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Visual Nature Studio 2

Science based and artistically powerful, VNS is packed with professional features. Experience true spherical terrain with unlimited terrain rendering (even the entire planet!). VNS gives you extensive support of readily available terrain, 3D object, vector, point, image, image sequence and GIS data formats. You can also create your own terrain with the included DEM Designer and the Fractal Terrain Generator.

Support for a wide range of GIS standards and techniques allow import of large GIS databases. An extensive set of import filters for terrain models, lightning-fast gridder, support for multiple projections and coordinate systems (including user-definable ones), thematic mapping, dynamic vector linking, search queries, image management and many other tools allow visualisation of incredibly complex scenes with relative ease. For a full list of features, please visit the weblink below.

Integration with Other Programs

VNS includes support for external 3D programs, including LightWave 3D, Inspire 3D and 3D Studio Max. Scene import, scene export and the included 3D compositing plugins let you combine realistic terrain and high quality 3D objects together in the same scene.

You can also import and render 3D objects directly within VNS. VNS supports 3D objects in LightWave, 3D Studio and DXF formats. The exclusive new Translucency parameters let you simulate light transmission. This is great for realistic looking leaves.

Render 3D objects, including trees, created in LightWave, MAX, Xfrog, Onyx Tree Professional, Tree Druid, LSYSTEMS and other programs.

Combine VNS with Scene Express, and export your VNS scene as a range of other formats, including VRML, VTP, 3DS and so on.

Documentation

Visual Nature Studio includes the "Using VNS" printed manual and three CDs full of step by step training materials.

For additional coverage of all of the features of VNS, the comprehensive Interactive Online Reference Manual is just a mouse click away. Extensive links let you easily explore what VNS can do.

Availability

VNS 2 is available for Windows 95/98/Me and NT/2000 and XP and MacOS9. You can order a full copy of VNS 2 or upgrade from any previous version of WCS or VNS.

Pricing

£1320 (£1600 when purchased with Scene Express)

Weblink

http://www.3dnature.com/vnsinfo.html

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With a featureset identical to Visual Nature Studio, with the exception of the GIS support that the more expensive product provides, WCS is ideal for those users who want the power of the 3D Nature product range without the need for multiple projections, coordinate systems, thematic maps, search queries and so forth.

For those users who require fast gridding of large datasets, VNS is the only choice, as WCS suffers from a reduced speed of gridding the larger the dataset that you give it. VNS suffers no such limitation.

Documentation

World Construction Set includes the "Using WCS" printed manual and three CDs full of step by step training materials.

For additional coverage of all of the features of WCS, the comprehensive Interactive Online Reference Manual is just a mouse click away. Extensive links let you easily explore what WCS can do.

Availability

WCS 6 is available for Windows 95/98/Me and NT/2000 and XP and MacOS9. You can order a full copy of WCS 6 or upgrade from any previous version of WCS

Pricing

£270 (£455 when purchased with Scene Express)

Weblink

http://www.3dnature.com/wcsinfo.html

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Scene Express for WCS and VNS

Scene Express is an add on to World Construction Set 6 and Visual Nature Studio 2 that will allow users to export their projects for use in other formats. Users will be able to render their final scene in 3D Studio Max (other formats coming soon), create scenes for use in realtime applications like VRML, or even create physical solid models with Stereolithography technology.

Scene Express will export terrain, textures, foliage, 3D objects, water, skies, basic fog and atmospheres and all other landscape elements. Adding Scene Express to the powerful landscape creation tools already found in WCS and VNS makes creating realtime environments from existing scenes as easy as clicking Export.

NatureView Express

Explore Scene Express projects with NatureView Express, the free realtime viewer created by 3D Nature. NatureView Express is included with Scene Express and may be redistributed with no additional licensing costs. This allows Scene Express users to publish projects and send them to clients and other interested parties with NatureView Express included to explore the scene. NatureView Express can also view projects on the Internet in a web browser.

Output Options

VRML
Discreet 3D Studio Max/Viz (.3DS/.PRJ)
NewTek LightWave (coming soon)
NatureView Express
Virtual Terrain Project (VTP)
Stereolithography STL and VRML for STL (optional)
OpenFlight (optional, coming soon)
TerraPage (optional, coming soon)
Alias/Wavefront Maya (optional, coming soon)
Avid Softimage (optional, coming soon)

Input Data, Projections/Datums

Scene Express relies on the data import and conversion capabilities of the host program, either WCS 6 or VNS 2.
WCS Scene Express has export size limitations that VNS Scene Express does not.

Documentation

Scene Express ships with a set of 4 html tutorials and the necessary html pages to supplement the existing host application's online help files.

Availability

Scene Express is available for Windows 95/98/Me and NT/2000 and XP and MacOS9. You require a license of WCS or VNS to be able to use Scene Express.

Pricing

Scene Express for WCS - £215

Scene Express for VNS - £375

WCS 6 with Scene Express - £455

VNS 2 with Scene Express - £1600

Weblink

http://www.3dnature.com/scene.html

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Xfrog 4.2

Xfrog 4 is a powerful Plugin Application which adds capabilties for organic modeling to 3D Applications. It is now available as a plugin for CINEMA 4D. Common uses include modeling and animating Trees, Flowers, Bushes, Organic Architecture and Abstract Organic Structures.

Integration with Other Programs

Xfrog 4 is tightly integrated into the architecture of Maxxon Cinema 4D and Alias Maya. The controls provided are similar to those within Xfrog 3.5, but are accessible from within the exisiting host program interface.

Documentation

Documentation for all Xfrog products is provided in printed and electronic form.

Availability

Xfrog 4 is available for Windows 95/98/Me and NT/2000 and XP, and MacOS9. You require a license of Cinema 4D from Maxxon in order to be able to use Xfrog 4 which is provided in the form of a Cinema 4D plugin. Should you wish to purchase both Maxxon Cinema 4D and Xfrog together from N-Light Ltd, please contact us for more details.

Xfrog 4 for Maya has now been released, and is also available from N-Light Ltd.

Pricing

Xfrog 4.2 for Cinema 4D - £220

Xfrog 4.1 - 4.2 upgrade - £60

Xfrog 4 for Maya - £220

Weblink

http://www.xfrogdownloads.com/greenwebNew/products/xfrog4SubStart.htm

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Xfrog 3.5

Xfrog 3.5 is a Windows-based standalone 3D Program which is useful for creating organic structures. Common uses include modeling and animating Trees, Flowers, Bushes, Organic-Iterative Architecture, and Abstract Organic Structures.

Integration with Other Programs

Objects can also be exported to a number of formats for use in other modelling and rendering products. There is a list here of some of the integration issues and specifics. Free plugins for major 3D Software are provided to allow loading of .xfr files natively into the rendering product.

Documentation

Documentation for all Xfrog products is provided in printed and electronic form.

Availability

Xfrog 3.5 is available for Windows 95/98/Me and NT/2000 and XP. There are two versions - Full and Lite, and both are offered by N-Light Ltd. The difference between the two is that the full version offers animation capabilities, whereas the Lite version does not. In all other respects, they are identical.

Pricing

Xfrog 3.5 Full - £220

Xfrog 3.5 Lite - £165

Weblink

http://www.xfrogdownloads.com/greenwebNew/products/xfrogSubStart.htm

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XfrogTune

XfrogTune is the solution for polygon reduction for Trees. It uses powerful decimation routines to control polygon detail in your exported models, while retaining apparent detail. This goes a long way towards solving the complexity of rendering many trees.

Availability

Xfrog Tune is available for Windows 95/98/Me and NT/2000 and XP.

Documentation

Documentation for all Xfrog products is provided in printed and electronic form.

Pricing

Xfrog Tune - £85

Weblink

http://www.xfrogdownloads.com/greenwebNew/products/tuneSubStart.htm

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XfrogPlants

XfrogPlants are library CDs of pre-built plant species in .xfr (native Xfrog format), and one other model format. Also included are rendered image billboards of each model.

Availability

Xfrog Plant packs are available in the following packs:

Autumn; Basic; Blossoming; Europe 1, Europe 2; Flowers 1; Flowers 2; European Groundcover; Houseplants; Japan; Mediterranean; Tropical; USA Conifers; USA East; USA Southwest; USA West; Bonsai; Shrubs; Red Sea; Prehistoric

Please check the weblink below for more information on the individual packs and their contents by species name. PDFs detailing all the packs are available from the Greenworks website (Link below).

Each pack contains plants in .xfr (Xfrog parameter files) format and one other object format (LWO, OBJ, 3DS etc). Please state your preferred object format when ordering plant packs.

Pricing

Xfrog Plant Packs - £85

Weblink

http://www.xfrogdownloads.com/greenwebNew/products/plantlibsSubStart.htm

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