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The Sapling addon (Sapling Tree Gen) is a built-in Blender add-on for generating Trees. It is disabled by default. Use this tag for questions relating to the use of the Sapling addon.

Sapling Tree Gen is a built-in Blender add-on that the menu says "builds trees". It is based on Creation and Rendering of Realistic Trees a 1995 paper by Jason Webber and Joseph Penn.

The add-on is disabled by default.

Use this tag for questions relating to the use of the Sapling addon.

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Sapling tree add on: leaves over multiple branch levels

I want to make a fir or spruce tree, but am actually stuck with generating the leaves/needles. They appear only on the last level of the branches, but on a real spruce there would be needles on the lower branches as well. Am I able to do this with…
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My tree branches have holes at the tips

I'm using the Sampling generator and has you can see, for some reason, the little branches have these holes at the tips, why is that? And how can I get rid of them?
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Sappling Addon:- Leaves and Tree branches separated in Particle System

Aim: - I want to create a forest with Sapling add-on and particle system. Problem:- Leaves are separated from branches Achievement: - Without Particle System: - I am able to render all the trees with leaves in object mode + rendering.…
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Set initial rotation on branches

I am trying to generate a Norwegian spruce with the sapling addon. I have achieved this result: The problem is that the secondary branches have the wrong starting direction. The rotation between each branch is 180 deg, so that the first branches…
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Where is Sapling Tree in 2.79?

I work on 2.79 full release version. I have the sapling tree add-on activated. All tutorials i can find show the addon under Add>Curve>add tree. Its not there :(
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Increase size of column width in save dialogue short list view

our filename conventions are rather long and i can't see and/or edit them in the Blender save dialogue short (or long) list view. Is there a way to make the columns wider? Thanks JK
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Make leaves head to branch direction (sapling addon)

I am trying to generate something with the sapling addon where the leaves (custom object from the screne in my case) are looking at the direction of the end of a branch. Seems what ever I try they are rotating all over the place. I tried to play…
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Blender sapling mesh leaves rotation

Hey guys, I was hoping to get some help with the leaf rotation with the sapling plugin. I'm finding that a custom leaf mesh seems to always orientate relative to the scene and not the branch direction. In the image attached you can see the default…
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Sapling tree gen add-on - rotate branches longitudinally

I am interested in creating a fern with this tool. Unfortunately I can't get the 3rd level branches to rotate so that they're facing the sky, instead it only seems possible to have them parallel to the 1st branch (trunk) whereas I want them…
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Unable to individually give material to bark and leaves

I am using blender 2.79, and in using the sapling gen addon, I am unable to add different materials to both bark and leaves.I'm a total beginner, so it might be an error on my part.Please tell me what is needed.
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Sapling addon panel back

When I select another object and transform it the Sapling tree generator panel is gone. I can't get it back when I reselect the tree. Is it possible at all to have the panel back?
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The menu with options for Sapling Tree Gen creation is no longer available

I using Blender 2.78 and this add-on: Add Curve: Sapling Tree Gen Problem: add-on menu is disappeared. I created tree and clicked Undo button to cancel action , but the menu dissapered. Turned into new menu Operator. Before After (dissapered menu…
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Blender 2.78a sapling add-on vertical attraction

When I learned Blender, was with the version 2.77 and in the sapling add-on was an option called vertical attraction that make the branches in shapes that looks like a tentacles, now in the latest version (2.78a) the option is gone, anybody knows…
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sapling add on tree

i would like to know how I reappear the sapling add tree menu, I made a tree but I want to modify it, but I can't find the menu anymore how do I make it appear again so I edit the tree
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Sapling Tree Gen Add-On doesn't work how I want it

I am a noob at Blender and I wanted to make a plant for my Roblox game. I looked at Youtube for tutorials and this one person said I should use the Sapling Tree Gen add-on. So I installed it. But whenever I hit Quaking Aspen in the presets tab, like…
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