Introduction to generators

Procedural modeling involves editing a variety of parameters and their variances that govern the creation of a model. Generators are the objects that provide this level of procedural generation.

Generators create and control groups of nodes, which comprise the geometry of the model. Editing the values and variances of the properties of the generators and controlling their hierarchy controls the procedural generation of the model.

Manage generators at a high level from the Generation Editor.

Generator types

There are several types of default generators that create different geometry in the model, including generators for main components of the model, decorations, and photogrammetry elements. For more information on the different types of generators, refer to Generator types.

When you add a generator to a model, you can add a default generator or you can add a template that consists of one or more generators with preset properties. For example, you can add the default Branch generator or you can add a Trunk, which consists of a Branch generator with values preset to look like a trunk.