This is looking very interesting Ron.  I'm not fully up to speed on L-Systems but from what I do know, this is VERY interesting indeed.

What's the next move?

As always, thanks for sharing.

Shaun

shaun_michael wrote:

This is looking very interesting Ron.  I'm not fully up to speed on L-Systems but from what I do know, this is VERY interesting indeed.

What's the next move?

As always, thanks for sharing.

Shaun

Hi Shaun,

The next move is to figure out how to make the code as simple as possible.  Then I will implement the symbol interpretation.  Then hopefully draw something to the scene.  As soon as I can get it to draw something I will post it.

Thanks
Ron


bitSeq, I'm glad you like the idea, thanks.  Hopefully I can get some interesting results.

Well that was allot easier than I thought to get something.  I attached three generations of the following L-System

alpha = 90 deg
delta = 90 deg

Premise: F-F-F-F
Rule 1: F=F-F+F+FF-F-F+F

I will post more examples and will start to add 3D capability soon.

Later,
Ron

PS:  Is there an easy and free way to capture the screen to post a video?  I'd like to animate these.

Last edited by Ron (February 9, 2010 3:08 am)

Here are a couple more before I go to bed.

Later
Ron

Last edited by Ron (February 9, 2010 7:35 am)

ranxerox wrote:

hey Ron,  this stuff is really cool.  I was wondering if you had a chance to check out houdini.  There is an lsystem node built in which is pretty complete.  There's even a very generous 'apprentice' version for free.

-ranxx

Hi ranxx,

I'm glad you like it.  Hopefully I can get a 3D implementation done easily.  I do have Houdini apprentice.  Its L-System is great and FREE which is the best part.  Houdini is the inspiration for what I am doing with this script, I would like it to be very similar to it.

Thanks
Ron

Last edited by Ron (February 9, 2010 9:23 pm)

bitSeq wrote:

Great results Ron!

I have been trying to recreate frost propagating over objects at macro level using image sequences but its very labour intensive, this script could possibly solve a few things. How feasible would it be to perhaps have them follow a 3d surface and also introduce noise to randomise the growth?

Hi bitSeq,

That would be a very cool application.  I'm sure that there is a way to propagate it along a surface.  Once I can get past a couple of bugs and then implement 3D rotation.  I will try to do that.

Thanks again
Ron

Here is another one.  Still working out a persistent issue.  So no 3D yet.

Thanks
Ron

Last edited by Ron (February 12, 2010 2:48 am)

Branching works now.  Here are some 2D trees/bushes.  Now I can start to implement 3D.

Thanks
Ron

Ridiculously nice Ron   Excellent work.

Shaun

shaun_michael wrote:

Ridiculously nice Ron   Excellent work.

Shaun

bitSeq wrote:

Wowee! Cant wait to see the 3d ones Ron!

Thanks for the kind words guys.  I'm glad you like it so far.  I'm having an issues with trying to import the Transformation.py script that comes with the realflow install.  I think my paths are messed up in the environment variables.  So I have a little bit of work to do with that.  I really don't have any idea why its giving me so much trouble. 

Thanks again,
Ron