Procedural Plants with L-Systems in TouchDesigner — Tips, Tricks, and Tox

L System Plus component and demo file download: https://github.com/kylebmeredith/L-Sy...

This video is intended as an intermediate tutorial for people already familiar with the basics of L-Systems. It covers rendering leaves separately from the trunk/branches, limiting generations, using instancing for leaves, and customizing the scale and color of those leaf instances.

To learn more about L Systems, I recommend these resources:

L System SOP docs: https://docs.derivative.ca/LSystem_SOP
Algorithmic Beauty of Plants: http://algorithmicbotany.org/papers/a...
TDSW L-System workshop: https://derivative.ca/event/touchdesi...
Houdini Kitchen article: https://www.houdinikitchen.net/2019/1...
Magic Market Houdini tutorial:    • Magic Market | L-Systems  

I created these L Systems for an interactive installation called the Boreal Oasis. You can learn more about the project here: https://www.kyle-meredith.com/single-...

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Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - L-system learning resources
2:39 - Separating leaves from trunk
6:01 - A better separation method
9:31 - Limiting generations
12:36 - Using instancing for leaves
15:23 - Customizing leaf instances
18:18 - Customizing based on geometry
21:10 - Adding color to instances
23:54 - L System Plus component
26:50 - Outro