<s>
Grome	B-Application
is	O
an	O
environmental	O
modeling	O
package	O
developed	O
by	O
Quad	O
Software	O
dedicated	O
for	O
procedural	O
and	O
manual	O
generation	O
of	O
large	O
virtual	O
outdoor	O
worlds	O
suitable	O
for	O
games	O
and	O
other	O
3D	O
real-time	O
simulation	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
was	O
version	O
1.2	O
on	O
which	O
optimized	O
existing	O
fractal	O
tools	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
ones	O
,	O
extended	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
with	O
new	O
data	O
formats	O
and	O
introduced	O
the	O
Grome	B-Application
scripting	O
language	O
for	O
automated	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
Grome	B-Application
becomes	O
a	O
more	O
complete	O
outdoor	O
editing	O
platform	O
by	O
introducing	O
editing	O
of	O
water	O
surfaces	O
,	O
vegetation	O
and	O
other	O
decoration	O
layers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
Quad	O
Software	O
announced	O
the	O
availability	O
for	O
customization	O
work	O
for	O
professional	O
studios	O
that	O
need	O
a	O
specific	O
Grome	B-Application
version	O
for	O
their	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Grome	B-Application
3.0	O
version	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
bringing	O
road	O
networks	O
editing	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
per-pixel	O
materials	O
,	O
optimization	O
tools	O
for	O
mobiles	O
and	O
low-end	O
hardware	O
and	O
other	O
new	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Procedural	O
heightmap	B-Data_Structure
generation	O
using	O
fractal	O
,	O
terracing	O
and	O
erosion	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Possibility	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
assign	O
multiple	O
layers	O
of	O
heightmaps	B-Data_Structure
for	O
each	O
zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manual	O
editing	O
of	O
heightmap	B-Data_Structure
layers	O
using	O
selection	O
layers	O
and	O
brushes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elevation	O
,	O
terracing	O
and	O
fractals	O
brushes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creation	O
of	O
images	O
based	O
on	O
brushes	B-Application
or	O
procedural	O
generation	O
based	O
on	O
slope	O
,	O
direction	O
,	O
altitude	O
,	O
external	O
shape	O
files	O
and	O
erosion	O
flowmaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
defined	O
format	O
system	O
using	O
Grome	B-Application
SDK	O
plugins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spawn	O
objects	O
individually	O
or	O
using	O
brushes	B-Application
with	O
custom	O
orientation	O
and	O
area	O
of	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generation	O
of	O
water	O
layers	O
masks	O
with	O
brushes	B-Application
or	O
based	O
on	O
terrain	O
heights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generation	O
with	O
brushes	B-Application
or	O
automatically	O
based	O
on	O
terrain	O
slope	O
,	O
orientation	O
and	O
altitude	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Offered	O
for	O
every	O
Grome	B-Application
client	O
to	O
allow	O
integration	O
with	O
their	O
engine/application	O
pipeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out-of-the-box	O
,	O
Grome	B-Application
has	O
the	O
default	O
plugins	O
to	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
COLLADA	O
,	O
XML	O
,	O
DTED	O
,	O
shape	O
files	O
,	O
16bit	O
RAW	O
,	O
BT	O
and	O
all	O
major	O
images	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grome	B-Application
3.0	O
is	O
currently	O
licensed	O
under	O
two	O
different	O
prices	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
base	O
version	O
being	O
offered	O
to	O
individuals	O
and	O
small	O
developers	O
under	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphite	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
outdoor	O
rendering	O
library	O
created	O
by	O
Grome	B-Application
developers	O
to	O
allow	O
easy	O
integration	O
of	O
Grome	B-Application
scenes	O
into	O
any	O
3D	O
engine	O
and	O
graphical	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
offered	O
for	O
free	O
in	O
binary	O
form	O
for	O
non-commercial	O
usage	O
for	O
all	O
Grome	B-Application
clients	O
,	O
while	O
paid	O
licenses	O
are	O
offered	O
to	O
professional	O
studios	O
allowing	O
source	O
access	O
and	O
commercial	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
