > and select the model file type (obj, fbx, etc.) from the list, and browse to the file location on your computer