====== Initializing Tree Graphics ======

To load the textures and initialize the vertex and index buffers of a CTree object, call CTreeRI::InitGfx(). Note the hierarchy of the tree classes:

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  * "CCore" is defined in the Core library.

  * "CTree" is used as an alias for CCore in Forest.h.

  * "CTreeRI" is a templated class in need of platform-specific rendering policies.

  * "Render Policies" represents the render policies (textures, shaders, vertex buffers, etc) for any of the supported SpeedTree platforms.

  * "CTreeRender" is defined in each of the platform's renderer header files (e.g. OpenGLRenderer.h, 360Renderer.h) and is a CTreeRI object with the appropriate render policies passed in as template parameters.


The typical order for initializing a tree object is:

  - Load an SRT file or memory block into a CTreeRI object using CTreeRI ::LoadTree() (CTreeRI is derived from CCore).\\ \\
  - Call CTreeRI::InitGfx() with that tree object so that it will be ready to render using the Render Interface library.


|^**Note:** The source files MyPopulate.cpp/h give an example of how to load trees and initialize their graphics. Specifically, see CMyPopulate::LoadBaseTree() and CMyPopulate::InitBaseTreeGraphics().^|