# Software **URL:** https://fspm.discourse.group/c/software/7.md?page=1 [Latest](https://fspm.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://fspm.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://fspm.discourse.group/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Is it possible to get the surface area of a 'NURBSSurface' object in GroIMP?](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-is-it-possible-to-get-the-surface-area-of-a-nurbssurface-object-in-groimp/189)
**Author:** [@AbdSGH](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/AbdSGH)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-is-it-possible-to-get-the-surface-area-of-a-nurbssurface-object-in-groimp/189 "2023-05-05T13:12:55Z")
In GroIMP, can the surface area of a NURBSSurface object be determined? Previous versions of GroIMP have included ‘getSurfaceArea’ and ‘getVolume’ functions for primitive objects, but it’s unclear if a similar approach c… --- ## [New GroIMP release v2.1.3 (java 23 support)](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/new-groimp-release-v2-1-3-java-23-support/269)
**Author:** [@gaetanH](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/gaetanH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/new-groimp-release-v2-1-3-java-23-support/269 "2024-04-12T10:12:20Z")
Hi everyone, We are happy to announce that the new version of GroIMP 2.1.3 is released. You can find the version at: GroIMP v 2.1.3 · Grogra / GroIMP · GitLab The main changes are : Main additions : Support for jav… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Error - Cannot make de.grogra.turtle.RH persistent](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-error-cannot-make-de-grogra-turtle-rh-persistent/267)
**Author:** [@PeigeZZZ](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/PeigeZZZ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-error-cannot-make-de-grogra-turtle-rh-persistent/267 "2024-04-01T22:12:23Z")
Hi! I encountered an error: FatalPersistenceException: Cannot make de.grogra.turtle.RH\[id=-1\]@39a6bb45 persistent: there already exists the object de.grogra.imp3d. objects.MeshNode\[id=12892\]@56651ab8 with id 12892 This… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Error visualising MTG](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-error-visualising-mtg/256)
**Author:** [@Neil\_White](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/Neil_White)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-error-visualising-mtg/256 "2024-02-23T02:17:33Z")
I am modelling macadamia using VLAB and generating a MTG to store the tree at various times. When I try to view the tree using the code in display.py it throws an ArgumentError. It seems to occur due the last line in t… --- ## [Seeking Guidance for Integrating IES Lighting Data into FSPM](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/seeking-guidance-for-integrating-ies-lighting-data-into-fspm/246)
**Author:** [@Julio](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/Julio)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/seeking-guidance-for-integrating-ies-lighting-data-into-fspm/246 "2024-02-01T15:39:12Z")
Dear FSPM Community, We are embarking on a project that seeks to combine the precision of IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) lighting data with the detailed modeling capabilities of FSPM. Our goal is to simulate rea… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Installation on Apple Silicon](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-installation-on-apple-silicon/216)
**Author:** [@Neil\_White](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/Neil_White)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-installation-on-apple-silicon/216 "2024-01-21T22:50:50Z")
I have a partial conda openalea environment running, but I’m having trouble with plantgl. When I run from openalea.plantgl.all import \* I get errors like dlopen(/Users/neilwhite/miniconda3/envs/openalea/lib/python3.1… --- ## [Trying to export lpy model into MTG or XYZ coordinates](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/trying-to-export-lpy-model-into-mtg-or-xyz-coordinates/234)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/trying-to-export-lpy-model-into-mtg-or-xyz-coordinates/234 "2023-12-13T08:44:20Z")
Hello, I would like to export my Lpy model into some format in which my arhitecture can be understood by other people not familiar with LPy I don’t know if the best format is MTG or if there is a way to extract the spat… --- ## [Working with MTG in Openalea and exporting the MTG to GroIMP](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/working-with-mtg-in-openalea-and-exporting-the-mtg-to-groimp/197)
**Author:** [@michele.butturini](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/michele.butturini)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/working-with-mtg-in-openalea-and-exporting-the-mtg-to-groimp/197 "2023-12-10T17:13:30Z")
Hi, I am using plantscan3D to reconstruct the topology of a leafless plant from a 3d point cloud. Plantscan3D gives me the following mtg as output, that is a list of nodes, instead of internodes. Do you know if Openalea… --- ## [Importing/exporting structure (data) in GroIMP](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/importing-exporting-structure-data-in-groimp/239)
**Author:** [@Gijs\_Rutgrink](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/Gijs_Rutgrink)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/importing-exporting-structure-data-in-groimp/239 "2023-12-08T13:32:50Z")
Hi all, I am currently working on performing a sensitivity analysis on a cucumber FSPM model. I want to export the structure of the simulated plants including leaves after a certain time period. So that I can import tha… --- ## [New GroIMP release v2.1.2 (java 17 support)](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/new-groimp-release-v2-1-2-java-17-support/240)
**Author:** [@gaetanH](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/gaetanH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/new-groimp-release-v2-1-2-java-17-support/240 "2023-12-08T13:21:26Z")
Hi everyone, We are happy to announce a new release of GroIMP, version 2.1.2. It is available on gitlab (GroIMP v 2.1.2 · Grogra / GroIMP · GitLab) This release includes: Add: Support for java 17 Enable jedit to se… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Generating border plants](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-generating-border-plants/217)
**Author:** [@michele.butturini](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/michele.butturini)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-generating-border-plants/217 "2023-11-24T17:30:31Z")
Hi, I am trying to understand how and if is possible to move cloned plants in specific position. The context is the following: I want to have 3 x 3 experimental plants with 2 rows of border plants on each side, therefo… --- ## [Why is Julia meant for FSPM?](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/why-is-julia-meant-for-fspm/175)
**Author:** [@AlejandroMorales](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/AlejandroMorales)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/why-is-julia-meant-for-fspm/175 "2023-11-14T18:13:30Z")
Many of you must have heard of the Julia programming language by now, perhaps from me or @rvezy or someone else, but may be wondering was is all the fuss about. There is plenty of material online that can explain the det… --- ## [VPL workshops on Youtube](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/vpl-workshops-on-youtube/232)
**Author:** [@AlejandroMorales](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/AlejandroMorales)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/vpl-workshops-on-youtube/232 "2023-11-11T12:23:52Z")
To anyone interested, there is a Youtube channel associated to the Virtual Plant Lab: https://www.youtube.com/@VirtualPlantLab. It covers the latest iteration of the software, which is now officially registered in Julia … --- ## [New GroIMP release v2.1](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/new-groimp-release-v2-1/226)
**Author:** [@gaetanH](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/gaetanH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/new-groimp-release-v2-1/226 "2023-09-25T12:07:10Z")
Hi everyone, We are happy to announce a new release of GroIMP, version 2.1. It is available on gitlab (GroIMP v 2.1 · Grogra / GroIMP · GitLab). This release includes: Add: Command Line Interface API Move to Maven,… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Project doesn't open at all after minor edits](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-project-doesnt-open-at-all-after-minor-edits/211)
**Author:** [@michele.butturini](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/michele.butturini)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-project-doesnt-open-at-all-after-minor-edits/211 "2023-06-09T12:39:47Z")
Hi, Yesterday I made some modifications to my model (groimpo 2.0.1 for Windows), and today when I try to open the.gsz file, nothing happens. When opening other projects it work fine. As I store everything on gitlab, I t… --- ## [Introduction to Vlab - Features, Distribution, and Learning Resources](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/introduction-to-vlab-features-distribution-and-learning-resources/210)
**Author:** [@michele.butturini](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/michele.butturini)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 7:14am UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/introduction-to-vlab-features-distribution-and-learning-resources/210 "2023-06-06T07:14:54Z")
This guide has been written by Professor Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz @Przemyslaw\_Prusinkie What is vlab? The Virtual Laboratory (vlab) is a suite of interactive programs for modeling and simulating the development of plan… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Error - cannot find parameters.rgg - Windows to Mac](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-error-cannot-find-parameters-rgg-windows-to-mac/208)
**Author:** [@michele.butturini](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/michele.butturini)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/solved-error-cannot-find-parameters-rgg-windows-to-mac/208 "2023-06-01T14:21:32Z")
I have a FSPM model stored on gitlab that I keep updated every time I do an edit. At home I work with a macbook and at work with a windows. I updated the gitlab with the last update done on the windows and now when I do… --- ## [Where installing Openalea\_Lpy](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/where-installing-openalea-lpy/206)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/where-installing-openalea-lpy/206 "2023-05-25T10:40:18Z")
Hello everyone, I am not sure that’s the right place to ask but I would like to have some opinions about that. I am a plant scientist working on hazelnut, thus, I hope you can forgive me if this is a simple computer sci… --- ## [Why are FSPMs so slow compared to modern game engines?](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/why-are-fspms-so-slow-compared-to-modern-game-engines/112)
**Author:** [@pmxrr3](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/pmxrr3)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/why-are-fspms-so-slow-compared-to-modern-game-engines/112 "2023-04-25T16:02:04Z")
Hi all, Let me kick off this section by asking the first question :slight\_smile: (@mods: if this is better placed in “Software”, feel free to move it) This may be a trivial question to some, but it’s something that has… --- ## [New GroIMP release (groimp 2.0)](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/new-groimp-release-groimp-2-0/144)
**Author:** [@michele.butturini](https://fspm.discourse.group/u/michele.butturini)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://fspm.discourse.group/t/new-groimp-release-groimp-2-0/144 "2023-04-25T11:29:09Z")
Hi, the developers of GroIMP recently released a new version (groimp 2.0). You can find more information and a download link here: GroIMP v 2.0.1 · Grogra / GroIMP · GitLab As indicated by @gaetanH: Please notice th… [Previous page](https://fspm.discourse.group/c/software/7.md)