ZenGrove

Affect

Affect

Chooses which branches are affected. Active Branches uses the latest generated layer. Active + Descendants also includes growth from that layer. Active Generated Hierarchy additionally includes ancestors created by that same generated contribution. Entire Input uses everything arriving here. Attached children follow a moved parent even when they are not reshaped themselves.

Options: Active Branches · Active + Descendants · Active Generated Hierarchy · Entire Input

Default: Active Branches

Setup

Distribution

Count uses a total placement count. Density uses placements per unit of eligible branch length.

Options: Count · Density

Default: Count

Generation

Total Count

Sets total placements across affected branches in Count mode.

Available when Distribution is Count.

Default: 120

Distribution (1)

Distribution Range — Start %

Sets where placement begins on the parent. Zero is the base and one is the tip; the range slider displays percentages.

Default: 0.1

Distribution Range — End %

Sets where placement ends. Together with Start, this defines the Distribution Range.

Default: 1

Placement Pattern

Random distributes around the branch. Parallel creates opposing pairs at one height. Alternating uses successive heights on opposing sides.

Options: Random · Parallel · Alternating

Default: Random

Pattern Rotation

Rotates the placement pattern around the branch.

Default: 0

Position Randomness

Randomly turns each pattern while preserving pairs and alternation.

Default: 1

Position Jitter

Loosens spacing along the parent while keeping paired sites together.

Default: 0.03

Surface Offset

Moves pivots from the branch center toward its surface. Zero uses the centerline; one reaches the surface.

Default: 1

Distribution (2)

Tip Bias

Biases placement toward branch tips. Increase it for more detail near the outer crown.

Default: 0.45

Orientation (1)

Orientation Pattern

Random allows free orientation. Parallel keeps one local orientation. Alternating flips every second asset 180 degrees around its local Y axis.

Options: Random · Parallel · Alternating

Default: Random

Orientation Space

Branch follows the parent direction. Ground keeps the asset growth axis along the horizontal ground plane.

Options: Branch · Ground

Default: Branch

Align to Branch

Aligns assets to the supporting branch before additional rotations.

Default: On

Rotation X

Rotates assets around local X.

Default: 0

Rotation Y

Rotates assets around local Y.

Default: 0

Rotation Z

Rotates assets around local Z.

Default: 0

Rotation X Randomness

Adds random local X rotation.

Default: 180

Orientation (2)

Rotation Y Randomness

Adds random local Y rotation.

Default: 180

Rotation Z Randomness

Adds random local Z rotation.

Default: 180

Downward Alignment

Turns assets toward world down without bending supporting branches.

Default: 0

Up Influence

Biases the growing direction upward. Negative values bias it downward.

Default: 0.12

Scale

Scale

Scales the asset or generated child uniformly. One keeps its size; 0.5 halves it.

Default: 1

Scale Profile

Multiplies asset size across the distribution range. Left is Start and right is End. One keeps size; zero reduces it to nothing at that point.

Default: See curve in image

Scale Randomness

Varies size between placements. Zero keeps one scale multiplier.

Default: 0.25

Advanced

Seed Offset

Changes this node's random variation. Keep the seed and settings unchanged to reproduce the same result.

Default: 20

Generation

Shown example: Distribution = Density.

Density per Unit

Sets placements per unit of eligible branch length. Longer branches receive more.

Available when Distribution is Density.

Default: 8