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3D Studio Max
Building Generator!
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20 Sep 2009edit: BG is now v.15. Grab the new version from the link below.
Hey everyone,
Today I'm releasing Building Generator v.1! This is a tool for 3d Studio Max which generates procedural building objects based on a list of user-controlled settings.
Main Features:
-Wide variety of structural controls.
-Automated detail creation for things like windows, ledges, railings, balconies, etc.
-Ability to generate a series of randomized buildings along a spline path.
I'm still in the process of adding new features and fixing bugs, so if you have a suggestion or a bug report....PLEASE let me know
To download the script click .
To watch a youtube fly-through video of some buildings generated with the script click .
For more info, including a pictorial walkthrough of the main parameters and how they affect building generation, click . -
20 Sep 2009Woha!
I cannot imagine a more usefull script! You are awesome!
I think that ill be testing this script a lot on my next personal project. Thank you so much! -
Gotmilk 228 posts21 Sep 2009Holy
You dirty little scripting monkey. I thought that T. cannot surprise me anymore and you do it again
You are giving a City Engine (http://www.procedural.com) a good run for their money.
Just you wait until guys @ http://digitalurban.blogspot.com/ hear about this thing.
Good job and thank you for sharing the Building Generator with us. I will put it to a good use.
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d4rk3lf 109 posts21 Sep 2009Here is my quickee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE_UX1pn670
Awesome stuff.
At first, script didn't worked.
Acctualy, when I run the script just nothing happened. I swich betwen max 9 to max 2009, and again nothing happened (no errors either), finaly I realise that must be something with resolution (I run my windows at 1024x768), so I increased resolution to 1280x1024, and then when I run the script, everything was Ok, when I swiched back to 1024x768, everything was Ok.
I know you will fix lot's of things, but anyway, here is some of my suggestions:
- add the minimise button, so we don't start the script over and over again
- add the randomize button for fast building creation
- add a preview button that is interactive (as we change the settings) so we can acctualy see what each option means before creating building
- It would be good if we can stop creation of the building by pressing escape button (when we run the simulation)
- Some material setups as you already mentioned
- it would be great if we could just pick up some plane (with noise modifier for example), amd the script to start randomly scatter the buildings on the plane, or to scater them on vertexs, or based on vertex color (or 3 option that we will choose scatering )
This is deserving to be fully commercial product, just add some changes.
You could also think of making the same stuff, but with sci-fi buildings. -
21 Sep 2009Hey Dark,
Thanks for the comments...nice video too!
I should note that the script has been updated several times since I last posted it yesterday, with a variety of bug fixes and tweaks
....so make sure you re-download it from the link in the first post! It's now at version 0.15
Regarding your specific comments:
1) Minimize button has already been added You'll see it in v0.15.
2) Yep...will be added in next version
3) Unfortunately this won't be possible due to the way the building algorithm works
4) k...I'll see what I can do
5) Coming soon
6) Interesting idea....although for now I'll stick with just path generation....but plane generation could be an option in the future
Cheers! -
22 Sep 2009Wow, awesome! Nice work, Tyson! Makes me wonder what kinds of other things you have in your personal toolbox...
When I use this for something, I'll certainly post it! -
Gotmilk 228 posts
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22 Sep 2009Woah cool
Btw....version .2 is out!
http://tysonibele.com/Main/BuildingGene ... v02_02.mse
See here for a full list of fix/features:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread. ... ost6117445 -
23 Sep 2009Hey T this is sweet, I saw it over at cgtalk rayfire thread. I did get some intergration withray fire. I took a 4 story bulding and blow out one floor, looks cool.
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23 Sep 2009Fantastic work man, another one hit out of the park.
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23 Sep 2009Version .3 is out, with a bunch of new features
Get it here http://tysonibele.com/Main/BuildingGene ... v03_01.mse
Or read about the new features here: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread. ... ost6119089 -
Gotmilk 228 posts23 Sep 2009Hey T. i really think that your script/plug-in will be a hit. Look at this -----> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxC-PZO0YoY Your work is already getting foreign tutorials.
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24 Sep 2009Haha yea I saw that one earlier, gotmilk I wish I could understand what he's saying.
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24 Sep 2009Version .35 is out. Now it's able to prep UVs and materials for generated buildings.
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24 Sep 2009Holy crap T this is going wild. ......I did some tests I gotta pub, can you put something in there to set all geo apart from each other.....like .004 or something or whatwever? I think the combo with Rayfire and this is on fire mate.....goood luck.
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triplej96 181 posts24 Sep 2009Wow, that is awesome nice work. Wish I used Max. -
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24 Sep 2009fun.fun.fun.......
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Gotmilk 228 posts25 Sep 2009Since T. has not yet posted it. Check this out http://tysonibele.com/Main/BuildingGene ... seTest.jpg
Check his CgTalk thread for more details. -
27 Sep 2009Version .4 is out!
http://tysonibele.com/Main/BuildingGene ... v04_06.mse
Now it can automatically texture your buildings
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Example image here:
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mechis 520 posts27 Sep 2009Holy crap. Amazing stuff. -
Gotmilk 228 posts27 Sep 2009WOW..... One thing i noticed. Your building style is like in your short "Specter" Did you originally built your script to make buildings in Specter? And after that you realized what a wonderful plug-in it could be and you took things further and release it for public. I always thought of you as a talented CG artist and now you are talented programmer
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27 Sep 2009Good eye
Building Generator was made for Specter because I have some pretty intense city chase scenes in the film and I needed lots of buildings....and yep, much of the style of the buildings of the generator was inspired by the buildings I made for Specter. -
mechis 520 posts28 Sep 2009What is specter? An unreleased short? I haven't seen this on the forums yet...
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mechis 520 posts28 Sep 2009Wow. Very cool, Tyson. Thanks for the link!
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28 Sep 2009O_O
Congratulations Tyson for putting this together! -
28 Sep 2009Very nice, thanks for sharing it.
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Claymation 600 posts28 Sep 2009Sweet mother of god.
So when's the Maya version coming out?
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28 Sep 2009when is the "click here to make your short" plug-in?
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28 Sep 2009how did i miss this, downloading now
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29 Sep 2009 This is Gold man... why aren't you putting it in a bottle and selling it?
Port this to Maya!
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ALi 608 posts08 Nov 2009
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14 Nov 2009Hey Tyson. I did a quick test with vray sun and sky and the vray proxy thing.
No textures on the buildings though and very low res. This is from version 0.45.
I hope to play with this some more next month.
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Musiqal 1 posts23 Nov 2009Hello guys.
and Most of all, thanks for this lovely generator. I've just started to use it and I've seen a lot of nice functions and details there are to put on the buildings.
Let's see what there is to come out
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Smokedogg 3 posts24 Nov 2009I wish maya had something like this.
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