Skatter version 2 can easily be called the most powerful Scattering Extension for SketchUp. It has the power to render a huge amount of vegetation, creates crowd models, carpets, helps create and keep track of the parameters given.
Skatter 2 is an innovative extension ideal for SketchUp users. It also added new library integration named 3D Bazaar, Zones, Random Materials, Image mask, Path mask, Composition mask, has an option to convert any random components into a Skatter integrated composition, also added a user-friendly user interface.
Skatter 2 extension works depending on hosts and objects. The host involves ground surface, terrains, valleys, etc and the objects involve trees, plants, vegetations, that are to Skatter around the hosts to give it a realistic background.
In Skatter 2, a composition feature is added which basically is necessary to organize and assign various parameters to the objects and also makes it easy to keep track of the various objects and hosts involved in a particular project.
Features of Skatter Version 2 for SketchUp
1. It can easily cover your landscape with a realistic vegetation layout with simple few clicks, or you can use your own materials to easily populate your background with rocks, cars, buildings, and many more, to give a more realistic outlook.
2. Using its “Render only “option, Skatter by default bypasses SketchUp and directly sends the information to the engines to start the rendering process. With this feature, you can keep working on lightweight SketchUp models while rendering a huge amount of objects.
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Arka Roy
www.sketchup4architect.com
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