Time for action — adding trees to the landscape
Like the ANT Landscape, Sapling uses mathematical algorithms to create organic forms. You'll step through the menus to make a tree:
Create a new Blender file.
In the File menu at the upper-left corner of the Blender window, select User Preferences, as you did earlier in this chapter to use the ANT Landscape add-on. The Blender User Preferences window will pop up.
Select Addons from the Blender User Preferences menu. Scroll down and put a checkmark in the box for Add Curve:Sapling. Select Install Add-on... from the header at the bottom of the menu.
Press the X button at the upper right-hand corner of the Blender User Preferences window and close the window. If you are using a Mac or Linux, use the red dot on the left-hand corner of the Blender User Preferences window.
Delete the default cube.
Press Shift+A and select Curve and then Add Tree from the menus.
Press Numpad 1 to get the Front view. Press Numpad 5 to get Ortho mode. Press Shift+MMB and...