[UPDATE] **Labs Biome Plant Scatter (Alpha) SOP** has improved collision between plants. New parameters: Tree Overlap Allowance, Shrub Overlap Allowance, and Keep Plants by Greatest Age or Random. **Labs Biome Plant Define (Alpha) SOP** and **Labs Biome Plant Definitions File (Alpha) SOP** have added trunk radius so shrubs can spawn under trees without intersecting tree trunks.

Author: baileycc

help/nodes/sop/labs--biome_plant_define-1.0.txt

@@ -60,10 +60,14 @@ Type:
     #id: type
     Select the plant's type. If a plant's type is __Shrub__, it will be permitted to spawn beneath nearby plants with a plant type of __Tree__. In this case, the nearby __Tree__ spacing __Radii__ are ignored by __Shrubs__.
 
-Radius:
+Bounds Radius:
     #id: radius
     Minimum radius needed for this plant to grow.
 
+Trunk Radius:
+    #id: radius
+    Shrubs may not spawn within this radius.
+
 Density:
     #id: densitymax
     The density of the plant when its viability is at its highest.

help/nodes/sop/labs--biome_plant_definitions_file-1.0.txt

@@ -90,9 +90,13 @@ Type:
     #id: type
     Label of the plant's type.
 
-Radius:
+Bounds Radius:
     #id: radius
-    Label of the plant's radius.
+    Label of the plant's bounds radius.
+
+Trunk Radius:
+    #id: trunkradius
+    Label of the plant's trunk radius.
 
 Density:
     #id: densitymax

help/nodes/sop/labs--biome_plant_scatter-1.0.txt

@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ This node scatters plant species points defined by multiple _Labs Biome Plant De
     Random Seed:
         #id: seed
         The random number seed used to scatter points. 
+    Tree Overlap Allowance:
+        #id: treeoverlapallowance
+        The distance in meters that trees are allowed to overlap each other. If the overlap distance of two tree bounds radii is greater than this value, they are considered intersecting and one of the trees is removed from the scatter. 
+    Shrub Overlap Allowance:
+        #id: shruboverlapallowance
+        The distance in meters that shrubs are allowed to overlap each other. If the overlap distance of two shrub bounds radii is greater than this value, they are considered intersecting and one of the shrubs is removed from the scatter. 
+    Keep Plants by:
+        #id: keepplantsby
+        Method used to determine which intersecting plant is kept and which is culled.        
+        <p>__Greatest Age__: Method for keeping points with the greatest age.</p>
+	<p>__Greatest Viability__: Method for keeping points with the greatest viability.</p>
+        <p>__Random__: Method for keeping points randomly.</p>
 
     === Culling ===
 

hip/examples/biome_plant_scatter/biome_plant_scatter.1.0.hip

@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Inputs:       0 to 1
 Subnet:       true
 Python:       false
 Empty:        false
-Modified:     Thu Dec  5 09:39:09 2024
+Modified:     Wed Dec 11 16:06:49 2024
 

otls/biome_plant_define.1.0.hda/INDEX__SECTION

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Content-Type: text/plain
 
 sopflags sopflags = 
 comment ""
-position -60.0292 76.8696
+position -51.7936 77.878
 connectornextid 2
 flags =  lock off model off template off footprint off xray off bypass off display off render off highlight off unload off savedata off compress on colordefault off exposed on
 outputsNamed3
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ outputsNamed3
 }
 inputsNamed3
 {
-1 	Birch 0 1 "input1"
+1 	Birch1 0 1 "input1"
 }
 inputs
 {
-0 	Birch 0 1
+0 	Birch1 0 1
 }
 stat
 {

otls/biome_plant_define.1.0.hda/labs_8_8Sop_1biome__plant__define_8_81.0/Contents.dir/Contents.mime

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"hdaroot/get_raw_string_for_relative_file_path.def":1733413109,
 	"hdaroot/vector_into_float.def":1731950804,
 	"hdaroot/output0.def":1733331849,
-	"hdaroot.def":1733412576,
+	"hdaroot.def":1733954737,
 	"hdaroot/missing_or_invalid_mesh_msg.def":1731950804,
 	"hdaroot/merge_with_previous_plant.def":1733330871,
 	"hdaroot/attribdelete2.def":1731950804,

otls/biome_plant_define.1.0.hda/labs_8_8Sop_1biome__plant__define_8_81.0/Contents.dir/Contents.modtimes

@@ -131,7 +131,15 @@
                 }
                 parm {
                     name    "radius"
-                    label   "Radius"
+                    label   "Bounds Radius"
+                    type    float
+                    default { "1" }
+                    range   { 0.0001! 20 }
+                    parmtag { "script_callback_language" "python" }
+                }
+                parm {
+                    name    "trunkradius"
+                    label   "Trunk Radius"
                     type    float
                     default { "1" }
                     range   { 0.0001! 20 }

otls/biome_plant_define.1.0.hda/labs_8_8Sop_1biome__plant__define_8_81.0/DialogScript

@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Inputs:       0 to 1
 Subnet:       true
 Python:       false
 Empty:        false
-Modified:     Wed Dec  4 13:31:13 2024
+Modified:     Mon Jan 13 14:27:18 2025
 

otls/biome_plant_definitions_file.1.0.hda/INDEX__SECTION

@@ -3,18 +3,23 @@
 	"hdaroot/file_bgeo.def":1721325368,
 	"hdaroot/if_nodes.def":1723649795,
 	"hdaroot/error_same_plant_name.def":1721137580,
+	"hdaroot/point_create/Pricklypear.def":1736796383,
 	"hdaroot/if_read_geo.def":1721326800,
-	"hdaroot.def":1729108551,
+	"hdaroot.def":1736796174,
 	"hdaroot/point_create/IN.def":1723236073,
 	"hdaroot/point_create/output0.def":1723236081,
 	"hdaroot/if_read.def":1721326823,
+	"hdaroot/point_create/Shrub.def":1736796383,
 	"hdaroot/point_create.def":1721659378,
 	"hdaroot/blast1.def":1721664019,
 	"hdaroot/bgeo_export.def":1721656691,
+	"hdaroot/point_create/Birch.def":1736796383,
+	"hdaroot/point_create/Saguaro.def":1736796383,
 	"hdaroot/null2.def":1723649804,
 	"hdaroot/get_geo.def":1723658508,
 	"hdaroot/output0.def":1681162951,
 	"hdaroot/if_read_json_as_node.def":1721326800,
+	"hdaroot/point_create/Pine.def":1736796383,
 	"hdaroot/remove_absfilemesh4.def":1721924729,
 	"hdaroot/OUT_bgeo.def":1733340393
 }