Figures 
to show the results of some of
the plant growing simulations tried out, and were rendered with Wavefront
Technologies' Advanced Visualizer software.
Figure shows the growth of a vine on a trellis. Seeds were
planted at each of the upright columns, and the picture depicts the vine at
the 150th frame. The vine growing on the column in figure ,
was generated with 4 seeds planted at each of 4 sides of the base of the
column.
Figure: Vine growing on a trellis
Figure: Vine growing on a column
Figure: Vine with high branching factor and high segment stoppage rate
Figure: Vine with low branching factor and low segment stoppage rate
Figure: Vine where the light source is low and on one side of the column.
(front view)
Figure: Vine with thicker segments and bigger leaves
Taking the column as the standard object, figures to
show the results of varying the growth parameters. In the
first case (figure ) the plant has a high branching factor
and also a high stoppage factor, meaning there is a good chance a given
segment will spawn two child segments, and this is balanced by there being a
high probability of stoppage. The figure shows quiet a bit of growth up the
column. The next figure shows the growth of a vine with a low branching factor
and very little chance a vine segment will stop growing. This has a fair
amount of growth at the base, but only a single branch grows up the column.
In figure , the light source is now in a low
position, and the
growth of the plant stays low on the column, and biased towards the light.
Figure shows the "back" of the column where there is
less growth. Finally figure shows a thicker vine, which
also has larger leaves.
