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Need help with The Harpwood Trail for Daz Studio & Mallard Pond > RESOLVED

WillowRavenWillowRaven Posts: 3,787
edited October 2017 in The Commons

I just bought the pair tonight, and have loaded the Mallard Pond, but it looks really skimpy compared to the product page. I'm sure I am doing something wrong, but I can't figure out what. Using the 3DL version (if that helps).

 

My bad ... Just for S&Gs, I did a test render. Suddenly I see grass and trees ... Weird that I couldn't see them in daz, but what matters is, it works.

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  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,175

    Yes, those sets rely heavily on instancing. LOL

    Laurie

  • WillowRavenWillowRaven Posts: 3,787

    Not sure what instancing is, but long as the final suits ne needs, it worth its money.

  • JamesJABJamesJAB Posts: 1,766

    Once you hit render, you will see.  The preview window does not show all of the plants and trees
    Here's a render that I did using Harpwood Trail.

  • WillowRavenWillowRaven Posts: 3,787

    I am loving it so far. It's a little weird that I need to render to see what to do next, but the result is worth the added step.

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,852
    WillowRaven said:

    Not sure what instancing is, but long as the final suits ne needs, it worth its money.

    Instancing is the ability to create multiple objects based on a single object to save on resources, such as an actual small patch of grass instanced (think duplicated) to fill a pasture, but DS is only using the resources from the small patch of grass instead of the pasture full of grass..

  • WillowRavenWillowRaven Posts: 3,787

    Very cool.  But if not visible in the daz viewport, how can the vendor tell what elements will be where while they are creating it?

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,852
    WillowRaven said:

    Very cool.  But if not visible in the daz viewport, how can the vendor tell what elements will be where while they are creating it?

    There are options to enable them (can't remember where though, LOL). the main reason they are hidden is to enable a smoother viewport transition

  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,587

    Reason instances are turned invisible is that environments like these have tens or even hundreds of thousands of them, from trees to weeds, fallen leaves, stones & gravel etc., and if the computer attempted to draw all of them in the viewport, it'd simply grind to a halt.

  • WillowRavenWillowRaven Posts: 3,787

    However it works, ... it looks awesome. I'll post the final render here after the author approves. Thanks for the assist, guys. :)

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