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Forest Pack => Forest Pro (*) => Topic started by: mitviz on October 10, 2017, 12:22:41 AM

Title: fores pack pro would not create on the surface i made
Post by: mitviz on October 10, 2017, 12:22:41 AM
its a hilly surface, so i decided to break it up in pieces, it creates now on all pieces except one, so weird, is this some known issue? here is the surface if anyone wants to try it
Title: Re: fores pack pro would not create on the surface i made
Post by: Michal Karmazín on October 10, 2017, 11:53:21 AM
Hi,

While using an imported surface, usually it's handy to apply the Reset XForm utility on it. This will "reset" it's local coordinates. Also please double check your surface normals (polygons should be facing upwards). In case you'll find, that some polygons face downwards, please flip that normals and that should solve the issue. Hope that helps.

Best regadrs,
Title: Re: fores pack pro would not create on the surface i made
Post by: mitviz on October 10, 2017, 06:24:07 PM
ok sorry, i tried with the obj and it seems to now work after i flipped the faces but with the max file? here it is, have a look at this, this is where the issue started
Title: Re: fores pack pro would not create on the surface i made
Post by: Michal Karmazín on October 11, 2017, 10:30:48 AM
Hi,

The Edit Geometry > Flip operation fixes it. Attaching the modified scene.

Best regards,
Title: Re: fores pack pro would not create on the surface i made
Post by: mitviz on October 11, 2017, 01:05:11 PM
that is just too weird, no matter how i try it wont work for me in my original scene with the problematic mesh, you can even see from the attached the forest object, o well, project is done already
Title: Re: fores pack pro would not create on the surface i made
Post by: Michal Karmazín on October 11, 2017, 03:39:21 PM
Hi,

If you rebuild the Forest object, it should appear correctly - for example by using the Update surfaces data button or feel free to mark the Auto check-box (to Update surface data automatically - this may add a performance hit for complex surfaces).

Best regadrs,
Title: Re: fores pack pro would not create on the surface i made
Post by: mitviz on October 11, 2017, 03:45:42 PM
ahh now it works! just by using the auto update, uff, so simple, thanks!