This is used by the user to modify/update the plant every time he will modify a value in the parameters of the window on the right.Īttention! The structure created by the Ivy Generator add-on is considered like any other primitive created in Blender (cube, cylinder, etc.) so when you select another object, or perform another operation, it will no longer be possible to modify its parameters. If we look at the bottom left we notice that a contextual window has appeared, with an "Update Ivy" button inside
We select the plan, click on the right panel on the "Add New Ivy" button, in the add-on tab just seenĪnd the ivy plant will appear, climbing on the level we had created,Ĭomposed of a set of branches and a group of planes in which we will later have to insert the leaves as textures. In our case we only need to position it at the base of the rectangle so, knowing its measurements, it is sufficient that we set the value Z=-0.5 to the "3D Cursor" in the "View" tab of the panel on the right Since the starting point should usually be on or near the object, we will place the "3D Cursor" on it we can do this in various ways, either by positioning it by hand (with Shift+Right mouse button) or by moving it so as to overlap a vertex of the object (entering "Edit Mode", selecting the vertex and pressing the "Shift+S", then selecting the "Cursor to Selected" option). To use the Ivy Generator we have to select an object, on which the ivy will "climb", and a starting point which is represented by the "3D Cursor". Search for "ivy" and check the add-on "Add Curve:IvyGen"Ĭonsequently in the panel on the right in the "3D View" (the one we can view by pressing the "N" key) we now find the "Create" tab with the "Ivy generator" tab (which we can expand by clicking on the small triangle on the left)
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How to activate and use the Ivy Generator add-on:įrom the menu click on "Edit > Preferences" and in the "Blender Preferences" popup window click on the "Add-ons" tab.
To better view the results of our tests in the "3D View", add a generic material to the plane (select the plane and click on the relative "New" button in the "Material Properties") and set a red color in the "Viewport Display" tab We press the "1" key on the numeric keypad to look at the piano from the front Let's start Blender, delete the cube and create a plane 1.5 meters wide and 1 meters high (press the "Ctrl+A" keys to confirm the resizing). In this complete guide to the Ivy Generator add-on for Blender we will see how to use it to easily add ivy to an object, we will analyze its parameters by presenting various examples, and finally, since this tutorial is part of the course " Blender course: from photo to 3D wall", we will use it to add ivy to the "wall" that we updated in the previous tutorial ( Blender: how to add graffiti to a wall).Įven though there are now many interesting alternatives (such as the Ivypen add-on, or plants generated with Geometry Nodes) the Ivy Generator add-on is still a valuable tool and therefore comes standard in Blender, so for make it available just activate it.
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