Trunk Decoration

Specialized surface decoration for trunks, with enhanced UV and displacement controls.

The Trunk Decoration is a specialized version of Surface Decoration optimized for main stems and trunks.

  • Root Blending: Handles the transition from trunk to ground (flaring).
  • Cap Handling: Options for closing the cut ends of the mesh.
  • Enhanced UVs: Better controls for seamless bark textures on thick geometry.

Concept

Hero Geometry While standard Surface Decoration is fast and good for branches, Trunk Decoration offers the extra controls needed for the "hero" parts of the tree—the trunk and roots—where texture fidelity and silhouette are most critical.

Inputs

  • Input 0 — Graph The growth graph.
  • Output — Graph The graph with trunk meshing instructions.

Parameters

Flare

  • Width: How much the base widens.
  • Height: How far up the trunk the flare extends.

Caps

  • Top/Bottom: Open, Flat, or Rounded caps.

Attributes

  • Consumes: width, P, orient.

Workflow

  1. Connect Trunk Decoration to your main Trunk Grow node.
  2. Use standard Surface Decoration for the smaller branches.

Related Nodes

NodeRelationship
Surface DecorationGeneral-purpose skinning

Cluster Decoration

Attaches external meshes (leaves, flowers, fruit) to the skeleton.

Highpoly Import