ZenGrove

Built to move. Down to the last leaf.

Overview

Built to move. Down to the last leaf.

The ZenGrove 1.0.0 reference: 52 nodes, 907 settings and short WebM demos. Explore Look At asset orientation, GameDynamics, joint previews, skeletal export and per-leaf random vertex colors. Requires AO.Hub 1.6.6 or later.

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Split

Divides an active path into two or more continuations. Every continuation bends away from the incoming stem; control inclination, radial spacing, split position and transition shape.

Reference: ZenGrove 1.0.0 · 22 October 2026 · 20 settings. Requires AO.Hub 1.6.6 or later.

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Branches

Tilt and radial spacing are different

With Branching Into = 3 and Radial Randomness = 0, the directions are 120° apart around the stem; four gives 90°. Angle from Stem sets their tilt. Four continuations at 45° all lean outward by 45°; the 90° spacing describes the top view, not the 3D angle between neighboring shoots.

Variation and transitions

Angle Randomness varies each child’s tilt independently. Radial Randomness varies directions around the axis, while Plane Rotation rotates the entire arrangement. Probability selects whole splits. Stack Split nodes to divide the active continuations again.

Junction topology

Two continuations use a welded fork. At three or more, the first outward-bending continuation is welded to the lower stem; the others overlap with open bases inside the junction. The complete multi-way junction is not watertight. Transition Length, Junction Length Scale and Bend Smoothness shape its transition.

Watch the Split settings tour

Current Maya controls, including conditional settings. Each view stays on screen for one second (three views take three seconds); pause or choose a group to inspect it.

The video loads when you play it. Readable still views and explanations follow below.

Setup

Branching Into

Sets the total continuations per successful split. Two form a welded fork. Three or more all bend radially outward; there is no straight central continuation.

Default: 2

Generation

Probability

Sets the share of eligible paths that receive a fork. One splits all; zero adds none.

Default: 1

Split Range — Split Start %

Sets the earliest fork position. Zero is the parent base and one is its tip.

Default: 0.58

Split Range — Split End %

Sets the latest fork position. Together with Split Start, this defines the allowed Split Range.

Default: 0.82

Orientation

Angle from Stem

Sets each continuation’s inclination from the incoming stem, in degrees. Two children at 45° open by 90°. For three or more children, this tilt is separate from their spacing around the stem.

Default: 50

Angle Randomness

Maximum inclination offset in degrees, independently per continuation, reproducible with Global Seed and Seed Offset. Zero keeps every child at Angle from Stem. Each inclination is clamped to 0-175 degrees. Radial Randomness separately varies spacing around the stem.

Default: 10

Plane Rotation

Rotates the fork plane around the incoming branch direction.

Default: 0

Plane Randomness

Varies the fork plane between branches.

Default: 180

Shape

Transition Length %

Sets the fraction of remaining branch length used to ease into the fork angle. Higher values make the turn more gradual.

Default: 0.18

Junction Length Scale

Scales the fork transition. For two continuations it controls separation around the junction; for three or more it also scales the easing distance into the side-shoot direction.

Default: 1

Blend Radius

Controls how rounded the inner fork ridge becomes relative to parent thickness.