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Forest Pack => Forest Pro (*) => Topic started by: RealViz on May 21, 2025, 07:45:18 am
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Hi, is it possible to manually change the seed number of each object? This would make it possible to change the color of cars very efficiently using Forest Color, for example.
Thanks for reply.
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Hi,
Could you please describe your idea and the scenario in a bit more detail? Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
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I use FP for car distribution. The body color is given by ForestColor and thus randomly assigned to individual cars. With ForestColor you can see the numbers 1-10 for each color/map. I know that the random# will definitely not be just 1-10 and will also assign other numbers for finer color distribution e.g. using bitmap or gradient. Anyway, if there was a way to manually assign e.g. numbers 1-10 to a car (object) corresponding to the ForestColor logic, it would be possible to manually determine the color of cars. It would probably be an "override" of the internal randomness.
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I'm afraid there's no direct correspondence between the 'seed' value and the ID assigned in the Forest Color map. The seed is a large integer used to initialize the random generator, which primarily affects transformations.
For your scenario, you can use the Forest Color map for most cars and, where specific control is needed, duplicate the item in the Geometry list, assign the desired material, and switch the item accordingly. Optionally, you might find the 'Match Color ID on Map' Diversity mode helpful - it could suit your needs.
I hope that helps.
Best regard,
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OK, thanks. I'm aware of those possibilities. I wanted to somehow make my work easier and not make unnecessarily large number of objects in the geometry list.
Thanks