Dense foliage: example renders

Pipeline stage over hills

Seed 7 (autumn): without (left) and with (right) the far layer. 2,283 far instances; cover target 0.63. examples/seed7_pair.png
Seed 8 (summer): 3,522 far instances; cover target 0.85, a sparse-leaved species. examples/seed8_pair.png
Seed 9 (spring): 2,190 far instances; cover target 0.62. examples/seed9_pair.png

Pipeline stage, low camera

Seed 6: 2 unique trees and 13 bushes near, 6,716 far instances. stage/seed6_far.png

Prototype over hills (forced summer)

Seed 4: without (top) and with (bottom); 12,054 far instances. mountain/h_compare_4.png
Seed 5: without (top) and with (bottom); 3,802 far instances. mountain/h_compare_5.png

Stand of 1,089 trees

Mesh (top left), surfels (top right), points (bottom left), volume (bottom right). forest/mid_crop.png

Single tree

Mesh (left) against 2 mm points (right), close-up at about 2 mm per pixel. dense/tree_0_20_compare_closeup.png
Mesh (left) against 2 mm points (right), full view. dense/tree_0_20_compare_full.png