[Released!] Custom tree importer

Just for the record or anyone else having this "bug" from Blender, I learned the issue. There is something called a "parent inverse": https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/scene_layout/object/editing/parent.html

So you have to be careful in Blender because you won't see this "hidden matrix" but if it gets created during your parenting (based on settings presumably I haven't figured out the nuance to yet), you cannot see it in your hierarchy or object panels. However, it does become evident on FBX export when it is applied.

When I take the project with the bark object that keeps rotating -90 on export, if I click that bark (which shows 0 rotation at rest) and go Object > Apply > Parent Inverse, suddenly the -90 rotation becomes visible on the x axis. Then I can go Object > Apply > Rotation and now it is truly set to zero.

Without doing the Apply Parent Inverse first, there is still a hidden rotation in there. So not exactly a bug. Just a strange design where they are hiding a potential rotation as the "Parent Inverse" rotation. If Blender was better designed, I think this would be visible on a panel somewhere instead of just hiding it completely.

So if things are rotating weird, or you're not sure, Apply Parent Inverse to anything that is misbehaving then Apply Rotation.

 

CTI 2022 bark shader seems to be broken in URP! Also, HDRP HLSL doesn't work anymore aside from the share graph shaders, which is still fine at least.

 

i will skip the hlsl versions completely as they just need tooo much work.
attached 2 urp versions for 2022.3 lts.
14_plus package uses shader graph shaders and should be future proof (plus).
2023 package contains latest hlsl version.

 

It works, thanks a lot man you're a life saviour!! Yah I agree, it's really hard to maintain...

 

If you get errors on the latest version of Unity/URP about not finding a 4 parameter version of DirectBDRF, open the file "CTI URP Lighting.hlsl" in the includes folder, and find the following function:

Code (CSharp):

1. half3 LightingPhysicallyBasedWrapped(BRDFData brdfData, half3 lightColor, half3 lightDirectionWS, half lightAttenuation, half3 normalWS, half3 viewDirectionWS, half NdotL)
2. {
3. //NdotL is wrapped... not correct for specular
4.     half3 radiance = lightColor * (lightAttenuation * NdotL);
5.     return DirectBDRF(brdfData, normalWS, lightDirectionWS, viewDirectionWS) * radiance;
6. }

Change it to specify false for the last parameter (Don't do specular):

Code (CSharp):

1. half3 LightingPhysicallyBasedWrapped(BRDFData brdfData, half3 lightColor, half3 lightDirectionWS, half lightAttenuation, half3 normalWS, half3 viewDirectionWS, half NdotL)
2. {
3. //NdotL is wrapped... not correct for specular
4.     half3 radiance = lightColor * (lightAttenuation * NdotL);
5.     return DirectBDRF(brdfData, normalWS, lightDirectionWS, viewDirectionWS, false) * radiance;
6. }

 

Hi all, i have
"Shader error in 'CTI/URP Billboard': invalid subscript 'shadowCoord' at line 178 (on d3d11)"
on Unity 2021.3.7f1.

 

for URP 14 and above CTI uses shader graph. a little bit less powerfull but easier to maintain.
you will fidn a proper package attached.