Blowing Palm Tree?

[ckeyes]

Hi,

Does anyone have or know of software that
can do a fairly realistic palm tree softly blowing
in the wind?

I'm using LW 7.5.

Many thanks,

Carl

[HowardM]

Check this out (http://vbulletin.newtek.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1689&highlight=spring+break)
I modeled a simple tube, then used Texture Displacement to break up the trunk...for the leaves I made flat subd's with a few polys so they could bend...I found a nice palm image on the web and doctored it and made an alpha for the clipmap.
Then using more displacement maps I made the leaves ripple in the wind...
not perfect, not Malaysian Friday, but it works...

:) good luck

[ckeyes]

HowardM,

Looks great. Are there any good tutorials
on setting up a scene like that somewhere?

I'm very new to the techniques you used to do that.

Many thanks,

Carl

[HowardM]

Not sure, Ive picked things up along the way..
...but youve got the forums, tutorials on the web...even the manual...