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tree generation

Get the Flora plant-generation tools SideFX developed for its tech demo on creating open worlds with Houdini and Unreal Engine 5.

Sunday, February 4th, 2024

Tree-generation software for games and VFX gets new Projectors system for adding surface details like moss and snow.

Friday, July 21st, 2023

Big update makes the popular 3D tree-generation tool available to Houdini as well as Blender users.

Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

Check out the new features in F12's biologically accurate Blender-based tree generator, like the new Roots tool and breeze animation.

Friday, July 29th, 2022

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to create hero-quality assets with the tree authoring tool.

Sunday, February 20th, 2022

Tree-generation software for VFX and games gets freehand editing mode, new tools for integrating 3D scans, and new pricing model.

Monday, January 17th, 2022

Buyout to 'deepen integration' of IDV's tree-authoring technology with Unity, starting in Unity 2021.2.

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

New cloud-based service will let VFX artists use 100 of Weta's Academy Award-winning in-house tools inside a custom build of Maya.

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

F12's popular tree generator now lets you create new branches by sketching directly in the viewport.

Wednesday, April 7th, 2021

Get free PBR texture packs from the creator of LightWave plugin treesDesigner. Commercial use.

Sunday, June 28th, 2020

Major update to the biologically plausible tree-generation tool adds the option to record timelapse animations of your trees growing.

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

Neat procedural add-on lets users generate ultra-customisable trees and plants via native Modo tools.

Saturday, June 22nd, 2019

Games edition of the tree-generation tool gets new wind animation algorithm, better texture atlas generation. Smaller updates to the Cinema edition.

Wednesday, May 29th, 2019