Parameters
- Gravity = 0
- Primary Direction = 0
- Chaos = 0
- Adhesion = 0
- Wind = 0
Ivy Settings
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Branch
- Node Size
- Float Length
- Radius
- Detail
- Probability
- Pattern
- Spread
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Leaf
- Size
- Probability
Leaf Types
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Click to Select / De-select
Usage
- Click the left mouse button where you want the Ivy to start. The Parameters can be changed during the creation process. All Parameters/Settings/Leaves are saved across sessions.
- Each time you click the left mouse button, the Ivy will grow. The Ivy branches are shown as bright-red lines.
- Select the type(s) from the 'Leaf Types' tab. Click to select/de-select 'Leaf Types'. All highlighted 'Leaf Types' will be used in combination.
- Add more Leaves to the branches by left mouse clicking while holding the CTRL-key (Mac: ALT). Repeat this to add more Leaves. Leaves are shown by green X symbols along the branch lines. The Leaves are made from the (v8) SKP files named "ivyleaf_*" in the ..Plugins/LiveIvy/Textures folder. The are 10 "ivyleaf_*" SKP files initially provided with the toolset. You may edit these: or if desired, add your own SKP files to that folder (naming them "ivyleaf_*").
- Use SHIFT+Click to finish that section of Ivy.
- The Wind comes from the Sketchup sun.
- Parameters lengths, sizes etc are in "Inches".
- Experiment with combinations of settings...
- This CAN crash - so Save before using it...
NOTE:
Keys
- Mouse-Click: Ivy grows its stem(s).
- ALT+Click: Ivy grows towards the mouse position (Mac: Cmd).
- CTRL+Click: Ivy grows leaves (Mac: Alt).
- SHIFT+Click: Ivy is created.
- Keyboard press 'i': Ivy creation restarts...