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Tutorial: Animate trees and shrubs to simulate wind movement in 3ds

In this short video tutorial, I demonstrate a simple yet effective method to animate plants of all sorts in order to simulate wind movement. 

 

All you need is a good static model of a tree, shrub, grass  or flower.   Select the tips, add a soft selection, an animated noise modifier, and bam!  It's that simple.  This technique easily adds life to an otherwise static animation!