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Looking for: 3D Landscape Generator

TobiasGTobiasG Posts: 447
edited December 1969 in Daz Studio Discussion

I was thinking about getting some sort of program which which I can generate 3D landscapes. Ideally something which can export the landscape for use with DAZ, ideally something which isn't as complex as Blender, and - of course - as cheap as possible. Should be easy! :)

Back in the day, Terragen was for free, but that's no longer so. I'm obviously reluctant to pay 100+ $ - with a price tag that high, it would make more sense to learn Blender.

What are my options? What about Bryce? What else is out there?

Thank you four your input!

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  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited February 2015

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  • stem_athomestem_athome Posts: 518
    edited December 1969

    What O.S. are you running?

    If on windows, there is L3DT http://www.bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:about

    There is the standard edition which is free. http://www.bundysoft.com/L3DT/downloads/standard.php

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,504
    edited December 1969

    Bryce has the advantage of send to DAZ studio via a bridge
    but I prefer doing stuff in Carrara myself which natively does landscapes, clouds and trees and can load most DAZ and Poser models natively too.

  • TobiasGTobiasG Posts: 447
    edited December 1969

    It appears I'm too demented to even find Bryce on the Daz store... :/

  • TobiasGTobiasG Posts: 447
    edited December 1969

    chohole said:
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    I'm vaguely aware that Bryce can do something like what I want, but I don't really know about specifics - hence my question :)

  • JimmyC_2009JimmyC_2009 Posts: 8,891
    edited December 1969

    TobiasG said:
    It appears I'm too demented to even find Bryce on the Daz store... :/


    Here is a link for you : http://www.daz3d.com/bryce-7-pro
  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,504
    edited December 1969

    TobiasG said:
    It appears I'm too demented to even find Bryce on the Daz store... :/

    you are not
    DAZ hides it along with Carrara and Hexagon.................... runs away giggling
  • TobiasGTobiasG Posts: 447
    edited December 1969

    JimmyC_2009 said:
    TobiasG said:
    It appears I'm too demented to even find Bryce on the Daz store... :/


    Here is a link for you : http://www.daz3d.com/bryce-7-pro

    Thanks - this means that Bryce is out, however. I'm using OS X 10.9.5, which is apparently incompatible. Meh.

    What other options do I have?

  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,344
    edited February 2015

    Infinito is a terrain generator designed for DAZ Studio (it functions as a plug-in). I haven't used it myself, though, so I don't know much more about it than what's on the product page.

    You might consider Vue and Carrara also, though none of these are as cheap as Bryce (to say nothing of DS or Blender).

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  • Dan WhitesideDan Whiteside Posts: 506
    edited December 1969

    Terragen might be a good choice (although I've never tried Mac export to DS)
    http://www.planetside.co.uk
    I've never used Natural Scene Designer but they have a Mac version with export
    http://naturalgfx.com

  • TobiasGTobiasG Posts: 447
    edited December 1969

    Thanks all for the advice!

    I'm a bit hesitant about Infinito - haven't seen or read much about it, and it's not exactly cheap (meaning I can just as well go for a dedicated program). At the moment, I'm leaning towards Vue; it looks like a powerful tool with affordable package deals.

    I'll think about it some more, and probably ask around a bit :)

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,504
    edited February 2015

    Vue is locked to your computer and all content locked to it
    everything needs a module
    nothing loads in from DAZ without lots of work
    it baffles me how some would rather use it than Carrara
    Carrara only $65 if Plat Club and uses DAZ content
    Bryce would even be a better choice IMO on some sort of Windows emulator
    we have lots of Mac users in the Carrara forum BTW

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  • TobiasGTobiasG Posts: 447
    edited December 1969

    wendy♥catz said:
    Vue is locked to your computer and all content locked to it
    everything needs a module
    nothing loads in from DAZ without lots of work
    it baffles me how some would rather use it than Carrara
    Carrara only $65 if Plat Club and uses DAZ content
    Bryce would even be a better choice IMO on some sort of Windows emulator
    we have lots of Mac users in the Carrara forum BTW

    I won't go to the hassle of using a Windows emulator (or a Wine file, or whatever). In my experience, this just doesn't work as smoothly as a native program.

    It appears to me that with most or all programs I choose, I will end up paying more than the initial price tag. Carrara, just like Daz, will get me with content, after all. I'm honestly not sure whether either choice is much cheaper in the long run. If I add together what I paid on Daz content so far, I might just get a bit dizzy :)

    But as I said, I've not decided on anything yet.

    (I appreciate all your advice hugely, but I'm aware that this forum might be a tad biased :) ).

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,504
    edited December 1969

    yes and we all assume you want to use DAZ stuff
    other software not as DAZ friendly as DAZ products is all I am saying

  • scottidog2scottidog2 Posts: 319
    edited February 2015

    I am a Mac user on 10.10.2
    I use Carrara 8.5 Pro for all my landscapes, vegetation, Volumetric clouds.
    There are presets for terrains, waters, skies, rocks, clouds, fog, and more that makes life easier.

    http://www.daz3d.com/carrara-8-5-pro

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  • TobiasGTobiasG Posts: 447
    edited December 1969

    Thank you all for your advice! I'll sleep on the matter for a few days before I decide on anything, and then I'll give myself a birthday gift next week ;)

  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943
    edited December 1969

    Well ... you could get a morphing terrain instead of buying software?

    http://www.porsimo.net/3d/terrains.htm

    http://www.morphography.uk.vu/dlcatamaran.html

    http://www.sharecg.com/v/36518/gallery/11/Poser/FreeZone-Morphing-Terrain

  • TobiasGTobiasG Posts: 447
    edited December 1969

    Kerya said:
    Well ... you could get a morphing terrain instead of buying software?

    http://www.porsimo.net/3d/terrains.htm

    http://www.morphography.uk.vu/dlcatamaran.html

    http://www.sharecg.com/v/36518/gallery/11/Poser/FreeZone-Morphing-Terrain

    Thanks for the links! I can certainly use those props. Even with regular primitives, d-formers and displacement mapping, you can do a lot. But there are limits in that approach, which you can avoid with a more specialized software.

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