OnyxTREE STORM 6 is the newly released expanded version of a very popular plugin for ElectricImage Universe. It connects OnyxTREE creators to Universe, thus making all the power and functionality of all four OnyxTREE creators available to the user during the scene composition.

Key OnyxTREE STORM 6 Features

OnyxTREE STORM 6 is based on advanced, extremely powerful communication protocol which was invented by Bojana and Pjer.

STORM communication protocol enables direct transfer of 3D vegetation from Onyx modelers to Electric Image Universe. And it makes the animation of wind and growth possible. Moreover, all the parameter changes made in any Onyx modeler will automatically register and the corresponding plant on the EIU scene will change accordingly.

Besides its totally new concept and the new power that comes with it, new STORM also brings about some long awaited features like UVs for texture mapping, the mapping of real leaves, speed optimization for static trees, and 50% reduction of RAM requirements for modeling. It supports network rendering.

Interactivity
When you want to change, for example, leaf shape of a palm in the scene, invoke STORM, it brings-up the respective Onyx creator, adjust the leaf shape attributes there, and the change is reflected to the palm on the scene.

Very interactive control of size, shape, color, polygon count, or any other parameter.

Speed
Since OnyxTREE STORM 6 delivers trees directly into the scene and no data files are generated, the positioning of vegetation on the scene is fast.

Trees on the wind
Only STORM 6 enables you to create authentic animation of trees on the wind.
Two preview modes
Once the scene is composed or even during the build up you can switch from detailed to bounding box mode to speed up screen updates.

Faithful growth
Only STORM 6 enables you to create animation of biologically faithful growth of bamboos.
Multiplatform
STORM 6 comes for Macintosh and Windows for Universe.

Random variation
You can place many trees, which are slightly different than the original tree, by checking in the randomize button. This is ideal for building tree-lined streets and forests.
Better memory management
STORM 6 is faster and requires half of the modeling RAM over the previous version.

UV Mapping
STORM 6 supports UV mapping and applications of scanned leaf images, bark texturing, etc.
Convenience
Bring Onyx vegetation in Universe scene without ever saving and importing FACT files.

Colour per vertex
The default material setting for trees is colour-per-vertex. The colours you set in OnyxTREE creators will produce beautiful and highly realistic results.

The key point is that rendering objects containing Colour-per-Vertex material is much faster than texture mapped ones.

System Requirements
Windows
Macintosh