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Show group
Controls the display of leaves, fruit, flowers,
trunk, branches, and roots of plants. Available
options depend on the type of plant you select.
For example, if a plant doesn’t have fruit, 3ds Max
disables that option. Turning off options reduces
the number of vertices and faces displayed.
Viewport Canopy Mode group
In3dsMax,thecanopyofaplantisashellcovering
the outermost p arts of the plant, such as the leaves
or the tips of the branches and trunk. The term
derives from "forest canopy." Use reasonable
parameters when you create many plants and want
to optimize display per formance.
Because this setting applies only to the plant’s
representation in the viewports, it has no effect on
how 3ds Max renders the plant. For information on
how 3ds Max renders the plant, see
Level-of-Detail
(page 1–212)
.
When Not S elected—Displays the plant in canopy
mode when it’s not selected.
Always—Always displays the plant in canopy
mode.
Never—Never displays the plant in canopy mode.
3ds Max displays all the features of the plant.
Level-of-Detail group
Controls how 3ds Max renders the plant. For
information on how 3ds Max displays the plant in
the viewp orts, see
Viewport Canopy Mode (page
1–212)
.
Low—Re nders the plant canopy, providing the
lowest level of detail.
Medium—Renders a reduced-face-count version
of the plant. How 3ds Max reduces the face count
varies from plant to plant, but it usually involves
removing sma ller elements of the plant or reducing
the number of faces in the branches and t runk.
High—Renders all the faces of the plant, providing
the highest level of detail.
Tip: Set the parameters before creating multiple
plants. This can avoid slowing down the display,
and might reduce editing you have to do on the
plants.
R ailing
Create panel > Geometry > AEC Extended > Railing
button
Create menu > AEC Objects > Railing
Components of the railing object include rails,
posts, and fencing. Fencing includes either pickets
(balusters) or s olid-fil led material, such as g lass
or wood strip.