Sunday, March 2nd, 2025Posted by Jim ThackerCheck out free Blender scattering add-on OpenScatterhtml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"Tools developer May3D has released OpenScatter, a promising open-source scattering add-on for Blender.The free tool makes it possible to distribute objects like plants or rocks within a scene according to slope or elevation, and supports wind animation and object collision.A promising free Blender scattering tool for general CG work and environment artOpenScatter is a lightweight object scattering add-on for general-purpose CG work or for environment art for motion graphics, animation or visual effects projects.It makes it possible to scatter objects primarily landscape objects like rocks or trees within a scene, using a non-destructive, layer-based workflow.Users can control which parts of a surface instances are scattered on using texture masks, guide curves, or abiotic properties like elevation or slope angle.It is also possible for different scatter systems to interact with one another: for example, to prevent ground vegetation from growing in a certain radius from the base of trees.The add-on supports dynamic object collisions, and simple wind animation.There are also a number of features to improve interactive performance, including viewport mesh optimization, automatic low-poly mesh generation, and camera and render-region culling.Price and system requirementsOpenScatter is compatible with Blender 4.2+. Source code is available under a GPLv3 license.You can download compiled versions for free from GitHub, or buy the add-on from BlenderMarket to support future development: currently, for either $1 or $10.Download Blender scattering tool OpenScatter for free from GitHubBuy OpenScatter from BlenderMarket to support developmentRead more about OpenScatter for Blender in the online documentationHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Latest NewsTutorial: Dynamic Cloth Simulation for ProductionMaster character effects workflows for animation, cinematics and VFX with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed Houdini tutorial.Sunday, March 2nd, 2025Check out free Blender scattering add-on OpenScatterPromising open-source add-on lets you scatter plants and rocks in your scenes according to elevation, texture masks or guide curves.Sunday, March 2nd, 2025CETA Software launches Artist AccessCheck out the new time-tracking tools in the cloud-based production management platform for VFX. Free for six months to startup studios.Friday, February 28th, 2025Foundry releases Nuke 16.0Next major update to Nuke introduces native multishot compositing, and improves roto performance and BlinkScript editing.Friday, February 28th, 2025Boris FX releases SynthEyes 20253D tracking and match-moving software gets new multi-export system, AI-based roto masking, and 3D head mesh for head tracking.Thursday, February 27th, 2025Adobe launches Photoshop on iPhoneImage-editing and retouching app is now available on iPhone as well as iPad, with an Android version coming soon. Read our FAQs here.Thursday, February 27th, 2025More NewsPlastic Software releases Plasticity 2025.1Technicolor Group begins to shut down operationsDownload four free VDB clouds from VFX AssetsArtlist discontinues the FXhome apps: HitFilm and Imerge deadFree tool: Mesh Cleaner for BlenderTutorial: Introduction to Lighting & Compositing for CinematicsAdobe to raise the price of Substance 3D subscriptionsAdobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 5.0Chaos acquires architectural AI tools developer EvolveLABEpic Games releases Twinmotion 2025.1Assetify 2 converts Blender animations to game-ready formatsIs AI replacing render farms?Older Posts