check out rand() in the documentation
you'll be able to grab a random value in the range of (in your example) 0 to 10 and use that in the select statement

if I had maya installed (learning the...

nice super 'chubby' frog that arran :)

cheers guys, its been a while :)
(hope I'm not thread jacking)

Arran - keep up the good work, I've had a look on the forums every now and again and your work is getting damn good :)

Jay - I'm...

Hehe, cheers Jay and Steve
I'm in the land of work (python programming) and expecting our first little one, hence not being around for quite a bit ;)
Hope you guys are doing well.

yeah the...

best tip I'd give you (started cross training in Max in case I needed it at Uni last year) is to get yourself a space navigator for around £35 (guessing $70ish) for the PE (personal edition) and a...

knew I had the links, here you go:
http://www.vision.ee.ethz.ch/~pmueller/wiki/CityEngine/Documents
(documentation on procedural city, building and facade generation)
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Nice one chris, looks like you've got the start of a potentially very useful tool :)
Have you had a look into procedural city generation and L-systems? I had a look into it as a potential tool while...

LOL those made my day :)
the japanese ones are just bizarre!
and the snake one is hilarious! :)

Simon

looking nice man :)

Simon

If I wasnt a poor destitute ex-student ;) then I'd happily go out, get another 8800 GT card and give it a go. If it improved performance significantly then that'd be cool but if not I'd SLI it and...