Xfrog 4 adds six new procedural Objects to Maya. By
combining these with Maya components/objects you can create a wide variety of organic models and animations using organic procedures (based on some of the building blocks of Nature).
Our tools behave exactly like Maya components, so you can keyframe them and combine them with PaintEffects or Particle animations or use MEL Scripts to drive them - the possibilities are nearly endless.
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Branch Object - create multi-level branching structures with extensive parameters to allow you to give them a natural look and feel.. |
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Phyllotaxis Object - arrange components on an abitrary surface of revolution, according to the rules of nature (golden section). It is, for example, used in the sunflower screenshot above to arrange petals and seeds. |
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Hydra Object arranges components in user defined specialized circular patterns. |
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Curvature Object creates Splines which can be used as a basis for naturally curved leafs or twigs. |
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Variation Object allows you to use and multiply different Objects with the Branch, Phyllotaxis and Hydra Objects, for example you can use different leaves scattered throughout a tree, or any sort of variations that you need for higher realism. |
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Tropism Object lets your spline-based objects or works created with the Branch Object, all bend towards a gravity or light point. e.g. all branches bending downward in a very specific way or reaching upwards towards light. keyframe this during Growth animations. |
All the tools can be animated over time by varying their parameters, such
as number of branches, gravitropism, phototropism, etc. A convincing flower can be built and animated
very easily, or a tree can be modeled and grown.
All of Maya animation curve editing features can be used, as well
as MEL.
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 2010(Windows 64) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 2010(Windows) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 2010(Mac) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 2009(Windows 64) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 2009(Windows) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 2009(Mac) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 2009(Linux 64) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 2009(Linux) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 2008(Windows 64) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 2008(Windows) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 2008(Mac) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 8.5 (Windows 64) |
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Xfrog 4.3 for Maya 8.5 (Mac) |
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Xfrog 4 for Maya 8 (Windows) |
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Xfrog 4 for Maya 8 (Mac OS X) |
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Xfrog 4 for Maya 8 (Linux 64 ) |
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Xfrog 4 for Maya 8 (Linux 32 ) |
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Xfrog 4 for Maya 7 (Windows 32) |
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Xfrog 4 for Maya 7 (Mac OS X) |
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Xfrog 4 for Maya 7 (Linux 32) |
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Reference Manual |
Growing Trees 1 |
Xfrog software and XfrogPlants are used by many production houses (Disney
Imagineering, Digital Domain, ILM, Pixar, Sony Imageworks, etc) and has over 3000 individual customers
worldwide. The most popular software is Xfrog 3.5 standalone, however Xfrog 4 usage is rapidly growing. A large number of customers purchase XfrogPlants, collections of over 1500 plant models created with Xfrog.
The Xfrog user group (over 2500 users) discuss a variety
of Xfrog topics and trades useful files and information. Ask them if they like us.
Shows - The Incredibles, War of the Worlds, The Polar Express, Batman and Robin, The Time Machine, Blueberry/The Renegade, all used Xfrog or XfrogPlants (or both). Specific shot info, or detailed advice regarding your show / your needs, available freely and quickly from us by request. All Trees in Polar Express are XfrogPlants except 2. And they hold up great, in stereo IMAX.
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