e-on software releases Carbon Scatter 2015
3ds Max, Maya and C4D instancing plugin gets intuitive new EcoSystem brushes, plus support for LoDs.
Tuesday, October 14th, 2014
vegetation
Unreal Engine 4.3 throws in SpeedTree for free
Updated, now shipping: engine now includes runtime of IDV's vegetation system, plus three free trees.
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
Laubwerk overhauls procedural Plants Kits
Ultra-detailed plant models now support translucency. Use them natively in Max or C4D, or in other apps via Python.
Monday, July 14th, 2014
e-on ships Vue xStream 2014.5 and Infinite 2014.5
Free update to pro editions of natural environment software adds new options for lighting interior scenes.
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
e-on software ships The Plant Factory 2014.5
Free update extends import/export options for vegetation-creation tool, and relaxes its contentious EULA.
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
Create animated grass 'in a single click' with MaxGrass
Handy $20 3ds Max script creates grass and vegetation without the need to use hair or particles.
Thursday, February 27th, 2014
Eye candy: Whiskytree's ultra-detailed Elysium VFX
Watch a breakdown showing the CG space station's "trillions of surfaces" - all created on prosumer hardware.
Friday, February 7th, 2014
e-on software ships Vue 2014 product range
Updated: Entire Vue 2014 line-up now available. New features include physical sunlight, tone mapping.
Thursday, November 28th, 2013
IDV releases SpeedTree 7 Studio and Cinema
Plant-generation tool gets support for Sub-Ds, Alembic, animated growth and seasonal changes.
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Act-3D unveils Lumion 4.0
Real-time architectural rendering tool to get animated vegetation, better water, physical camera effects.
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
e-on software pre-releases The Plant Factory
Updated: restrictions on the original Studio and Vue editions now lifted in response to user demand.
Monday, June 10th, 2013
Read e-on software's FAQs for The Plant Factory
Promising standalone plant-creation system to feature node graph and option to 'paint' plants manually.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
e-on software announces The Plant Factory
Updated: See the first test renders created with the plant modelling tool. And look - it can do mushrooms too.
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013