UE5 -Set up Foliage Animation with Variations ( using VertexColor and World Position Offset )

[@alvarorodriguez4365]

14:47 In case you don't want to use the Vertex Color node you can use instead PerInstanceRandom node and when you scatter the foliage on Foliage Mode the movement will be random. Also I changed the name of PhaseOffsetAlpha for RandomMovementPerInstance(FoliageMode) = 0 No Random and >0 for the Random movement. Thanks for this tutorial!!

[@wearethefractals]

Cool! Thanks for sharing the PerInstanceRandom info!

[@JhiorgenesNogueira]

Amazing work bro!!

[@wearethefractals]

Thank you!

[@lake.laogai]

thanks, this helped me to apply the effect to my assets, I didn't know how to root it^^

[@bingbingsu-zj2ev]

it‘s so so so great！ thank you so much!

[@cylee5085]

What a great Tutorial!! Thank you so much

[@wearethefractals]

Thank you! I try to find time to record more.

[@mitchellrcohen]

Thank you!

[@Ahmad-ut6ic]

thank you.

[@djtc2093]

how would you make the grass stay flat for example if a vehicle drives over it

[@wearethefractals]

That is usually done by drawing into a render target. That can then be used to mix in a different effect (e.g. flattened grass). Found this tutorial that might be helpful: www.kodeco.com/5760-creating-snow-trails-in-unreal-engine-4

[@djtc2093]

@@wearethefractals Thank you!

[@tinchodonte2720]

niceeeeee

[@wearethefractals]

Thanks!

[@rhysmuir]

This works well, but when I use it with foliage meshes, all the plant instances act like one mesh and further from the center, the more extreme the plants move. Any ideas?

[@wearethefractals]

Ok, if you post a video of the result, I will have a look

[@rhysmuir]

@@wearethefractals Thanks for the quick reply! Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6Wkg3-qd8drr80

[@wearethefractals]

I see what you mean.. maybe a missed connection into the rotate node (location/center/something…)

[@LordsDard]

Use the Mesh Particle Pivot Location node if you paint them as Foliage.

[@elianzuniga4975]

I made this wind system, looks amazing!!!!!! Thanks!! The only bad thing that I noticed is that when I use the Foliage paint mode and nanite foliage on, the grass starts to get bigger and bigger or smaller depending on where I place the grass. What can it be?

[@wearethefractals]

This can be solved by using the Mesh Particle Pivot instead of the Object Pivot. Lets me know it how goes.

[@elianzuniga4975]

@@wearethefractals Yep, it worked perfectly! Thank you so much!!!

[@JackNack-pz5wr]

Hi thanks for this great tutorial. Is it necessary to use Houdini? what about other tools like maya or blender?

[@wearethefractals]

Hi Jack, It's not necessary to use Houdini. The technique will work with any software, as long as you get the vertex colors on in the same manner.

[@JackNack-pz5wr]

@@wearethefractals okay. Is vertex painting necessary for Quixel assets as well? As far as I know, Quixel assets typically come with pre-existing vertex paint.

[@buzz_deedigitalart7045]

I have the same problem where the object containg of different planes doesnt use the phase offset and acts as one unit, I double checked everything is set like your graph

[@wearethefractals]

I’ll have look. Did you try to use Mesh Particle Pivot Location as Daiwei suggested?

[@buzz_deedigitalart7045]

@@wearethefractals yeah it didnt do the thing sadly, is your mesh a single one or several ones? I thought maybe its because mine is just a bunch of joined planes

[@wearethefractals]

@@buzz_deedigitalart7045 I'll have a look in the weekend. Post a clip/screenshot if you want to.

[@shinnasukah]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5_Qdqlteceee6c Hi, I faced the similar issue and replaced Absolute World Position node with Pre skinned local position node and its still acting like a single actor. Btw this is UE5.2 using PCG workflow as compared to using manual foliage tools to generate the instances. Still the problem persist.

[@AinSteelheart]

is it possible to make random for each foliage (What you make in Houdini), only in Unreal Engine 5? (I am using only one mesh of plant)

[@wearethefractals]

Yes. For instance you could use object position (mesh particle) and add that to the input of the rotation node. That would give unique phase to each part.

[@Dhieen]

Can you rotate the direction of the wind?

[@wearethefractals]

No, not with this exakt setup. You could replace the optimized rotation node with a regular one, with som performance loss probably.

[@Dhieen]

@@wearethefractals Ok, i found a tutorial of prismatica that does kind of the same thing with editable rotation of the wind so its cool; he did the same thign as you but with different nodes lol, this topic is so complex

[@Dhieen]

Is this a good solution for big trees too? or should i use something else?

[@wearethefractals]

Could be a starting point.,