Does anyone know how to get custom made trees in Blender working correctly in Unity Terrain Tool?

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  richkid polycounter lvl 19

  Mar 2 2026

  For the sideways issue, Blender is Z up like max and when you import everything has that 90 degrees in the rotation. Try the checkbox in your model import settings to bake axis conversion. If that doesn't help, make sure your tree is aligned to Unity space in Blender before you export. I used to have to do this in Max pretty often
  
  for the shader, you just need to find an equivalent in whatever render pipeline you are using. So probably go Shader>URP>Nature

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  max1987martin

  Mar 31 2026

  SeanWink mcdvoice said:

  I have been having problems getting my trees I made in Blender working correctly in Unity. When I try to paint them they are lying sideways or half way under the terrain. Also I have error that says I "must use Nature/Soft Occlusion shader" but when I apply that shader on the material the material turns pink!
   
  
  
  

  Hello, @seanwink
  
  You’re actually hitting 3 separate problems at once, and they all come from how Unity’s Terrain system expects trees to be set up.
  See  below details
  
  

  1. Tree sideways

  In Blender:

  Ctrl + A → Apply Rotation & Scale

  Rotate X = -90°

  OR fix in Unity using a parent prefab
  

  
  2. Tree half underground

  Set tree base at (0,0,0) in Blender

  Pivot must be at the bottom
  

  
  3. Pink shader + error

  Pink = shader broken

  If using URP/HDRP →

  Use Lit shader (ignore Soft Occlusion warning)

  If using Built-in →

  Put model in "Ambient-Occlusion" folder

  Use Nature/Soft Occlusion shaders
  
  

  Simple rule

  
  

  ✔ Correct rotation

  ✔ Pivot at base

  ✔ Use compatible shader

  
  

  I hope it is helpful to you.
  
  
  

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